Windows

Dethkarz

Overall DethKarz is probably the best arcade racer on the PC right now. Nothing can even come close for pure visuals, and control and gameplay which is addictive only adds to this amazing game. I think anyone who likes racing games or arcade style gameplay would love DethKarz, and it is easy to get into. The reward based gameplay system keeps the player coming back, while the enemy AI is just hard enough to tick you off and keep you coming back to blow them up some more. The only problem with this game would have to be the terrible multiplayer. I tried numerous setups for TCP/IP multiplayer and all of them were terribly lagged.

Overall DethKarz offers gamers a broader spectrum of the combat racing genre. It also takes complete full advantage of 3dfx which is what every gamer craves in new games. In concluding this review I would like to say that it has been a pleasure reviewing a game of this stature and I really think it is a game all combat racing fans need to have on there PC this fall or Christmas, and at any moment be ready to leave reality and join the thrilling ride that DethKarz will take you on.

Dethkarz heeft naar mijn mening WipeOut naar de achtergrond verdrongen en dat is maar goed ook, want we moesten al te lang teren op dit spel. Dethkarz kan weleens dé race-kraker van 1999 worden.

Mais Dethkarz reste un excellent jeu d'arcade, extrèmement fun et jouable. La maniabilité demande un court temps d'adaptation, mais c'est précisément ce relatif réalisme qui donne tout son piment aux courses! Un jeu qui vous fera passer de très bons moments!

Detkarz is snel, genadeloos en vooral... verslavend. Je moet echt een gloeiende hekel aan racespelletjes hebben om niet gecharmeerd te zijn door de mooie graphics en de prachtige parcoursen. Alleen jammer dat er maar vier wagens zijn, voor de rest is dit spel gewoon af.

My only real complaint with this game is that there aren't enough tracks. As fun as DethKarz is, it simply does not have the sort of depth that makes games like Need For Speed 3 infinitely playable. In some ways, this makes DethKarz rather similar to UltimateRace Pro, a very fine racing game that was seriously flawed in having only 4 tracks. Overall, this is a very nice, but unfortunately brief, game. If you have a high end system, I'd say definitely go for DethKarz, but everyone else should think about it a little longer. A bit of advice for those who do buy this little puppy: revel in the speed, and RESIST THE ENGLISH TEACHERS!

Das Programm setzt neben imposanter Grafik ganz auf Action ohne überflüssige Schnörkel: Ein ausgereiftes Waffensystem, das anfangs eher schlicht wirkt, aber mit der Zeit taktische Tiefe aufkommen läßt. Und eine Fahrphysik, die zwar nichts mit der Realität zu tun hat, aber so manch waghalsiges Kunststück ermöglicht. Besonders haben es mir die Pisten angetan. Ob Berg und Tal oder Haarnadelkurve: Bei jeder sind andere Manöver am Lenkrad gefragt. Allerdings hätte ich mir mehr Abwechslung gewünscht, an den gerade mal vier verschiedenen Streckentypen hat man sich schnell sattgesehen. Neben der etwas monotonen Hintergrundmusik stört mich ansonsten nur eines: Warum haben die Entwickler dem Standardlaser kein Dauerfeuer spendiert?

Für Deathkarz spricht die seltene Mischung aus Rennen und gezielten Schüssen auf lästige Konkurrenten. Hinzu kommen die wirklich hervorragende Grafik, die aber nur in der maximalen Auflösung nicht aufpoppt, und die für mich auch per Tastatur tadellos zu beherrschenden Fahrzeuge.

I have not had this much fun with a racing game for quite some time. When I go to my computer and just want a peaceful test of driving skill, I will play Motorhead or Need for Speed III; but when I have some aggression I need to take out behind the wheel, nothing comes close to Dethkarz for giving me the ultimate rush. It is not just the luscious eye candy that keeps me coming back; rather it is the superb integration of exciting gameplay components that has gotten me completely and utterly hooked. For someone with my uncontrollable arcade racing addiction, this is a five-star experience, but in my rating here I must come down to earth and rationally evaluate it for the gaming public at large. I understand a sequel is in the works, and you better believe that I will be the very first in line to get my hands on that one.

Except for the laser guns and power-ups, Dethkarz is just like all the other arcade racers that have been released recently. It's a decent racing game, but it's not as good as Need for Speed 3, Test Drive 5, or Ultim@te Race Pro. In the end, Dethkarz just comes across as too generic and bland ... a beauty with no brains.

Sjovt, hurtigt og fængende bilspil, som [gaab] jeg har set alt for mange gange før. Tilfører intet nyt til genren, udover antallet af farver på skærmen.

Like its predecessors, Dethkarz features a generic techno soundtrack. In fact, there's very little that Dethkarz does that hasn't been done before and better. There are a good selection of vehicles and some interesting power-ups, but these are balanced out by the limited track selection and generally basic gameplay. This game's recommended only for those who simply can't get enough high-speed racing on the highways of the future, no matter how generic.