A fun and entertaining game, that offers something not seen before.

User Rating: 8.4 | Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now PC
By darkplayer | Review Date:
Carmageddon 2 much like its predecessor delivers a brutal yet humorous experience while playing. In Carmageddon 2 is basically a Race/Destruction Derby with innocent bystanders. You start a race and then you have to eliminate all your enemies by wrecking their cars. There are people walking around everywhere however and you can not only hit the people but you can squish them against your windshield. Although this might seem gruesome to dismember innocent people, the way the game presents it and the way its done is simply humorous.

GAMEPLAY

The gameplay is very entertaining its fun to smash things and destroy them and there are a number of powerups you can gain, such as dropping mines, jumping up, lunar gravity, Jupiter’s gravity, etc. The number of powerups is vast and when you use them its entertaining to see the effects they have. Driving around and hitting your opponents with the powerups just adds to the humor and entertainment. The levels are quite big and there is plenty to explore. You can also buy new cars, or upgrade your car by finding hidden upgrades. Also the game is mostly destruction derby and driving around and smashing things even though you can race to the finish line you will find yourself just smashing into your opponents, there are also stunt levels in which you have to perform a task or a jump, these levels also proved to be fun to accomplish, for example in one stunt level you have to jump into a Airport Communication Tower of a ramp.

GRAPHICS

Although outdated by today’s standards, Carmageddon 2 had pretty good graphics in the day, the car models are quite detailed and easily recognizable, and they also have damage models. The innocent bystanders are also reasonably detailed and there are a number of different kinds of people walking around, even animals. And the levels themselves are nicely done.

SOUND

The game has great sound effects, which range from explosions to dog’s barking. The music is also quite good.

VALUE

Carmageddon 2, will keep you playing for hours, even after you have finished the game completely you will find yourself coming back to it for its humor and fun and addicting gameplay. Carmageddon 2 also features multiplayer up to 8 players, which only adds to its already great replay value. Simply said this game is something different that is widely addictive.

CONCLUSION

Overall Carmageddon 2 is a great game that is extremely fun to play and it keeps you coming back for more. Carmageddon 2 has plenty to do and see and I recommend this game for anyone who is over 17 as it is rated M and for a good reason.

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