Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
by Interplay
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Video Game Reviews of Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Customer Review: Great concept, but something went wrong.
Summary: 3 Stars
This game is awesome, I'm surprised that a certain big shot lawyer and enraged parents haven't rained down on this game and the Interplay. The game features a number of "evil" cars which you'll eventually get to drive as you earn them by smashing them into pieces. The old rules of original CarmaGeddon simply don't apply here. Smashing the cars often won't kill them but destroy yourself instead. Instead you'll have to employ using your car along with shoving your enemies into land mines, off of cliffs, into walls, etc. etc. The body count is much much higher than the old CarmaGeddon, sometimes as many as 4 times more people to crush, maim, burn, drown, splatter, and bounce on each level. And yet. . . There is something wrong with this formula. The crucial thing is how the player advances through the game. CarmaGeddon simply let the player advance each level one at a time, with the option to replay the last 5 or 6 levels. This method is especially useful if the player likes a particular level or needs to increase money or to grab a certain car. CarmaGeddon 2 groups three levels and a final level into group. The player is forced to only play within these four levels and to defeat the fourth one before advancing to the next one. It's this fourth level in each group that cripples the game. Instead of Destroying the opponents, or killing all pedestrians, or completing all the laps, the game forces the player to ONE goal and to complete this goal. Sometimes, this goal seems near impossible. For example, one level requires the player to destroy all satellite towers within a very specific time frame. I managed to defeat the level with just barely 1 second to spare, after several tries. Another requires the player to nail a massive dump truck (One tire alone is bigger than your own car!), this is difficult to manage at best. I managed to do it by finding land mines and mine "dropping" ability (edited for G rating) and luring that yellow monster into them.
Interplay really should have kept the same formula found in CarmaGeddon. Despite the problems, this game is rather fun, especially if you're a driver in nasty city. It's a nice way to let your aggressions out with out actually killing real pedestrians.
Customer Review: Wanna knock over a street light? GO AHEAD!
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is awesome. The main thing that I found amazing about it is that it is SO interactive... you can knock down street lights, drive absolutely everywhere, do nearly anything that you can think of doing with a car. Flap the doors... or wait... you don't want the doors? Ok, just ram the open doors into an object to tear them off. Squish some padestrians without the guilt... they're just zombies after all. Push another opponent into the ocean then hit the brakes real hard to stop yourself going in after him! This is the kinda stuff you'll never find in games like Need For Speed... there are no rules here, do whatever you want, and the best part is, you'll probably earn credits for it... Very original and a lot of fun...Customer Review: A great outlet for frustrated drivers.
Summary: 4 Stars
There is no real redeeming value to this game. It is simply a fun game to play. The graphics are good, the physics are decent, and there is a car to suit just about anyone. If you like racing games with a psychotic twist, you will love this game.Customer Review: Got a little frustration to vent? Then this game's for you
Summary: 5 Stars
Am I entirely twisted that I delight in running over pedestrians and receiving extra points for "piledriving" them? Or getting up on the sidewalk so I can hit two/three/four at a time and get bonus points? Or delight in driving my car off a roof and then repair it with the click of your backspace key? Maybe I'm a little twisted - but this game is FUN! I agree with the critics - if you actually think this is something you'd want to attempt in real life - then stay away. But if you're like me - a safe driver who always obeys the rules - but delights in a game where you can slam other cars into light poles or run over pedestrians and growling Dobies - then give it a whirl. The realistic graphics make you feel like you're really in the action.
Hey I gotta run - my keyboard's calling me!
Customer Review: Vent your road rage!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is by far one of the sickest games I have ever played. It is also probably the most fun. You are not only allowed to demolish the pedestrians along the race course, you are encouraged to do so as each one you destroy will bring you cash and more time to play. And after a particularly messy sequence you can pause, rewind and watch the carnage on instant replay from practically any angle. The physics in the game are super and ample cheats make the possibilties endless. I've been playing this game for over a year and I always come back to it when I want a fun hour or two of total gaming fun. If you liked Deathrace 2000 this game is for you.