Destruction Derby Arenas
Developer(s): Studio 33
Publisher(s): SCEE (EU), Gathering (US)
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 4.5/10, Metacritic: 57/100
Game description: Destruction Derby Arenas puts gamers behind the wheel of a supercharged wrecking ball of American muscle, and turns loose up to 20 competing garage gladiators online. Insane tracks with interactive obstacles like hydraulic lifts, speeding trains and huge ramps will obliterate the competition... if they don't smash you first. Destruction Derby Arenas delivers an accessible online offering focused on fun and high-speed gameplay,. Rock n' Roll and Gasoline will drive the snarling V8's of these turbocharged monsters in this winner take all smashfest for the checkered flag!
Destruction Derby Arenas is a racing video game for the PlayStation 2. It was developed by Studio 33 and published by Gathering of Developers, and was released in 2004, being the fourth installment of the Destruction Derby series.
Test configurations on Windows:
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | Windows |
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31 03 2013 1.1.0 r5604 | GSdx 5580 SSE41 [18 03 2013] |
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Runs at speed. | |
PAL | Windows 7 64 Bit |
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1.1.0 SVN r5649 | GSdx 5649 AVX |
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Europe v02.20(10/02/2006), INTC Spin Detection, Wait for Loop, mVU Flag Hack, MTVU Multi Threaded microVU1, EE Cyclerate 2, VU Cycle Stealing 1, Game plays fine on every track. Smooth gameplay, with minor FPS drops, that could occur. For full speed use 60FPS for PAL system in GS settings (hack it via ini file). HOWEVER, it plays correctly (with visible menus) only in software mode, which still makes it playable. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1) |
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BIOS: USA 2.30, Game runs ok, but is pretty laggy even with my specs. There's a pretty serious issue with graphics in Hardware Mode, so it's recommended to play this in Software Mode instead. (See Known Issues) | Ryudo |
Trivia
- The game is notable for being one of the first PlayStation 2 games that had an online play feature.
Known Issues
Menus not showing up at the end of a race in Hardware Mode.
- Status: Active
- Type: Major
- Description: This is actually somewhat gamebreaking in GSdx Hardware Mode. Basically after you finish a race, you get a bunch of Menus, but these are not visible in GSdx Hardware Mode. This basically prevents you from moving on until you switch to Software Mode. (Or you get lucky pressing random buttons..... but there's a bunch of Menus you have to pass after each race).
- Workaround: Switch to Software Mode by pressing F9 to temporarily view the Menus, or play in Software Mode the entire time to never run into this issue.
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