![]() Most references only slightly resemble elements of the show, but the sign identifying the town is clearly inspired by it.Ĭarmageddon II has been ported to the Macintosh (1999), Nintendo 64 (Carmageddon 64, 2000) and Game Boy Color (Carmageddon, 2001). ![]() The room, has minimal furniture, red curtains on all walls, a black and white zigzagged floor and driving physics comparable to driving underwater. There is also a hidden "Red Room" Easter egg located by jumping into a seemingly solid mountain wall. All the major elements are there: the cafe, the inn, the mill, the bridge, the pines, and the mountains. Twin Peaks is the inspiration for a game map depicting a mountain town called Twin Shrieks. The latter competed between 1991 to 1993 and was driven by Masahiro Hasemi. Two cars featured on the game are based on real life racecars: the Porker 2 is based on the Konrad Motorsport Porsche 993 GT2 from the BPR Global GT Series, and the Tashita2 is based on the Hasemi Sport Unisia JECS Nissan Skyline GT-R from the Group A era JTCC series. The purple TVR Cerbera in the game was based on the car driven at the time of development by Stainless MD, Patrick Buckland and was used without the permission of TVR, much to their irritation. Herbie the Love Bug is undoubtedly the source of the VW with the curly-lettered "Hate" emblem on its side. One of the pickup items in the game causes all your car's panels to fall off, in much the same way as the Bluesmobile toward the end of the movie. Cop shocks." Additionally, a level requiring the destruction of 12 cop cars - the number of Bluesmobiles used in the making of the movie - exists, with the level description "Trashing that donut shop was a big mistake.". The Blues Brothers is the source for the cop car, and features a quote from the movie to describe the car: "It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. A game character "Silvester Stallion" was named for Sylvester Stallone, and a powerup in the game, "Oil slicks from your arse" is one that Sly's character can be seen using in the movie.īack to the Future is the inspiration for the inclusion of the otherwise rare DeLorean "DeGory'un" car. The title "Carpocalypse Now" is a reference to the movie Apocalypse Now.ĭeath Race 2000 is the source of much of the ideology of the game. Themes, cars, and ideas from many popular movies are present in the game: The time limit in the game is generous, and the player can kill pedestrians, crash into opponents, or do tricks to gain time as well. Each mission has specific tasks that must be completed before unlocking the next set. Kill every zombie/pedestrian in the level.Īs the player progresses through the game, sets of levels are gradually unlocked (10 in total), each consisting of 3 standard "Race, Wreck, or Wreak havoc among the zombie/pedestrian hordes/populace" levels, followed by a mission.Complete the race, passing every checkpoint before the time runs out. ![]() The car can also be sheared in half, causing retirement from the race if the damage is not repaired before the vehicle touches the ground.Īs with Carmageddon, there are 3 ways to finish most levels: In fact, the player's car can even be bent in half, leaving the player to drive with only the front wheels on the ground. It features a heavy metal soundtrack with songs from Iron Maiden and instrumental tracks from Sentience.Ĭarmageddon II was one of the few racing games at the time to feature deformable models on its cars, making for more realistic dents and crashes. The blood pack was later released in the United Kingdom in 1999, earning the game an 18 certificate. Internet-released 'blood patches' restore the original human pedestrians. In some countries, the pedestrians (and animals) are zombies, and blood is turned to green slime: In Germany, aliens replaced the pedestrians. Like its predecessor, Carmageddon II was subject to criticism for the level of violence portrayed in the game.
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