Destruction Derby (series)

Destruction Derby
Destruction Derby 2 logo
Genres	Racing
Developers	Reflections Interactive (1995-1997) Looking Glass Studios (1999) Studio 33 (2000-2004)
Publishers	Psygnosis (1995-1997) THQ (1999) Sony Computer Entertainment (2000-2004)
Platforms	MS-DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, Sega Saturn
Platform of origin	MS-DOS / PlayStation
First release	Destruction Derby 1995
Latest release	Destruction Derby: Arenas 9 January 2004

The Destruction Derby series is a collection of racing video games. They have been developed by a number of companies, including Reflections Interactive, Looking Glass Studios and Studio 33.

The first game in the series was Destruction Derby, which was released in 1995.

Destruction Derby is a 1995 video game developed by Reflections Interactive, who would later go on to develop the successful Driver series. It was released for PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS (PC). Based around the real-life sport of demolition derby driving, the game involves wrecking other cars for points, or driving a simple race around one of five tracks. Though simplistic in its aims, the game achieved popularity and was one of the first games to achieve platinum sales on the PlayStation console. The game was given a name change just two months prior to its release in October 1995; it was originally called Demolish 'em Derby

A Nintendo 64 version was released in 1999 entitled Destruction Derby 64. It is graphically and technically superior to its PlayStation counterpart, with more cars, brighter and more detailed graphics, and expanded crash damage graphics, including the bonnets and boots of cars flying off in hard collisions. The cars that the player starts out with are rather basic generic saloons painted up for racing and smashing. As the game progresses through the championships, the player is awarded bonus vehicles, such as a black Hot rod with flames and a blue Ford Mustang GT hybrid called the 'Blue Demon'.

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