Cruis'n (video game)
Cruis'n is a racing game developed by Just Games Interactive and published by Midway Games for Wii. It is the fifth game in the eponymous series. The game was released on November 27, 2007, in North America, and was later released in Australasia on February 14, 2008; and in Europe on March 27, 2008. Gameplay. It has similar gameplay to past titles in the "Cruis'n" series; players race down one-way courses consisting of streets (based on real-life locations) while avoiding various road hazards such as oncoming traffic and constructions. Players can gain a limited temporary  boost in speed by using nitrous oxide, otherwise known as "NO" or simply "Nitrous". "Cruis'n", like its arcade counterparts, allows players to customize and upgrade their cars' features, such as spoilers, decals, neon lights, ground effects, and engines, which they must purchase with money earned from races. "Cruis'n" contains twelve courses which can be raced on four different difficulty levels. Development. In 2006, Midway announced plans to port an arcade game based on "The Fast and the Furious" film series to home consoles. After losing the license during the game's production, the game's name was subsequently changed to  simply "Cruis'n". Developers Just Games Interactive and Raw Thrills, who developed the original "The Fast and the Furious" arcade game, were hired to develop the game for Wii. Reception. "Cruis'n" fared poorly in reception. On review aggregators, the game had a positive score of 22.50% on GameRankings, and only 25 out of 100 positive reviews on Metacritic. The game sold 14,260 copies during its first week of release in North America.