I know Wreckfest gets brought up (hell an earlier comment said it). But to me, Eve of Destruction GETS IT. Like wreckfest has the nice models, but it still feels like little more then the Tech Demo set by "Next Car Game". EoD feels like you ARE living some hick's story about going to be the greatest demo derby racer from chicken farmer ever. The modes (which the ones mentioned mainly get used in Multiplayer) are so diverse. The minor management makes you feel like you're running a team basically. Every little thing just comes together to make the best experience. Honestly the "Use your back" is ingrained into me.
This game made my childhood, I have so many memories with my dad being in stitches from laughing cause of the exploding chicken mode. The soundtrack also just so so good.
Great to see this underrated gem getting some attention! Sure FlatOut and Wreckfest are technically more impressive but for a more authentic feeling for American-based demolition derbies, Driven to Destruction is top-notch, especially with the unlockable cutscenes of the *real* thing. Plus the numerous different types of racing that more racing games should do- trailer-racing, chaotic flag-pole racing, I love all that! Likewise here in England, visiting oval tracks to watch Banger Racing (basically our version of Demolition Derby) is an absolute blast. 💥
@NoMooreMercyTV one of the things that really helped this game is that it was an indirect sequel to NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona. In that game you start as a dirt track racer & move up the ranks til you get to the NASCAR Cup Series. I believe it was the first NASCAR game to have a career mode like that. It wasn't as polished as the EA NASCAR Thunder games (and had no licensed soundtrack), but it was still a really solid game. The cars in Eve of Destruction feel very similar to the dirt street stocks in Dirt to Daytona. Some of the venues are the same too.
This game had such a cool vibe and soundtrack. Becoming a local celebrity is such an interesting take compared to the usual become the best touring car driver ever, or become the best street racer. Soundtrack was class too
A little late to the party, but this definitely brought back some memories. The Car Soccer mode and a case of beer made for great weekend nights with college roommates and friends after we finished working on real racecars. We had one rule - no buses! It was too easy to play goalie with that thing. Now I'm going to have "...we're going in the same direction..." stuck in my head all day haha!
A local radio station plays "Same Direction" time to time. And every time, In' not in a work van, but instead a Fillmore or Desio, pops and bangs when coming off throttle and all.
This game truly gives you a feeling of what it's like to go down to the local track and l truly think I wouldn't be a race car driver without this game.
My favorite racing series from that era will always be Midnight Club 3 Remix. I don't know how many times I've replayed and beaten it, but it just does something for me that I absolutely love. NFS Underground 2 is another shout, though MC3 is still king for me.
I recently got an old Xbox and have been buying and playing all these old games I remember when I was a kid. I need this game for the collection!!! NHL Hitz 2003 is another crazy underrated game!
@@NoMooreMercyTV hell yeah man that games time less from fun ass franchise to mini games, different player models, all the stat tracking the game does it’s amazing. Literally been playing it now more then I was a kid lol pry have 100+hrs at least by now! Pry in my top 5 favorite games ever.
Four people playing four way split screen is still to this day endlessly entertaining. I got this game for Christmas in 2004 and have played it every Christmas, new years, and thanksgiving since. This is my favorite video game I have ever played, and by far the most hours I’ve logged into a game. Wreckfest and beamng look and play way better, but nothing beats a bunch of people gathered around a tv laughing until it literally hurts at the ridiculousness of EOD.
I very very rarely comment anything on YT, but this time I have to make an exception. Your video is just brilliant! The aspects you discuss, the arguments that you use, the wording choice you make and many others, just show that you're great in what you're doing. Thank you for this awesome video and I wish you the best luck and most success in your life in general!
when i was growing up my dad did racing in the style of this game and has an entire balcony in his garage full of trophies from 40+ years of racing, this game was my entire childhood and i’ve never seen anyone ever talk about it, thank you.
Hey guys, thanks for watching! My favorite racing game from that era is probably Burnout Revenge. I loved how it added the shunt mechanic, it totally changed the pace and amount of chaos on screen vs Burnout 3.
Burnout is such a great series too. I watched a video recently about them and it made me realize I can play revenge on my Xbox one since it was released on 360. If you have one it’s the best and smoothest way to play revenge other than emulator
I think my top three were 1.) Test Drive: EOD, 2.) FlatOut 2, and then 3.) Burnout Revenge. I loved the scenario where you caused as much damage as possible.
I played this game with a friend in split screen, and its probably the most fun I had in a long time. The varied gamemodes, and the overall atmosphere is exactly what something like Wreckfest desperately needs. You can tell devs had a ton of passion making this game.
honestly one of my favourite games ever and the hard mode once you had completed it was great with the cars under steering and over steering alot more like thay would in real life 👍
This needs a remake ASAP. Many people say Wreckfest, but it still doesn't hit the spot. What's missing is all the great game modes and the announcer screaming at the top of his lungs during events with the crown reacting in the background.
As unfortunate as the genre is, many familiar and unfamiliar with the derby racing genre often lambast having used car for such races as "American imperialism" or "Western wasteful culture" and as such, not many game developers would attempt banger racing for an already small audience. Coming from a nation doesn't even have F1, it's painful to see the most gamers know are that goddamn Need for Speed and at most, BurnOut or Forza.
