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Reviewed by: Jonathan Dreyer, MGA Editor In Chief
Note:(Feb 2/98)
On my new PowerMac 8600/300 I can play Carmageddon in High-Res 640*480 and it's completely smooth, absolutely no jerkiness at all!
Carmageddon
First of all, this is the BEST game I have played for a very
long time! I've had more fun playing this game than any
other in the this year. Now for something about the game:
The Nastiest Driving Game in the World.. Ever! Pit your wits
and wheels against 25 maniac drivers over 36 formidable race
circuits in your quest to become the King of Carnage and the
Prince of the Pile-up! Carmageddon.. it's murder on the
streets
Gameplay
I have to say that the gameplay is the most enjoyable part
of the game! There are 2 ways to finish a race, you can
either go through the race and complete the laps or you can
just go around smashing all the other cars, the latter being
much more enjoyable. During the race you have a timer at the
tops of the screen that counts down to zero, to increase the
time on the timer you either run over some people and get
some blood splatter or ram the other cars until they are
destroyed and you get credits and time. A variety of tracks
and opponents keep the game very very fun during the 36
races.
Graphics and Sound
The second great thing about this game are the graphics and
sound. The High-Res 640*480 graphics are absolutely
fabulous, the only problem is that Carmageddon doesn't
support any 3D cards (yet?) so unless you have a very very
fast processor, you're stuck in Low-Res which thankfully is
still great and playable on most PowerMacs.
The sound effects in Carmageddon are wonderful, the screams and shrieks of people just before you run them down are hilarious. The music is also fantastic!
Interface, Difficulty, and
Reliability
You can tell as soon as you start the game that this is a PC
port. All of the menus and settings screen are similar to a
PC games there are no Mac-like dialogue boxes in this game
but, even though the game's interface is still good,
especially with the bloody hand cursor.
I found that they difficulty of the different races to be either very easy or very hard, in some races it took me 4 tries to hit something before my low low starting time ran down.
As for reliability, the game never crashed on my at all, a very rare thing indeed.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I recommend this game. If your computer can
run it at a reasonable speed then this game is excellent! I
have absolutely no complaints about this game.