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SummaryThroughout three explosive PS one titles, Destruction Derby strapped you into powerful cars and encouraged you to dash and smash your way to the chequered flag. At long last, the PS2 offspring rumbles out of the pits and as well as being a highly polished, purring powerhouse of stock-car action, you can take on the world thanks to the online mult...
Rated Tfor Teen
Developer:Studio 33
Destruction Derby Arenas
PlayStation 2
Released On:
Apr 1, 2004
Metascore
Mixed or Average
57
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
My Score
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Game Stats for Destruction Derby Arenas PlayStation 2
Metascore
Mixed or Average
57
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
78% Mixed
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
22% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
72
It is fun for the same reason that something like Serious Sam is fun to play: the simplicity of it all. Fans of previous games may be a little turned off by the new arcade-like gameplay, though.
70
The "Rocky III" of video games: There isn't much suspense, the acting's cheesy, and the production values could be better, but you can't help but get sucked in. [June 2004, p.70]
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
67% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
20% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Aug 27, 2013
10
The game of my childhood. I turned on my PS2 almost everyday just to play this game. Hell, even my 7th birthday invites had the cover of the game, and my parents were like: "Wtf?". And thats how much i love it.
PlayStation 2 Report
Oct 3, 2026
8
This game was good for its time. It didn’t make me want to go through and keep playing after I beat it. But even for today’s standard the game can still hold up.
PlayStation 2 Report
67
The physics on the cars are kept too simple and there's too much of a reliance on power-ups, but go online and the energy level doubles. [May 2004, p.56]
60
Both the online and offline portions suffer from a lack of depth in the demolition portion.
55
A major disappointment with too many problems to be anything more than a weekend rental.
45
The well quickly runs dry and the races leave practically everything to be desired. If you really, really, really, want to see cars collide, play "Driver."
30
Despite ticking all the correct boxes Arenas lacks any synergy between components, making it the "Turok Evolution" of racing sequels. [Feb 2004, p.123]
Sep 7, 2022
2
gameplay is very bad, the car has no stability and looks like an empty box accelerating the difficulty is also reasonable and the destruction is weak. DERBY SERIES GAMES ON PS1 BEAT THIS ONE FROM PS2
PlayStation 2 Report
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date:Apr 1, 2004
Publisher:Gathering of Developers
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