Amazon.com Review: Don your helmet and strap on the shoulder harness--Demolition Racer: No Exit is taking you for a ride, and it's not going to be a smooth one. As a matter of fact, with 16 cars on the track and nobody worried about paint jobs, it's likely to be downright bumpy.
Demolition Racer: No Exit will delight gamers who never can keep their car on the road, as it rewards hazardous driving and openly encourages slamming other motorists into walls or--better yet--land mines.
The game offers two distinctly different leagues. In the demolition leagues, ranking is determined by the damage points that you inflict on your fellow drivers, multiplied by a value that's assigned to the place in which you finish the race. The No Exit mode puts drivers in an arena, à la gladiator, with the winner being the last moving car. Here, the game really shines, as cars go flying hood-over-heels and perform maneuvers that would make crash-test dummies wince.
Demolition Racer: No Exit shows vehicle damage in real time. See your hood crinkle, then pop up and flap like a wounded duck, before it flies over the roof. While the action is fast and furious, however, the graphics don't reflect the abilities of the Dreamcast fully, with vehicles that appear somewhat boxy, and physics that seem unrealistic when compared to other top-notch racing games. In addition, the vehicles are generic, with no brand names.
Once you've turned off the predictable hard-rock soundtrack, the sound effects in Demolition Racer: No Exit are excellent, from the screams of tortured metal to the screech of a fender that's kissing a wall. --Benjamin Reese
Pros:
Real-time damage shown on vehicles
Very realistic sound effects
Unlockable minigames
Cons:
Graphics could be better
Generic, unlicensed vehicles
Product Description: With 16 cars on a track at one time, one's bound to bend a couple fenders. In Demolition Racer--No Exit, that's expected, along with a foot-to-the-floor racing ambition. You will race in various themed leagues, which take you onto urban and rural tracks for both day and night racing. Collect power-ups for that little extra edge in your racing--sometimes at the expense of other drivers.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Mission: Demolition
Demolition Racer rocked my socks. I bought it originally thinking it was from the creators of the Destruction Derby games, (A good series in its own right), but it is different. (Unlike the Demolition Derby titles, you only score crashes made with the front of your car.) Demolition Racer is more of an independent title with its own flavor and excitement.
There are MANY play modes to choose from, including 2 player modes. From standard arena-style destruction derbies to flat out racing. The main mode will score you on your final racing position and crash score. There is a fair bit of strategy to this mode, as you must crash often, place high, and manage to survive to the end. There are several fun and strange mini-games to unlock as well.
The unique game play is the best part of Demolition Racer, but there are some other big highlights. This game has polished graphics, a variety of customization options, plenty of levels, and a decent soundtrack comprised of heavy metal and electronica.
My only critiques would be on the soundtrack and the physics engine. Some of the music isn't on the par with the rest of the collection, and the music is always set on random for every race. So you might have to race with something annoying instead of an awesome Fear Factory remix. The physics...can unpredictably send your car to its doom too early.
Rating: - Smash 'em up fun
Remember Destruction Derby? It was an unexpected hit and classic for the PS1 years ago where you got to smash up cars for no reason other than for good 'ol fun. Demolition Racer was a game that would come out a few years later for the PS1 with basically the same premise and was just as fun. Now enter Demolition Racer: No Exit for the Dreamcast, an insanely fun (for the most part) racer that was a nice addition to the DC's overbloated racing library. The premise stays the same, smash up other cars as much as you can while trying to keep your car from getting junked. You can either race or enter the Demolition League where you can participate in all kinds of other races like Chicken, Last Man Standing, and No Exit which has you and a bunch of other cars confined in a small arena where the last car functioning wins. Controls are tight and solid, the sound effects are half decent, along with a soundtrack featuring Fear Factory and some lesser known bands, but the graphics seem a little blocky, almost N64-ish, and don't take advantage of the DC's graphics horsepower engine. All in all, Demolition Racer: No Exit is a pretty good game that any DC owner will enjoy.
Rating: - Awsome
This game is really cool because it is intense racing and if you like destruction this is it in the arena you can bash and smash all you want it is awsome.BUT BE WARNED THE ARENA'S ARE KIND OF HARD TO SEE ON PROJECTION TV.But if you are chillin with your friends at night turn off the lights and ROCK ON!!!!!
Rating: - I loved it
When I got Demolition Racer for Christmas I didn't know if I would like it or not, but as I played it more and more I enjoyed it more and more. My 4 year old brother loved watching the cars crash and then special effects and the sound. In fact, I am buying it again because it was scratched.
Rating: - It's a BLAST!
We probably have 10 different racing games, and over the last two months we've played this one more than any other. Most games you just hold the gas down, try to stay off the wall and that's it. This one your not only trying to win but also see how much damage you can do to the other cars along the way (winning = race position + damage points). It's a real hoot! Usually racing against 12 cars, some races are easy, some real tough. Graphics are great--sides caved in, windshields shattered, hoods flying off, etc. Lots of cars, unlimited color variations, large selection of logos. Try it, you like it.
- Mission: Demolition
- Smash 'em up fun
