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TDR2000 comes close to the feel of the original in terms of random time wasting and frustration, but several things detract from the fun. First, you must actually race (ick) to complete the levels, as peds are annoyingly hard to kill. Yes, it's more realistic, but that isn't really the point. Is it? No, I don't think so. All of the _really_ fun stuff has been removed, presumably for political correctness (Where's the Turbo Nutter B*****d Nitrous? Why no points style or artistry?)

But it's not all bad. Unlike Carma II, it doesn't have completely impossible missions, and like the original you have to drive like a demon to keep the timer from running out.

Diverting but disappointing. It should get 3.5 stars because it doesn't have the completely impossible missions of Carma II, and it does relieve your road rage (in the absence of an original Carmageddon-capable computer). I'm rounding down because I know my judgement is skewed--I hated the missions in Carma II so very much. :)

The horrible death of a previously outstanding series
As a longtime fan of the Carmageddon series, I have been and remain quite disappointed with this third incarnation, no matter how hard I try to like it. Carmageddon has always been about running amuck on city streets, in construction zones, and through mountain communities, running over cows and men and grannies with stretchers, and pulverizing your opponents. Carmageddon is all about racing, "challenging" missions, and frustration. If you try to play the game as it is apparently designed to be played, you cannot possibly have any fun. You start out with a limited time and have to struggle to add any bonus time before your experience is aborted way too early. The map feature, which was quite good in Carmageddon 2, is cartoonish and aggravating. The powerups and surprise bonuses along the way aren't very impressive or extensive (although the designers unfortunately felt compelled to leave the silly Bouncy Bouncy feature in the game). The racing environments are nowhere near as extensive as I was used to, which is a further criticism I have of this game. The only new touch I really liked is the tendency of pedestrians to jump around on one leg after you put the other one out of commission; overall, though, running over pedestrians here is just not as much fun as it should be.

The fatal flaw here is the emphasis on objective missions. It takes so long to figure out the challenge race and somehow miraculously complete it that your disgust with the whole business overweighs any excitement you may have about finally getting a chance to race on a new track. It is hard enough to figure out what you are supposed to do, let alone do it in the minimal time allotted. Once you think you have it, another extra requirement pops up to dash your hopes; if you could save a race or challenge during the action, it would do much to help alleviate the problem. This game really betrays the wonderfully fun Carmageddon tradition and makes this a game quite unable to offer enough positives to outweigh the many negatives. The result is the death of a great gaming series.

Excellent Game, though not quite the first one.
I won't address all the details, as they've been covered previously. But Carmageddon Two was the dissapointment of the series for me. Three is back to old form. While I still prefer the original to TDR, this one is still a wonderful game. True, it's harder to get actual time in a race. Hence the "Free Driving" mode, where you can take the timer out all together. The missions on the second were random and at times pointless. Not the case here, each mission is interesting at least, and with the 3 race/ 3 mission setup on each level it isn't too frustrating. If you liked the first one, this is definently worth trying. Skip #2, not #3.