Circuit Breakers (video game)
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Circuit Breakers
| image = Circuit Breakers 1998 NA cover.jpg
| developer = Supersonic Software
| engine = RenderWare (PlayStation 2)https://tcrf.net/Circuit_Blasters The Cutting Room Floor
| publisher = Mindscape
| platform = PlayStation, PlayStation 2 (EU)
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|July 1998|NA|2 September 1998{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=1 July 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/07/02/circuit-breakers-2 |title=Circuit Breakers (Preview) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021232711/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/07/02/circuit-breakers-2 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2023}}}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Circuit Breakers is a racing game developed by Supersonic Software and published by Mindscape for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to Supersonic Racers.
It was the first (and possibly only) PlayStation title ever to receive expansion packs through Demo discs released with Official UK PlayStation Magazine.
A remake for the PlayStation 2 was released in Europe only under the name Circuit Blasters in 2005.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 73%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196921-circuit-breakers/index.html |title=Circuit Breakers for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501150657/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196921-circuit-breakers/index.html |archive-date=1 May 2019 |access-date=20 October 2020}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Kanarick |first=Mark |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22362&tab=review |title=Circuit Breakers - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115202327/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22362&tab=review |archive-date=15 November 2014 |access-date=20 October 2020}}
| CNG = 7/10{{cite web |last=Chick |first=Tom |date=6 October 1998 |url=http://gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Circbreak/ |title=Circuit Breakers |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823210737/http://gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Circbreak/ |archive-date=23 August 2000 |access-date=15 September 2023}}
| Edge = 8/10{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/7/77/Edge_UK_059.pdf |title=Circuit Breakers |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=59 |date=June 1998 |page=93 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703200410/https://retrocdn.net/images/7/77/Edge_UK_059.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2023}}
| EGM = 8.375/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Circuit Breakers |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=109 |date=August 1998}}
| GSpot = 3.7/10{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |date=25 June 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/circuit-breakers-review/1900-2547030/ |title=Circuit Breakers Review [Import] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022200445/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/circuit-breakers-review/1900-2547030/ |archive-date=22 October 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2023}}
| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_45/page/n135/mode/2up |title=Circuit Breakers |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=45 |date=September 1998 |page=134 |access-date=20 October 2020}}
| OPMUK = 9/10{{cite magazine |last=Bradley |first=Steve |title=Circuit Breakers |magazine=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=33 |date=June 1998 |pages=112–14}}
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Circuit Breakers |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=1 |issue=11 |date=August 1998}}
| PSM = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/psm-12-august-1998/page/n35/mode/2up |title=Circuit Breakers |magazine=PSM |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=12 |date=August 1998 |page=35 |access-date=21 October 2020}}
}}
The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Some magazines gave it favourable reviews while it was still in development. Edge gave it a favourable review over a month before it was released in Europe. Next Generation said, "If you possess a multitap and three willing friends, this game should be at the very top of your 'must buy' list." However, GameSpot gave the European version a negative review, a few months before it was released Stateside. GamePro gave it a negative review, saying, The only fun to be had with this Micro Machines–style game is in the mildly entertaining multiplayer matches."{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/371.shtml |title=Circuit Breakers for PlayStation Reviews |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |issue=120 |date=September 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703004609/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/371.shtml |archive-date=3 July 2004 |access-date=20 October 2020}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game 2.5/5 for graphics, and three 2/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.}}
Official UK PlayStation Magazine included the game on their official top 10 PlayStation games of all time list.{{cite journal |journal=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |issue=108 |publisher=Future Publishing |date=March 2004 |page=60 |url=https://archive.org/details/official-uk-play-station-magazine-108-2004-03-searchable/page/n59/ |via=Internet Archive |title=Desert Island Games}}
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/33470/circuit-breakers/}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Supersonic Software games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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