Initial release date 1993 Publisher Crystal Dynamics Mode Single-player video game | Developer Crystal Dynamics Genre Racing video game | |
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Release date(s) NA: 1993
JP: 26 March 1994 Platform 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Similar Crystal Dynamics games, Racing video games | ||
Crash 'n Burn is a futuristic racing/shooter videogame developed by Crystal Dynamics and released exclusively for the 3DO in 1993. The game was the launch title for the system and was included as a pack-in game with Panasonic's original 3DO console.
The game is set in the year 2044 AD. Players assume the role of any one of six cyberpunks, each equipped with a unique car and a deadly supply of weapons. Full-motion videos of the racers are accessible in between races, in which each character flaunt their skills and insult their opponents with death threats. The game has rally and tournament modes designed for one player.
The game was planned in 1995 for a release on the Sony PlayStation console but was cancelled.
Reception
Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game a 7 out of 10. They described it as "a complex and exciting game once you get into [it]", but felt that it was not a strong enough game to sell a system as expensive as the 3DO. GamePro praised the game as having the best racing game graphics ever seen in a home system, and also complimented the striking cast of characters, the variety of tracks, and the shopping feature. However, they criticized the lack of multiplayer and the relative shallowness of the racing gameplay (in particular that cars cannot get into crashes), and concluded it to be "a good, not a great, ride."