<s>
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gaelco	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Point	O
of	O
View	O
and	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
by	O
DSI	O
Games	O
and	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
were	O
generally	O
negative	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
and	O
mixed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Thompson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
rated	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
visuals	O
of	O
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
are	O
certainly	O
decent	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
ca	O
n't	O
qualify	O
as	O
top-notch	O
in	O
this	O
day	O
and	O
age.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
of	O
AllGame	O
rated	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Namco	O
's	O
history	O
of	O
delivering	O
feature	O
packed	O
arcade	O
ports	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
comes	O
crashing	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
with	O
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
 [ ... ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
was	O
probably	O
not	O
an	O
easy	O
game	O
to	O
port	O
due	O
to	O
so	O
much	O
happening	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
its	O
credit	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
bogs	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
colorful	O
but	O
simple	O
,	O
lacking	O
the	O
detailed	O
textures	O
expected	O
from	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Succeeding	O
in	O
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
is	O
a	O
simple	O
matter	O
of	O
memorizing	O
the	O
courses	O
,	O
knowing	O
where	O
each	O
turbo	O
is	O
located	O
,	O
and	O
learning	O
the	O
best	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fran	O
Mirabella	O
III	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
a	O
3.4	O
rating	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
only	O
added	O
benefit	O
[	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version ]	O
is	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
also	O
dries	O
up	O
speedily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
is	O
a	O
neat	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
fails	O
pretty	O
miserably	O
in	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Boulding	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
3.3	O
rating	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
not	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
graphical	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Worst	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Gravity	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
:	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Vert	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerald	O
Villoria	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
rated	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
a	O
3.5	O
rating	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Villoria	O
criticized	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
generic	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
culprit	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
disappointing	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
life	O
span	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Villoria	O
said	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
"	O
essentially	O
shares	O
all	O
the	O
failings	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
2002	O
"	O
Worst	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Jeremy	B-Application
McGrath	I-Application
Supercross	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
rated	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
a	O
6.1	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
reasons	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
like	O
such	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
despite	O
duplicating	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
also	O
noted	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Smashing	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
was	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
laughing	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
