Smashing Drive
Encyclopedia
Smashing Drive is a racing
video game developed and published by Gaelco
and distributed by Namco
. The game was first released in arcades in 2000 and was ported to the Nintendo Gamecube
and Xbox
in 2002 by Point of View and Namco
. Subsequently, it has been brought to the Game Boy Advance in 2004 by DSI Games and Namco
.
to get the cash. The game is divided into 4 difficulties, each of which contains 3 different levels (with the exception of "Dusk and Wired," which only contains one). If the player manages to beat the rival cab in all 3 levels of a difficulty, he would be taken to a bonus stage with the only available route being all of the Risky Routes. At the end of a stage, the players score would be based on the amount of time it took to reach the destination, the cab's condition, the rival being beaten, the number of Turbo powerups obtained, and the number of Risky Routes traversed. Unlike many racing games, the horn actually has a functional use of making (most) mobile vehicles move aside.
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
video game developed and published by Gaelco
Gaelco
Gaelco is a Spanish company that develops and publishes arcade games and video games.-Arcade games:*Alligator Hunt*ATV Track Quads on Amazon*Bang!*Big Karnak*Football Power*Maniac Square*Radikal Bikers*Ring Riders...
and distributed by Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
. The game was first released in arcades in 2000 and was ported to the Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
and Xbox
Xbox
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in 2002 by Point of View and Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
. Subsequently, it has been brought to the Game Boy Advance in 2004 by DSI Games and Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
.
Description
The player races against time and another psychotic cab driver through New York CityNew York City
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to get the cash. The game is divided into 4 difficulties, each of which contains 3 different levels (with the exception of "Dusk and Wired," which only contains one). If the player manages to beat the rival cab in all 3 levels of a difficulty, he would be taken to a bonus stage with the only available route being all of the Risky Routes. At the end of a stage, the players score would be based on the amount of time it took to reach the destination, the cab's condition, the rival being beaten, the number of Turbo powerups obtained, and the number of Risky Routes traversed. Unlike many racing games, the horn actually has a functional use of making (most) mobile vehicles move aside.
Difficulties ("shifts") and levels
- Early Bird Shift (Easy)
- Brooklyn
- Wall Street
- Little Italy
- Rush Hour Shift (Normal)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Music City Hall
- West Central Park
- Night Owl Shift (Hard)
- Sea and Air Museum
- 5th Ave. to 34th St.
- Times Square
- Dusk & Wired Shift (Reward)
- Statue of Liberty
Power-Ups
- Cutter - Cuts through long vehicles such as limos and other tough stuff.
- Big-Foot/4x4 - Gives the cab big wheels that can allow the player to drive over other vehicles(excluding the rival cab).
- Turbo - Gives the cab some speed and can be useful to help the player beat the rival.
- Bonus - Gives the player extra money after beating the rival.
- Time - Gives the player extra time.
- Glider - Gives the player some wings to fly for a short amount of time depending on how big the jump is.
- Repair - Fixes the cab.
- Sonic - A super horn that literally blows the cars away.
- Crash - A very useful power-up that gives the car a shield that protects the player's cab as it crashes through other vehicles without damaging the cab.
- ? - A wild card power-up that gives a random power-up.
Differences between arcade and console versions
- The cutscenes at the beginning and end of the stages that show fares getting into/leaving the cab have been removed in the console versions.
- The powerup "Big-Foot" has been renamed to "4x4".
- New "Survival Mode" allows the cab to actually be destroyed with too much damage, ending the level.