Smuggler's Run

Smuggler's Run
Developer(s)Angel Studios (PS2)
Rebellion (GBA)
Publisher(s)Rockstar Games
Destination Software (GBA)
Designer(s)Wing S. Cho (PS2)
SeriesSmuggler's Run
EngineAngel Game Engine
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: October 26, 2000
  • EU: November 24, 2000
  • JP: December 28, 2000
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: July 22, 2002
  • PAL: October 8, 2002
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, 2 person Multiplayer

Smuggler's Run released in Japan as CRAZY BUMP'S ~ Kattobi Car Battle! (CRAZYBUM'S~KattobiCarBattle!) is an early video game developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego) and published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation 2 console. In the game you drive multiple vehicles including trophy trucks, SUVs, and cars. The game is rated T for teen and you can hit cops and animals but they will not die.

One sequel to the game was produced: Smuggler's Run 2, which was released for the Sony PlayStation 2 on October 30, 2001. The game was later ported to the Nintendo GameCube on August 7, 2002 and renamed Smuggler's Run: Warzones.

The original Smuggler's Run is now a part of the Sony Greatest Hits series of games that have reached a particular sales milestone for the Sony PlayStation 2.

Plot Summary

In the game you are a drug and weapons smuggler battling against rival factions. You must completed objectives such as drop offs, races, and smash-up derbies. This game is been questioned because it is very repetitive.

Critical reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Edge6/10
GamePro9/10
GameSpot8/10
GameSpy7.5/10
GamesRadar+7.5/10
IGN7.9/10

Although some reviews criticize the game for being repetitive and frustrating, the overall response was positive. It achieved an average score of 79/100 on review aggregator Metacritic.[1]

Japanese versions

In Japanese versions, there are no cars, peoples, or animals on the stage.

References

  1. "Smuggler's Run ratings". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-02-24.

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