Calling All Cars! review

No idea what Calling all Cars! was about; except for the hoo-haa over David Jaffe being pissed off at Gamespot review.

Read on to know why I think Calling All Cars! is the best budget game for PSN yet. Main reason that I have no idea what "Calling All Cars" is except it has to do with prisoners (from screenshots), is because I've never heard of this term (I'm not American) until this game came up, then I heard it in a movie which simply means Calling all Police Cars.

Gameplay: 10/10
So this game is simply a "Police and Thief" game; Prisoners escape, Police chases them and put them in jail. It's a very simple idea and it works very well.

Rules are simple. Your aim is to see who is able to put most of them in jail in a given time and there are 3 ways to do it. The most difficult way will gain you 3 points, medium difficulty will gain you 2 points, and the easiest way will gain you 1 point. There are 4 players/cars in the game and there's an arrow on your car to let you know where the prisoner is. When 1 car hits the one with the prisoner, the prisoner will fly out from that car and anyone else can catch him and try to put him in jail. There are also 3 different weapons to use against each cars.

You can play up to 4 players split screen offline multiplayer, and split screen online.

Graphics: 10/10
The game is in cartoon style and it looks fabulous. Most stuff in the game are destructible. There are also a variety of vehicles to choose from. The graphics are simply perfect for its gameplay design.

Sound: 8/10
Music sounds great and sound effects are as comical as Road Runner's. It's in Dolby Digital no less.

Value: 8/10
Only 4 maps are the major complain but at only $10, it's pretty worth it but you'll just wish there's more maps.

Overall: 8.9/10
So was the Gamespot's review accurate? Yes and No. Gamespot seems to be comparing budget games with other big guns which should not be the case since this costs only $10. This game is simple, fun, highly addictive and suitable for all ages.

I posted this review on Gamespot's player review.