Crazy Crash Racing

Crazy Crash Racing is a small flash game that takes the player on a thrill-seeking drive to avoid lava and meteorites.

The game offers an unusual view to the player, who is looking down on their vehicle on the road. A red-hot tide of lava surges along, chasing the vehicle and ensuring that the player keeps the accelerator floored. Meteorites flow into view, as though falling under the viewer's gaze before landing.

The player must keep going, staying on the road and avoiding obstacles as he or she goes. As if a volcano chasing the vehicle was not enough of a challenge there is also the threat of meteorites raining down, which gets worse and worse as the player progresses through the levels of the game.

Bonuses and gifts occasionally appear on the road. Collecting these by driving through them gives the player health boosts and extra points, meaning that the player must concentrate on everything that appears in the road to be sure of avoiding all the enemy objects, but snatching up all the good bonuses and gifts.

The style of the graphics is cartoon-like and colourful, and the game action is suitable for younger players. More sophisticated or older players may, in fact, find that Crazy Crash Racing is too easily completed or is not engaging enough to keep their attention for long. Otherwise the game is fun to pass a bit of time or for those who enjoy a more stylised, caricature-style of gameplay.

Pros

• Fast and fun for all ages
• Clear, if somewhat unusual, overhead view of the scene
• Plenty of action and fun
• Cartoon-like graphics for escapist players

Cons

• A rather unrealistic scenario (lava and multiple meteorites?) that may annoy purists
• There is not much variation from level to level and the game can become very 'samey' and repetitive after a while