Crash Club
{{Short description|2017 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Crash Club.jpg
| developer = Prettygreat
| platforms = Android
| modes = Multiplayer
| released = May 10, 2017
| publisher = Prettygreat
| genre = Massively multiplayer online game
}}
Crash Club was a 2017 massively multiplayer online game developed and published by the Australian indie studio Prettygreat. The game was released on May 10, 2017, for Android and iOS devices and has garnered a mixed reception.
Gameplay
Crash Club is a massively multiplayer online game.{{Cite web |last=Sowden |first=Emily |date=May 10, 2017 |title=The MMO car-smashing score-chaser Crash Club launches worldwide on iOS and Android |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/crash-club/the-mmo-car-smashing-score-chaser-crash-club-launches-worldwide-on-ios-and-andro/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Pocket Gamer}} Players race around a large city that houses several houses, a lighthouse, beaches, a satellite dish, various coffee shops, a gas station, water tower, and a metal crane. The objective is to work your way up the leaderboard by hitting everything in sight to obtain points while avoiding and attacking other vehicles that do the same. As players do this, they earn experience points and gold coins. They also have a chance to uncover one of five gems.
As players hit structures, they can get up to five tokens, which can be used to obtain weapons, upgrades, and power-ups by entering "Stop-N-Go" buildings scattered around the map. Once the player reaches the top of the leaderboard, their vehicle turns into a monster truck. Smashing into objects while driving the truck results provides double the number of points. Alternatively, they can wreck opponents vehicles using several weapons including Peashooters, Blasters, Rockets, Zap Cannons, and Galaxy Guns. Players are also equipped with up to three turbos, which they can use to escape danger. A player is eliminated if their vehicle is destroyed.
Before each game, players can upgrade their vehicles, sell, or customize them with a variety of paints, decals, wheels, antennas, and horns. They also have an opportunity to get three tokens or activate a shield, with the latter requiring them to watch an advertisement.
Development and release
Crash Club was developed by Prettygreat, an Australian indie game studio who previously created games such as Land Sliders and Slide the Shakes.{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Jim |date=January 23, 2017 |title=Crash Club is the next game from Land Sliders{{'}} creators Prettygreat |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/upcoming/crash-club-is-the-next-game-from-land-sliders-creators-prettygreat/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Gamezebo}} The game was released on May 10, 2017, for Android and iOS devices,{{Cite web |last=Hodapp |first=Eli |date=May 10, 2017 |title=Prettygreat's Crash Club Launches Worldwide |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/05/10/prettygreats-crash-club-launches-worldwide |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=TouchArcade}}{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=May 10, 2017 |title=Out Now: Injustice 2, Crash Club, Miles & Kilo, To the Moon, Sky Gamblers Races, Run-A-Whale, Super Blackjack Battle 2 Turbo Edition, Bit Heroes, Kill Shot Virus, Dungeon, Inc and More |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/05/10/new-iphone-and-ipad-games-may-11 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=TouchArcade}} receiving one million downloads within its first week of release.{{Cite web |last=Werner |first=Jillian |date=May 19, 2017 |title=Crash Club{{'s}} first update gives players more of everything |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/news/crash-clubs-first-update-gives-players-more-of-everything/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Gamezebo}} In June 2017, an update to Crash Club added new vehicles, another playing area, and a weapon called the Galaxy Gun, along with other gameplay modes such as tournaments, events, and weekly challenges.{{Cite web |last=Funnell |first=Rob |date=June 28, 2017 |title=Prettygreat's Crash Club Gets Updated With Tournaments, Events, and Loads of New Content |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/06/28/crash-club-update |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=TouchArcade}}
Reception
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Multiple publications praised the game.{{cite web |last=Werner |first=Jillian |date=May 16, 2017 |title=Crash Club Review: Fender Bender |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/crash-club-review-fender-bender/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Gamezebo}}{{Cite web |last=Melani |first=Giorgio |date=May 18, 2017 |title=Il club degli incidenti |trans-title=The Accident Club |url=https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/183291-crash-club-il-club-degli-incidenti.html |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Multiplayer.it |language=it}}{{Cite web |last=Bird |first=Campbell |date=May 15, 2017 |title=Crash Club - Drive & Smash City review |url=https://www.148apps.com/reviews/crash-club-drive-and-smash-city-review/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=148Apps}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020120853/https://www.prettygreat.com/crash-club/}} (archived)
- {{MobyGames|/148898/crash-club/}}
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Massively multiplayer online games
Category:Multiplayer video games