Mashed (video game)
{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Mashed
| image = Mashed - Drive to Survive Coverart.png
| developer = Supersonic Software
| publisher = Empire Interactive (Europe)
D3 Publisher (Japan)
Vivendi Games (North America)
| engine = RenderWare
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
| released = Original
PlayStation 2, Xbox{{Video game release|EU|18 June 2004}}Microsoft Windows{{Video game release|EU|25 June 2004}}Fully Loaded
PlayStation 2, Xbox{{Video game release|EU|24 March 2005|JP|15 December 2005|NA|13 December 2006}}
| genre = Vehicular combat, racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
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.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| PC = true
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| Edge_PC = 8/10{{cite magazine|author=Edge staff|title=Mashed|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future plc|issue=139|date=August 2004|page=101}}
| EuroG_XBOX = 7/10{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Kristan|date=18 June 2004|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/review_180604_mashed|title=Mashed (Xbox)|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=27 December 2018|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119050257/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/review_180604_mashed|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Kristan|date=5 April 2005|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mashedfullyloaded_x|title=Mashed: Fully Loaded (Xbox)|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=27 December 2018|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119050257/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mashedfullyloaded_x|url-status=live}}
| Fam_PS2 = 21/40{{cite web|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/new-famitsu-scores.74892/|title=New Famitsu scores|website=NeoGAF|publisher=NeoGaf LLC|date=7 December 2005|accessdate=27 December 2018|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119050258/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/new-famitsu-scores.74892/|url-status=live}}
| GI_PS2 = 7/10{{cite magazine|title=Drive To Survive (PS2, Xbox)|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop|issue=145|date=May 2005|page=113}}
| GSpot_PS2 = 2.3/10{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Ryan|date=19 January 2007|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/drive-to-survive-review/1900-6164477/|title=Drive to Survive Review (PS2)|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=27 December 2018|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119050254/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/drive-to-survive-review/1900-6164477/|url-status=live}}
| IGN_PC = 4/10{{cite web|last=Goble|first=Gord|date=7 July 2008|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/07/drive-to-survive-review|title=Drive to Survive Review (PC)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|accessdate=27 December 2018|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119050254/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/07/drive-to-survive-review|url-status=live}}
| OPMUK_PS2 = 9/10{{cite magazine|title=Mashed: Drive to Survive|magazine=Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine|publisher=Future plc|issue=48|date=July 2004}}
| OXM_XBOX = 4.8/10{{cite magazine|title=Drive to Survive|magazine=Official Xbox Magazine|publisher=Future US|date=May 2005|page=86}}
| PCGUK_PC = 78%{{cite magazine|title=Mashed|magazine=PC Gamer UK|publisher=Future plc|date=September 2004}}
| PSM_PS2 = 6.5/10{{cite magazine|title=Review: Drive to Survive|magazine=PSM|publisher=Future US|date=June 2005|page=79}}
| rev1 = The Sydney Morning Herald
| rev1_PS2 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Jason|date=7 August 2004|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/thriller-in-the-myst-20040807-gdji3h.html|title=Thriller in the Myst (Mashed)|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822104035/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/06/1091732078427.html|archivedate=22 August 2013|url-status=live|accessdate=27 December 2018}}
| rev1_XBOX = {{Rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = The Times
| rev2_PC = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last=Wapshott|first=Tim|date=3 July 2004|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/horse-racing/article/mashed-k7plrfkphfg|title=Mashed|newspaper=The Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211073139/http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article452074.ece|archive-date=11 February 2007|url-status=live|access-date=27 December 2018}}{{subscription required}}
| MC_PC = 60/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/mashed|title=Mashed (pc: 2004): Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913080849/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/mashed|archivedate=13 September 2008|url-status=dead|accessdate=27 December 2018}}
| MC_PS2 = (FL) 80/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/mashedfullyloaded|title=Mashed: Fully Loaded (ps2: 2005): Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913113750/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/mashedfullyloaded|archivedate=13 September 2008|url-status=dead|accessdate=27 December 2018}}
63/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/mashed|title=Mashed (ps2: 2004): Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913121105/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/mashed|archivedate=13 September 2008|url-status=dead|accessdate=27 December 2018}}
| MC_XBOX = 72/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/mashed|title=Mashed (xbx: 2004): Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913101331/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/mashed|archivedate=13 September 2008|url-status=dead|accessdate=27 December 2018}}
(FL) 68/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/mashedfullyloaded|title=Mashed: Fully Loaded (xbx: 2005): Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913101031/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/mashedfullyloaded|archivedate=13 September 2008|url-status=dead|accessdate=27 December 2018}}
}}
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. Andy Young of VideoGamer.com called the Xbox version "a great multiplayer game. One of the best in recent memory".{{cite web|last=Young|first=Andy|date=16 August 2004|url=https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/mashed-review|title=Mashed Review (Xbox)|website=VideoGamer.com|publisher=Resero Network|accessdate=24 March 2017|archive-date=25 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325025323/https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/mashed-review|url-status=live}} 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 {{nihongo|Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol. 28: Bōsō! Kenka Grand Prix, Drive to Survive|SIMPLE 2000 シリーズ アルティメット Vol.28 闘走！喧嘩グランプリ 〜Drive to Survive〜|Sinpuru 2000 Shirīzu Arutimatto Vol. 28: Bōsō! Kenka Gurando Puri 〜Doraibu tū Sabaibu〜}} and published by D3 Publisher on 15 December 2005,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=11089|title=SIMPLE 2000 シリーズ アルティメット Vol.28 闘走！喧嘩グランプリ 〜Drive to Survive〜 [PS2]|language=Japanese|magazine=Famitsu|publisher=Enterbrain|accessdate=27 December 2018|archive-date=27 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227085321/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=11089|url-status=live}} Famitsu gave it a score of two sixes, one five, and one four for a total of 21 out of 40.
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/mashed-drive-to-survive}}
- {{moby game|id=/mashed-fully-loaded|name=Mashed: Fully Loaded}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100120062500/http://www.supersonic-software.com/mashed.htm Supersonic Software Ltd Mashed: Drive to Survive page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622201450/http://www.xplosiv.net/default.aspx?MID=28FC28810784&PID=2D189054-3320-4C93-BCD4-E6A0F8DE836B Xplosiv Mashed: Drive to Survive PC page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060623001046/http://www.xplosiv.net/default.aspx?MID=28FC28810784&PID=4E2BC391-192E-45BE-AE66-6E6C5DE52279 Xplosiv Mashed Fully Loaded page]
- [http://www.d3p.co.jp/s_20u/s20u_028.html D3 Publisher page]
Category:Empire Interactive games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Supersonic Software games
Category:Vehicular combat games