Circuit Breakers1998

Circuit Breakers

1998 Mindscape59Mediocre

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Launch
July 31, 1998
Publisher
Mindscape
Themes
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Genres
Racing

Overview

Prepare yourself for the fastest, most stomach churning racing game ever! Circuit Breakers is like no other racing game on Earth! Up to four players can battle head to head on over 30 roller coaster race tracks in a choice of 8 spectacular 3D worlds. No dull "corridor" racing, each track features hair-raising banked corners, heart-in-the-mouth jaw dropping dips and buttock-clenching drops -- all in spectacular 3D.

Reception

Circuit Breakers is supposedly inspired by Smash TV, but I can't resist the feeling that Smash TV was way more than just an inspiration. The game seems to take classic's concept and adapt it to the second decade of 21 century.

While Circuit Breakers attempts to revisit the glory days of the top-down twin-stick shooters, it does not purely reflect the fun and insanity of those older games. Frustration creeps in when the barrage of enemies grows completely out of control, while killing them all requires burning all the ammo and breaking down the weapon. As far as the weapon...

Circuit Breakers is a fun arcade-style twin-stick shooter with a good variety of characters, each with his/her/it's distinct weapon, which makes each one feel different. The game offers some mindless fun right from the start, and more than enough content to make it a worthy contender for your time and money. The game also offers multiplayer for up to...

Circuit Breakers brings back the old arcade feelings with simple, yet fun, mechanics. It lacks some content and it gets repetitive when we advance in the game, but it can give the players some hours of entertainment.

This one's easy. Do you like shooting robots? Could you play a game where you continuously shoot robots with no other clear goal? If the answer is yes, then this may be for you. If you require something deeper then you may want to pass on this one.