Carmageddon Review – Bumper cars are for kids
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By: Stainless Games Ltd
Version #: 1.1
Date Released: 2012-10-22
Developer: Stainless Games Ltd
Price: 3.99
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For those who think racing titles are a dime a dozen and have nothing new to offer, think again. The controversial title of many years back, Carmageddon, has made its way to the iOS devices. Prepare to be soaked in a world of plain danger, where races take place not for the sake of being won but instead to cause as much sadistic destruction as possible.
In Carmegeddon, players race through the wildest tracks, smashing into one another as well as any pedestrians that may stray into their paths. It is worth noting how winning races in this title becomes boring, because there is so much more to do than being the first-placed driver. Opponents are more interested in destroying you than they are defeating you, and causing rampant destruction seems to be the sole purpose of the game.
It is a nice touch to see how the game added a driver’s screen at the top corner of the game, so players can see and amuse themselves at how their driver is being thrown around beaten like a ragdoll by their insane stunts. While Carmageddon could do with better graphics to replace the current blocky texture, that hardly affects the awesome gameplay that just screams for gore and violence.
One fair note though is to keep this game away from the younger ones, for fear of them developing into rampaging drivers in the foreseeable future.
Quick Take
Value:High
Would I Buy Again:Yes
Learning Curve:Simple driving game with simple to use controls
Who Is It For:Rampaging gamers
What I Like:The gore and destruction you can spread
What I Don't Like:The graphics could do with some refining
Final Statement:By far one of the best racing titles available
break Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back and available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch!
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!
• Universal App
• iCloud Support
• 27 Cunning Stuntworthy Achievements
• Leaderboards
• Game Center integration
• Multiple control methods: digital, analogue (mix ‘n’ match), tilt
• Edit your control layout in game to your preferences
• Comprehensive Action Replay System
• Movie editing; Save your movies straight from the game to YouTube; Share links using iOS 6
• Retina display and iPhone 5 support
• 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 iOS 5.1 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.
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Article By Eng Wei Jie
A water polo player from Singapore, Wei Jie devotes most of his time to training. However, when he's not occupied by water training or pushing himself in the gym, expect to see him squinting at his iPhone testing out new apps.
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