What nation are you from? I've never heard these complaints before. Granted, I'm American and these sorts of derbies and races are extremely common all over the country. @thientuongnguyen2564
@@NoMooreMercyTV Such complaints can be found on other derby videos circulating on TH-cam, ranging from "why has no one died" to typical mocking Westerners. The usual schtick from ignorant foreigners. As for where I hail, it's a little country that "fought" the US from 1965 to 1973.
Oh man, thank you for this one!! My brother and I played this so damn much back in the day. Brings back so many great memories! My favourite racing game from that era would have to be v8 Supercars 3. It released under that name here in Australia but released as something else in Europe and USA I believe. But it had the perfect mix of realism and casual. The AI was challenging and the physics and damage was amazing. It still holds up incredibly well today
You're welcome and thanks for watching! I looked it up and this game in the states is called TOCA Race Driver 3. It looks fantastic! Like a Gran Turismo or Forza competitor, I'll have to try this out sometime. Thank you for the recommendation!
@@NoMooreMercyTV that’s it! I couldn’t remember the name of it lmao. But yes seriously, if you can get your hands on it you won’t be disappointed. It’s genuinely such a great game even with today’s standards imo. I mean like obviously maybe not as good but if I didn’t know about the game before hand and it was like $20aud on the store I’d definitely buy it Hope you get and enjoy it! Have a good weekend!
This was one of our favourite family game. Playing with 3 other person was a blast. Our favourite modes was the race where you try to survive the bus driver and the death match where you shoot chicken rockets 😂
I would consider this a hidden gem. Its so hard to find in the wild and didnt really hear many people talk about it when it was out. Awesome soundtracks where all over the place in the 2000s. We just dont get great soundtracks anymore.
My friends and I LOVED this game! We'd talk about it all the time haha, but as an adult I realized most people missed it. Atari was killing it back then, they maybe didn't have the biggest budget games, but they were fun enough with replayability.
This game is the best $5 I ever spent on Amazon back in 2011-2012, to this day my best friend and I play the hell out of battle mode every time he's home from the Army
you mean the one with the chicken bomb launcher? my god that mode was hillarious and super tense at the same time, there was nothing worse than beeing at 1 HP and hearing the fucking chicken detonation in your back xd, i also played the heck out of that mode with a friend. i wish someday someona will make a mod for sharing online emulators and get to play it agin with my friend u.u
@@josue1996jcSteam remote play together will mostly do what you want. However the remote player will be at a disadvantage. I have done it before in l4d2. As well as parsec, sunshine/moonlight may also work
Childhood game, so many memories First one that i've played too I loved that game so much Criminally underrated game indeed The Soundtrack is astonishing
grew up playing this game, still come back to the soundtrack every once and a while. I get what you mean with it being repetitive but damn is it nostalgic, great video!
I loved to play Eve of Destruction on my PS2 during this era. Most Wanted was also a favorite, but the Burnout series were peak racing fun for me at the time. Burnout Revenge was my favorite but perhaps because I only played the demo from Takedown on my NFSU disk. Maybe if I had it, Takedown would be my favorite. Great video! I hope you get more viewers and subscribers!
Thank you for the positive words friend! Funny enough, Burnout Revenge is also my favorite Burnout game. I was shocked how good it looks on the 360! I may have to do a video on that sometime, or maybe the entire series. Thanks for watching. :)
Got this game on PS2 back in 2004 when I was 9. Played it at that time and loved it, now, 20 years later, while looking for something else in the garage I found my old console with this game still in it, plugged it in and everything still works.. playing this now at almost 30 years old brings back so many great memories. Still a brilliant game - even the sound track is class 😂
I used to watch Stock Cars in the UK and looked similar to that race from the early part of the video. V8 powered gokarts basically driving in a big dirt oval for an hour or 2. Good times
I have Demolition Derby 64, it's pretty neat! I've never played those that you mentioned, might have to check those out at some point too. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video, I don't understand how it has so few views, you deserve a huge amount of views. I'm so happy to see everyone saying what I wanted to say - UNDERRATED GAME!!!!!!!!
This was my favorite game from back then, We loved EoD. My fam & I played this with a multi-tap on a ps2 and had a blast every single time we put that disc in! Honestly the career mode in this game makes a ton of other racing games pale in comparison, that feeling of progression, free roaming your home town and even the announcer are all things that I wish other companies would take note of. If they managed this in a sequel to wreckfest that would be amazing!
@@NoMooreMercyTV I know right! It's missing some of that magic during the races while the destruction is amazing, I surely miss getting called out for "banging into a wall like an idiot!" 😆 Or when you win and you hear your chosen name get shouted through the speakers!! 🏁 I hope they can try and bring some of that feel to a sequel as well.
omg man thank for making this vid, i payed the shit out of this game, even as a venezuelan young boy who didnt know shit about that culture, the music was the thing that catch me up, since i was already a fan of hoobastank, sum 41 and white zombie so i was having a BLAST with the soundtrack ( i even have to thank the game to introduce to Trhice, boomblefoot and thrusday). sadly at the time i dindt really speak english, so i had to play it with a translated dictionary on my hand u.u
You're welcome! I'm glad that this game gave you a glimpse into that culture here in the states, it really does do a good job of translating it into a game. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching and subbing! Yeah, I wish the paint booth was more robust like it is in their NASCAR games, but the fact that it's there at all is cool.
