Smuggler's Run
{{short description|2000 video game}}
{{About|the 2000 video game|the Disney attraction|Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Smuggler's Run
| image = Smugglers Run PS2.jpg
| developer = {{Unbulleted list|Angel Studios (PS2)|Rebellion (GBA)}}
| publisher = {{Unbulleted list|Rockstar Games (PS2)|Destination Software (GBA)}}
| designer = Wing S. Cho (PS2)
| released = {{Unbulleted list
| PlayStation 2
| {{Video game release|NA|October 26, 2000|EU|November 24, 2000|AU|November 30, 2000{{Cite web |last=Smart|first=Bill|date=September 29, 2000 |title=Expected PlayStation 2 Launch Titles |url=http://old.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/News/Archives.200009/#article1678 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016141055/http://old.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/News/Archives.200009/#article1678 |archive-date=October 16, 2008 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Gameplanet}}}}
| Game Boy Advance
| {{Video game release|NA|September 11, 2002{{Cite web |title=Smuggler's Run (GBA) |url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gamesell/p16614_GBA.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019005744/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gamesell/p16614_GBA.htm |archive-date=October 19, 2002 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=GameZone}}|EU|October 8, 2002}}
}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
}}
Smuggler's Run is a video game developed by Angel Studios and published by Rockstar Games as a launch title for the PlayStation 2 on October 26, 2000. In the game, the player plays as a smuggler who has a number of different vehicles at his disposal including dune buggies, rally cars, and military vehicles. The vehicles are used to smuggle assorted cargo through three different large, open levels. The game, which was an early release for the Sony PlayStation 2, features career and 1- to 2-player arcade modes.
Smuggler's Run became a part of the Sony Greatest Hits series of games that reached a particular sales milestone for the PlayStation 2.
Gameplay
Smuggler's Mission:
New to a local smuggling gang, the player's job is to smuggle cargo through three consecutive levels (forest, desert, and snow) with about ten missions per level. In nearly all missions they must evade the U.S. border patrol, the CIA, or rival smuggling gangs. This is essentially the career mode of the game. There are a total of 34 missions to complete here.
Turf War:
In this mode, players can play three different mini-games - two of which involve smuggling cargo while fighting against a rival gang. The final mini-game is a race through a popular spot through the level of their choice.
Joyriding:
This is a free roam mode where the player can explore the level of their choice without having to evade the border patrol. This is a good way to become familiar with the levels and find optimal routes through the level during Smuggler's Mission.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| MC_GBA = 41/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/smugglers-run/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=Smuggler's Run critic reviews (GBA) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211045628/https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/smugglers-run |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
| Allgame_GBA = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36617&tab=review |title=Smuggler's Run (GBA) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117030150/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36617&tab=review |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 8, 2019}}
| CNG_PS2 = 7/10{{cite web |last=Torres |first=Ricardo |date=November 2, 2000 |url=http://gamecenter.com/Ps2/Reviews/Smugrun/ |title=Smuggler's Run - PlayStation 2 Review |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001203185500/http://gamecenter.com/Ps2/Reviews/Smugrun/ |archive-date=December 3, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 31, 2021}}
| EGM_PS2 = 7.67/10{{cite magazine |last1=Sewart |first1=Greg |last2=Hager |first2=Dean |last3=Kujawa |first3=Kraig |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/62/EGM_US_137.pdf |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=137 |date=December 2000 |page=232 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926162507/https://retrocdn.net/images/6/62/EGM_US_137.pdf |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}{{efn|Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 8/10, 8.5/10 and 6.5/10.}}
| EuroG_PS2 = 8/10{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=November 30, 2000 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-srun-ps2 |title=Smuggler's Run (PlayStation 2) |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010330011840/https://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_srun_ps2 |archive-date=March 30, 2001 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
| Fam_PS2 = 28/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9420&redirect=no |title=CRAZY BUMP'S 〜かっとびカーバトル！〜 [PS2] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180052/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9420&redirect=no |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
| GI_PS2 = 8.5/10{{cite magazine |last=Reppen |first=Erik |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200011/R03.0806.1621.50478.htm |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=91 |date=November 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040824215219/https://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200011/R03.0806.1621.50478.htm |archive-date=August 24, 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 8, 2019}}
| GameFan_PS2 = 82%{{cite magazine |last1=Mylonas |first1=Eric "ECM" |last2=Weitzner |first2=Jason "Fury" |last3=Ngo |first3=George "Eggo" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_12/page/n25/mode/2up |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=8 |issue=12 |date=December 2000 |page=25 |access-date=September 16, 2020}}{{efn|Three critics of GameFan gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 89, 82, and 74.}}
