Right from the start, Demolition Derby seems startlingly mediocre. Demolition Derby is a strangely subdued affair that tends to make even the most horrific head-on collision seem bland. But even Psygnosis' very first Destruction Derby game, released way back in 1996, offered more visceral excitement, more depth, and more graphical goodies than this. In fact, apart from Psygnosis' thrilling late-1990s Destruction Derby series, Demolition Derby may be the only other game of any consequence to address this wonderfully accident-happy brand of motorsport.

The derby portion of Demolition Derby often forces you to extricate yourself from a jumbled mass of machinery.Īdmittedly, the arena of metallic carnage that is the demolition derby has not gotten a fair shake in the world of PC entertainment. Even at its budget-conscious sub-$20 MSRP, Demolition Derby isn't all it could or should have been. Unfortunately, the game looks and feels so rudimentary that you can't help but wonder if you're playing a prerelease beta version. The first release from Michigan-based Auxiliary Power, Demolition Derby highlights arguably the most exciting part of motorized competition-crashing-and smartly rewards accuracy and sheer aggressiveness. Unfortunately, eGames' Demolition Derby and Figure 8 Race is an example of the latter category.

However, for every indie game that ends up being a surprise hit, there are a half dozen other games that prove just how difficult it is to devise and construct a product that lives up to today's high standards. There's something to be said for small development studios.

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