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Breakneck

Breakneck is one part racing simulation, one part car combat game. It was released for the PC in 1998 in Germany, and 2000 in North America. The game features so-called "spine-crushing speed". Your racing…

1 November 1998

Breakneck is an adventure developed by Synetic, released 1 November 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Breakneck is

Breakneck is an adventure game developed by Synetic and released in 1998. It was published by Magic Bytes. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Breakneck is one part racing simulation, one part car combat game. It was released for the PC in 1998 in Germany, and 2000 in North America. The game features so-called "spine-crushing speed". Your racing opponents are already waiting for you. Take up the challenge, equip your car with weapons and tools and win the races.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Breakneck launched on 1 November 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and The House of the Dead 2.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, The House of the Dead 2.

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When did Breakneck come out?
Breakneck was released on 1 November 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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