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Contents Development, the developers of and, started working on the hit action-driving game in 1998 and ended its relationship with Destruction Derby.based Studio 33 was granted the developing rights from Psygnosis for Destruction Derby 3 in 1999 (following ).Psygnosis, part of (SCE), disappeared from North America by 1999, but through a publishing deal with, Raw was able to be released on that market too. The same year saw the release of, developed under license from Psygnosis. Destruction Derby Raw was one of the last games to feature the Psygnosis name as the company was fully integrated into SCE Europe and renamed to Studio Liverpool.The two PlayStation predecessors had platinum sales, and Raw continued this success yet again. It was added to PlayStation's / on 15 February 2002.Early imagesThese are screenshots taken from the PlayStation Magazine 01/00 disc from 1999, which show early previews of Destruction Derby 3. Release dates PlayStation. EU: 30 June 2000.

NA: 26 September 2000GameplayA race inmode played in in aDestruction Derby Raw had a large overhaul in gameplay terms, with both speed and collisions toned down compared to. This made the car physics and car handling to look more realistic. The classic Destruction Derby events have also been toned down, making them easier to complete ( DD2 was considered by many to be very difficult). Generally races and derbies last longer now because there is a lesser chance to a car as quick.The were removed in tracks as well as the, and competitors' profiles. The commentator was re-added Raw's successor, making Raw the only game in the series without a commentator. A notable addition to Raw was the, which gives temporary extra speed to the player.The player in a Police car, in OilslickAlthough points were always a key element in the series, Raw expanded on the points system with a much greater amount of point-earning events - the previous games were somewhat limited to spins. Each point 'event' also bears a unique name of its own that is displayed on screen when achieved.

They are listed in the section below.There has also been a change to the damage engine in Destruction Derby Raw. A car that has had its front badly smashed cannot be totally wrecked unless the overall damage meter is filled up to the top. This arguably makes it less risky to hit others with the front bumper compared to Destruction Derby 2 and the first Destruction Derby, where a car would be completely wrecked with its front totalled even if the rest of the car is in good condition. While this sounds like surviving is easier in Raw, there is a catch because now in race events the player must stay alive regardless, or else will get no points. A subtle change compared to DD2 is that tyres are no longer lost when a car's rear is totalled.Destruction Derby Raw no longer uses a 'division' system in its career modes, and it has no seasons either (this was also the case in ). Every race is instead done individually.

Raw is also the only game in the series where career modes do not have any derby events, only races. In Raw, the player always starts a race on 20th (last) place.Like DD2 before it, Raw was very much American-inspired, but this time shed the high-speed style in favour of a western/country theme, with many cars based on American classics. This is very well demonstrated in the game's credits FMV, mixing both that theme with a -like presentation. Points systemDDR's points indicator.DDR's damage indicator.Destruction Derby Raw named two different points that could be earned: Crash Points, which deals with wrecking; and Race Points, which are earned from race positions.

The race points feature would award the player extra points, depending on their race position, similar to in the original game.Race Points. In Wreckin' Racing mode, the race position 1st gets 1000 race-points added together with the Crash points. 2nd gets 900, 3rd gets 800, 4th gets 700, 5th gets 600, 6th gets 500, 7th gets 400, 8th gets 300, 9th gets 200 and 10th gets 100 race points. Below 10th place gets no race points. In Smash 4 $ mode, all the total points you get in every event will be transferred into money ($).Crash PointsAll the crash points in the game have names, as shown in the game's manual. The manual also states: 'The lowest single score is 10 points for a minor bump, but you can create combo carnage for up to 1000 points!' The maximum number of points possible is 9999, though this is extremely hard to reach and arguably only possible in the or events.

In the modes, the points are referred as 'Battle Points' at the end of an event.Unlike in, attacking cars that are flipped over now earns the player points as normal.The tables below show all the points events in Destruction Derby Raw.CollisionsEventNamePointsMinimal damageTEETH RATTLER10Medium damageJAW BREAKER30Massive damageBONE CHRUNCHER50Barrier slammedBARRIER SLAMMER50Roof hitSKULL CRUSHER200Belly hitGUT WRENCHER200Car destroyed(i.e.

Destruction Derby Raw is a video game for the PlayStation and is the third installment of the Destruction Derby series. It was developed by Studio 33 and was released in 2000.^[1]

The game was released after Destruction Derby (1995) and Destruction Derby 2 (1996).^{[citation needed]} Raw was added to the PlayStation Platinum Range on 15 February 2002.

Modes[edit]

The following are the modes in the game:

Wrecking Racing[edit]

In Wrecking Racing, there are 25 'tough and gruelling' real race-tracks to race and to demolition. The objective is to destroy or 'wreck' the other competitors while racing, for which points are earned, in addition to points earned from racing.

In nearly every race, there are 19 competitors, although some races have 15 competitors.

Points are earned according to race placement, with the winner gaining 1000 points, first runner up earns 900 points, and so on. No race points are earned if the player finishes outside 9th place.

