The player offers a high quality video and audio playback and it also comes with a stereoscopic (3D) play mode. It provides a decent amount of useful features, without overloading you with vast menus and options you may never use. You’ll find the converted video in the specified folder.A good solution for playing music and videos is Movavi Media Player, due to its flexible, but still simple functionality. Click Apply.įinally, click the Save as File button, hit Browse, specify the file name and destination, and click Save twice. Then open the Audio codec tab, check the Audio box, and make sure the MPEG Audio codec is selected. Proceed to the Video codec tab, check the Video box, and select the MPEG-4 codec from the drop-down menu in the Codec section. On the Encapsulation tab, select MP4/MOV. In the Choose Profile section, click Customize. ![]() In the window that appears, click Open media and import your MP4 file. Once the process is complete, you will find the new video in the specified output folder.Ĭlick File and select the Convert/Stream option. Specify the output folder and the file name (change the file extension to. Then open the Audio codec tab, check the Audio box, and ensure that the MPEG Audio codec is selected. Proceed to the Video codec tab, check the Video box, and select the MPEG-4 codec. In the window that appears, click Add and import your MP4 file.Ĭlick Convert/Save and, in the window that opens, click the Edit selected profile button. Launch VLC, open the Media menu, and click Convert/Save. ![]() ![]() If you want to use VLC to convert MP4 to MOV, follow the appropriate instructions. Check if there is actually a sound stream in the initial video file. For example, you can’t convert a video to MP4 with a PCM audio stream. Some containers just can’t hold specific formats. In a new window that opens, select the Audio codec tab and ensure that the Keep original audio track option is disabled. Click Convert/Save (or Convert/Stream), and in the window that appears, click the Edit selected profile button. Click Add and select the file you want to convert. Open the Media menu, select Convert/Save if you are a Windows user, and Convert/Stream if you're using a Mac. The Keep original audio track option is enabled. Check the list of the most frequent reasons for this issue. If you tried to convert MOV to MP4 in VLC, and there is no sound in the converted video, something must have gone wrong in the process, or the conversion settings were incorrect from the start. There can be several reasons why this happened. Why did VLC convert MOV to MP4 with no audio? If, for some reason, you couldn’t use the VLC player, MOV files can be converted with another program designed specifically for media conversion. Still, it wasn’t created to serve as a converter, so sometimes, it’s good to have an alternative program. When it comes to converting MOV to MP4 in VLC, this freeware might come in very handy. You can tell by now that VLC is no ordinary media player. Video filters and effects: distortion, rotation, trimming, mirroring, and moreĭisplay of a video as the desktop wallpaper (on Windows PCs only) Playback of corrupted, incomplete, and unfinished filesĪccess to ISO files, even on operating systems that don’t support ISO images VLC has other features you might find helpful: Once this option is enabled, VLC will pack all data streams into one file without reprocessing the data itself. If you have files with data streams in different containers, you can use the Dump raw input option. If you want to convert videos of interlaced formats (1080i and 720i), enable the Deinterlace option. ![]() If you want VLC to play the output video during the conversion process, select the Display the output option. Here are some tips on using advanced features provided by the VLC developers. VLC also offers features that advanced users can take advantage of to tweak conversion settings. mp4 with VLC on a Mac and PC, but there is really much more to it. We’ve already described how you can convert.
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![]() Explosions and weapon noises have the expected impact, with rockets and lasers having distinctly different impacts on the senses. Many of the tracks are fast paced and match the games frantic on-screen action. It features an extensive collection of background tracks of a strictly electronic flavour, just what you’d expect from this sort of arena shooter. Nexuiz is considerably healthier in the audio department. This may sound a harsh critique of what is a downloadable shooter, but if the developer wants to create a game with an art style such as this, it needs to at the very least be consistent. Anyone who has played Perfect Dark: Zero or the first Gears of War will know the story most of the game world appears to have been laminated. What did jump out at me was how shiny everything is in Nexuiz. This design choice didn’t exactly jump out at me while I was playing the game, one minute the game looks like the slick, futuristic Mass Effect and the next minute the Art Nouveau styling’s of Bioshock make and appearance. The style that Nexuiz is apparently going for is a “futuristic, Victorian art style”. ![]() While at times managing to be technically impressive, the game lacks the sort of consistency