| RC Cars | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Developer(s) | Creat Games |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 (PSN Store) |
| Release | Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Steam October 18, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
RC Cars, also known as Smash Cars for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 versions, is a vehicular combat game developed by Creat Games for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2 in 2002-2003.
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | PS3 | |
| Metacritic | 65/100 [2] | 67/100 [3] | 61/100 [4] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | PS3 | |
| Computer Games Magazine | N/A | N/A | |
| Edge | N/A | 7/10 [6] | N/A |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 6/10 [7] | N/A |
| Famitsu | N/A | 25/40 [8] | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | 4/10 [9] | N/A |
| GameSpot | 6.3/10 [10] | 7.2/10 [11] | 6.5/10 [12] |
| GameSpy | N/A | N/A | |
| GameZone | 7.5/10 [14] | 7.5/10 [15] | N/A |
| IGN | 7.5/10 [16] | 7.5/10 [17] | 7/10 [18] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | N/A | 4/10 [19] | 6/10 [20] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | N/A | |
| PC Gamer (US) | 80% [22] | N/A | N/A |
| X-Play | N/A | ||
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] [3] [4] Many reviewers gave the PlayStation 2 version mixed or unfavorable reviews, months before it was released Stateside. [6] [7] [9] [19] [21] [24] In Japan, where the PS2 version was ported and published by Psikyo under the name Buggy Grand Prix: Kattobi! Dai-Sakusen (バギーグランプリ 〜かっとび!大作戦〜, Bagī Guran Puri 〜Kattobi! Dai-Sakusen〜) on November 20, 2003, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40. [8]