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Carmageddon: Max Damage

In Carmageddon, the player races a vehicle against a number of other computer controlled competitors in various settings, including city, mine and industrial areas. The player has a certain amount of time to…

53 5 July 2016

Carmageddon: Max Damage is a racing developed by Stainless Games Ltd., released 5 July 2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Carmageddon: Max Damage is

Carmageddon: Max Damage is a racing game developed by Stainless Games Ltd. and released in 2016. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Carmageddon, the player races a vehicle against a number of other computer controlled competitors in various settings, including city, mine and industrial areas. The player has a certain amount of time to complete each race, but more time may be gained by collecting bonuses, damaging the competitors' cars or by running over pedestrians. Races are completed by either completing the course as one would a normal racing game, "wasting" (wrecking) all other race cars, or killing all pedestrians on the level. The game was notable for its realistic and ground-breaking physics and for its in-game movie making features. It was also one of the earliest examples of sandbox 3D driving games, and may…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Carmageddon: Max Damage holds a critic score of 53 out of 100. That places it above 17% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 15 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i3-2100 3.1GHz, 4 GB RAM and 1Gb DirectX 11 (AMD HD 6000 series GPU or equivalent). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Carmageddon: Max Damage launched on 5 July 2016, within three weeks of Inside, Starbound, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action and Furi. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Inside, Starbound, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Furi.

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Carmageddon: Max Damage — frequently asked questions

When did Carmageddon: Max Damage come out?
Carmageddon: Max Damage was released on 5 July 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Carmageddon: Max Damage?
At minimum, Carmageddon: Max Damage needs Intel i3-2100 3.1GHz, 4 GB RAM, 1Gb DirectX 11 (AMD HD 6000 series GPU or equivalent) graphics, 20 GB available space of storage.
Does Carmageddon: Max Damage have multiplayer?
Yes. Carmageddon: Max Damage supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online.
How many GB is Carmageddon: Max Damage?
The PC version needs about 20 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("20 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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