that pulls all the elements together to create a believable world. The rustic, futuristic and even ancient all make an appearance here, all melding together to leave something of a stodgy mess. Upon first glance it is pretty difficult to pin down the visual style Nexuiz is trying to portray, as it is a real mixed bag. It’s a story well used by Unreal Tournament, and to be fair it is only there to justify the fighting that is going on in front of you, but a little originality wouldn’t have gone amiss. At some point in the far future there was a devastating interstellar war, after the war – when the dust had settled – the two factions were forced to fight for the entertainment of the rest of the galaxy, and thus the Nexuiz Competition was born. The story behind Nexuiz is one you have no doubt heard before. Since then numerous updates and additions have been made to the game until eventually, in July 2010, the game was taken up by developer Illfonic to be developed into a full console release, this time using the more up to date Cryengine 3. The first version of Nexuiz was released for PC back in 2005 and used a heavily modified version of the Quake engine. The Nexuiz that we see today has been a long time coming. Nexuiz is an old school all-action arena shooter, but does it still feel relevant in our world of classes and enormous battlefields? ![]() Today FPS fans have a variety of deep and engaging games to choose from to get their frag fix, but there was a time when an FPS game was a far simpler beast.Įnter Nexuiz, a shooter that rejects class systems, levelling up and a complex story in favour of big guns, crazy pickups and mad physics. Since the monumental release of Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox in 2001 changed our expectations, developers have been coming up with ways to keep the genre interesting, adding all manner of gimmicks, quirky gameplay ideas and elements that you might consider to be clichéd or necessities, depending on your opinion of the genre. Available on: Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, Steam, (Reviewed via Xbox LIVE Arcade)įirst Person Shooters have come a long way in the last decade or so. Please check if your iOS and/or device is supported here: In the event that the content of your purchases overlap, please be aware that we cannot refund you the difference. ・Episodes 2 through 5 can be purchased separately or together as a pack (Main Story Set). ※The story in this game is the same as in previous releases. Transfer your save data between multiple iOS devices to play wherever and whenever you want! In addition, try your hand at the extra Special Episode "Turnabout Reclaimed"! Can you successfully defend a wrongfully accused killer killer whale and bring this aquatic punk pirate show to a happy end? The drama and dialogue will keep you laughing, crying, and guessing until the very end!ĭress the three lawyer protagonists up in costumes and use them in the main game for some unintentionally humorous trials! Fan favorites also make their return under some unexpected and unusual circumstances!ĭelight in solving the mysteries and smile at the characters' amusing and often ridiculous shenanigans. Join Phoenix Wright and his junior lawyers as they confront an all new cast of interesting, amusing, and sometimes outrageous characters. Solve the case and save your client from trumped-up charges! The intuitive interface includes useful features such as a backlog for you to re-read testimony and story dialogue.įreely explore 3D crime scenes for evidence and speak with witnesses for information that you can use in court.ĭismantle lies and resolve contradictions between witnesses' words and the evidence. Your client's life is in your hands!Ĭlear you client in Episode 1, then purchase Episodes 2 through 5 of the main story individually or as a set. There are no "Objections!" to this exciting entry of the Ace Attorney series! Become a lawyer and solve the case. If the above steps do not resolve the issue, please contact us at Game Intro = Please try re-downloading your purchase data (Title Screen -> Purchase Content -> Restore). In cases where the game unexpectedly crashes: ![]() ![]() ・Please read "Supported iOS and Devices" before purchasing or playing. Please be aware of this when changing devices and/or updating your device's iOS as the game may not run properly under an unsupported version of iOS. This game does not support devices running iOS 11 (including beta versions) or later. In-app purchases can only be used on the account they were purchased and cannot be shared via Family Sharing. Please purchase and play on supported OS and devices only. ![]() In May 2020, French players were advised that customer support may respond to inquiries in English instead of French. ![]() Unlike the previous message boards, the new forums required separate registration and were not linked to one's Aeria Games account. The previous forums had been the target of mass spam/DDOS attacks, rendered unusable for several days, and moderators were unable to contain it due to the outdated forum software. Twin Saga and all other titles published by Aeria Games transitioned to a new forum service in November 2017. Japanese voice acting remained for content released before the August 2017 patch, and English/French/German voice acting for system messages would also remain. Players with different language clients could connect to the same server, which used Central European Time.