Carmageddon is the original freeform driving sensation, where pedestrians (and cows!) equal points, and your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of automotive killing machines. The game features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence. It’s the racing game where racing is for wimps.
Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back!
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.
"Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Members of the public, you have ONE minute to reach minimum safe distance!"- Crazy range of vehicles and drivers, each with their own personality and driving style.
- The game that pioneered true 3D physics,
- The game that pioneered dynamic vehicle damage
- The game that pioneered splattering grannies. And cows.
- In fact, splatter a wide range of seriously scared pedestrians.
- 28 dangerously deranged Opponents
- 11 wildly exhilarating Environments
- Career Mode featuring 36 satisfyingly violent Levels
- Race and Wreck opponents to unlock 30 playable cars!
- Over 40 fun-packed Power Ups and “Power Downs”.
- Great open world track design allowing complete freedom to explore.
- Hidden bonus areas to find.
- Ludicrously satisfying, arcade-style gameplay.
The aim is for the player to work their way up the ranking system, from 99th place to first. The player vehicle is pitted against a number of computer controlled competitors, in locations such as cities, mines and desert towns. Levels can be beaten in one of three ways:
- Completing all the laps of the race course, as one would a normal racing game.
- "Wasting" (wrecking) all the opponents vehicles.
- Killing all the pedestrians in the area.
Each level has a time limit, but more time may be gained by passing through checkpoints, collecting powerups, damaging/destroying the competitors' cars, and by running over pedestrians (with bonuses awarded for style).
These actions also reward the player with Credits, which can be used to make instant repairs or recover the car (after falling down a chasm, for example). They can also be used to upgrade Armour, Power and Offense stats in the Parts Shop between races. This is also the time to switch which car to drive if others have been obtained.
As well as opponents partaking in the 'race', some levels also contain a number of heavily armored Cop Cars, which will activate their sirens and hound the player when provoked. They can be attacked and destroyed, but do not count as opponents. A single "Super Squad Car" exists in one level, and it can be claimed if destroyed.
An Action Replay with multiple camera viewpoints is available at any point during a race.
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
Carmageddon is the first of a series of graphically violent driving-oriented video games. It was conceived and developed by Stainless Games, published by SCi and released June 30, 1997 on PC & Mac.
It was, and remains, a poster child for video game controversy. The controversy surrounded the game's central premise; that of earning reward for running down innocent pedestrians.
The game was notable for its realistic and ground-breaking physics, and for its in-game action replay features. It was also one of the earliest examples of a sandbox 3D driving game, and may have influenced other later games including the Driver and Grand Theft Auto series.
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 around one hundred 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.
http://www.carmageddon.com/bugger
http://www.carmageddon.com
Carmageddon is the original freeform driving sensation, where pedestrians (and cows!) equal points, and your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of automotive killing machines. The game features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence. It’s the racing game where racing is for wimps.
Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back!
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.
"Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Members of the public, you have ONE minute to reach minimum safe distance!"- Crazy range of vehicles and drivers, each with their own personality and driving style.
- The game that pioneered true 3D physics,
- The game that pioneered dynamic vehicle damage
- The game that pioneered splattering grannies. And cows.
- In fact, splatter a wide range of seriously scared pedestrians.
- 28 dangerously deranged Opponents
- 11 wildly exhilarating Environments
- Career Mode featuring 36 satisfyingly violent Levels
- Race and Wreck opponents to unlock 30 playable cars!
- Over 40 fun-packed Power Ups and “Power Downs”.
- Great open world track design allowing complete freedom to explore.
- Hidden bonus areas to find.
- Ludicrously satisfying, arcade-style gameplay.
The aim is for the player to work their way up the ranking system, from 99th place to first. The player vehicle is pitted against a number of computer controlled competitors, in locations such as cities, mines and desert towns. Levels can be beaten in one of three ways:
- Completing all the laps of the race course, as one would a normal racing game.
- "Wasting" (wrecking) all the opponents vehicles.
- Killing all the pedestrians in the area.
Each level has a time limit, but more time may be gained by passing through checkpoints, collecting powerups, damaging/destroying the competitors' cars, and by running over pedestrians (with bonuses awarded for style).
These actions also reward the player with Credits, which can be used to make instant repairs or recover the car (after falling down a chasm, for example). They can also be used to upgrade Armour, Power and Offense stats in the Parts Shop between races. This is also the time to switch which car to drive if others have been obtained.