I love the soundtrack to this game. Not too few not too many. Hate it when a game has so many songs and then I end up not liking over half of them with no way of selecting what I do and don't want to hear. Also nothing comapres to shooting explolding chickens at each other in split screen mode. Wish Wreckfest had that.
I just completed the career mode properly for the first time (I used to only play with cheats). Was great, got a little repetitive towards the end but I miss simple games like this.
That's something I miss in modern games, too many games are set in cities and I'm from a rural area, I like seeing rural areas and small towns in games, as that is way more relatable than a big city.
@NoMooreMercyTV rural areas and small towns are the perfect setting for a racing game...Dirt to Daytona made by the same dev team had a similar feel in the dirt and modified series.
The thing that stuck out to me about this game that really no other racing game does now is the free roam in career mode. Being able to just drive to the garage and race other competitors is so interesting to me and I wish you could do in wreckfest. All in all great game and Dirt to Daytona was my absolute favorite game at this time
Me and a friend used to go split screen multiplayer on the deathmatch gamemode and push eachother out of the map, you'd kinda clip through a wall or any barrier on your own, but if your friend pushed from the back, you'd clip through
When you mentioned taking more damage in the front I remembered playing as a kid and figuring it out once I got slammed by the ai and died super quick. I never thought to use the back as a weapon though lol
No way! Me too lol. 30usd which is an amazing deal. I like to take the starter pinto and send it through that dirt road in free roam. I also have the nova, gremlin, and z31 300zx
@@aidenhowe4815 *got it resurfaced at my retro store in town. dude this game is too fun, im glad you found it bro, i had to grab thunder 04 & dirt to daytona aswell at the retro spot aswell. Love ps2 era racing games*
THE HAMMER! I loved this system where your cars built personality with the damage they heroically accumulated over time. I really wish Wreckfest used the same single player design as TD: EoD. Just extend the hubworld and event season, and then maybe make multiple seasons possible, like a sports game's dynasty mode, in order to provide unlimited possibilities in terms of how many seasons you could go, until you run out of money or cars, or become the undisputed champ.
What's my favourite racing game of this era? My favourite racing game ever has always been driven to destruction (test drive eve of Destruction as it's known in other parts of the world) while other racing games would punish me and cause me to fall behind if I crash, in this game I can muscle my way through into the lead. I played this game right up until my second hand disc suicided probably over 10 years ago and to this day it still ticks me off. A while ago I found and listened to the soundtrack which gave me so much nostalgia for the game it's by far my favourite video game soundtrack too. Even watching this video hit me with that same nostalgia.
I adored this game as a kid idk what made me look this up been a minute lol the graphics are decent but the young me remembered this looking much cleaner lol
I'm debating buying an old Xbox just to buy and play this game again. I spent way too many hours playing this game growing up. Awesome review of an awesome game!
the things i would do to have this game remastered. me and my dad used to play this all the time on the ps2 and is part of the reason i am moving to a small rural town.
There were a couple games I grew up playing that I have very fond memories of. Idk if they’re actually good, but back then I remember loving them so much. MRC for the N64, had some really cool tracks with secret paths like through a waterfall and stuff. Then there was a game I believe was just simply called demolition derby. That was a lot like this one. And then I believe a game called stunt driver? Or stuntman or something like that. You’d just do all kinds of crazy stunts. But my favorite racing game is a PS2 game called freekstyle*. You rode dirt bikes and would do insane tricks while racing and it was such a fun game. Idk if it holds up today, but I’m willing to bet it does.
FINALLY! Someone else mentions MRC! Super fun game but super limited at the same time, I think it only has 3 playable tracks which is brutal, even with the different pathways you could take. Demolition Derby is cool too, didn't play it a whole lot but theres a whole series I'll have to take a look at some day. Stuntman is insaaaaaaanely frustrating haha, cool game tho! I couldn't find Freakout! I just found a snowboarding game, are you sure that's what its called?
@@NoMooreMercyTV I’m glad you know about MRC! For many years I couldn’t find ANY information on it online, as if it didn’t exist. Felt like a fever dream. But I finally got my hands on it! I didn’t know there were so few tracks. Maybe that’s why they were so memorable though
Not having derbies in my country this game presented it to me, and the real derby cuts along the game made me believe that every racing mode of this game was real what was both scary and atractive, but for the good of old victorias and impalas figure 8 jump race doesnt exist nor does marked man, but still i love racing games and this one is top five for me, flagpole race and last man standing with reverse gear is what real derby charm is hidden on and this is the only game to report it Even if i love flatout2 and wreckfest as properly "folk racers"
9:29 I too have my gripes about the paint mode in career. Like, why are front Fenders paintable, but not the rear quarters which make more sense. But you absolutely can paint the roof. It might be tricky to get too, but just push up from the sides or the hood and it almost acts like a hub. That said, why the hell did they make Anarchy 1 the only song in the garage? Like I'd be midway through two lane Black top the "DUN IN DUN" when I entered. I eventually learnt to not get too fancy. But at the end of the day, that kinda feeds into the style of the game. Kinda. I'm still lowkey bitter about not choosing Exhaust exits in the customization.
9:57 it doesn’t stand up to wreckfest it stands above it, wreckfest was amazing imo but something about that 2004 feel to TDEOD is so much better than newer games
If we could get the atmosphere, story mode and gameplay modes from this game and combine it with Wreckfest's soft body physics and visuals, I'd be set.
