2002 · Cyberpunk · Racing

Beam Breakers

With towering skyscrapers and anti-gravity cars changing the metropolis atmosphere, racing has become a more dangerous sport. Death-defying drivers from rival gangs risk everything in wild, illegal races in the middle of rush hour--always on the run from the MetroPolice. Now, a new challenge has come, and you must take control of one of 30 cars and race against five different gangs. Each track takes you through realistic and densely populated living environments.

Released: 2002
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Cyberpunk Racing
Developers: —
Publishers: JoWooD Entertainment
Perspective: First person Third person
Themes: Science fiction
Country: Germany
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Beam Breakers is a racing game released in 2002. It was published by JoWooD Productions and developed by Similis. The game takes place in the year 2173. It features flying cars in the city of New York.

Keywords

vehicular combat
gangs
time limit
pizza
anti-gravity racing
vehicle combat
unlockables
upgradeable vehicles
police chase
notoriety system
carjacking

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Beam Breakers has five cities in 57-mission campaigns. The player has to dodge flying cars and avoid getting caught by the flying police cars. The game also has flying car races where the player races to the first place.

Reception

Beam Breakers received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN said: "Beam Breakers does manage to create and admirably deliver an enormous, believable, and simply awesome sense of scale and liveliness." However, GameSpot said, "Beam Breakers starts off with a solid concept, but it doesn't quite deliver on it. Though the game does provide a few visceral thrills, it's hard to recommend it to anyone other than someone who is hungry enough for some futuristic racing to look past the game's mediocre production values."