DethKarz

Dethkarz is a futuristic racing game for the PC, which was sold in Germany in 1998 by Infogrames. It was developed by Australian Studio Beam Software. Original distributor was Melbourne House.

Game content

The aim of the game is to win on tricky race tracks in four different environments (city, Caribbean, Antarctica, Mars) took first place against 19 competing drivers. Here, the player can fight his competitors by force of arms. The routes often have free-floating roadways without page limit and are characterized by difficult combinations of curves and gradients. About Does the player the road boundary and falls into the deep, as he is teleported back on the road after a short time. The current speed of the vehicle is halved in this case. On the routes a wealth of powerups is distributed that improve the performance of the own cars briefly, provide better weapons available or offer protection against certain weapons.

There are four vehicles to choose from, which differ greatly in driving behavior. Vehicles have damage to ( graphically only by smoke ), but these have no effect on the driving behavior. Exceeds the level of damage a certain level, explodes the respective vehicle and is out of the race. Repairs done in the pit area where the repairs proceed in proportion to length of stay, or by a light blue powerup.

The core of the game is the championship mode. In this, the player must reach a minimum level of qualification points in order to be at the end as the winner. In this way, the player will unlock further routes and vehicle upgrades. In addition to the Championship mode, the player can start a single race or try to establish new lap records in Time Trials.

A multi-player mode via network exists and has capacity for 8 racers.

Technology

Dethkarz was programmed for both the DirectX interface and for the Glide graphics interface.

Criticism

Dethkarz could with critics despite the relatively small game scope due to its effect rich 3D graphics and impressive physics points and achieved consistently good ratings.