Common Sense Media Review
By Paul Semel
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Diverting arcade car chaser rewards cop evasion; ad-heavy.
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Why Age 12+?
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Smashy Road: Wanted
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What's It About?
In SMASHY ROAD: WANTED, you play as a criminal who's trying to evade the police for an unknown reason. You begin with one car and quickly get access to spin for another (cars come in categories such as Common, Epic, and Legendary, based on their abilities and characteristics). After that, you earn money within the game as you play or by viewing ads. You also can just purchase the cars you want with real money. Control the car by touching the left or right side of the screen and brake or go in reverse by touching both sides at once. When the police vehicles surround you or you crash into something bigger than you, the game is over and you can start again.
Is It Any Good?
Though engaging for a time, this smash-'em-up, high-speed chaser is full of ads, potential purchases, and poor messages. Though it manages to be fun in small bursts, frustration does set in during lengthy drives. The game never really changes, and the action either slows to a crawl when there are a lot of cops chasing you or is so fast it's tough to control the car. Sure, you can unlock new vehicles, and the world is randomly generated so you can't anticipate where things are, but it's still basically the same game over and over. Because the controls are hair-trigger sensitive, it's tough to be precise, and the lag time between losing and starting over is significant. Though it's not bloody, it still shows someone trying to outrun the cops and smashing into innocent drivers, so it's definitely not a game for little kids.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about in-app purchases and your rules about them.
Talk about road safety. Why is it important to know how to drive properly? What would the consequences be for driving so recklessly?
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : July 27, 2015
- Genre : Arcade Games
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks )
- Publisher : RK Games Studio
- Version : 1.1.4
- Minimum software requirements : Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later; Android 2.3 and up
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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