Carmageddon

Game review

Do you like fast cars covered with iron and spikes. Do you like blood, intestines, pedestrian screams? Did you like games like Quarantine or Road Warrior? Yes? So get ready for another dose of great action behind the wheel, Carmageddon is coming. As you have already figured out, this is a racing game where you drive on armored asphalt breakers. A nice intro informs you all about everything, which ends as usual... wait for it... by knocking down a pedestrian and showing a sign with the highest allowed speed (30 mph), through which "NOT" is written in blood. I think this intro perfectly captures the atmosphere of the whole game. If you are looking for innocent and gentle races, try the Grand Prix Circuit, but this game is something different...

Carmageddon is one of the most controversial games of all time, which was inspired by the American film from the 1970s Death Race 2000. In many countries, the game contained green-blooded zombies instead of humans, robots or was completely banned. It doesn't matter what position you reach the finish line in (the position indicator isn't even there) or what your final time is. It just depends on how much damage you manage to do and how many internal organs see the light of day.

At the beginning of the game, you start with a certain number of credits, one car and the default 99th position in the drivers' ranking. You gradually work your way up and unlock new tracks and cars that you can improve in various ways. Each race has several checkpoints and a certain number of circuits. You have a set time limit, but it is certainly not enough to complete the race. You have to gain time by running over pedestrians in the city, cows in the countryside, bumping into opponents and the like. You win not only when you reach the finish line, but also when you "take down" all the pedestrians or destroy all the opponents.

The tracks are very diverse. These are mainly urban circuits with a lot of freedom, but sometimes you will also visit snow-covered villages or country roads. Accelerated 3D graphics allowed for an unprecedented system of damage to cars and vast tracks.