{"id":12257,"date":"2021-02-03T14:01:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/destruction-allstars-review-smashing-with-little-substance"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:20:02","slug":"destruction-allstars-review-smashing-with-little-substance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/destruction-allstars-review-smashing-with-little-substance","title":{"rendered":"Destruction AllStars review: Smashing with little substance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vehicle-based destruction is a game-type distinctly tied to the 90s, when Destruction Derby, Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8 were lucrative franchises for the original PlayStation. The Burnout series somewhat took the reins with its sparkling takedowns and popular Crash modes, but there’s been little to shout about since when it comes to bashing cars and watching the slow-motion sparks fly.<\/p>\n

Destruction AllStars then, is a welcome and refreshing prospect in 2021. Originally scheduled as a PS5 launch title, the game has found a far more suitable release as a freebie for PS Plus subscribers (at least until 5th April), hoping to emulate the player base push which catapulted Rocket League and Fall Guys<\/a> to zeitgeist success.<\/p>\n

While Destruction AllStars<\/a> doesn’t feel distinct enough to hit that popularity, the core gameplay is a blast. Playing as one of 16 characters, all with unique abilities and hero vehicles, you’re thrown into a combat arena to rack up points by smashing into opponents. The action switches between on-foot and in-car controls, with the best players wrecking opponents until your own car’s health falls low, at which point you can eject yourself and run about the field freely, collecting shards to attain power-ups while finding another car atop platforms to get back into the mayhem.<\/p>\n