Mashed (PS2)

As long as you have friends... ..this game is absolutely unreal. If you get either three players and a computer or four players and just play the arcade mode, this game will provide a good couple hours of solid entertainment. I think actually three players is arguably better because the computer players are well programmed and if you set them as the highest difficulty level they are extremely good- it makes for funnier races because one of you will tend to get singled out by the computer and punished. I found the one player to be woefully dull but unfortunately it has to be done to unlock all of the tracks which is a must. The tracks by the way are well ...  Read the complete review

Back in the days when I had a Commodore Amiga, I wasted many hours playing a game called "Supercars 2" by Gremlin. The concept was simple - a two player, split-screen racing game (with weapons) with a view from overhead the cars. Simple graphics, but amazing gameplay. Moving on a few years, and to the release of Micro Machines on the Playstation 1. This was another "top-down" racing game, but rather than the split-screen, the aim was to keep up with the screen. If you car fell behind and went off the screen, you lost a life. Again, moving right up to 2004 now, and a new game arrives out of nowhere - "Mashed". With all ...  Read the complete review

This game has to be the most intense and fun multi-player game ever on the PS2. This game is very similar to Micro Machines but with much better levels. Some of the levels are Angel Peak, Khangra Temple, Neustein, Timgidski, Ventura Boulevard, Keister Bay, Polar Wharf and many more which will need to be unlocked on the Challenge Cup mode. Challenge Cup mode allows you to compete on different levels for trophies under a selected race mode. It could be one on 3, all against all, shoot the gunship, beat the bomb or catch the fugitive. Completing a challenge earns you trophies and further on, you will start to receive medals. All the trophies and ...  Read the complete review