ĭiscontinuation of Japanese voice acting ĭue to licensing issues, beginning in August 2017, all future patches would contain Chinese voice acting instead of Japanese. Despite the European designation, this new server was only accessible through the French and German clients, and English-speaking European players had to connect to the U.S. On February 9, 2017, the French and German servers were merged to create a unified "European" server. In April 2017, a major patch containing a new class and several new maps was implemented, and an upcoming Steam Release was announced in order to renew interest, this patch was branded by Aeria Games and its parent company Gamigo as Twin Saga's official commercial launch. The game launched into open beta on September 1, 2016.īetween December 2016 and April 2017, just several months after open beta began, Twin Saga had no content updates. After the stress test ended, game servers went offline and all player progress was reset. The stress test was designed to test server load limits and lasted until August 29. Closed beta testing ran until August 27, at which point the stress test began. Various founders' packs were available costing 1999 AP, 4999 AP, or 29999 AP, roughly equivalent to US$20, US$50, and US$300.īeginning August 16, players who obtained closed beta keys were also allowed to join the game, in addition to the founders who had purchased packs. 1.3 Discontinuation of Japanese voice actingįounders' beta for Twin Saga ran August 9–16, 2016, and was open only to players who had purchased founders' packs.Of course they wouldn’t like you to message them about it. I’m kinda confused, because Aeria is definitely not hosting any private server… If I understood this correctly, you just contacted the “original” server that you had problems with the private one. Have a nice day and thank you.Įh… so you wrote Aeria that you had problems with the private server? I think something went wrong during the maintenance. So if it happened to you, just delete everything and dowload it again (I know, but you have to). It’s really sad I couldn’t get any help regarding that, but hey, I got what I wanted so stop complaining, Mbm! So I dowload it, install it, open up the game, log in and So, without any help with retrieving my “deleted” account, I just uninstalled it and deleted everything that had to do with it. While someone else said if I had question or anything, I could always ask them:Īlthough the last one was about something else (couldn’t dowload the game). (Also, following your tickets real time didn’t work) Anyways, It felt like they were trying to get me to stop contacting them. I don’t know if it is like that, I contacted them for the first time. I contacted the service and they did reply, but eeeeeh, they weren’t really helpful, well one wasn’t. I was playing the game, when suddenly it crashed and I went to see if it was maintenance time, and it was.Īfter some time, I tried logging into it, but couldn’t and got this message instead: Whoever plays Twin Saga the private server, hear me out: ![]() Last meeting: Woodbridge beat Stonewall Jackson, 26-20, on Oct. Woodbridge (2-2, 0-1) at Stonewall Jackson (1-3, 0-0) Last week: Woodbridge lost to Potomac, 24-7 Stonewall Jackson lost to Brooke Point, 19-13. Quarterback Frank Hogan, who passed for just 34 yards in the first three weeks of the season, has passed for 232 yards in the past two games. Part of what made Osbourn so successful last week - and part of what Brown said concerns him - is Osbourn's newly-discovered passing game. The Eagles' 41 points last week are the most they've scored during Coach Kevin Saunders' three-year tenure, and the most an Osbourn team has scored since 1994. "I don't think the kids are taking anything for granted." Osbourn could be a dangerous opponent. "There's something to be said for wanting to stay in the position we're in," Hylton Coach Bill Brown said. But don't expect the Bulldogs, who have won nine of 10 games dating to last season, to let up. Outlook: The area's only undefeated team, Hylton continues to roll up one impressive victory after another. Last meeting: Hylton beat Osbourn, 13-7, on Oct. 8 Hylton (5-0, 1-0) at Osbourn (2-3, 1-0) Last week: Hylton beat Gar-Field, 35-21 Osbourn beat Osbourn Park, 41-0. Jonathan Anderson (14 receptions, 322 yards), Raymond Pettis (13, 143) and Kareem Kyer (3, 24) may be the best receiving trio in the area. The Indians' passing attack, in particular, may be ready for a big game. That strength of schedule will make the Indians tougher, even if it hasn't done much for their record. Every team Gar-Field has played is either ranked in the Washington area or played in the 1997 playoffs. Gar-Field has had a tough road this season as well, but for different reasons. Osbourn Park has had some encouraging signs - the running of Jimmie Thompson (216 yards in the past two weeks) being one of them - but it has been a tough season for the Yellow Jackets, who have been outscored 112-22. Outlook: Gar-Field enters this game with a three-game losing streak, while Osbourn Park comes in having just