Carmageddon for Android – Review
By App Type: Android
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By: Stainless Games
Version #: 1.0.253
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Developer: Stainless Games
Price: 1.99
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Remember Carmageddon, where the more people you ran over with your car the more points you received? Many countries actually banned the original PC title for its violence (this was ages ago). Now, Carmageddon has successfully made its way to Android. So, rev up your engines and head towards your nearest granny on the sidewalk for some 100% mindless killing.
The Good
There’s a lot of fun to be had with Carmageddon. Aside from bringing back the nostalgic feeling of vehicular manslaughter at your fingertips, there’s still worth in the game. There are 28 different opponents and 11 environments. You’ll get more than a laugh or two as you run over old ladies and other pedestrians. What makes Carmageddon so much fun to play is that you aren’t supposed to take it seriously. You can adjust your controls to how you see fit (a lot of mobile games just don’t do that)!
The Bad
I hate to say anything bad about anything to do with Carmageddon, but, obviously, the graphics are dated even for a mobile game, but is still a resource hog on your phone. The standard controls don’t feel quite right, but you can change and adjust as necessary.
The Ugly Truth
The Carmageddon game for Android is a great port of the original PC game that used to be my go-to game to rid me of boredom. While gameplay is just an overall good experience, it is unfortunate that the graphics were not updated for its re-entry into the gaming world. Anyone who stumbles upon this game on Google Play that doesn’t know it is a port of the original might be turned off by its ugliness, which would be unfortunate, as the game is one of the most enjoyable titles on Google Play.
Quick Take
Value:High.
Would I Buy Again:Yes.
Learning Curve:Low.
Who Is It For:PC Gamers that used to play the original title.
What I Like:Nostalgic gameplay and its ridiculousness.
What I Don't Like:Graphics not updated.
Final Statement:Carmageddon is a necessity for mobile gamers looking for a mindless good time, if they can ignore its ugly appearance.
Carmageddon Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back and available on Android phones and tablets!
Carmageddon features real-world environments that have been turned into killing fields, where the locals stay out on the streets at their peril. As well as using your car as a weapon, every level is sprinkled generously with power-ups that have a vast variety of mad effects, adding a whole extra level of craziness to the proceedings. In every event you have the option to “play it your way”… Waste all your opponents, kill every pedestrian, or (perish the thought) complete all the laps. Oh and watch out – the cops in their super-tough armoured patrol vehicles are lurking, and if they catch you being bad they’ll be down on you like several tons of cold pork!
FEATURES
• 28 dangerously deranged Opponents
• 11 wildly exhilarating Environments
• Career Mode featuring 36 satisfyingly violent Levels
• Race and Wreck opponents to unlock 30 playable cars!
• Multiple control methods: digital, analogue (mix ‘n’ match), tilt
• Edit your control layout in game to your preferences
• Comprehensive Action Replay System
• Environment maps and other special effects
• Enhanced pre-lit environments
• Buckets of gibs
• Tons of laughs
Plus the opportunity to make in app purchases to unlock ALL the cars (apart from the secret one) and ALL the races!
Carmageddon requires Android 2.3.4 or later.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FOR THE ORIGINAL GAME
Carmageddon won the “Game of the Year” trophy in the 1997 PC Zone Reader awards. Carmageddon 1 & 2 were “Driving Game of the Year” 1997/1998.
SELECTED REVIEWS OF THE ORIGINAL GAME
Originally released for the PC in 1997, Carmageddon was an instant hit and the titles went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide. Here’s what a sample of the gaming press thought at the time:
“Carmageddon is visceral, violent, vehicular fun...” - GameSpot 8.8 out of 10
“Carmageddon, to get straight to the point, is one of the best computer games I've ever played… Carmageddon is God!” - Duncan McDonald 95% Classic Award PC Zone Magazine
“Carmageddon is one of those games that only come along once in a blue moon. An essential purchase.” - Escape Magazine 6 out of 6
“The gameplay is spot on and anyone with a dark enough sense of humour should give it a go.” - Computer Gaming World 4 out of 5
“So next time you gun down coppers on GTA VI, just remember, Carmageddon’s controversy was there first, and you have a lot to thank it for.” - RetroGarden
ABOUT STAINLESS GAMES
Stainless was founded in 1994 by Patrick Buckland, a veteran of the games industry going back to the Jurassic period of 1982, and Neil Barnden, who used to have hair like a mammoth. A team of 8 worked on the original Carmageddon at Stainless, and 5 are still with the company today, although a couple of them are now kept manacled in a small padded room in the cellar.
Stainless Games now employs well over fifty mad, dedicated people of assorted gender, height and width. They can all be found dangling precariously from a small chalky rock just off the South Coast of England.
