Carmageddon
Carmageddon
Carmageddon est un jeu vidéo de course développé par Stainless Games et publié par Interplay Productions et Sales Curve Interactive, initialement sorti sur PC le 31 décembre 1997 avant d'être porté sur d'autres plateformes. Conçu comme un jeu de combat motorisé en conduite libre, il place le joueur dans des environnements où les piétons et les vaches rapportent des points et où les adversaires sont des conducteurs aux véhicules surréalistes. Le titre a donné naissance à une série et la version allemande s'est distinguée par une censure particulière, les piétons y étant remplacés par des robots déversant de l'huile noire. La presse a salué son caractère novateur, GameSpot évoquant un jeu « viscéral, violent et amusant », tandis que certains joueurs regrettent des soucis techniques sur les versions récentes, comme en témoigne un avis négatif sur Steam mentionnant un message d'erreur persistant dans le menu.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Carmageddon is the '97 classic given just enough of a tweaking to make it feel at home on the iOS platform - there are still some quirks left over from the original, but smashing your way through pedestrians and vehicles alike makes for a disturbingly fun distraction. »
« Carmageddon may have lost its sheen along with its controversial edge, but it's lost none of its schlocky, multilayered charm. »
« I have no recollection of how the original game progressed - I mainly just remember the moment-to-moment glee of splattering pedestrians - but this iOS version is a series of unlockable levels, a collection of unlockable cars, a garage full of car upgrades, and variable goals for each level. If that's not enough, leaderboards, achievements, and challenges are all supported on Gamecenter. In other words, a whole lot of incentive to drive, smash, and splatter. »
« Carmageddon may not live up to its glory days of the past, but these old cars still have a lot of fight left in them. »
« Carmageddon is an older game, and it shows even on a mobile device, but people don't always love old games purely because they're old. Sometimes they love them because they're fun. And despite the slippery controls, this bit of nostalgia is still very, very fun. »
« Carmageddon delivers a charming, though very frustrating, experience. The game is packed with lots of cars and tracks, and it's very fun to play, but you have to deal with some awkward controls. »
« Carmageddon has never been a great racing game, not in 1997 and not in 2012. It is however some of the most fun you can have on four wheels in a game. I have already had more fun playing this game than I have ever had in Real Racing or Need For Speed. Sure the gameplay differs greatly, but when I play games it is about having fun. Carmageddon spits at realism, farts at proper handling and pees on fair play, and that is just how I like it. »
« The very same game we know, being this both positive and negative. We need to mention that the control is harder on iDevices, but it's not a bad choice if you want to relive this controversial classic. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Played the original on pc in the 90’s and was one of my favourite games. Loved how controversial it was - to have to slaughter to gain points/funds and that the racing was secondary to the destruction. It was also one of the first open world games Id experienced. Loved it. »
« One of the best video game ports for mobile, this game is perfect and more beautiful than the PS1 itself. Bad game and only cars that seem to have butter on their tires »
« For this price, the ability to own one of the most fun and controversial games is a must. The gameplay in this is incredible, just like it was so long ago - I had so much fun with this series while back, that being able to play the first one on my smartphone is just one of the things that make me happy. I highly recommend this game to anyone, who wants to check how many barriers in games, both ethical and gameplay-wise, were able to be broken back in a day. This is an expression of pure freedom of mind, that Stainless games represent. And the feeling of people and cows running away from you with screaming, the thrill of going head on with your enemy is there again! As sick as it is, it's also extremely fun, and the weird powerups that you can collect along the way makes it clear that this is not realistic, so it's not only for sociopaths. I love that game, and if you'd approach it with an open mind, you'd love it too. You can always search for 'Carma Free' to check out the demo. It's worth it! »
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