suffered its worst loss since October 1995. Gar-Field (2-3, 0-1) at Osbourn Park (0-4, 0-1) Last week: Gar-Field lost to Hylton, 35-21 Osbourn Park lost to Osbourn, 41-0 Last meeting: Gar-Field beat Osbourn Park, 19-10, on Oct. Tailback Walter Newman returns to full strength from a sprained ankle suffered in the third week of the season, and James Fitchett returned to practice this week after his foot was run over by a friend's car following the same game. ![]() "Hopefully this will work." Manassas Park also will have a healthy starting back. "We were getting killed off the ball and not tackling well," Lloyd said. ![]() The Cougars will use a 5-3 front instead of a 4-4, in an effort to stop the run. Outlook: Manassas Park was manhandled by Clarke County last week, prompting Coach Jeff Lloyd to change defensive strategies. Last Meeting: Colonial Beach beat Manassas Park, 53-0, on Oct. Colonial Beach at Manassas Park (1-4) Last week: Colonial Beach lost to Massanutten Military Academy Manassas Park lost to Clarke County, 35-8. King George is led by quarterback Josh Johnson and wide receiver C.J. Offensively, the Indians look for continued productivity from running back Chris Hilleary, who ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns on six carries last week. In the season's second week, Stafford held Woodbridge's pass-oriented offense to 17 points. But King George's pass-oriented offense might play to Stafford's strength. Stafford's defense, which allowed 25 points in its first two games, has given up 74 over the last two. Outlook: Stafford faces its second consecutive Group AA opponent and hopes it goes better than last week's 33-22 loss, the Indians' third consecutive defeat. Last Meeting: Stafford beat King George, 21-7, on Sept. King George (0-4) at Stafford (1-3) Last week: King George lost to Spotswood, 41-8 Stafford lost to James Monroe, 33-22. "We're struggling, but if we don't make too many mental mistakes we could be competitive," Madison said. Combine those two factors, and Brentsville Coach Mike Madison is not very optimistic. AA James Monroe enters the game with the momentum of beating its first AAA opponent of the season. Outlook: Since an opening-game victory over Page County, Brentsville has been outscored 104-3 by its opponents - and only one (Liberty) has been a Group AA school the other two (Central and Madison County) were Group A schools. Last Meeting: James Monroe beat Brentsville, 31-7, on Oct. By Brad Parks Mitch Rubin September 30, 1998īrentsville (1-3) at James Monroe (2-2) Last week: Brentsville idle James Monroe beat Stafford, 33-22. ![]() These cookies “remember” what our users have done on previous pages and how they’ve interacted with the website. Third Party Analytics Cookies - We also use Google Analytics and other third-party analytics providers to help measure how users interact with our website content. These cookies only gather information for statistical purposes and only use pseudonymous cookie identifiers that do not directly identify you and are not used to target you with online marketing.
There are multiple seasons modes, including 2022 NFL season involving the realistic season and managing teams. In Madden Mobile 20, they were brought back and new features were added to make it a more realistic experience for the player. Seasons have been a part of a game since the start, however have been changed every year and were eviscerated in Madden Overdrive. There are also up to four different styles for kickoffs, kick returns, punt, punt returns (left, right, middle, duplicates, onside kicks, etc.) The game is connectable with Facebook to allow for more social features, though players can also create unlinked accounts. It also features multiple special plays available at any point including punts, fake punts, field goals, quarterback kneels, spikes, and fake field goals. It also features real plays categorized as "long passes", "short passes", "play action passes", and "run" plays for the offense "man coverage", "zone coverage", and "blitz" plays for the defense. The game itself features standard football rules, such as scoring mechanics including touchdowns, field goals, and safeties. ![]() The ability for players to send other players within the league packs was discontinued with MM 2017. There is also another mode labeled "Leagues" where players may join or create a league alongside other players that face in Tournaments against other leagues, offering a chat box, goals with rewards such as players and tokens. The game is also level-based, and features like bonuses for rewards that increase as one reaches higher levels. This feature was removed in MADDEN OVERDRIVE, but was reintroduced in 2020 as "seasons".īeing a freemium game, players can spend real-life money to purchase packs, in game currency, and "Bundles" that include a certain number of packs and a topper of an item. In prior versions of Madden Mobile, this was called "Season" mode, which allows players to play a full 16-game season, which extends to the Super Bowl. ![]() Another mode that is available is a season mode. To earn these, players participate in "Live Events", which can earn them card packs and coins. Madden NFL Mobile (MM) began as a mobile version of Madden Ultimate Team (MUT), with features like players and cards being available. An entry in the Madden NFL series, the game was released for Android and iOS devices on August 26, 2014. Madden NFL Mobile is an American football mobile sports game based on the National Football League, developed and published by Electronic Arts. ![]() Therefore, the number of advertisements in HappyMod is only one-tenth of similar products. 