Used to play red rover and figure of 8 races so much when I was younger on a box television.. I need to find a way to play this game again, or can you only play it through ps2?
I hope one day the remaster of this game gets released for Switch, PS5 and XboxSeriesX/S and if it does ever happen it will be the best day I’ll ever have
damn you didnt even get into the multiplayer. with three other siblings most of the time playing the game was in multiplayer firing explosive chickens at eachother
@@NoMooreMercyTV tbh all the multiplayer mode added was the battle mode that had you firing explosive chickens. But the game was great fun in multiplayer, it used to be a thing my family did all the time when i was younger
They need to remaster this for PlayStation I miss this game so much and trying to buy one for my old console people are asking for way to much as well as midnight club 3 🙏🏽
Criminally underrated game
Facts. I hope if they make a Wreckfest sequel, it's more like this game. In terms of story progression and the at track experience.
A remaster of this would be amazing. Still waiting for bugbear to update wreckfest again. It’s been a while haha
@@DanEkins I still play wreckfest almost every night, it's such a good game.
Well said. So underrated
With a great soundtrack
Idc what anybody says. This game is the best demolition game ever made. Every few years I come back to this game. It holds up so well
It really does, it's a blast.
You should try Wreckfest. Not the same but still scratches that itch. I had a blast with it
@drew5211 I have, I love the game play. But I really miss how the career mode was for Eve.
One of the best testdrive games of all time💯
I know Wreckfest gets brought up (hell an earlier comment said it). But to me, Eve of Destruction GETS IT. Like wreckfest has the nice models, but it still feels like little more then the Tech Demo set by "Next Car Game". EoD feels like you ARE living some hick's story about going to be the greatest demo derby racer from chicken farmer ever. The modes (which the ones mentioned mainly get used in Multiplayer) are so diverse. The minor management makes you feel like you're running a team basically. Every little thing just comes together to make the best experience. Honestly the "Use your back" is ingrained into me.
This game made my childhood, I have so many memories with my dad being in stitches from laughing cause of the exploding chicken mode. The soundtrack also just so so good.
Facts!
100% same
I was hoping someone would mention it
Great to see this underrated gem getting some attention!
Sure FlatOut and Wreckfest are technically more impressive but for a more authentic feeling for American-based demolition derbies, Driven to Destruction is top-notch, especially with the unlockable cutscenes of the *real* thing. Plus the numerous different types of racing that more racing games should do- trailer-racing, chaotic flag-pole racing, I love all that!
Likewise here in England, visiting oval tracks to watch Banger Racing (basically our version of Demolition Derby) is an absolute blast. 💥
Hello from America! This game feels VERY authentic to the at-track experience. I'm so stoked for my local track to open back up!
@NoMooreMercyTV one of the things that really helped this game is that it was an indirect sequel to NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona. In that game you start as a dirt track racer & move up the ranks til you get to the NASCAR Cup Series. I believe it was the first NASCAR game to have a career mode like that. It wasn't as polished as the EA NASCAR Thunder games (and had no licensed soundtrack), but it was still a really solid game. The cars in Eve of Destruction feel very similar to the dirt street stocks in Dirt to Daytona. Some of the venues are the same too.
This game had such a cool vibe and soundtrack. Becoming a local celebrity is such an interesting take compared to the usual become the best touring car driver ever, or become the best street racer. Soundtrack was class too
A little late to the party, but this definitely brought back some memories. The Car Soccer mode and a case of beer made for great weekend nights with college roommates and friends after we finished working on real racecars. We had one rule - no buses! It was too easy to play goalie with that thing.
Now I'm going to have "...we're going in the same direction..." stuck in my head all day haha!
A local radio station plays "Same Direction" time to time. And every time, In' not in a work van, but instead a Fillmore or Desio, pops and bangs when coming off throttle and all.
This game truly gives you a feeling of what it's like to go down to the local track and l truly think I wouldn't be a race car driver without this game.
That's amazing! Where do you race?
YES finally a TH-camr from 2015+ talking about this,New sub 😁
Hello and welcome!
My favorite racing series from that era will always be Midnight Club 3 Remix. I don't know how many times I've replayed and beaten it, but it just does something for me that I absolutely love. NFS Underground 2 is another shout, though MC3 is still king for me.
I recently got an old Xbox and have been buying and playing all these old games I remember when I was a kid. I need this game for the collection!!! NHL Hitz 2003 is another crazy underrated game!
Holy shit, NHL Hitz 2003 mentioned!!! I loved that game SO MUCH, I had it on the Gamecube. The minigames were EPIC.
@@NoMooreMercyTV hell yeah man that games time less from fun ass franchise to mini games, different player models, all the stat tracking the game does it’s amazing. Literally been playing it now more then I was a kid lol pry have 100+hrs at least by now! Pry in my top 5 favorite games ever.
Amazing game with and amazing soundtrack
Four people playing four way split screen is still to this day endlessly entertaining. I got this game for Christmas in 2004 and have played it every Christmas, new years, and thanksgiving since. This is my favorite video game I have ever played, and by far the most hours I’ve logged into a game. Wreckfest and beamng look and play way better, but nothing beats a bunch of people gathered around a tv laughing until it literally hurts at the ridiculousness of EOD.
