Scrap Metal was released over XBLA last week but is it any good?

Well, the Metacritic score currently rests at a comfortable 71 which suggests it’s not a bad game by any means.

Below are the review summaries from some of the game industry’s biggest sites but before we get to that, take a read of the game’s description…

Drift around corners with guns blazing and take out legendary competitors in the fast-paced, top-down racing game Scrap Metal. Fight your way through explosive, action-packed missions and defeat cunning bosses to add their vehicles to your garage. Customize your newly-acquired cars and then return to the track to blast through more enemies. Jump online with Xbox LIVE to race against your friends and crush their cars with the wheels of your monster truck in pulse-pounding online multiplayer matches. [Slick Entertainment]

IGN.com

Despite some wonky controls and a bland art style, Scrap Metal is a fun car combat game.

1UP.com

Of course, most people will rightly expect to play Scrap Metal with friends (or random strangers over XBL), and the game makes a very entertaining time-waster when multiple meat puppets are involved. Just make sure you don’t bogart the nitro boosts or your friends may never speak to you again.

Game Informer

If Scrap Metal was nothing but arena deathmatch missions, it would be much harder to recommend. An awkward camera angle and the lack of creative characters would keep it from being worth the asking price. However, the variety of vehicle types and mission objectives should satisfy car combat fans looking for signs of life in the genre.

Scrap Metal Xbox Live Trailer

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESLu-Qnya5s

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