That’s not a bad thing in itself, but Destruction AllStars doesn’t have much in the way things to help you improve-there’s a practice mode, but the bots don’t really behave like human players-and the chaotic nature of the game means that when you’re getting whomped it can be hard to figure out what’s going on and use that as a way to get better. There’s no way to filter matchmaking to find players of a similar skill level, in a game with a high skill ceiling where experience (actual experience, not XP) makes a world of difference. There are only three different maps, and despite being set in different cities around the world, they look almost identical and lack any real defining features. The different game modes have their own quirks, but they’re largely the same at their core there’s a lot of missed potential for more varied objectives and modes that encourage different ways of interacting with the core game loop.
The biggest problem is a lack of variety and, much as I hate the term, content. Unfortunately, it hits that sweet spot far less frequently than it should. When it all comes together, Destruction AllStars can be a whole lot of fun: the action, the mayhem, the energy of the cast all combine to drill up some pure adrenaline and excitement. (I wish the bar wasn’t so low, but here we are.) Hana is the stand out among the group: extremely cool but a bit of a goofball when her guard slips-and also a Māori character who’s not a racist caricature, and is voiced by a Māori actor. From a former child actor / model to a K-pop stan, from a Kiwi motocross champ to a metalhead who went from the sport’s number-one fan to a competitor, the All Stars are an eclectic but loveable bunch.
The heroes themselves are the real stars of Destruction AllStars, a bunch of vibrant characters from all sorts of backgrounds, with all sorts of stories behind them and personality in abundance. Gridfall takes a last-man-standing approach in an arena whose floors gradually fall away to leave deadly pits in their place, while Carnado and Stockpile are two different riffs on team play and collecting car parts to either bank for points or use to hold control points. Mayhem is the “standard” mode, if you like-earn points by crashing, wrecking other cars, knocking out players on foot, and so on, and highest score at the end of the match wins. While the basic idea remains the same across the board, four different game modes offer different twists on that idea.
Call your hero vehicle at the wrong time, and it’ll be wrecked before you even get a chance to unleash its power, wasting all the time and effort spent to charge it up in an instant. Hero cars are powerful, but have to be earned, either by collecting gems scattered about the platforms or by crashing other players using the generic cars that spawn regularly. A well-timed eject can go a long way, and high-rise platforms throughout each arena mean there are places you can only go on foot.
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While you’ll spend most of your time behind the wheel-running around on foot in an arena full of cars trying to crash into each other is dangerous, it turns out-the pedestrian element adds a different dynamic. The hero element comes in with the character choices: a roster of vibrant All Stars, each with their own unique look, personality, a special power-up, and most importantly, their own hero vehicle with unique qualities and a special power-up of its own.Īs I said, it’s an interesting concept. The difference is that you’re not confined to your car when your ride blows up-or, ideally, when you jump out before it blows up-you can freely run around on foot, tackle other players, and find another vehicle to jump into (or steal) so the destruction can continue. The basic idea in Destruction AllStars is, simply, to jump into a car and crash it into others. Unfortunately, it’s also a game that struggles to put its best foot forward, with its best ideas too often getting drowned out by a lack of content, lack of variety, and an assortment of little frustrations that build up. When all the stars align, that’s exactly what Destruction AllStars is: a game with a lot of depth, a lot of creativity, a lot of flair, and a lot of fun. It’s a solid idea that seems like a shoo-in for some hectic, exciting multiplayer mayhem. Destruction AllStars is built around a neat idea: what if we took the hero shooter concept and swapped out the “shooter” part for “vehicular destruction in the vein of Destruction Derby?”.
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