PlayStation 3 Critic Reviews

Fun for a bit (with unlockable vehicles), but poor graphics and vehicle handling make this way too pricey for what it is. [June 2012, p.81]

Overall, Smash and Survive is like a poor man's version of the Burnout series with a demolition derby aspect badly added. If you're looking for a diamond in the rough amongst all the other low budget downloadable games on the Playstation Network then we suggest you keep looking, because this isn't it.

It may have something to offer to destruction derby fans and the low price point means it's hard to be too critical, but most players will still want to avoid a collision with this one.

A mediocre and bad conceived game that results in a terrible game experience. It tries to mask its flaws offering lots of cars and tracks, and it also offers a multiplayer mode (both online and offline) that doesn't actually has anything new. It can be an attractive idea, but the execution is not.

This is nothing but a failed arena racer that should be avoided even by the most undiscerning crash junkie.



The absence of an online multiplayer and a bad overall presentation aren't Smash 'N' Survive's biggest problems. The bad gameplay is.

Smash this game if you want to survive.

The vehicle handling is awful, the graphics are rudimentary and the soundtrack is a three-riff wonder. Keep your cash and avoid. [May 2012, p80]

There's good games, there's bad games and then there's Smash 'n Survive. We've tried to find something good in Smash 'n Survive and failed miserably, often waking up at night while screaming in terror, thinking of stale PS2 graphics, uninspired gameplay options and a terrible amount of bugs.

The game is stitched together like a ragged doll, leaves it up to player to figure out what the hell he or she is supposed to do, lacks any notion of originality and looks like a first generation PSone game. Avoid this one at all costs. [April 2012, p.10]