Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now (1998)

Max is back!! Bigger and bader than ever before!!!! Stainless/SCi announces the release of the eagerly awaited sequel to its 1997 smash hit Carmageddon, Carmageddon 2 - Carpocalypse now. Carmageddon 1 was released last year amongst "just a tiny bit" of controversy, with calls to "ban this killer car game" from the media around the world, and then went on to prove its critics wrong by scooping a body bag full of awards from around the globe. Developed once again, by the patients of Parkhurst prison's clinically insane wing, known as Stainless Software, Carmageddon 2 - Carpocalypse Now, is destined to make computer gaming history again. Let's face it, Carmageddon 1 caused a blood storm in a teacup, this time prepare for a full-on tidal wave. Carmageddon 2 - Carpocalypse Now will take players to the next level of gameplay, whether you are trying to hold down your lunch after taking out those pedestrians waiting for a bus, or franticly trying to re-build your car after having your butt kicked by one of the GAME'S AI opponents, Carmageddon 2 - Carpocalypse Now will take you to the edge and further as you race your way through 1998's greatest driving game.

Racing Indie Action Comedy Open world vehicular combat post-apocalyptic bloody street racing steam crime vehicle combat extreme violence vehicle customization checkpoints combat racing bannedPC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

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Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Developer: Stainless Games Ltd.
Publisher: Interplay Entertainment, Sales Curve Interactive
Released: October 12, 1998
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person, Third person
Engine: Blazing Renderer

IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 103 ratings.

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