| GameRev_PS2 = B−{{cite web |last=Silverman |first=Ben |date=November 2000 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33604-smugglers-run-review |title=Smuggler's Run Review (PS2) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919093634/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/smugglers-run |archive-date=September 19, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=February 9, 2019}}
| GSpot_GBA = 3.1/10{{cite web |last=Provo |first=Frank |date=October 16, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/smugglers-run-review/1900-2894849/ |title=Smuggler's Run Review (GBA) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027183102/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/smugglers-run-review/1900-2894849/ |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
| GSpy_PS2 = 75%{{cite web |last=Hiscock |first=Josh |date=February 23, 2001 |url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/smugglersrun/ |title=Smuggler's Run |website=PlanetPS2 |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011202062241/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/smugglersrun/ |archive-date=December 2, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 8, 2019}}
| IGN_PS2 = 7.9/10{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=October 23, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/smugglers-run |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028025552/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/smugglers-run |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
| NGen_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Chen |first=David |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen72Dec2000/page/n105/mode/2up |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=72 |date=December 2000 |page=105 |access-date=September 16, 2020}}
| NP_GBA = 2.7/5{{cite magazine |title=Smuggler's Run |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=164 |date=January 2003 |page=178}}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Rybicki |first=Joe |url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-39-december-2000/page/162/mode/2up |title=Smuggler's Run |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=39 |date=December 2000 |page=162 |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
| rev1 = Maxim
| rev1_PS2 = 8/10{{cite web |last=Porter |first=Alex |date=October 26, 2000 |url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=778 |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |website=Maxim |publisher=MaximNet, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010626152742/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=778 |archive-date=June 26, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 8, 2019}}
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The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", while the Game Boy Advance version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. David Chen of NextGen said of the former console version, "A truly next-generation launch title, it's fast, fun, and free of constraints – just the way we like our cross-country crime sprees." In Japan, where the same console version was ported for release under the name {{nihongo|Crazy Bump's: Kattobi Car Battle!|{{ruby|CRAZY BUMP'S|クレイジーバンプ}} 〜かっとびカーバトル！〜|Kureijī Banpu 〜Kattobi Kā Batoru!〜}} and published by Syscom on December 28, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.
Jake The Snake of GamePro said in one review that the PlayStation 2 version "has so many variables that no two runs are alike, and you'll enjoy replaying missions over and over. If you're in the market for some highly addictive, heart-pounding action, socre a copy of Smuggler's Run."{{cite magazine |author=Jake The Snake |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/61/GamePro_US_147.pdf |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=147 |date=December 2000 |page=118 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630183607/https://retrocdn.net/images/6/61/GamePro_US_147.pdf |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 4.5/5 for graphics, 4/5 for sound, and two 5/5 scores for control and fun factor in one review.}} In another GamePro review, Human Tornado said of the same console version, "Smuggler's Run{{'}}s go-anywhere experience frees you up to get a bit creative with your driving, and the high speeds combined with rugged off-road courses make for a wild ride."{{cite magazine |author=Human Tornado |date=October 20, 2000 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7081.shtml |title=Smuggler's Run for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212132807/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7081.shtml |archive-date=February 12, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 9, 2019}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 3.5/5 for sound, and 5/5 for control in another review.}} Edge gave the same console version a score of six out of ten, saying that it "smacks of a game which has had a great deal of effort expended on its physics engine and raw playability, but very little on drawing up an overarching design."{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f6/Edge_UK_091.pdf |title=Smuggler's Run (PS2) |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=91 |date=December 2000 |page=107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612225635/https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f6/Edge_UK_091.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
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Sequel
{{Main|Smuggler's Run 2}}
A sequel to the game was produced: Smuggler's Run 2, which was released for the Sony PlayStation 2 on October 30, 2001. The sequel was later ported to the GameCube on August 7, 2002 and renamed Smuggler's Run: Warzones.{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=October 31, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/01/smugglers-run-2-hostile-territory |title=Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928092613/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/01/smugglers-run-2-hostile-territory |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2023}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.rockstargames.com/smugglersrun1/}}
- {{moby game|id=/10209/smugglers-run/|name=Smuggler's Run (PlayStation 2)}}
- {{moby game|id=/192455/smugglers-run/|name=Smuggler's Run (Game Boy Advance)}}
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