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Overview
In Carmageddon, the player races a vehicle against a number of other computer controlled competitors in various settings, including city, mine and industrial areas. The player has a certain amount of time to complete each race, but more time may be gained by collecting bonuses, damaging the competitors' cars or by running over pedestrians. • Saves via Controller Pak
Trivia & Facts
Official UK PlayStation Magazine was scathing of the gameplay of the PlayStation version, saying that "no amount of pureed pedestrian can cover its faults." The Nintendo 64 port was ill-received, being N64 Magazines lowest rated game at 8% from 1999 till 2004.
Hyper, on the other hand, gave the same port 85%, calling it "a success, and probably more suited to the Nintendo 64 than it ever was on the PC, as this is big arcade-style silly action." Carmageddon 64 was nominated for the "Worst Game" award at GameSpots Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, which went to Spirit of Speed 1937.
Carmageddon II (PC) was included in the retrospective book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, which was originally published in 2010.
thumb|left|On the starting grid of the first level (Windows version) Like its predecessor, Carmageddon II was subject to criticism for the level of violence portrayed in the game.
The blood pack was later released in the United Kingdom in 1999, earning the game an 18 certificate.
Carmageddon II was the first Carmageddon game to feature hardware acceleration, this was used for the higher quality damage models and higher quality levels.