Post by Anthony on Jul 12, 2016 20:24:14 GMT
Boring, tedious and stuck in the 90's RETRO racing Carmageddon is back but this new title feels old-fashioned and so out of its time we wouldn't bother getting this one on the starting grid.
Carmageddon: Max Damage feels like a bit of a throwback game to the 90s.
A time where console games were aimed solely at blokes, almost lads mag in its delivery, with a clear aim to try and shock with cheap gimmicks.
One such gimmick is the ability to drive around town, mowing down pedestrians at will.
No one is off limits including grannies, cheerleaders and wheelchair users.
It's done so stupidly you can't truly be offended by it.
But it's one example of how this new title feels old-fashioned and out of its time.
It's clearly designed to look retro, but that actually just makes it look pretty crappy on the screen compared to real racers like Forza and Driveclub.
It struggles along at points and shoddy animations mean you never feel like you're truly racing a motor.
The game is set in an apocalypse-style world
One where your cars are souped up with razors and the like to inflict max damage to both city pedestrians and rival drivers.
You can either genuinely race the rather poor AI cars on the track, or go away from the checkpoint route to explore the various areas of the city, driving over Mario Kart-style power ups and slicing apart innocents.
It's hardly gory, and the death of 'peds' becomes boring within an hour or two of delving into this game.
The game is all about earning coins by completing tasks to unlock the next course or challenge
To be fair to the game, there's quite a lot on offer for the single player. 30-odd cars, plus upgrades, challenges, courses, etc.
And there's some fun in the multiplayer, for a time.
Every time you repair or reset your car when it gets stuck it costs coins, so there's a constant battle going on for maximum damage while not wasting your hard-earned cash on simply repairing the motor.
The gameplay is okay, but I found myself bored pretty quickly.
It's not that it's unplayable, it's just that having played so many more competent racers on both Xbox and Playstation platforms over the years, this does feel like a tedious, third-rate game offering nothing new over it's 90s inspiration.
The shock value doesn't shock, the fun is short-lived, and there are far better race games on the market.
I wouldn't even bother getting this one on the starting grid
Carmageddon: Max Damage feels like a bit of a throwback game to the 90s.
A time where console games were aimed solely at blokes, almost lads mag in its delivery, with a clear aim to try and shock with cheap gimmicks.
One such gimmick is the ability to drive around town, mowing down pedestrians at will.
No one is off limits including grannies, cheerleaders and wheelchair users.
It's done so stupidly you can't truly be offended by it.
But it's one example of how this new title feels old-fashioned and out of its time.
It's clearly designed to look retro, but that actually just makes it look pretty crappy on the screen compared to real racers like Forza and Driveclub.
It struggles along at points and shoddy animations mean you never feel like you're truly racing a motor.
The game is set in an apocalypse-style world
One where your cars are souped up with razors and the like to inflict max damage to both city pedestrians and rival drivers.
You can either genuinely race the rather poor AI cars on the track, or go away from the checkpoint route to explore the various areas of the city, driving over Mario Kart-style power ups and slicing apart innocents.
It's hardly gory, and the death of 'peds' becomes boring within an hour or two of delving into this game.
The game is all about earning coins by completing tasks to unlock the next course or challenge
To be fair to the game, there's quite a lot on offer for the single player. 30-odd cars, plus upgrades, challenges, courses, etc.
And there's some fun in the multiplayer, for a time.
Every time you repair or reset your car when it gets stuck it costs coins, so there's a constant battle going on for maximum damage while not wasting your hard-earned cash on simply repairing the motor.
The gameplay is okay, but I found myself bored pretty quickly.
It's not that it's unplayable, it's just that having played so many more competent racers on both Xbox and Playstation platforms over the years, this does feel like a tedious, third-rate game offering nothing new over it's 90s inspiration.
The shock value doesn't shock, the fun is short-lived, and there are far better race games on the market.
I wouldn't even bother getting this one on the starting grid
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