Games just don't have that goofy, jank fun factor anymore. I definitely understand what you mean.
$642 and billy ray drove straight into the wall
😂😂
I believe it's StRaIgHt InTo A wAlL!
I very very rarely comment anything on YT, but this time I have to make an exception. Your video is just brilliant! The aspects you discuss, the arguments that you use, the wording choice you make and many others, just show that you're great in what you're doing. Thank you for this awesome video and I wish you the best luck and most success in your life in general!
Wow, thank you for the amazing show of support! Comments like this inspire me to keep making videos, so thank you again and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
when i was growing up my dad did racing in the style of this game and has an entire balcony in his garage full of trophies from 40+ years of racing, this game was my entire childhood and i’ve never seen anyone ever talk about it, thank you.
That's really friggin cool man, I'd love to see photos of your dad's trophies and cars sometime.
Hey guys, thanks for watching!
My favorite racing game from that era is probably Burnout Revenge. I loved how it added the shunt mechanic, it totally changed the pace and amount of chaos on screen vs Burnout 3.
Burnout is such a great series too. I watched a video recently about them and it made me realize I can play revenge on my Xbox one since it was released on 360. If you have one it’s the best and smoothest way to play revenge other than emulator
I think my top three were 1.) Test Drive: EOD, 2.) FlatOut 2, and then 3.) Burnout Revenge. I loved the scenario where you caused as much damage as possible.
@@DudeMcGuybro Crash mode? So fun!
I played this game with a friend in split screen, and its probably the most fun I had in a long time. The varied gamemodes, and the overall atmosphere is exactly what something like Wreckfest desperately needs. You can tell devs had a ton of passion making this game.
I'm hoping Wreckfest 2 focuses more on the at-track experience, because I felt that the campaign was severely lacking compared to this game's.
honestly one of my favourite games ever and the hard mode once you had completed it was great with the cars under steering and over steering alot more like thay would in real life 👍
The handling model is excellent!
This needs a remake ASAP. Many people say Wreckfest, but it still doesn't hit the spot. What's missing is all the great game modes and the announcer screaming at the top of his lungs during events with the crown reacting in the background.
As unfortunate as the genre is, many familiar and unfamiliar with the derby racing genre often lambast having used car for such races as "American imperialism" or "Western wasteful culture" and as such, not many game developers would attempt banger racing for an already small audience. Coming from a nation doesn't even have F1, it's painful to see the most gamers know are that goddamn Need for Speed and at most, BurnOut or Forza.
What nation are you from? I've never heard these complaints before. Granted, I'm American and these sorts of derbies and races are extremely common all over the country. @thientuongnguyen2564
@@NoMooreMercyTV Such complaints can be found on other derby videos circulating on TH-cam, ranging from "why has no one died" to typical mocking Westerners. The usual schtick from ignorant foreigners.
As for where I hail, it's a little country that "fought" the US from 1965 to 1973.
Oh man, thank you for this one!! My brother and I played this so damn much back in the day. Brings back so many great memories! My favourite racing game from that era would have to be v8 Supercars 3. It released under that name here in Australia but released as something else in Europe and USA I believe. But it had the perfect mix of realism and casual. The AI was challenging and the physics and damage was amazing. It still holds up incredibly well today
You're welcome and thanks for watching! I looked it up and this game in the states is called TOCA Race Driver 3. It looks fantastic! Like a Gran Turismo or Forza competitor, I'll have to try this out sometime. Thank you for the recommendation!
@@NoMooreMercyTV that’s it! I couldn’t remember the name of it lmao. But yes seriously, if you can get your hands on it you won’t be disappointed. It’s genuinely such a great game even with today’s standards imo. I mean like obviously maybe not as good but if I didn’t know about the game before hand and it was like $20aud on the store I’d definitely buy it
Hope you get and enjoy it! Have a good weekend!
@@DaveyGrimmett Thank you! Have a great weekend!
This was one of our favourite family game. Playing with 3 other person was a blast. Our favourite modes was the race where you try to survive the bus driver and the death match where you shoot chicken rockets 😂
thank you for this. eve of destruction is one of my favorite games ever, such an underrated classic
You're welcome!
I would consider this a hidden gem. Its so hard to find in the wild and didnt really hear many people talk about it when it was out. Awesome soundtracks where all over the place in the 2000s. We just dont get great soundtracks anymore.
My friends and I LOVED this game! We'd talk about it all the time haha, but as an adult I realized most people missed it. Atari was killing it back then, they maybe didn't have the biggest budget games, but they were fun enough with replayability.
This game is the best $5 I ever spent on Amazon back in 2011-2012, to this day my best friend and I play the hell out of battle mode every time he's home from the Army
Awesome!
you mean the one with the chicken bomb launcher? my god that mode was hillarious and super tense at the same time, there was nothing worse than beeing at 1 HP and hearing the fucking chicken detonation in your back xd, i also played the heck out of that mode with a friend. i wish someday someona will make a mod for sharing online emulators and get to play it agin with my friend u.u
@@josue1996jcSteam remote play together will mostly do what you want. However the remote player will be at a disadvantage. I have done it before in l4d2.
As well as parsec, sunshine/moonlight may also work
Suicide Race was my favorite mode, also any car game that has a decent cockpit camera already has my respect.
