It makes sense that a human (albeit one with semi-superhuman capabilities) canвЂ™t stand toe-to-toe with a hulking piece of 100mph metal, but AllStars sets the wrong expectation by giving you the ability to barge opponents with melee attacks and summon glowing Wolverine-like blades from your hands if youвЂ™re Bluefang that sure look like they should do more than scratch the paint. вЂњOf course you shouldnвЂ™t be as powerful as a car when on foot,вЂќ I hear you shouting, and youвЂ™re not wrong. ItвЂ™s just how utterly powerless you feel in comparison to when youвЂ™re in a car thatвЂ™s the problem.ДЇlying into the air, and then landing straight into another vehicle feels sensational.

The light parkour platforming itself isnвЂ™t unenjoyable, thanks in part to wall-running thatвЂ™s smooth and nimble.

At its worst, however, youвЂ™re left running and jumping around in search of a new vehicle while all of the fun is had around you far faster than you can keep up with. At its best, this means ejecting yourself from a car before it explodes, flying into the air, and then landing straight into another vehicle, which feels sensational вЂ“ reminiscent of launching yourself out of the Batmobile in Batman: Arkham Knight. This is what separates AllStars from most car combat games: the ability to bail out and move around the arena on foot.

And that doesnвЂ™t only apply to when youвЂ™re behind the wheel, but when youвЂ™re outside of your car, too. The trick in Destruction AllStars is to always be on the move, both so you have the momentum to get higher-scoring hits and so you arenвЂ™t a sitting duck for others trying to do the same to you. Shamelessly arcadey in its handling, the driving itself is slick and responsive, with different sizes of vehicle feeling appropriately different to maneuver and a tap of the handbrake letting you effortlessly drift around corners to evade chasing cars. This scoring system works well as the basis for most of the four modes (more on those later), keeping things for the most part nice and simple when there is so much going on elsewhere on screen, not least the collisions constantly taking place around the gorgeous looking arenas. The harder you hit the other car, the more points youвЂ™ll get: one point for a light hit, two for a medium one, etc. This is often extremely satisfying to do as well, because it makes it easy to push down on the accelerator, line up your target, and then flick the right stick forward to slam into an opposing vehicle. The crux of Destruction AllStars is a simple one: drive fast and hit hard. The result is a competitive car combat game that can have fun bursts of frantic action, but never adds up to much more than that. With PlayStation 5 (and PlayStation Plus) exclusive Destruction AllStars, developer Lucid Games attempts to combine that classic demolition appeal with ideas from contemporaries such as Rocket League, Fortnite, and Overwatch. From age-old favourites like Burnout and Flatout to more modern entries like Wreckfest, thereвЂ™s always been that drive to ram steel into steel and blow our opponents into tiny bits of scrap. Smashing cars into one another is a long-standing institution in video games.

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