Crash 'N' Burn (2004 video game)
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Crash 'N' Burn is a racing video game developed by Climax Group
and published by Eidos Interactive
in 2004.
The game bears no similarities to the 3DO
title of the same name.
Tracks have variants where there are more hazzards, like jumps or intersections.
There is also demolition arenas, where players battles until only one survives.
As the player earns money from the races, he is able to purchase a variety of visual upgrades to their cars, like bumpers, spoilers, hoods, wheels and vinyls.
All the cars have a generic look, though their stock and aftermarket parts bears resemblance with real-world cars. Like the "muscle" car, that in stock looks like a Dodge Charger
, while with modded bumpers and spoiler, can look like a Plymouth Superbird
.
Climax Group
Climax Group is a British independent video game development company. It was founded by Karl Jeffery in 1988 and is based in Portsmouth, Hampshire....
and published by Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
in 2004.
The game bears no similarities to the 3DO
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a video game console originally produced by Panasonic in 1993. Further renditions of the hardware were released in 1994 by Sanyo and Goldstar. The consoles were manufactured according to specifications created by The 3DO Company, and were originally designed by...
title of the same name.
Gameplay
In the game, the player races in fictional recreation of real-world places, such as Miami, Las Vegas and San Francisco, against 15 other vehicles. The basic race consists in the player finishing (and winning) the race while avoiding to wreck their car. There are also variants to the normal races, like Kamikaze, where half of the cars pack drive in the normal direction while the other half drive the track backwards.Tracks have variants where there are more hazzards, like jumps or intersections.
There is also demolition arenas, where players battles until only one survives.
Cars
The player have four different car models to choose from: Compact, pickup, muscle and sports. Compact and pickup are available from the start while muscle and sports need to be unlocked later in the game.As the player earns money from the races, he is able to purchase a variety of visual upgrades to their cars, like bumpers, spoilers, hoods, wheels and vinyls.
All the cars have a generic look, though their stock and aftermarket parts bears resemblance with real-world cars. Like the "muscle" car, that in stock looks like a Dodge Charger
Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger is an American automobile manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler. There have been several different Dodge vehicles, built on three different platforms and sizes, all bearing the Charger nameplate...
, while with modded bumpers and spoiler, can look like a Plymouth Superbird
Plymouth Superbird
The short-lived Plymouth Road Runner Superbird was a highly modified version of the Plymouth Road Runner with well known graphics and horn. It was the factory's follow up stock car racing design for the 1970 season to the Dodge Charger Daytona of 1969, and incorporated many engineering changes and...
.