ShockRods

ShockRods, the newest game from Stainless Games (the studio behind the Carmageddon franchise & Novadrome) and published by Green Man Gaming, has me feeling kinda mixed emotions in its launch state. I've liked these dev's output in the past, but this game just doesn't really do much for me sadly. [b]TLDR at the bottom[/b] The store page mentions multiple times how ShockRods is an arena shooter, and yes, the vehicle controls really feel more geared to those who played Quake back in the day more than any car combat games like say, Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8. In fact, this game barely even feels like this studio’s own previous games in that aspect. The vehicles in this game drive sideways and backwards with the same top speed and acceleration as just going forwards, with no need to speed back up or anything; the momentum just seamlessly carries over. Kills happen practically instantly with some weapons like any arena FPS, rather than being a tense drawn-out battle based on your curren...

No playerbase. Just bots (for now?). Wait for sale.

No controller support, but it made a bit more sense once I started actually playing. This really does not suit that style of control as well as I would have liked upon purchasing it. The game itself is fun, but I was only facing bots. It seems easy enough to unlock all the customization, and they give you color sliders so you can get a good scheme going. The ui is crap. It needs attention.

If you experienced any form of '90s PC gaming, more than likely, you know the name of [b]Carmageddon[/b]. In short, it was a brutal, controversial, genre-defining car combat video game. It had the blood splatters, the dystopian vehicles, the bleak locations, the offbeat humor, the industrial music, the addicting gameplay, and more. [b]Stainless Games[/b] was the company behind the madness. After [b]Carmageddon II[/b] in 1998, Stainless dropped off the radar. They made sporadic one-off games, and a brief stint with [b]Magic the Gathering[/b]. Eventually, they regained the Carmageddon brand. They first released a well-received mobile port of the first game. They then released [b]Carmageddon: Reincarnation[/b], the long-awaited sequel (aka revival) in the series. It was followed shortly by [b]Carmageddon: Max Damage[/b], which for the most part, was the same game but more polished and more content (and owners of Reincarnation received Max Damage for free, a plus). Sadly, the writing was ...

played it for a half hour, used cheat engine to give myself all of sk, that's about where the content ends. I'll buy this for 3 dollars.

Played it for about 30 mins. It's pretty bad. Zero detail put into this game. I'd pay $5, not $25.

Fast paced action, just plain old fun!

This game looks dead. It feels like it hasn't been updated in a long time. It's so sad.

This is the goldeneye of car games. I love it. So mobile and maneuverable. I had a good time playing.

This game is so good, the combat is fun and balanced and everything is f'n great, i just got it for all my friends because its so good!