Markies's Status



74 | ![]() |
73 Unplayed
98.6% of Unfinished 14.3% of Total |
14.5% |
242 | ![]() |
47.5% | |
193 | ![]() |
37.9% |
Wishlist 1609 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NES | 6 ![]() |
9 ![]() |
49 ![]() |
64 Total |
Genesis / Mega Drive | 4 ![]() |
14 ![]() |
34 ![]() |
52 Total |
Game Boy/Color | 5 ![]() |
1 ![]() |
2 ![]() |
8 Total |
SNES | 5 ![]() |
21 ![]() |
26 ![]() |
52 Total |
Nintendo 64 | 4 ![]() |
26 ![]() |
22 ![]() |
52 Total |
Game Boy Advance | 4 ![]() |
1 ![]() |
1 ![]() |
6 Total |
Dreamcast | 2 ![]() |
17 ![]() |
6 ![]() |
25 Total |
PlayStation | 5 ![]() |
41 ![]() |
24 ![]() |
70 Total |
PlayStation 2 | 7 ![]() |
57 ![]() |
18 ![]() |
82 Total |
GameCube | 4 ![]() |
22 ![]() |
4 ![]() |
30 Total |
Xbox | 5 ![]() |
20 ![]() |
7 ![]() |
32 Total |
PlayStation 3 | 8 ![]() |
4 ![]() |
0 ![]() |
12 Total |
Wii | 5 ![]() |
3 ![]() |
0 ![]() |
8 Total |
Wii U | 4 ![]() |
3 ![]() |
0 ![]() |
7 Total |
Nintendo Switch | 6 ![]() |
3 ![]() |
0 ![]() |
9 Total |
All Games | 509 Total |
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Destruction Derby is one of the few Playstation games that I play with a friend of mine. He is not a big fan of either PS1 or PS2, but I remember playing a few games with him. Destruction Derby is a game that we both enjoy because of our love for destructive racing games and I remember Destruction Derby being one of the first games of that genre. It's an early PS1 game, so he has the long box edition. So, while shopping around after I beat my Backlog, I found one in the jewel case. I could never find that version and since it was only a few bucks, I decided to give it a try for the Single Player Mode.
Destruction Derby is a very simple game. There is your Championship mode, your single race mode and then your Destruction Derby mode. Despite all of that, the game is very fun to play. Each of the tracks and the large Destruction Derby bowl offer opportunities to hit your opponents with simple races or crossing intersections. With twenty different racers, it is very easy to bump into your opponents. And when you do hit your opponent for that nice 360, it feels fantastic. Along with damaging your opponents, you also take damage yourself and it affects the way your car handles. You bust up your left side and then your car leans to one side and makes it incredibly hard to turn.
Granted, turning in the game is a bit difficult to do in the first place. There is this weird floaty controls to your car that makes it feel like you are not in control at all times. You kind of have to go with the car instead of steering it. Also, there are only about 6 tracks and they begin to repeat themselves rather quickly, so the game can feel very repetitive in a short amount of time. For you to win races, you need to place high, but you also get points for wrecking other cars. Those points never made any sense to me as I will ram a car to get no points, but then I barely touch one and I get a bunch of points.
Overall, I enjoyed my time with Destruction even though it has its issues. I would say the game is best in short spurts. If you play the game longer than an hour, then you begin to see its flaws and it begins to drag down the experience. But, if you play it at quick bursts, then you will get all the enjoyment out of it. If you like destructive racers, this is a good one to check out, but there are much better ones out there for you to play instead!