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Users upload HappyMod is a community with millions of active users everyday.Create your own unique weapon skin that even your friends will envy. Try them all on the arena in PvP team battles of BS game.Ĭhange the look of your weapon with skins, and don't forget to stick a sticker.Īll this you can get from the cases both for free and for in-game currency, which you can get for the battles fought. More than 40 types of guns to your liking. It's could look better than Candy Challange. Doll Roll is seeking for you - it’s a real Survival Game for only one winner. Keep an eye on the red light - green light. Spacial map for the squid game challenge where you need to tum and sop just in time. More than 70 different maps with dynamic battles every day!įrom small cards for a small group of friends to huge cards on which you have to work hard to win in-game brawl. If you are already tired of being on the top of battlefield scoreboard this minigames mode could be very fun. Hide 'N Seek - Prop Hunt Mode, where you need to hide from the hunters, or you can become a hunter and find who is an object imposter. The game has more than 24 various game modes in this PvP FPS, of which we can highlight: Play an addictive online first-person shooter action game with friends and other players online! Gather your team with your friends, create clans, and win together in dynamic battles of this PvP shooter - BS.īuy modern weapons, upgrade them, change the look of your weapon, as well as your character! Block Strike is a first-person multiplayer 3D shooter withblocky graphics and fun competitive gameplay. Early on they show a willingness to break the law if it leads them their desired goals. It’s only the fact that the higher-ups in Hong Kong’s underworld have begun ignoring these moral codes that has led to a war on the city’s streets.Ĭonversely Wei’s police superiors are almost as shady as their Triad counterparts. The Triad thugs may be criminals, but the live by a code and watch one another’s backs. The deeper Wei becomes embedded in the Triads, the more he realizes that his newfound criminal brethren are more honourable than he first thought. While this set-up sounds like vintage Ringo Lam or John Woo, United Front has taken the effort to make Sleeping Dogs a rather compelling yarn. What his newfound underworld buddies don’t know is that Wei is an undercover cop and he’s been brought back to Hong Kong to bring down the Triad gangs from the inside. He quickly meets up with his childhood pal, who happens to be in deep with the local Triad gangs and it’s not long before Wei is moving up the criminal organisation’s ranks. ![]() Sleeping Dogs follows Wei Shen, an American-raised Asian bruiser who returns to his native Hong Kong following a stint Stateside. It also doesn’t hurt that Sleeping Dogs has a pretty layered and interesting story at its heart, which, when you consider how many clichéd tropes the plot has, is pretty impressive. In short, United Front’s aim to make players feel as though they’re starring in their own Hong Kong action film is incredibly well realised. Shoving a thug’s face into a wall fan or kicking them down an open elevator shaft never gets old. Combat is particularly satisfying beyond using martial arts combos to hammer foes, players can use items in their environment to execute pretty grisly finishers. The story missions follow a basic GTA template – chases, gunfights, beatdowns and the like – but they’re all very well executed and Sleeping Dogs doesn’t run out of ideas before the end credits (even if a large portion of those ideas have been pilfered). There’s also a reputation system that’s based on how the player interacts with NPCs. They can even drop into a massage parlour for some R&R if they fancy.Įverything the player does feeds into a leveling system in which they can unlock new moves and abilities. Players can also bust up drug rings by driving rival gangs off their turf, hacking nearby cameras and having the local police arrest dealers when they arrive. Alongside story missions, the city is filled with activities, ranging from fight clubs, to gambling dens, to street races, to cock fights, to training at the local dojo. The game’s open world city of Hong Kong isn’t an exact replica of the real thing, but it captures the neon-encrusted majesty and sleaze of the place beautifully. United Front has done a bang up job of making all this action easy to pick up and heaps of fun to play. In Sleeping Dogs, players will engage in rooftop free-running, car chases, brutal hand-to-hand combat and visceral gun battles that involve both pop-and-cover mechanics and the odd spurt of bullet-time. The reason for this is, in part, down to the game’s mechanics and controls, which are sublime to use and well-mapped to boot. It doesn’t break much new ground in terms of its structure and gameplay, but Sleeping