Carmageddon Max Pack

forget nascar. try hitting all the pedestrians to win a race! or killing your opponenets. or just run the race. this game also had the best soundtrack for its time.

I've been playing this serie for over 20 years already, it's the only game I play regulary all this time. Never got bored. There's something special in Carmageddon, real childhood experience everytime I turn it on. Awesome, brave twisted rules of "races", dark humour, satisfying damage model... If you had fun 2 decades ago - you won't regret buying this one and bringing back good memories. Honestly I prefer to play without 3dfx and with rather medium/low settings, reminds me good old times even more. ;)

It's fun and stupid. Did I mention it's fun?

What can I say - there's nothing before it and there's nothing after it. Carmaggedon series is the C in Carnage. A car racing game that is closely resembling Death Race 2000, Carmaggedon is way more brutal - winning a race is not important, it's shoving your opponent's face in the dirt. That is - wrecking other drivers, killing pedestrians, wildlife - those things will get you points. There's almost no way you can win a race by just going through the checkpoints - bloodlust is a part of the equation. It's not a game for nice people or faint-hearted. It's certainly a game for psychos, wannabe killers and everyone that loves senseless violence. So all of the mentioned above, warm up your engine - it's Carmaggedon time.

I'm wondering if all the five-star reviews are written from what the players remember, and not actually from recent play. The dark humour, the demo derby wrecking action, the bloody-good-time pedestrian slaughter, all ruined by poor physics and controls, and questionable gameplay decisions. Let's start with the physics and controls. These cars, supposedly weighing in the thousands of pounds, handle like airweight hovercraft. This results in spinning out at any speed higher than first gear, soaring through the air when hitting any angle of incline, and being easily flipped over on your back. The high jumps are especially annoying as there are certain maps with spots at which you can sail over the edge of the map, and could possibly get stuck on the other side of a tall fence or wall when you 'recover' your car. There are several races that occur in underground mines, laced through with minecart tracks that can easily flip you onto your side or back. Some of the less than fun gameplay elements include invincible cops (replete with perfect handling and underwater control), an opponent with the 'Electro-Bastard Ray' (basically a power-up that zaps any nearby pedestrians) equipped by default, and a generally poor range of alternate vehicles (you can only drive the really good ones through the use of cheats). Buy this one when it's on sale, if you must buy it at all.