Magazine reviewers tend to call this game a fenderbender, that is as
understating as calling Pamela Anderson cute. This is total carnage, drive
em till em burn in flames. Instead of simply drive to win the races you
have to mind the score, that means if you only finish as number one and
haven t been smashing your oppnents you might be beaten to the podium. The
more damage you cause to your opponents, the more points you will recieve.
If you hit him lightly, it s two points and if you make him spin 360
degrees, then you get ten points. When your enemy is pouring out grey
smoke, then if you hit him you will execute the son of a gun. A kill makes
ten points. If you choose to drive the wrecking race you will be able to
double all points if you hit the leader. In the wrecking game you have to
get as many points as possible to be the winner and be able to advance to
next level, if you re driving the championship mode. If you want a pure
racing game, then stock car is your choice. Unfortunately, as a racing
game Destruction Derby doesn t quite do the trick. Namcos Ridge Racer is
better in that catagory, unbelevably even Daytona USA is a better racing
game! The Destruction Derby, which takes place in the bowl, is the part
of the game beeing found on the Sony demo disk. Here it s really smash n
cracsh time, the only thing you re supposed to do is KILL your opponents.
The most points win. To be able to be a winner, you must be a smart
driver. As the damage will increase on your car aswell, you will have to
drive in reverse. This will make your car last twice as long, plus the
rear is not as sencetive as the front, you know that s where the engine is
to be found. The game contains four different views, the easiest is the
one farthest away from the vehicle, if you choose tho drive fro m inside
you won t see anything when driving in reverse or when your opponents are
aiming for you. Then again, if you want to be the winner in the time
trials, the in car view is a, oh yeah, winnner.  As a two player game
Destruction Derby is one of the best things ever, it for starters contains
a tournament, which the lack of kinda spoiled the link up mode in Wipeout.
Not since Electronic Arts NH L hockey games we have had this much fun,
which probably explained why we went to bed, separetly you pervert, around
five AM. The game is also a treat as a one player game. If you feel like
the wrecking race is to easy and the guys in the bowl are just a bunch of
pathetic loosers, give Total Destruction a shot. This makes all 19
opponents target on you and you only. A pretty hectic situation. In two
player mode you have nine cars against you, and nine aginst your friend. 
Everytime you hit one, he will be a born again person and chase after your
friend instead of you. But your friend will also be converting enemis.
Wipeout might be a faster and slicker game, Destruction Derby kinda gives
slowdowns a face, but the fun of racing two player makes this a winner.
Wipeouts graphics are better, but if you look at the cars as they re being
smashed you will find the most beautiful texture mapping there is. With
this title, and Wipeout, Psygnisis really shows who s the boss. The
European, Liverpool, company is nevertheless dissappering from the market,
but fear not you addicted gamers, the re just getting a new name. - Sony
Interactive Entertainment (SIE). 
Destruction Derby: 9/9.