Dogs is easily one of the best – and underrated – open world games of the last generation. ![]() If you can’t wait to check out GTA 5 on a current gen machine, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition will scratch that itch and then some. ![]() If you’ve never played Sleeping Dogs, United Front’s homage to both the Grand Theft Auto franchise and Hong Kong cinema’s early 90s bullet-festival heyday, close the browser now and pick up a copy. Available on PS4 (reviewed), Xbox One and PC ![]() Controlling the cars felt right, that is unless an opponent bumped me. Snowy mountains felt the same as dirt trail forests, and wet industrial complexes could have been dry highway for all I knew. No matter what environment I was racing in, it really never affected the control of my vehicle. The cars all seem to control the same no matter what type of vehicle I was driving, and even though I thought the cars handled well, I had a few instances where my car would lose control for what seemed like no reason at all. ![]() You’ll start off in last place in every single race, which had me rolling my eyes, but then again, starting off at the front would be pretty boring. Nothing like a car crash to get the blood pumping What’s here is really good, but there needs to be more. Some races reverse the track, but it still felt the same due to the tracks having the same difficulty. The tracks repeat very often, and I couldn’t help but feel like I was traversing the same 4 tracks time and time again. The first handful of events in career mode had me smiling ear to ear but that smile started to diminish after a few hours of play. Taking out your opponent’s vehicles and parts of the environment will award you some nitro to use when an all-important boost of mph is needed. Racing through snowy mountains, old industrial complexes, and thick forests is exhilarating! The environments are fully destructible for the most part, and seeing pieces of debris go flying through the air is exciting. The events in career mode are extremely fun at first. Once you complete all of the derby events, there really isn’t anything new at all. It’s the same events that I completed in my derby car, just a little faster and with a prettier car. You’ll have to start off in Derby since that’s what you’ll be able for afford at the start of your career, but the Classic and All-Star events didn’t add much to the game when I was finally able to afford an upgrade. The cars that can be purchased are listed in 3 categories: Derby, Classic, & All-Star, and each of these categories features a new set of events that you must use the corresponding vehicle in. Each car also features unlockable customizable paint jobs, nitro fire effects, and the all important car horn (sarcasm). Like any other racing game, these upgrades must be purchased with monies won in races and events. After purchasing your first car you can pay the garage a visit and decide what upgrades to your car would benefit you most. Once you get comfortable with your skills in FlatOut mode it’s time to purchase a rig and get to twisting some metal in the career mode. There are 41 total events in FlatOut mode and they all have individual online leaderboards. You must perform well in these events if you wish to unlock further events, but what is unlocked from the start will benefit most players before jumping into a career mode. It’s here that players will be tasked with competing in a destruction derby deathmatch, destruction derby race, one of the many stunt mini-games (more on those later), and time bomb, which is a time trial that features your death by bomb if you suck. If you’re new to the series I’d recommend cutting your teeth in Flatout mode. If you’re familiar with the FlatOut series you’ll feel right at home with the array of options you can jump into on the menu screen. The series was brought down a few notches with the release of the mediocre FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction but fret not, because developer Kylotonn is here to fix past mistakes with FlatOut 4: Total Insanity. FlatOut 2 took everything that the original game set out to do, but fine-tuned the gameplay, which resulted in what most would consider the best demolition derby game ever made. Cars driving around the same sterile track can get repetitive extremely quickly, but throw a little bit of chaos and destruction into the mix, and you have an event like no other! The first demolition derby game that I absolutely fell in love with was Psygnosis’ 1995 title on the original PlayStation, simply titled “ Destruction Derby”, but it was 2004’s FlatOut that propelled my love for the genre to a new level. ![]() There is a sub-genre of racing games that I do enjoy though, and that is destruction derby. would let up just enough to let me slowly make my way toward the front of the pack, and then they’d somehow find a way to speed up and make things a bit difficult during the last lap. Starting off every race in last place also seems to be a staple in most racing games, but somehow the A.I. The majority of these games follow the same formula, where the player starts off with a bare-bones car and builds up enough cash after a few wins to toss a few upgrades towards their vehicle. I dislike the racing genre in video games. |