As well as opponents partaking in the 'race', some levels also contain a number of heavily armored Cop Cars, which will activate their sirens and hound the player when provoked. They can be attacked and destroyed, but do not count as opponents. A single "Super Squad Car" exists in one level, and it can be claimed if destroyed.
An Action Replay with multiple camera viewpoints is available at any point during a race.
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
Carmageddon is the first of a series of graphically violent driving-oriented video games. It was conceived and developed by Stainless Games, published by SCi and released June 30, 1997 on PC & Mac.
It was, and remains, a poster child for video game controversy. The controversy surrounded the game's central premise; that of earning reward for running down innocent pedestrians.
The game was notable for its realistic and ground-breaking physics, and for its in-game action replay features. It was also one of the earliest examples of a sandbox 3D driving game, and may have influenced other later games including the Driver and Grand Theft Auto series.
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 around one hundred 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.
http://www.carmageddon.com/bugger
http://www.carmageddon.com
Carmageddon ist die originale free-form Rennsensation, in der Fußgänger (und Kühe!) Punkte bedeuten, und deine Gegner ein Haufen Verrückter in einem abgedrehten Mix von automobilen Killermaschinen sind.
Carmageddon ist die originale free-form Rennsensation, in der Fußgänger (und Kühe!) Punkte bedeuten, und deine Gegner ein Haufen Verrückter in einem abgedrehten Mix von automobilen Killermaschinen sind.
Carmageddon bietet Umgebungen in realistischen Settings, die in Schlachtfelder verwandelt wurden, und in denen die Einwohner auf eigene Gefahr vor der Tür bleiben.
Abgesehen davon, dass du dein Auto als Waffe gebrauchen kannst, ist jedes Level grosszügig ausgestattet mit einer breiten Auswahl an abgedrehten Power-Ups, mit denen das Geschehen noch eine Stufe durchgeknallter wird!
Du hast die Möglichkeit jedes Event so zu spielen wie du es möchtest. Schrotte all deine Gegner, kill alle Fußgänger oder (vergiss das am besten gleich wieder) beende alle Runden im Rennen.
Oh, und Vorsicht - die Bullen in ihren superhart gepanzerten Patroullienfahrzeugen lungern auch noch irgendwo herum. Und wenn sie dich beim Mist bauen erwischen, gibt's Dresche!
"Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Members of the public, you have ONE minute to reach minimum safe distance!"- Riesige Auswahl an Fahrzeugen und Fahrern, jeder mit seiner eigenen Persönlichkeit und eigenem Fahrstil
- Das Spiel, das als erstes echte 3D Physik hatte
- Das Spiel, das als erstes dynamischen Fahrzeugschaden hatte
- Das Spiel, das als erstes Omas zum Zermanschen hatte. Und Kühe.
- Tatsächlich könnt ihr eine breite Auswahl verängstigter Fußgänger überfahren
- 28 gefährlich-gestörte Gegner
- 11 extrem aufregende Umgebungen
- Karrieremodus mit 36 befriedigend-brutalen Leveln
- Fahre Rennen und schrotte Gegner um 30 spielbare Fahrzeuge freizuschalten
- Über 40 spassige Power Ups und "Power Downs"
- Tolles Open-World Streckendesign, das es erlaubt, das Level zu erkunden
- Versteckte Bonusorte zum Finden
- Abstrus-befriedigendes, arcade-style Gameplay
Das Ziel für den Spieler ist es, sich im Rangsystem hochzuarbeiten, vom 99sten Platz zum 1sten. Das Fahrzeug des Spielers tritt gegen eine Anzahl von computer-gesteuerten Konkurrenten an, in Umgebungen wie Städten, Minen und Wüstenstädten. Levels können in einer von drei Arten gewonnen werden:
- Alle Runden eines Rennens beenden, wie man es in einem normalen Rennspiel tun würde
- Alle gegnerischen Fahrzeuge zu Schrott fahren
- Alle Fußgänger in einer Umgebung killen.
Jedes Level hat ein Zeitlimit, aber mehr Zeit bekommt ihr, wenn ihr Checkpoints passiert, PowerUps sammelt, die Autos der Gegner beschädigt oder zerstört und durch das Überfahren von Fußgängern (mit Bonuspunkten für Style).
