A return to a once glorious franchise?
You’re going to need a little context for this one, so here’s a brief history lesson on the destruction derby genre. In 1995, Reflections Interactive began work on a franchise for Sony calledDestruction Derby. This franchise was highly successful (it was my first PlayStation game alongside ofOddworldin fact!), but in 2004, the series sort of tanked.
Where Reflections failed,Bugbear Entertainmenttook over the reigns withFlatOut, the spiritual successor toDerby. TheFlatOutfranchise saw three releases before quietly returning to the shadows in 2007.
Now, it seems as if it’s about to enter the spotlight again, possibly on the PS4, with this new secret trailer for “Next Car Game” from Bugbear Entertainment, using all “in-game footage.” Is it a newFlatOutreboot? Or could it be aDestruction Derbygame exclusively on the PS4?
Whatever system it ends up on, I’m beyond stoked.Racing gamestend to paint by the numbers a bit too often, and vehicular combat/derby games tend to get ran out of town in this generation. I hope this mystery game delivers, and revitalizes the genre.
