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 by Metro3D Europe.^[5]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	73%[6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[7]
CNET Gamecenter	7/10[8]
Edge	8/10[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	8.375/10[10]
GameSpot	3.7/10[11]
IGN	8/10[12]
Next Generation	[13]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	9/10[2]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[14]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	[15]

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[6] Some magazines gave it favourable reviews while it was still in development.^[10][14][15] Edge gave it a favourable review over a month before it was released in Europe.^[9] 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."^[13] However, GameSpot gave the European version a negative review, a few months before it was released Stateside.^[11] 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]

Official UK PlayStation Magazine included the game on their official top 10 PlayStation games of all time list.^[16]

Notes

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