Mashed (video game)

Mashed
Developer(s)Supersonic Software
Publisher(s)Empire Interactive (Europe)
D3 Publisher (Japan)
Vivendi Games (North America)
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseOriginal
PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • EU: 18 June 2004
Microsoft Windows
  • EU: 25 June 2004
Fully Loaded
PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • EU: 24 March 2005
  • JP: 15 December 2005
(PS2 version only)
PlayStation 2
  • NA: December 13, 2006
Genre(s)Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Mashed is a vehicular combat racing video game developed by Supersonic Software. The game was originally released in Europe for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows in June 2004. An updated version with additional features, titled Mashed: Fully Loaded in Europe and Drive to Survive internationally, was released in Europe in March 2005 and in North America in December 2006. The direct sequel Wrecked: Revenge Revisited was released in 2012.

While the game allows four-player multiplayer, the PlayStation 2 only natively supported two controllers. Since the game used so few buttons, the PlayStation 2 version uniquely allows two people to share a controller – one player would use the D-pad and the left stick, the other would use the colored buttons and the right stick. The game supports the PS2 multi tap for four players.

Reception

Mashed received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms except the PlayStation 2 version of the Fully Loaded edition, which received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[14][15][16][17][18] Andy Young of VideoGamer.com called the Xbox version "a great multiplayer game. One of the best in recent memory".[19] Some American publications gave the game a review over a month after the Fully Loaded edition was released in Europe, but nearly two years before it was released in North America.[5][9][11] In Japan, where the PS2 version of the Fully Loaded edition was ported under the name Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol. 28: Bōsō! Kenka Grand Prix, Drive to Survive (SIMPLE 2000 シリーズ アルティメット Vol.28 闘走！喧嘩グランプリ 〜Drive to Survive〜, Sinpuru 2000 Shirīzu Arutimatto Vol. 28: Bōsō! Kenka Gurando Puri 〜Doraibu tū Sabaibu〜) and published by D3 Publisher on 15 December 2005,[20] Famitsu gave it a score of two sixes, one five, and one four for a total of 21 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Edge staff (August 2004). "Mashed". Edge. No. 139. Future plc. p. 101.
  2. ^ Reed, Kristan (18 June 2004). "Mashed (Xbox)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ Reed, Kristan (5 April 2005). "Mashed: Fully Loaded (Xbox)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "New Famitsu scores". NeoGAF. NeoGaf LLC. 7 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Drive To Survive (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 145. GameStop. May 2005. p. 113.
  6. ^ Davis, Ryan (19 January 2007). "Drive to Survive Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. ^ Goble, Gord (7 July 2008). "Drive to Survive Review (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Mashed: Drive to Survive". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. No. 48. Future plc. July 2004.
  9. ^ a b "Drive to Survive". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. May 2005. p. 86.
  10. ^ "Mashed". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. September 2004.
  11. ^ a b "Review: Drive to Survive". PSM. Future US. June 2005. p. 79.
  12. ^ a b Hill, Jason (7 August 2004). "Thriller in the Myst (Mashed)". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  13. ^ a b c Wapshott, Tim (3 July 2004). "Mashed". The Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2018.(subscription required)
  14. ^ a b "Mashed (pc: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Mashed: Fully Loaded (ps2: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Mashed (ps2: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  17. ^ a b "Mashed (xbx: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Mashed: Fully Loaded (xbx: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  19. ^ Young, Andy (16 August 2004). "Mashed Review (Xbox)". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  20. ^ "SIMPLE 2000 シリーズ アルティメット Vol.28 闘走！喧嘩グランプリ 〜Drive to Survive〜 [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.