Diese Aktionen belohnen den Spieler mit Credits, die benutzt werden können, um Instant-Reperaturen durchzuführen oder das Auto zu bergen (nachdem es in eine Schlucht gefallen ist, zum Beispiel).
Sie können ausserdem benutzt werden, um zwischen den Rennen Rüstung, Power und Offensive im Teileshop aufzuwerten. Das ist auch die Zeit, gegebenenfalls das Auto zu wechseln, wenn neue freigeschaltet wurden.
Abgesehen von Gegnern die an dem "Rennen" teilnehmen, befinden sich in einigen Leveln auch einige schwer gepanzerte Polizeiwagen, die ihre Sirenen anschmeissen, und den Spieler verfolgen, wenn sie provoziert werden.
Sie können angegriffen und zerstört werden, zählen aber nicht als Gegner. Ein einziges "Super Squad Car" existiert in einem Level, und es kann als spielbares Fahrzeug freigeschaltet werden, wenn es zerstört wird.
Ein Action Replay System mit mehreren Kameraperspektiven ist zu jeder Zeit in einem Rennen verfügbar.
Carmageddon hat die
"Game of the Year" Trophäe in den 1997
PC Zone Reader Awards gewonnen.
Carmageddon 1 und 2 waren
"Driving Game of the Year" im Jahre 1997/1998.
AUSGEWÄHLTE TESTBERICHTE DES ORIGINALSPIELS:
Zuerst veröffentlicht für PC im Jahre 1997, war Carmageddon ein sofortiger Hit, und hat sich weltweit über 2 Millionen Mal verkauft. Hier ein paar Beispiele, was die Spielepresse zu der Zeit gesagt hat:
“Carmageddon ist intuitiver, brutaler Fahrspaß...” -
GameSpot 8.8 von 10
“Carmageddon, um auf den Punkt zu kommen, ist eins der besten Computerspiele, die ich je gespielt habe... Carmageddon ist göttlich!” - Duncan McDonald 95% Classic Award
PC Zone Magazine
“Carmageddon ist eins dieser Spiele, die es nur alle Jubeljahre einmal gibt. Ein Pflichtkauf.” -
Escape Magazine 6 von 6
“Das Gameplay ist goldrichtig und jeder mit ein bisschen schwarzem Humor sollte es ausprobieren.” -
Computer Gaming World 4 von 5
“Also denk dran, das nächste Mal wenn du in GTA VI Bullen umnietest: Carmageddon's Kontroverse war als erste da, und dem haben wir viel zu verdanken.” -
RetroGarden
Carmageddon ist das erste aus einer Serie von grafisch brutalen fahr-orientierten Videospielen. Es wurde konzipiert und entwickelt von Stainless Games, herausgegeben von SCi und wurde am 30 Juni 1997 für PC und Mac veröffentlicht.
Es war, und bleibt, ein Aushängeschild für Videospiel Kontroverse. Die Kontroverse bezog sich auf das allgemeine Thema des Spiels: Belohnungen bekommen für das Überfahren unschuldiger Fußgänger. Das Spiel war durch seine realistische und bahnbrechende Physik und für sein in-game Action Replay Feature auffällig.
Es war ausserdem eines der ersten Beispiele für ein Sandkasten 3D Fahrspiel, und hat vielleicht später andere Spiele wie die Driver und Grand Theft Auto Serie beinflusst.
ÜBER STAINLESS GAMES
Stainless wurde 1994 von Patrick Buckland, einem Veteranen der Spieleindustrie seit der grauen Vorzeit von 1982, und Neil Barnden, der einmal haarig wie ein Mammut war, gegründet.
Ein achtköpfiges Team arbeitete an dem ersten Carmageddon bei Stainless, und 5 von ihnen sind noch heute mit dabei. Obwohl ein paar von ihnen mittlerweile gut verschnürt in einem weich gepolsterten Raum im Keller aufbewahrt werden.
Stainless Games zählt nun über 50 verrückte, engagierte Mitarbeiter verschiedenster Größe, Breite und Geschlechts. Man kann sie alle vor der Südküste Englands finden, wo sie auf halsbrecherische Weise von einem kalkigen Felsen herunterbaumeln.
http://www.carmageddon.com/bugger
http://www.carmageddon.com
Carmageddon – вызвавшая сенсацию оригинальная гоночная игра, где пешеходы (и коровы!) приносят очки, а ваши соперники – сборище психов на безумных машинах убийства. В этой игре вы можете ехатькуда хотите, здесь царит анархия и зашкаливающий уровень нереального комедийного насилия. Это гоночная игра, где гонки – для слабаков.
