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2013 · Supersonic Software · Racing · Vehicular combat

Mashed

A combat-heavy racer from developer Supersonic, played from a top-down perspective. Mashed features four players racing at one time either in teams of two or every man for himself. The 13 different race environments are spread over various terrain including ice, sand and highways. An assortment of weapons are used to batter opponents into submission and gain rank in the race.

Released: 21 October 2013
Platforms: PlayStation 2 Windows Xbox
Genres: Racing Vehicular combat
Developers: Supersonic Software
Publishers: Empire Interactive
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action
Engine: RenderWare
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: ESRB T USK 12
Languages: English
Time to beat: 3.5hmain story8hcompletionist

About

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.

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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. com called the Xbox version "a great multiplayer game. One of the best in recent memory". 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.

In Japan, where the PS2 version of the Fully Loaded edition was ported under the name Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol. 28: Bōsō! 28 闘走！喧嘩グランプリ〜Drive to Survive〜, Sinpuru 2000 Shirīzu Arutimatto Vol. 28: Bōsō!