The worst PS1 racers

[DigitalSpace]

The PlayStation had its share of some great racers - there's the Gran Turismo series, Ridge Racer, Crash Team Racing, and Destruction Derby, to name a few. Then you've got the stuff that might not have aged too well, but still isn't bad by any means. And then you've got the crap.

What do you think is among the crap? Here are my picks:

-Racing - This was one of those Agetec-published "generic title" budget games. Naturally, one doesn't expect much from these, and sure enough, there isn't much here - it has slightly more offerings than a Gran Turismo 2 demo. Also, the more "advanced" cars just have crappier controls.

-Ford Racing - Here we have a third-rate Gran Turismo clone where it's almost impossible to get ahead of the car in first place, and the game can be pretty harsh on you if you don't finish as the victor. I'll stick with Ford Racing 3 on the PS2.

-Destruction Derby 2 - Uh, gameplay? Controls? Where are you? Talk about a disappointing sequel. There are a few new features that might have been fun if the developers had spent a little more time on the game. The Video Game Critic describes it best: "the circular smash-up-derby arena from the previous game is back, but this time it's virtually unplayable. As soon as your car gets hit, it goes sailing into the air. Then you find yourself getting gangbanged against a side wall as cars relentlessly plow into you. You can never seem to regain control, and it feels frustrating and pointless." As for the racing, you might as well kiss any shot at victory goodbye once you get banged into something.

-Sno-Cross Championship Racing - I liked the track editor, but the poor controls ruin everything else on this snowmobile racer. Stick with Sled Storm.

[skaar]

Oh man.


.... no, nevermind.

[PapaStu]

San Francisco Rush

Lego Racers

Two of the crappiest games i've played on the PlayStation. Barnone.

[jdc]

You know what? I'm going to throw Sled Storm onto the pile of crap, just to keep Sno Cross company in videogame hell. I play racers and can hold my own...but I've never finished this damned game. It's the camera angle. It sits a wee bit too high or something. It's a weird 3rd person/top down angle. There is a large amount of pop-up at the higher sled levels....which makes the nighttime blizzard races brutal. This game sold an assload when it was released.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Miracle Space Race / Rascal Racers.

They're the SAME FUCKING GAME. I thought they would be different, but no, they even have the same goddamn data files!

[The 1 2 P]

Vanishing Point. Talk about your unresponsive controls. Plus it just wasn't fun.

[Gabriel]

There was this one, I think it was called Cyber Speed. where the track was a cable above you and your racer dangled down below it. You had to tilt yourself the right way during the turns or something. Gah, it was a piece of total shit.

[ubersaurus]

Cosmic Race.

Just look it up. It wins.

[staxx]

Chono Q, what a crap game

[theChad]

San Francisco Rush

Lego Racers

Two of the crappiest games i've played on the PlayStation. Barnone.

What the hell? I was gonna come in here and say no one had better say Lego Racers - I loved that game. I haven't played it in a few years, but I don't remember anything being wrong with it. I kicked ass, so maybe I'm biased.

[Haoie]

Was there an Antz racing game for the PS? Or maybe it was PS2.

[j_factor]

Hooters Road Trip wins two awards: worst racer, and stupidest license.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Was there an Antz racing game for the PS? Or maybe it was PS2.

PS1.

I could smell the crap from a mile away.

Then again, they also had Land Before Time Racing in the same booth...

[cyberfluxor]

Does Razor Racing count? I bought it a few years back for $1 or $2 at Game Stop just to see what the hell, terrible. I saw the multi-player on the back thinking, Oh a party game! It's turn based so the more players you have the more boring it becomes.

[Neil Koch]

Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home is pretty horrible.

[geneshifter]

Hooters Road Trip wins two awards: worst racer, and stupidest license.

, I wonder how much they paid for that license? I've never heard of that game but I'm sure it was horrible.

[The 1 2 P]

Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home is pretty horrible.

I actually liked that game. I mean, you could only control your car when you were driving on the street(too bad 70% of the game took place on dirt roads) but it was ok. There was another game that I think was called Street Punks and it was the worst CTR clone ever. The controls were horrible and the weapons sucked. Google took me to Moby games and I still couldn't find the name, although I think it was Street Punks.

[josekortez]

I actually liked that game. I mean, you could only control your car when you were driving on the street(too bad 70% of the game took place on dirt roads) but it was ok. There was another game that I think was called Street Punks and it was the worst CTR clone ever. The controls were horrible and the weapons sucked. Google took me to Moby games and I still couldn't find the name, although I think it was Street Punks.

I believe the game you are referring to is Speed Punks.

And my vote would be for Wrecking Crew, the PS1 racing game, not the NES game.

[The 1 2 P]

I believe the game you are referring to is Speed Punks.

You sir are correct.

[Aussie Gamer]

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