![]() ![]() On the other hand, the racing levels, for the most part, provide the wild, car-flinging, pedestrian-smashing action that fans of the series have come to expect. Imagine controlling Tomb Raider's Lara Croft as if she were a truck - she'd roll over onto her back every time she jumped. And when you combine the exaggerated physics with cramped level design - which often has you navigating lots of twisty little alleys, the interiors of buildings, and catwalks - and then further compound the problem by imposing strict time limits on every mission, you end up with one big headache instead of having any fun. The problem is that the game's trademark exaggerated car physics work well for wacky, destruction derby-style racing at high speeds, but are totally unsuited to slow-paced exploration. For instance, the very first sequence requires you to scour an amusement park, look for three bomb pieces, and then drop off the bomb in front of a specific building. Unfortunately, the game is structured as a series of relatively enjoyable race levels with an often incredibly frustrating mandatory exploration level stuck between each one. And if the plot stopped after a few paragraphs in the manual and a couple of cutscenes, there'd be no problem. ![]() The story goes something like this: blah, blah, blah, something happened, blah, blah, blah, urban nightmare, etc., etc., and now you're running people over. ![]() And to be quite honest, these new elements are simply a tedious distraction from why you're likely playing the game in the first place: running people - and sometimes animals - over with an alligator-finned Frankenstein car. However, perhaps in an attempt to broaden the series' horizons, the developers of Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000 have injected some story and adventure elements into this third installment. It's a sick fantasy that doesn't really need a whole lot of explanation therefore, it hasn't been saddled with a whole lot of unnecessary plot in the previous Carmageddons. Since first climbing out of a boiling prehistoric puddle to test out its new lungs, humankind has dreamed of plowing over others with monster trucks. Love it or hate it, the Carmageddon series has always been about hitting innocent pedestrians with a car. ![]()
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