In the early 2000s, few names sparked as much controversy—or pure, unadulterated joy for fans of vehicular mayhem—as Carmageddon . While the first two entries in the series are often hailed as the gold standard of the "pedestrian-splatting" genre, (Total Destruction Racing) remains a fascinating, if divisive, chapter in the franchise's history.

Your mission? To escape this hellscape by any means necessary, which usually involves a customized death-machine, a total lack of ethics, and a burning passion for destruction. Gameplay: A Different Kind of Beast

: Fans of the original's "floaty" physics might be surprised. TDR 2000 features sharper, faster handling that feels more like early Need for Speed games than its predecessors.