2001 · Arcade · Sports

Cosmic Smash

Sega console exclusive

Cosmic Smash is a heavily stylised sports game based on the game squash, filled with fast arcade thrills and stylish visuals.

Released: 13 September 2001
Platforms: Arcade Dreamcast
Genres: Arcade Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Country: Japan

About

Cosmic Smash (コズミックスマッシュ) is a 2001 sports video game developed and published by Sega for arcades. It was ported to the Dreamcast console. It is a futuristic combination of squash and Breakout, and is a single player game. It is one of the few Dreamcast games to be released in a DVD-style case, rather than a jewel case. A reimagining titled C-Smash VRS was released for the PlayStation 5 via PlayStation VR2 and Meta Quest on June 23, 2023, and Pico 4 on April 4, 2024.

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Gameplay

The information provided below is based on the Sega Dreamcast port of the game. The arcade version is visually similar with the same gameplay, but stage names and other options may vary.

The game is set in a bus or subway-style system, where each stage is a named "stop" on the line. There is an overall time limit, and each stage completion adds bonus time to that time limit. Both the starting time limit and the bonus time can be adjusted. In the Dreamcast version, the first seven stages of every playthrough are the same, starting at station 707 ("Welcome"), and advancing by 10 (717, 727, etc.)