In every race, there is a 'required points' section. This means that in every race, there is a require points. Only those players earning more than the required number of points in a race passes the stage.

Smash 4 $[edit]

Smash 4 $ means 'Smash for cash', an all new career mode where cars have to be purchased and upgraded. This mode is the same as Championship. The objective is to collect money by winning races and then use that prize money to upgrade better, faster cars in order to win more advanced cars with which to race.

Race cars must be purchased. To begin with, not all vehicles are immediately affordable; race success will win rewards with which players can start buying more powerful vehicles. The races are divided into different skill levels and different types of cars; with the harder races carrying higher the prize money.

Once a new Championship begins, you need to equip your garage with a car. During the championship, the player can adopt a strategy of adding more cars to his/her garage with the prospect of upgrading each car differently. He/she can then select a car most suitable for the next race. The cost of a car will be directly proportional to its performance and every car that can be bought will have performance commensurate with price. To join a race, you'll need to select a car that meets the minimum requirement of having all damage cars repaired.

The game ends when the player's cars are all destroyed and has insufficient money to purchase another racer.

Battle[edit]

Battle has the real demolition mode, and has a total of 4 modes as following:

Assault[edit]

Assault is team mode, with the emphasis on protecting your team-mate. There are 2 vehicles per team and your partner is a CPU-controlled armour-plated Hummers, which are very strong, but also very cumbersome.

The aim is to prevent the other CPU cars from attacking your teammate, while simultaneously trying to slow down your opponents' Hummer. Extra points are earned when a player helps his/her partner to retain a high race position for a period of time (5-second multiples): 40 points for every 5 seconds in first place; 30 points for second; 20 for third, and 10 for fourth.

The Hummers are difficult to manoeuvre, and their speed may be difficult to control. Players may resort to head-on collisions, but these will cause damage to vehicles; if a car is destroyed, a player will no longer be able to help his/her team-mate.

Skyscraper[edit]

The objective here, in addition to picking up points in the usual way, is for the player to shunt opponents off the roof of a towering skyscraper.

Pass Da Bomb[edit]

Bombs will be dealt out at random, with variable fuse lengths and explosive strength, and the objective is to pass it on before it explodes. A new bomb is introduced to the fray as long there are more free cars than bombs. The device with greatest destructive potential has 5 sticks of dynamite and the longest fuse. Points are awarded for actually holding on to a bomb, thus players are motivated to retain a bomb for just long enough time. If a player gets a given bomb, a dynamite icon and countdown timer will appear.

Destruction Derby[edit]

This mode is total car carnage. The player must, in all three modes, race around one of the three bowl tracks inflicting as much damage as possible to opponents' vehicles, while maintaining his/her own.

Armageddon[edit]

The player has 19 opponents who are all attempting to destroy his/her vehicle. The player must stay alive (by sustaining minimal damage to his/her car) for as long as possible with the timer clicking away.

Classic[edit]

This is the classic demolition mode, where the player needs to slam cars to get points.

Vampyre[edit]

In this mode, players obtain points off their opponents they attack. Points are transferred directly from the car attacked.

Cars[edit]

Bonus cars[edit]

As well as normal cars, there are also bonus cars that can be unlocked (one by one) if a player finishes and wins the last Stage of each level in Wrecking Racing.

Points system[edit]

Each championship mode race uses a points system. The maximum number of points available is 9999, and is only possible in Skyscraper. The lowest single score is 10 points for a minor bump; 1000 points may be awarded if a player creates 'combo carnage'.

Reception[edit]

Chet Barber reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for Next Generation, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that 'The game is exactly the same as the first two in the series, but with some new problems included.'^[10]

Race 07 review. The game received 'average' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2]

References[edit]

1. ^'Destruction Derby Raw'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
2. ^ ^ab'Destruction Derby Raw for PlayStation Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
3. ^EGM staff (December 2000). 'Destruction Derby Raw'. Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis.
4. ^'Destruction Derby Raw'. Game Informer. No. 90. FuncoLand. October 2000.
5. ^Human Tornado (17 October 2000). 'Destruction Derby Raw Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com'. GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
6. ^Sparks, Shawn (September 2000). 'Destruction Derby Raw Review'. Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
7. ^Provo, Frank (27 September 2000). 'Destruction Derby Raw Review [date mislabeled as 'May 17, 2006']'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
8. ^Perry, Douglass C. (4 October 2000). 'Destruction Derby Raw'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
9. ^pilou (3 July 2000). 'Test: Destruction Derby Raw'. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
10. ^ ^abBarber, Chet (November 2000). 'Finals'. Next Generation. Vol. 3 no. 11. Imagine Media. p. 138.
11. ^Kennedy, Sam (December 2000). 'Destruction Derby Raw'. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 27 January 2001. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
12. ^'Review: Destruction Derby Raw'. PSM. Future US. November 2000.

External links[edit]

• Destruction Derby Raw at MobyGames