''Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now'' is a

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, the sequel to '' Carmageddon'', and released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows. The game was developed by Stainless Games and published by

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in Europe and

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in North America. Ports for

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, PlayStation and

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(the latter as ''Carmageddon 64'') were released in 1999. A 2D version for the Game Boy Color was released in Europe in 1999, and in North America in 2000.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, ''Carmageddon II'' was subject to criticism for the level of

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portrayed in the game. It is rated 15+ by

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. In some countries, the pedestrians (and animals) are zombies, and blood is turned to green slime, while in Germany, aliens replaced the pedestrians. Internet-released 'blood patches' restore the original human pedestrians. The blood pack was later released in the United Kingdom in 1999, earning the game an 18 certificate. ''Carmageddon II'' was the first Carmageddon game to feature hardware acceleration, this was used for the higher quality damage models and higher quality levels. ''Carmageddon II'' features new damage models for the vehicles, this includes car bodywork damage such as fenders and vehicle spoilers. Cars can also be split in half, instantly wasting them, but only if it is not repaired before it touches terrain. Unlike the first game, ''Carmageddon II'' does not have "stealworthy cars", which are cars that have a chance to be taken if wrecked in a race and instead any car wrecked can be purchased.

Reception

The PC version received "favorable" reviews according to video game

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GameRankings, while the console versions received much lower scores. ''

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'' was scathing of the gameplay of the PlayStation version, saying that "no amount of pureed pedestrian can cover its faults." The Nintendo 64 port was ill-received, being ''

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''s lowest rated game at 8% from 1999 till 2004. '' Hyper'', on the other hand, gave the same port 85%, calling it "a success, and probably more suited to the Nintendo 64 than it ever was on the PC, as this is big arcade-style silly action." ''Carmageddon 64'' was nominated for the "Worst Game" award at ''

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''s Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, which went to '' Spirit of Speed 1937''.

Music

The game features a heavy metal soundtrack. Four original songs by Iron Maiden are included: * "

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" * " Aces High" * "

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" Music by Sentience is also used.

References

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