Wow!!!!!

LONDON, UK - 1st August 2005 - Atari today announced that it will publish new vehicle action title 'Crashday' developed by new teams 'Moon Byte' and 'Replay Studios". 'Crashday' blends elements of all the best action games such as Burnout, Stuntman, Destruction Derby, Flatout, Track Mania, Tony Hawk and Carmageddon into one glorious package for destruction fans. With a fantastic looking engine, the game delivers glorious visuals, open environments, great looking vehicles and weapons at your disposal which has been carefully crafted for PC gamers to enjoy come February 2006.

'Crashday' features a huge array of game play modes from Racing, Stunt Driving and Wrecking as well as team competition and online modes. 'Crashday' also features an integrated easy-to-use track editor which allows you to build some amazing courses for them to be downloaded straight into the game! A strong community will allow players to create their own cars and track pieces and share them online.

Features:

- 7 game modes (both single player and multiplayer)
- 12 vehicles with tuning possibilities
- Integrated track editor
- Career mode, Single event and Mini games
- Weapon features - Missiles, mines and miniguns
- Complete freedom of movement on tracks
- Detailed damage model and physics
- Action replays - Slow motion, freeze time
- Strong community support - Create own cars and even new track pieces

Games modes:

- Stunt show - Impress the crowd with insane stunts, huge jumps and spectacular crashes
- Racing - All out racing against other opponents
- Wrecking Match - Be the last one standing, bring down your opponents any way possible including weapons
- Hold the Flag - Take the flag and keep hold of it for as long as possible - Carry through checkpoints to win
- Pass the bomb - Pass the bomb from your car to another whilst the times runs down
- Bomb run - Keep your car over a certain speed or it will blow up, survive for as long as possible
- Test Drive - Free roam and practice

Mini-Games:

- Long Jump - Jump as far as can to win!
- Vehicle Blast - More spectacular version of 'Long Jump' - Vehicle explodes giving you longer jumps
- Mass Destruction - Destroy as much of the environment as possible within the time limit
- Checkpoint Chase - Pass as many checkpoints as you can

News Source: GamersHell (http://www.gamershell.com/companies/atari/244259.html)

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More Screenshots:
http://www.gamershell.com/pc/crashday/screenshots.html
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Looks like a rip-off of Trackmania (which was a rip-off of Stunts and Stunt Track racer).
Except that Crasday uses some dramatic lighting...

Might be fun. Trackmania Sunrise rocks, BTW.
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Iwannit!! :mrgreen:

I'm very happy to see that Trackmania seems to have successfully created/rejuvenated a new/old genre for PC gaming.

Oooh this could be extraordinarily cool (gah! no drool icon)
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Looks like a rip-off of Trackmania (which was a rip-off of Stunts and Stunt Track racer).
Except that Crasday uses some dramatic lighting...

Might be fun. Trackmania Sunrise rocks, BTW.

IMO, it would be a bit unfair to call Crashday a trackmania rip-off - the game has been in development for a loooong time (IIRC it started out in 2000 or even 99, more or less as an ambitious spare time project).
But one thing I remember well: When Trackmania surfaced, i kept thinking "Boy, the bar really has been raised for the Crashday guys just now." :)


And for all I love Trackmania and T:S - i REEEALLY look forward to Crashday's damage system. ;)
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Personally, I'm sill waiting for a modern-day Carmageddon remake with some serious online MP, but for the time being, Crashday seems like a lot of fun. :)
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Yep . .crashday looks like it could be ALOT of fun. :D

I like that track that loops. I wonder how many weapons they intend to allow you to have.

:)

US
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Hmm, I looked at some video trailers & it looked generally great except that the loops & banked corners seem to be excessively low polygon :???:

started out in 2000 or even 99, more or less as an ambitious spare time project Right, that explains some stuff
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