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Crashed for PlayStation 2
Crashed for PlayStation 2 is a vehicular-combat game in which collisions matter more than a clean racing line. Choose a car, enter a closed arena or course and try to eliminate rivals through speed and timing. Damage visibly deforms the cars and determines how many more hits they can take. A hard side impact, a shove into the wall or an attack on an already damaged opponent often matters more than simply leading a lap.
Events alternate normal races with destruction objectives and confrontations in which only one car needs to remain. Different vehicles emphasise speed, weight and handling in different ways. A light car therefore asks you to evade and attack selectively, whereas a heavier model can deliver frontal blows more effectively. The career unlocks new cars and tracks, offering further combinations of terrain and opponents.
Crashed offers single-player content and local two-player split-screen matches; a second controller is required. The European PS2 version is called Crashed, while related releases elsewhere were named Totaled! or Crash. It is not a Burnout game and vehicles carry no weapons: the car itself inflicts the damage. This product title does not state that the manual is missing, so the central delivery information for a regular boxed PS2 game applies.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Crashed for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Crashed
British studio Rage Software developed Crashed and released the European PlayStation 2 version in September 2002. In North America, the same foundation appeared under the title Totaled!, published by Majesco. The Xbox release received the shorter name Crash in Europe. These regional names can make old listings confusing, but they refer to the same design built around collisions, damage and arena events.
Rage built several racing and sports games in this period and chose a direct arcade approach here. Rather than realistic tuning, Crashed revolves around reading traffic, choosing an impact angle and preserving enough vehicle condition to survive the round. The damage presentation makes every car's state visible, while enclosed battle areas prevent players from simply escaping the fight.
The studio encountered financial trouble soon after release and closed in 2003, so Crashed did not become a long-running series. The game remained a standalone example of the early PS2 wave of demolition-derby titles. Later games such as FlatOut and Burnout 3 explored vehicle damage in very different ways, through stunt events or takedowns in fast races. Crashed preserves a simpler premise: unarmed cars driving each other directly into wrecks.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Destruction Derby Arenas combines demolition events with colourful drivers, championships and tracks where both position and damage count. Crashed is older and more restrained, with greater emphasis on compact vehicular battles. Both reward a well-timed collision, but their presentation and progression feel distinctly different.
Burnout 2 rewards risky driving through traffic and uses Crash junctions to create the biggest possible pile-up. Crashed focuses on rivals who fight back in arenas. Burnout demands high speed and traffic knowledge; Crashed mainly requires positioning and careful management of vehicle damage.
Twisted Metal: Black is also an arena-based vehicular contest, but it uses rockets, mines and special attacks. Crashed creates all damage through bodywork against bodywork. Twisted Metal therefore revolves around weapons and collecting ammunition, while Crashed makes the collision angle itself central.
Wreckless takes place in urban missions featuring pursuits, time limits and extensive environmental damage. Crashed uses closed events and a clearer objective based on eliminating other cars. Both present collisions exuberantly, but Wreckless is mission-driven whereas Crashed is competitive.
Mashed shows races from above and lets up to four players drive each other off the road with weapons and shoves; a Multitap is needed for more than two players. Crashed is limited to two local players and uses a camera closer behind the car. Both make contact more important than clean racing and reward smart attacks from a favourable position.
