Death Rally - PC Game Review

To be honest, I only barely remember the 96 Death Rally.

The 2012 remake is pretty nice, though. It is a top-down view race with plenty of weapons. And as usual, you can upgrade cars, armor, speed, weapons and earn extra tracks.


Guns include a regular, infinite ammo generic gun, and then goes through shotguns, machine guns, sniper guns, flamethrowers, missile swarms and missiles.
You can also unlock extras such as special bumpers and laser sights.

You unlock extra gear, vehicles and tracks by collecting pieces during the game.

I really like it. In the beginning, It isn't easy to win the race at first, but just finishing gets you upgrade money, and destroying other cars get you much more.

You also get proposals such as driving a better car or gun for half of your earning, or killing a specific player.

There is a mild attempt at an story, presented at the start and spots (you are a racer caught by a cop, and have to infiltrate the Death Rally to catch The Adversary). This is effectively just filler.

I do wish there were more tracks, though. The same tracks over and over get a little boring. And collision control with the borders seems a little off sometimes.

Recommended. And major props for adding a Snow Crash reference - Deliverator.

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