Теперь классическая игра для Mac & PC, которая была ЗАПРЕЩЕНА ПО ВСЕМУ МИРУ возвращается.
В Carmageddon вас ждут реалистичные ландшафты, которые станут вашими охотничьими угодьями – местные жители, слоняющиеся по улицам, обречены. Ваша машина сама по себе является оружием, к тому же на каждом уровне щедро разбросаны бонусы с различными безумными эффектами, поднимающими сумасшествие происходящего на новый уровень! В каждой гонке вы можете выиграть так, как хочется вам. Уничтожьте всех соперников, убейте всех до единого пешеходов, или (прочь, крамольная мысль!) пройдите все круги гонки. Ах да, и не попадайтесь копам – они патрулируют улицы на своих сверхмощных броневиках, и, если застанут вас за нарушениями, то насядут вам на пятки, как настоящая свора легавых!
“Леди и джентельмены, заводите вашы машины! Члены публики, у вас есть ОДНА минута чтобы отойти на безопасную дистанцию”- Сумашедший выбор автомобилей и водителей, кажды со своим характером и стилем вождения.
- Игра которая проложила путь настоящей 3д физике.
- игра которая проложила путь динамическому урону автомобиля.
- Игра которая проложила путь размазыванию бабушек. И коров.
- Невозможное количество серёзно боящихся пешеходов.
- 11 захватывающих и бодрящих ландшафтов
- Режим карьеры с 36 удовлетворяуще жестоких уровней.
- Обгоняйте и уничтожайте соперников, чтобы разблокировать 30 машин для игры!
- Более 40 веселых усилений.
- Отличный дизайн открытого мира, позволяющий вам путешествовать по картам
- Спрятанные бонус локации.
- Нелепо удовлетворяющий геимплэй в стиле аркады.
Главная задача игрока, это подняться по системе ранков с 99 места до 1ого. Автомобиль игрока будет поставлен против колличества оппонентов, которыми управляет компьютер в разых локациях: городах, шахтах, пустынных городах. Уровни можно будет пройти тремя разными способами:
- Закончив все круги в гонке, как в обычных гонках.
- Разбив машины всех оппонентов.
- Убив всех пешеходов.
В каждом уровне есть временной лимит, но можно заработать больше времени пересекая чекпоинты, получая усиления, нанося урон/разбивая машины оппонентов и убивая пешеходов(бонусы будут начислятся за стиль).
Все эти действия также будут вам давать кредиты, которые можно использовать на починку и востановление машины (после паданья в пропасть например). Так же их можно тратить на апгрейды защиты, силы и аттаки в магазине между гонками. Еще это время, когда можно поменять машины, если были получены новые.
Но не только оппоненты участвуют в "гонке", в некоторых уровнях можно найти количество бронированных полицейских, которые активируют свои сирены и гоняются за игроком, когда их разбудишь. Их можно атаковать и уничтожить, но они не считаются оппонентами. В одном ис уровней существует "Super Squad Car" и её можно получить уничтожив.
Система повторов с разными точками для камеры открыта в любой момент во время гонки.
Игра Carmageddon получила приз "Игра года" журнала PC Zone Reader в 1997 году. Первая и вторая части Carmageddon стали "Гоночной игрой года" в 1997 и 1998 годах.
ИЗБРАННЫЕ ОБЗОРЫ ОРИГИНАЛЬНОЙ ИГРЫ
Игра Carmageddon впервые вышла на PC в 1997 году и сразу же стала хитом. По всему миру было продано более 2 миллионов копий игр серии. Вы можете прочитать выдержки из статей в игровой прессе того времени:
"Carmageddon – это жестокое, животное автомобильное веселье...” -
GameSpot 8.8 out of 10
"Если говорить коротко, то Carmageddon – одна из лучших компьютерных игр, в которые я играл… Божественно!" - Duncan McDonald 95% Classic Award
PC Zone Magazine
"Carmageddon – одна из тех жемчужин, что появляются крайне редко. Покупка обязательна" -
Escape Magazine 6 out of 6
"Игровой процесс – само то, и каждый, у кого достаточно черное чувство юмора, должен попробовать эту игру" -
Computer Gaming World 4 out of 5
"Так что в следующий раз, когда вы будете сбивать вертолеты в GTA VI, вспомните о том, что все началось со скандального Carmageddon, и вы должны быть ему за это благодарны" -
RetroGarden
Кармагеддон - первая игра в серии графически жестоких гоночных игр. Была создана и разработана компанией "Stainless Games", издана компанией "SCi" и выпущена в 30июня 1997 года на ПК и MAC.
