Carmageddon: Difference between revisions

* [[Expy]]: Max Damage is clearly the game's counterpart of [[Twisted Metal|Needles Kane a.k.a Sweet Tooth]]. While not a [[Monster Clown]], he's equally [[Ax Crazy]], is a [[Legacy Character]] (so as his car) and is also the game's [[Mascot]].

* [[Follow the Leader]]: A russian game, Armageddon Riders, tries this but with more emphasis on racing.

*** And then we have [[Blood Drive]].

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Throughout the series, Vlad's cars tend to be the fastest, although they're frail and terrible at cornering.

* [[Rice Burner]]: The afore mentioned 'The Mecha' which is actually a Ford Ka town car. Not a very good performance car since it is slow but does handle well.

** The Street Machine form the second game is a wacky example. It has speakers in the boot so large that the boot lid can't close. Driving the car is also like driving with the 'Grip-o-matic Tires' powerup permanently active. It gets worse when you actually have that powerup active.

* [[Taken for Granite]]: Actually not a negative power-up by any standard means, the appropriately named Solid Granite Car power-up turns the player's vehicle into an unyielding mass of death. Does not significantly increase your own defense, but even the biggest trucks will bounce right off you. You however will be able to uproot trees, take out street lamps, and swat away any other vehicle. Even the slightest pressure created by pushing a car between you and a wall typically means instant death for the unlucky racer. In single player modes, your car model does not change, so it's difficult to tell if your wheels also become granite, but you are able to drive as unhindered as you were before the power-up.

* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Cripple a car, then push it into a field of [[Exploding Barrels]]. Grab a Dismemberfest powerup, gently nudge pedestrians to remove their limbs, then watch the torsos flop around pathetically. Trap an opponent in a confined space, enable Pinball Mode, and allow him to smash himself to bits against the walls. Pin an opponent against a freeway divider, get the upgrades for stone car and gripped tires (by cheating, unless you're really lucky), turn the map on so the don't go anywhere, then ram them at top speed. They'll literally fly off the map. The opportunities are only limited by the player's sociopathy.