Destruction Derby 64 brings the chaotic world of deliberate car
crashes to the racetrack. You get points for completing laps, yes, but
the real high scores and the real fun come from making high-speed
impacts.
This is a great racing game, fun and fast-paced. But
where 3DO has really raised the bar is with the crash effects. Cars
collide with a satisfying crunching sound. Smoke belches from under
what's left of your hood. Car parts go flying. Huge dents appear right
at the point of impact--even the taillights go out, one by one. After a
few minutes your car looks like something out of a junkyard.
All this carnage makes Destruction Derby 64
one of the most fun car racing games to appear in quite a while. Aside
from the pure and simple smash-'em-up derbies, you can choose a
traditional looped racetrack race. Well, not exactly traditional: half
of the cars race in one direction, the other cars go in the opposite
direction. What happens when the two racing groups meet isn't pretty,
but it is fun. Bonus: one track is laid out in a crash-inducing figure
eight, just like your favorite Hot Wheels sets.