Carmageddon: Max Damage

For console gamers or those approaching this fresh, this is an easy recommendation. It’s fun and just the right kind of depraved.

Subtract the long expired controversy and what you get is an old game that has almost nothing to offer to contemporary players. [09/2016, p.63]

Carmageddon: Max Damage is an ugly, annoying and downright tiresome game. Particularly so when played too much. But it's not without its charms. A strong variety in weapons, vehicles and maps. Crude humour that can work, at times. It's actually good in small doses, but not worth the current entry fee.

Max Damage is a collection of ideas that looked good on paper and sounded good in its Kickstarter pitch, but in practice it would only have been an acceptable sequel if it’d come out in 1999.

Carmageddon’s revival gets off to a sloppy start, though it gradually gets better with perseverance. Drawbacks such as the fickle handling and the so-so presentation become easier to overlook, but those first few hours can be a major slog.

Unless the nostalgia makes you forget about all the issues, Max Damage is a really weak game when it comes to gameplay. Definitely, the franchise has seen better days.

Any good racer offers either a sense of speed or a sense of control, but Carmageddon fails to provide either. [October 2016, p78]

This addition to the Carmageddon Series is one I have been waiting for since I first played the Original Carmageddon at a friends house in 04, and Max Damage met all of my expectations and them-some. I bought the game the day it came out, and 1 and a half years later, I can say it was the best 30 dollars I have ever spent.

The strong point is maybe the worst thing... gameplay. Too similar for that we saw in the 2000 version. And yes, the loading is big.. 30 to 50s for each stage, the graphics could be better... but the fun is there.. even for a couple hours. No 2players local? Yap.. disapointing

I had the luck of playing this game both on PlayStation 4 and PC. The PC is far superior to this version. This is just a bad, un-optimized port to be skipped.

This game had a hell of a lot of potential, especially for an under utilised genre like 'arcade racers'. Whilst this game isn't a complete failure it has many crippling flaws, some of which made is unplayable for me. Cons: - The handling is dreadful. A game about crashing into things relentlessly punishes you for doing so as you spend the majority of your time reversing and spinning out every time you turn a corner. Some might defend it as realistic, but even if that's the case it feels at odds with a chaotic, unrealistic game. - The AI is hilariously bad. Most races fall down to the AI themselves struggling with the handling and spinning in circles or pushing you like a forklift locking you in position until they stop. - The graphics are very sub par, with muddy textures and constant pop in. Not game breaking but still underwhelming for a 2016 game. Pros: - The carnage is really fun when it works. The power ups and unlockable cars keep things fresh and entertaining. - Multiplayer brings this game to life, and is much more fulfilling than playing solo. I'm sorry, but if you take off the nostalgia goggles like I did, this isn't a good game. As fans of the series we deserve better than this mediocre outing.

Stainless Games en lugar de pulir los defectos del título original ha decidido dar a los jugadores "el título de su infancia", a coste de regalarnos un juego malo y pobre en todos sus aspectos. El concepto esta bien, y cuando 1 de cada 10 veces esto funciona resulta un título entretenido, pero con este control y escasa variedad me es muy difícil recomendar algo así. Si en futuros parches se mejora el control o se añade algún modo de juego, puede que el título sea redimible. Pero tal como esta, no lo puedo recomendar a nadie.