Smashing toys 1.04

How can I describe it? Its a racing game similar to Mario Kart, but instead of Mario Kart characters you have toys; each with their own distinctive vehicle.

Choose your toy race, earn points, and gain stat points for your toy.
Its not a great game, but it can provide some hours of fun (until you get bored, really bored). It posseses a single player and a multi player mode. In the single player mode you unlock races and weapons by gaining points. The game contains the follow weapons: mines (Explode on contact), dynamite (Explode after 3 seconds), bubble (keeps the rival or you floating into the air for some time), the missile (search for a target and hit it hard), PEM (slows down the rival near you), shield (protects you from getting damaged for a certain amount of time), and more.
The toys receive damage during the race and become slower and more difficult to control.

The graphics
Not a big deal, pretty simple 3D graphics. They kind of look like toy story cars, mixed with some 2d graphics (not too good).
The circuits are difficult to see were to go, so most of the time you either end up out of the circuit or crashing into a wall.
It has some glitches.
(5/10).

The sounds
Pretty normal, but there is some annoying sounds during the race
(6/10)

The Gameplay
Maybe the worst part of the game, the toys are really hard to control, and they become more and more difficult if they get damaged. What I found really annoying was the bouncing effect on the walls; they spin really easy. Sometimes you get stuck, and the circuits are complicated, it is frustrating.

The menus
Probably the best of the game, clean, simple and nice.
(7/10)

Conclusion
Do I recommend it?, no, it can turn a really boring and frustrating game, if you want a game like this i recommend Mario Kart (There is another game like this, and it was pretty good, but i do not remember its name, if i found it ill make a review).
(5/10)

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Game Data

Published by: Independent
Developed by: Leon Brothers
Genre: Racing Action
Release Date: April 22, 2009
Cost: $19.99
Demo: http://newftp.logith...sDemo_sf_ef.exe

Requirements

Minimum:
CPU: Athlon XP / 64 3000+ or Pentium IV 1.8 GHz
RAM: 256 MB
VGA: 3D accelerated GeForce with 128MB or equivalent, with DirectX9.0c
OS: Win XP/Vista 32 bit
HDD: 2GB + free space for DirectX9.0c
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card

Recommended:
RAM: 512 MB
VGA: GeForce 8800 GTS or equivalent, with DirectX9.0c

Integrated Video Cards not supported

Great review Damian! I was keen to try it out when I started reading this XD But from what I've heard above, I think I'll just stick with Need For Speed: Most Wanted
Anyway, +rep for the great review.

~Edit~
Hope you don't mind that I've fixed the phrasing of parts of your post.

You will definitely have more fun playing NFS: MW than this game. I'll try to see if there's a newer version, a better one...
And, yes please, fix everything you want , my english grammar isn't good.

Oh boy... $20 for a game that'll be fun for only some hours... that's irksome!

if you find this one irksome, check this one http://jrnetwork.net...force-xtreme-2/