PlayStation

Demolition Racer

If you are looking for a different take on the crowded racing genre, this is not a bad choice. There are plenty of modes to keep you playing for a while. If you can look past the plain graphics, you will find a fun game with cool effects. So next time that guy cuts you off in traffic, just smile, head home and pop in this game. It will help -- trust me.

Good game, bad game, you have to decide from here. This is what happens when you blend Test Drive 6 and Destruction Derby together into one package. If this sound like your type, you should check it out. If you liked Destruction Derby titles, you will like this one as well.

Ondanks de overeenkomsten met Destruction Derby heeft Demolition Racer een eigen smoel. De gameplay is uitstekend en zorgt voor spannende races met veel spektakel. Helaas blijven de graphics hierbij wat achter.

Ok, le jeu est moche visuellement, mais à côté de ça, qu'est-ce qu'on s'amuse ! Tout plein de modes de jeu différents permettent d'aborder pas mal d'aspects de la course automobile, les circuits et les caisses sont variées, l'impression de vitesse est excellent, l'animation fluide, les collisions bien réussies (à part un peu de clipping de temps en temps, c'est vrai)... bref ! le gameplay est carrément génial, et c'est le principal !

Without being too descriptive, let me get to the point. I found this game to be too difficult. While that helps increase lasting appeal, it also frustrates the crap out of people like me. I want to see all the tracks and vehicles without putting in a cheat code. Sure, I'm a fan of hidden characters and surprises, but that's the problem with this game-- there are no surprises. The menu already displays all the circuits and cars, but most have a big red "LOCKED" stamp on em. Show me three cars and two tracks. That's all I need to see. Anything else I get is a bonus. Please don't tease us with 10 cars, saying, "Sorry, Johnny.

Hur dålig grafiken är upptäcker man när man kollar på repriserna och längtar efter Gran Turismo. Inga reflexer i bilarna, som ser klossiga och overkliga ut, som små plastbilar som far omkring på skärmen. Och att krocka med de andra bilarna samtidigt som man försöker att köra i mål känns så konstruerat och schizofrent att det blir svårt att koppla av och njuta av spelet. Det är helt enkelt inte en bra spelidé. Bättre då att göra ett genuint racingspel eller ett renodlat förstörelsespel à la Twisted Metal.

If you've played Destruction Derby, you've played Demolition Racer. While DR is a better game, it would have been nice to see a more realistic scoring system that took things like radiator shots and driver's side-door hits (a big no-no in real derbies) into account. It's a solid, fun game, but it lacks any real originality.

Demolition Racer hätte ein toller Nachfolger für die Destruction Derby-Reihe werden können. Aber leider hat man eben zu viele Dinge in den Sand gesetzt, so dass der Spielspaß darunter schon etwas leidet.