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Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
From: Atari Average Rating: Binding: Video Game ESRB Age Rating: Teen Label: Atari Number of Items: 1 Platform: PlayStation2 Release Date: September 07, 2004
Features:
Rip through 25 insane events and throw yourself into the Car-nage
Wreak havoc in over 30 vehicles including cars, buses, hearses and ambulances
Test yourself in single races, Career mode and split-screen multiplayer races
Unlock footage from the real Eve Of Destruction events while you play, as see the mayhem that inspired the game
Product Description: Test Drive: Eve Of Destruction takes you to the small-town race tracks for fender-flattening mayhem. Being the fastest doesn't earn you a checkered flag here - but being able to hit hard and fast will help!
A safe outlet for the destructive side in everyone WOW! To think that most of these varieties of demolition derby are real life events is wild. Let's see: there are figure 8 races, figure 8 with jump in the middle of the 8(which is insanely funny when cars tag one another in the air), suicide race(1/2 cars go in one direction with the other 1/2 going opposite), smash the moth(take out an AMC Gremlin with flashing light on roof in record time), another sick race where you are driving a hearse with "Dirt Nap" graffiti-ed on the back around track 5 times while other AI computer cars are trying to take you out, school bus races(all buses), detention(you are school bus trying to demolish the other racers trying to complete their figure 8 race), red rover(just like children's game where you race from side to side with last person getting eliminated- I really like to smash into the other cars which is allowed while you cross the safe line), traditional crash up derby, push-off(crash up derby on a raised platform- get eliminated if fall off) and a TRAILER race where you drag around a boat, pop-up camper, utility or back half pickup bed redneck trailer and object is to win but also knock off other racers trailers to eliminate them. I LOVE the game, it is sick fun! There is a career mode but I am a gamer that likes instant results which brings me to- even in the normal mode you can unlock cars like mail-jeep and 57 chevy. There are classes: compact, mid, muscle, and you can pick crazy cars like cop car or school bus to race in ANY race(which is even more fun with a friend if you both get buses and just demolish everyone, my friend got a rainbow painted hippie bus-this is fun and easy for young children or sick adults like us). PERFECT party game for all. Racers will love the exhaust stacks coming out of fenders or hood with realistic backpressure flames as you let off throttle. Good soundtrack too. You can pick various paint schemes also. This game isn't cheap but its worth every penny. It doesn't require mario andretti skills so very fun for lazy gamers like myself who like to win without spending 10 hours to beat one track. So if you want a GT4 game, don't look at smash up derby games- key object is in this game's name- EYE OF DESTRUCTION.
A terrific ride for demo derby fans When I bought this game, I had little idea of the doors it was going to open to remind me of the vintage, small town demo derbys I went to during my childhood and teenage years. There's no NASCAR cars here or formula one racers, no modern driving techniques or special, millenium style scenarios. It's straight back to the small town, state fair, dirt track style demo derbies and races with 50's, 60's, and 70's Fords, Dodges, and Chevys spray painted with numbers and stripes and ready to hit the tracks for fender bender mayhem! You also DON'T have to be a racing video game guru to win these races! There are playing levels from rookie to legend in this game. Even in the legend level, if you can steer and go around the track, handle basic racing strategies, you have a great chance of winning! Winning and racing are a hoot in this game with the addition of the announcer shouting your name as the winner or teasing you because you came in last! The races are wildly entertaining, from demo derbies to figure 8 races to races I hadn't even thought of. The Gauntlet involves racing a hearse around the track five times while other drives try to wreck you. The Suicide Race is exciting while the other half of the cars come at you head on. Detention is absolute mayhem fun, driving a schoolbus trying to destroy the other cars on the track. Some races aren't exactly easy, The Whiparound Race isn't as easy as it sounds, but fun to try (I can only imagine how true drivers managed to turn around going full speed while racing). My favorites are the figure 8 jump race and the down to basics demo derby. Replay action is awesome in this game. You can choose several options to view the race from many angles and it gives great opportunities to see how well you've done or witness better some of the spectacular crashes that can happen in this game. There's a large selection of vintage cars to choose from. In career mode, it takes a bit more work to earn money to get them, but when you reach certain levels, it's fun to take the cars to the garage and "spray paint" them with your own names, logos, designs, and numbers. The special effects are also great, from the bursts of flames from the pipes protruding through the hoods to smoking engines to the banging sounds of cars crashing into each other. I have spent countless hours playing this game and it's still fun. It takes me back to the carnival and fair days when I would sit and wait for the racing/demo derby to begin. Whoever invented this game-a big handshake to you and THANKS for making life such great fun for demo derby enthusiasts!
A Fun and Satisying Game Among the various racing games I have played, this is easily one of the more fun games. I enjoy car racing games probably more than other types of games, and I have enjoyed games like Grand Turismo a lot. However, I think Eve of Destruction is probably the best and most gratifying video games I've played. Grand Turismo is a stellar game, but I did find that it was rather complicated, and it had a steep learning curve, and it took a long time to become even a modest player--but it is still a fun game (I would like to point out that I did cut my video game playing teeth on the old school nintendo, so it may take a dinosaur like me more time to master these new fangled video games that the kids these days love so much). Eve of Destruction was easy enough to master to make it fun from the start of play.
Basically the premise of the game is entirely built around demolition derby events. So, there are all these different types of races (like the Jump race or the figure 8 race) and then there are these other events (like the demolition derby, the gauntlet) where one doesn't race so much as just repeatedly drive one's own car into others' cars. Basically, in the various events, the more one hits other cars, the more points one earns; the more points one earns the more stuff gets unlocked. So, essentially, the more one hits the other cars during the game, the better the game gets. As I said, it's quite gratifying.
There are a good selection of different cars with different capabilities. Compact cars, muscle cars, cars that are designed either for speed or good handling or delivering/taking abuse (I prefer using the "Gladiator" which is somewhat like a late 1960s Dodge Charger). In the straight up action mode, one can choose from any number of cars, including 'specialty' cars like a school bus, police car or ambulance. Career mode is a lot of fun as well. One starts out with a crappy car, but once one enters events and earns money, one can buy upgrades or better cars while climbing the Eve of Destruction rankings.
The one criticism I have is that the game has an "announcer" which is fine, but he tends to repeat himself. The game also has music which I did not care for, but you can turn it off, so, I can't much complain about that. I guess you can also turn the announcer off, so maybe I don't have much room to complain about that either. Whatever.
the best demo derby game out there! best derby game ever made!great metal crunching crashes and mind blowing hits!you earn money by going to derby compititions.then you can buy pretty cool cars then go to the garage to add performance upgrades and paint to your car.you can paint your car by using the analog sticks.so that means you can have any paint design you want to make!the game is pretty easy though.I beat it like six times!you can even place bets on racing,so if you win for example you would get like $1,100.00.the events are awesome there is the figure 8 race,fig 8 jump race,demo derby,jump race,suicide race,and ect.you can have up to 4 cars.there is cars for racing,and cars for destruction.oh yeah and by the way this game isn't like destruction derby arena or those other games. This one is like your at the fair in a real demo derby.the cars don't look like nascars, they look like the cars at the demo derby's at the fair.so overal this is a great game.it was $40.00 but now it's like $10.00 or $15.00.so it's a great buy.
testdriver eareit is awesome!!!!!!!!there are 22 exciting events. you can pick your own car and track.my little brother plays it a lot,and so have I.I love this game and so will you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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