Love me a good cockpit camera
This was Wreckfest before there was Wreckfest. Still holds up
Childhood game, so many memories
First one that i've played too
I loved that game so much
Criminally underrated game indeed
The Soundtrack is astonishing
This and ATV Quad Power Racing 2 were our summer sibling games
One of my all time favourite games. So many memories...
grew up playing this game, still come back to the soundtrack every once and a while. I get what you mean with it being repetitive but damn is it nostalgic, great video!
Thank you!
I loved to play Eve of Destruction on my PS2 during this era. Most Wanted was also a favorite, but the Burnout series were peak racing fun for me at the time. Burnout Revenge was my favorite but perhaps because I only played the demo from Takedown on my NFSU disk. Maybe if I had it, Takedown would be my favorite.
Great video! I hope you get more viewers and subscribers!
Thank you for the positive words friend! Funny enough, Burnout Revenge is also my favorite Burnout game. I was shocked how good it looks on the 360! I may have to do a video on that sometime, or maybe the entire series. Thanks for watching. :)
I played this a ton with my siblings on the Xbox. I loved the soundtrack even though it was a short soundtrack.
Got this game on PS2 back in 2004 when I was 9. Played it at that time and loved it, now, 20 years later, while looking for something else in the garage I found my old console with this game still in it, plugged it in and everything still works.. playing this now at almost 30 years old brings back so many great memories. Still a brilliant game - even the sound track is class 😂
I absolutely loved this game. Custom soundtracks was a nice touch
This game man! This the GT series, Midnight Club, Tokyo Extreme racer’s series along with burnout were my top racing games from this era.
I've never played Tokyo extreme racer! Recommend?
@@NoMooreMercyTV definitely! Then play Night-Runners Prologue after 😎
@@NoMooreMercyTV TXR2, TXR3 was the best and TXRDrift
@@NoMooreMercyTV import tuner challenge on the 360 was the final entry to the series you can try to emulate as well. Hope you enjoy it!
10:07 definitely burnout 3 takedown and test drive cause I played these 2 the most. Do you plan making a video about burnout 3?
I do! I'd love to do an entire video on the Burnout series at some point.
I used to watch Stock Cars in the UK and looked similar to that race from the early part of the video. V8 powered gokarts basically driving in a big dirt oval for an hour or 2. Good times
That's badass! Didn't know you guys had anything like that in the UK. I knew about banger racing and that's about it lol.
This game badly needs a new gen with double the cars in the races and events. Easily the best racing game EVER.
Yes!!!
Great vid, loved the game as a kid, it's worth going back to the PS1 games like demolition racer and destruction derby 2, so good
I have Demolition Derby 64, it's pretty neat! I've never played those that you mentioned, might have to check those out at some point too. Thanks for watching!
The cheats were so good, too. Exploding chickens shooting out of the front of your car ruled
Fantastic video, I don't understand how it has so few views, you deserve a huge amount of views.
I'm so happy to see everyone saying what I wanted to say - UNDERRATED GAME!!!!!!!!
Thank you for the kind words!
Man this game is so crazy good for it's time, literally my childhood
I just came to check if it is as good as I remember it and tbh, it is lol
It is!
Great video! This is my favorite i think, i did not have thst many games but i played the living hell out of this when i was younger!
Glad you enjoyed it!
i used to play this on my ps2 so long ago and it was so fun, this is so nostalgic
My favorite game from that era is burnout 3 takedown, i have many great memories of it
Absolute classic.
This was my favorite game from back then, We loved EoD. My fam & I played this with a multi-tap on a ps2 and had a blast every single time we put that disc in!
Honestly the career mode in this game makes a ton of other racing games pale in comparison, that feeling of progression, free roaming your home town and even the announcer are all things that I wish other companies would take note of. If they managed this in a sequel to wreckfest that would be amazing!
I'm reaaaaaally hoping Wreckfest 2 is more like this game, career-mode wise anyway. I felt it was really lacking in the first game, very barebones.
@@NoMooreMercyTV I know right! It's missing some of that magic during the races while the destruction is amazing, I surely miss getting called out for "banging into a wall like an idiot!" 😆
Or when you win and you hear your chosen name get shouted through the speakers!! 🏁 I hope they can try and bring some of that feel to a sequel as well.
omg man thank for making this vid, i payed the shit out of this game, even as a venezuelan young boy who didnt know shit about that culture, the music was the thing that catch me up, since i was already a fan of hoobastank, sum 41 and white zombie so i was having a BLAST with the soundtrack ( i even have to thank the game to introduce to Trhice, boomblefoot and thrusday).
sadly at the time i dindt really speak english, so i had to play it with a translated dictionary on my hand u.u
You're welcome! I'm glad that this game gave you a glimpse into that culture here in the states, it really does do a good job of translating it into a game. Thanks for watching!
I put so many hours into this game!!!
A childhood favorite of mine. I wasted so much time doing custom spray paint on my car. Great video, keep it up! +1 sub.
Thanks for watching and subbing! Yeah, I wish the paint booth was more robust like it is in their NASCAR games, but the fact that it's there at all is cool.
Time well spent imo
My favorite detail of this game was the loading screen, as I live in the area on the map they show. As a kid I thought that was so cool
That's still pretty cool!
