Circuit Breakers (video game)

Circuit Breakers is a racing game developed by Supersonic Software and published by Mindscape for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to Supersonic Racers.^[4]

Circuit Breakers
Developer(s)	Supersonic Software
Publisher(s)	Mindscape
Engine	RenderWare (PlayStation 2)[1]
Platform(s)	PlayStation, PlayStation 2 (EU)
Release	EU: July 1998[2] NA: 2 September 1998[3]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	73%[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[6]
CNET Gamecenter	7/10[7]
Edge	8/10[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	8.375/10[9]
GameSpot	3.7/10[10]
IGN	8/10[11]
Next Generation	[12]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	9/10[2]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[13]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	[14]

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[5] Some magazines gave it favourable reviews while it was still in development.^[9][13][14] Edge gave it a favourable review over a month before it was released in Europe.^[8] 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."^[12] However, GameSpot gave the European version a negative review, a few months before it was released Stateside.^[10] 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."^[4][a]

Notes

1. GamePro gave the game 2.5/5 for graphics, and three 2/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.