Destruction Derby 2

Game review

The second part of the game can bring a lot of new ideas, new graphics, or significantly better gameplay. Or vice versa, it will bring a minimum of new things and only try to benefit from a successful first part. Unfortunately, this is also the case with the Destruction Derby 2. The two, compared to the year-old predecessor, brought a slightly improved technical processing and also several innovations, such as pit-stop, which offered to repair your car. The idea of ​​a destructive arena was later used several times in other racing games, such as the FlatOut series.

So we can consider Destruction Derby 2 a predecessor of the FlatOut game series. Compared to the first part, the cars have simplified and much more fun driving characteristics. There were more pit stops, thanks to which I could have the car repaired during the race. There are three cars to choose from, the slower the car, the less difficult the race. The tracks are well-crafted, there are seven of them in total, only four tracks are available at the beginning, the other three are unlocked after successfully completing the championships. Furthermore, the game contains four arenas. The gameplay is very similar to the first part. As the name suggests, in this racing game it's not just about crossing the finish line in the first place, but also about properly crumbling the plates of your opponents' cars. They race on seven tracks and in four arenas. In Wrecking Racing mode, your task is to destroy other cars during the race, Stock Car offers classic racing and the Destruction Derby section, which gave the game its name, is a kind of gladiatorial arena where the last survivor wins.

The races are very fun, the cars have a successful damage system, the car can be totally destroyed. In the race, you drive against 20 opponents, their intelligence seemed to me to be at a high level. I found the Total Demolition mod the most fun, in which all computer opponents focus only on me.

The game is successful in terms of graphics, it was definitely one of the best at the time. The sound system of the cars and the mechanic's comments are well done.

Destruction Derby 2 is still a great fun for me today mainly due to the high difficulty and fun driving characteristics of the cars. I was surprised by the functionality of this title under the Windows 7 operating system, most games of a similar release date did not work for me under the new OS.