Man I loved this game. I still have a copy of each for the PS2 and Xbox. I wish there was a mode like this in Wreckfest
Best Soundtrack and the chicken fight mode ❤️ or 1 Bus vs 12 cars. And soccer... I want this in the ps Classics catalogue
Hopefully, with Atari's new management, they can make something happen!
Bro the intro song for this game is so heavy😂 it's great
The ratings this game got were so ridiculous, easy 10/10. Imo it's one of my top 5 racing games on ps2 which is INSANE praise.
It feels sooooooo good to play, the physics are awesome.
Still the best destruction derby game out there today
Top tier for sure.
I love the soundtrack to this game. Not too few not too many. Hate it when a game has so many songs and then I end up not liking over half of them with no way of selecting what I do and don't want to hear. Also nothing comapres to shooting explolding chickens at each other in split screen mode. Wish Wreckfest had that.
How can you not mention the multiplayer slipscreen? You shoot opponents with explosive chickens from cars.
I just completed the career mode properly for the first time (I used to only play with cheats). Was great, got a little repetitive towards the end but I miss simple games like this.
I really do too, bigtime.
the era of epic racing games with (mostly) killer soundtracks and absolute carnage.. 🥹
Went to college in Mankato and work down the road from Dundas. can confirm, this game is an accurate depiction of MN/the Midwest
Needs a remaster
facts
@NoMooreMercyTV i mean, they just released unlimited solar crown, so we know they aren't done making games yet
@@GrimRiffs3131 have you played it? Any thoughts?
@NoMooreMercyTV Unfortunately, I have no extra money to buy it, but I kinda want to
@@GrimRiffs3131 It looks like a disaster, I can't wait lmao
Loved this game when it came out I was really into demolition derby’s as a kid here in rual Illinois wish they’d make another
That's something I miss in modern games, too many games are set in cities and I'm from a rural area, I like seeing rural areas and small towns in games, as that is way more relatable than a big city.
Yep! Same here, I grew up on a horse farm across from a dairy farm. Much more relatable seeing games like this.
@NoMooreMercyTV rural areas and small towns are the perfect setting for a racing game...Dirt to Daytona made by the same dev team had a similar feel in the dirt and modified series.
it's so crazy to me that this is the only racing game from this era to have a thursday song on the soundtrack
Great band.
The thing that stuck out to me about this game that really no other racing game does now is the free roam in career mode. Being able to just drive to the garage and race other competitors is so interesting to me and I wish you could do in wreckfest. All in all great game and Dirt to Daytona was my absolute favorite game at this time
I know FH does free roam but it’s not as realistic. You damage your car in free roam in EOD and it stays that way until you fix it yourself.
Dirt to Daytona is a classic, I'd love to take a look at that one again sometime.
Me and a friend used to go split screen multiplayer on the deathmatch gamemode and push eachother out of the map, you'd kinda clip through a wall or any barrier on your own, but if your friend pushed from the back, you'd clip through
I've lost countless hours playing this gem on ps2. Such a fun game event to this day
Absolutely. I still pop it in every few months.
When you mentioned taking more damage in the front I remembered playing as a kid and figuring it out once I got slammed by the ai and died super quick. I never thought to use the back as a weapon though lol
Hahaha yeahhhhh, seeing demo derbies irl it clicked for me pretty fast
*just found this game at my local thrift & dude wtf this game is solid af !!*
That's a great find then!
No way! Me too lol. 30usd which is an amazing deal. I like to take the starter pinto and send it through that dirt road in free roam. I also have the nova, gremlin, and z31 300zx
@@aidenhowe4815 *got it resurfaced at my retro store in town. dude this game is too fun, im glad you found it bro, i had to grab thunder 04 & dirt to daytona aswell at the retro spot aswell. Love ps2 era racing games*
THE HAMMER! I loved this system where your cars built personality with the damage they heroically accumulated over time. I really wish Wreckfest used the same single player design as TD: EoD. Just extend the hubworld and event season, and then maybe make multiple seasons possible, like a sports game's dynasty mode, in order to provide unlimited possibilities in terms of how many seasons you could go, until you run out of money or cars, or become the undisputed champ.
That's a really good idea, I honestly don't like Wreckfest's single player design. It just feels so lazy and tacked on, like an afterthought.
Totally forgot about this game. This was a great little destruction derby game.
This is where I first heard the song out of control by Hoobastank and now every time I hear that song I Only think of this game
Banger
What a soundtrack... As a 31 year old man, that is a LOT of great bands.
Just wish there was more of it!
What's my favourite racing game of this era? My favourite racing game ever has always been driven to destruction (test drive eve of Destruction as it's known in other parts of the world) while other racing games would punish me and cause me to fall behind if I crash, in this game I can muscle my way through into the lead. I played this game right up until my second hand disc suicided probably over 10 years ago and to this day it still ticks me off. A while ago I found and listened to the soundtrack which gave me so much nostalgia for the game it's by far my favourite video game soundtrack too. Even watching this video hit me with that same nostalgia.
Glad you liked the video!
This is one of my absolute favorite games of ALL TIME. Subbed! 🫡
Thank you!
I adored this game as a kid idk what made me look this up been a minute lol the graphics are decent but the young me remembered this looking much cleaner lol
Lmao right?!
Ooo 7 months ago nice to see new content on this game... and yes it is the best haha
Thanks for watching!