Она была, и осталась примером подражания для спорных видео игр. Споры окружающие главный замысел игры; убивание пешеходов даёт вам награды. Игра была примечательна своей реалистичной физикой и своей системой повторов игровых моментов. Так же она была одной из саммых ранних примеров 3D сэндбокс гоночный игры, и скорее всего сильно повлияла на такие игры как "Driver" и "Grand Theft Auto".
ABOUT STAINLESS GAMES
Компания Stainless была основана в 1994 году Патриком Баклендом, настоящим ветераном, работающим в игровой индустрии с доисторического 1982 года, и Нилом Барнденом. Над первой частью Carmageddon в Stainless трудилась команда из 8 человек, и пятеро из них до сих пор работают в компании. Некоторых из этих пяти мы держим связанными в подвале, в комнатушке с мягкими стенами.
Сейчас в Stainless Games работает более 100 сумасшедших и преданных делу сотрудников разного пола, высоты и толщины. Вы найдете их в штаб-квартире, торчащей на небольшом и ненадежном известняковом утесе на южном берегу Англии.
http://www.carmageddon.com/bugger
http://www.carmageddon.comCarmageddon is the original freeform driving sensation, where pedestrians (and cows!) equal points, and your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of automotive killing machines. The game features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence. It’s the racing game where racing is for wimps.
Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back!
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.
"Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Members of the public, you have ONE minute to reach minimum safe distance!"- Crazy range of vehicles and drivers, each with their own personality and driving style.
- The game that pioneered true 3D physics,
- The game that pioneered dynamic vehicle damage
- The game that pioneered splattering grannies. And cows.
- In fact, splatter a wide range of seriously scared pedestrians.
- 28 dangerously deranged Opponents
- 11 wildly exhilarating Environments
- Career Mode featuring 36 satisfyingly violent Levels
- Race and Wreck opponents to unlock 30 playable cars!
- Over 40 fun-packed Power Ups and “Power Downs”.
- Great open world track design allowing complete freedom to explore.
- Hidden bonus areas to find.
- Ludicrously satisfying, arcade-style gameplay.
The aim is for the player to work their way up the ranking system, from 99th place to first. The player vehicle is pitted against a number of computer controlled competitors, in locations such as cities, mines and desert towns. Levels can be beaten in one of three ways:
- Completing all the laps of the race course, as one would a normal racing game.
- "Wasting" (wrecking) all the opponents vehicles.
- Killing all the pedestrians in the area.
Each level has a time limit, but more time may be gained by passing through checkpoints, collecting powerups, damaging/destroying the competitors' cars, and by running over pedestrians (with bonuses awarded for style).
These actions also reward the player with Credits, which can be used to make instant repairs or recover the car (after falling down a chasm, for example). They can also be used to upgrade Armour, Power and Offense stats in the Parts Shop between races. This is also the time to switch which car to drive if others have been obtained.
As well as opponents partaking in the 'race', some levels also contain a number of heavily armored Cop Cars, which will activate their sirens and hound the player when provoked. They can be attacked and destroyed, but do not count as opponents. A single "Super Squad Car" exists in one level, and it can be claimed if destroyed.
An Action Replay with multiple camera viewpoints is available at any point during a race.
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.” -
RetroGardenCarmageddon is the first of a series of graphically violent driving-oriented video games. It was conceived and developed by Stainless Games, published by SCi and released June 30, 1997 on PC & Mac.
It was, and remains, a poster child for video game controversy. The controversy surrounded the game's central premise; that of earning reward for running down innocent pedestrians.
The game was notable for its realistic and ground-breaking physics, and for its in-game action replay features. It was also one of the earliest examples of a sandbox 3D driving game, and may have influenced other later games including the Driver and Grand Theft Auto series.
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 around one hundred 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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