I'm debating buying an old Xbox just to buy and play this game again. I spent way too many hours playing this game growing up. Awesome review of an awesome game!
Thank you!
This game has better physics then games today
I have been dreaming of this game sequel
Either this one or Burnout 3: Takedown are my favorites
i was today years old when i realized you could upgrade your car in career mode
OOOOOF
My favourites from that era are Flatout 2, NFS Underground 1 and NFS Most Wanted
Flatout 2 rules
This game had a battle mode in multi-player that let toy shoot rockets from your grill
This and Wreckfest are the two best banger racing games.
the things i would do to have this game remastered. me and my dad used to play this all the time on the ps2 and is part of the reason i am moving to a small
rural town.
Rural towns have their pros and cons, but local motorsports have to top the list of pros!
There were a couple games I grew up playing that I have very fond memories of. Idk if they’re actually good, but back then I remember loving them so much. MRC for the N64, had some really cool tracks with secret paths like through a waterfall and stuff. Then there was a game I believe was just simply called demolition derby. That was a lot like this one. And then I believe a game called stunt driver? Or stuntman or something like that. You’d just do all kinds of crazy stunts. But my favorite racing game is a PS2 game called freekstyle*. You rode dirt bikes and would do insane tricks while racing and it was such a fun game. Idk if it holds up today, but I’m willing to bet it does.
FINALLY! Someone else mentions MRC! Super fun game but super limited at the same time, I think it only has 3 playable tracks which is brutal, even with the different pathways you could take. Demolition Derby is cool too, didn't play it a whole lot but theres a whole series I'll have to take a look at some day. Stuntman is insaaaaaaanely frustrating haha, cool game tho!
I couldn't find Freakout! I just found a snowboarding game, are you sure that's what its called?
@@NoMooreMercyTV I’m glad you know about MRC! For many years I couldn’t find ANY information on it online, as if it didn’t exist. Felt like a fever dream. But I finally got my hands on it! I didn’t know there were so few tracks. Maybe that’s why they were so memorable though
@@NoMooreMercyTV it may be spelled freekout
@@NoMooreMercyTV ah my mistake it’s Freekstyle! 2002 game
@@Nathan35077 Ayooo this game looks sick! EA Big had some awesome games.
Not having derbies in my country this game presented it to me, and the real derby cuts along the game made me believe that every racing mode of this game was real what was both scary and atractive, but for the good of old victorias and impalas figure 8 jump race doesnt exist nor does marked man, but still i love racing games and this one is top five for me, flagpole race and last man standing with reverse gear is what real derby charm is hidden on and this is the only game to report it
Even if i love flatout2 and wreckfest as properly "folk racers"
9:29 I too have my gripes about the paint mode in career. Like, why are front Fenders paintable, but not the rear quarters which make more sense. But you absolutely can paint the roof. It might be tricky to get too, but just push up from the sides or the hood and it almost acts like a hub. That said, why the hell did they make Anarchy 1 the only song in the garage? Like I'd be midway through two lane Black top the "DUN IN DUN" when I entered. I eventually learnt to not get too fancy. But at the end of the day, that kinda feeds into the style of the game. Kinda.
I'm still lowkey bitter about not choosing Exhaust exits in the customization.
We have made a petition to bring this game to new gen consoles with updated graphics. I hope it will eventually take off.
Best of luck! I have no idea who even owns the rights to this game anymore.
This game was awesome i remeber grinding races to buy the bulldog car
Flatout 2 has always stuck with me and i get massive vibes from eod. Favorite game from this era is ug 1 or eod.
I never owned the FlatOut games on PS2, I'll be honest. I only had the demos but I played that disc to death haha. Thanks for watching!
the physics and the game mode of this game were amazing wreckfest is nothing in comparison
9:57 it doesn’t stand up to wreckfest it stands above it, wreckfest was amazing imo but something about that 2004 feel to TDEOD is so much better than newer games
If we could get the atmosphere, story mode and gameplay modes from this game and combine it with Wreckfest's soft body physics and visuals, I'd be set.
Woooo my childhood
Used to play red rover and figure of 8 races so much when I was younger on a box television.. I need to find a way to play this game again, or can you only play it through ps2?
It's playable on PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360 via backwards compatibility and on PC with emulators.
My favorite racing game (also my favorite videogame of all-time) is Burnout 3…and that’s just based off the soundtrack alone 😅
Phenomenal game, stick around, I might have something planned for you 😉
@@NoMooreMercyTV will do!
I hope one day the remaster of this game gets released for Switch, PS5 and XboxSeriesX/S and if it does ever happen it will be the best day I’ll ever have
Wedding day? i sleep.
Test Drive Remaster? real shit.
😂
damn you didnt even get into the multiplayer. with three other siblings most of the time playing the game was in multiplayer firing explosive chickens at eachother
You're right, I didn't include multiplayer when I probably should have.
@@NoMooreMercyTV tbh all the multiplayer mode added was the battle mode that had you firing explosive chickens.
But the game was great fun in multiplayer, it used to be a thing my family did all the time when i was younger
They need to remaster this for PlayStation I miss this game so much and trying to buy one for my old console people are asking for way to much as well as midnight club 3 🙏🏽
I bought my copy for $35 on Xbox, pretty wild how this game held it's value!