Carmageddon TDR 2000

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Carmageddon TDR 2000
Cover art of the European Windows version
Developer(s)Torus Games
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Andrew McGinnes
Simon Short
Composer(s)Des Tounge
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: September 8, 2000[1]
  • NA: December 14, 2000
Genre(s)Vehicular combat, Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Carmageddon TDR 2000 (also known as Carmageddon: Total Destruction Racing 2000 or Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000 in North America), is a vehicular combat video game. The sequel to Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now, it was developed by Torus Games and released in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2000, and on December 14 in North America.

A Game Boy Color version of the game was slated to be released but was cancelled.[2] After Carmageddon TDR 2000, the Carmageddon series went dormant for over a decade, with the next installment, Carmageddon: Reincarnation, not entering development until 2011.[3]

Description[edit]

Driving around the first level, The Boulevard

Pedestrians can be killed by immolation (being set on fire) or collisions.

During development of TDR 2000, SCi hired Tozzer.com to create an online comic based on the Carmageddon video game.[4]

Expansion pack[edit]

The Nosebleed Pack released 2001 was the official expansion pack for TDR2000 adding new vehicles, environments, powerups and improved multiplayer modes with extra maps. It was later released as a free patch. The soundtrack is by Plague and Utah Saints.

Reception[edit]

The game received a score of 61.79% from GameRankings[5] and 48 out of 100 from Metacritic.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Latest UK releases". Eurogamer.net. 2000-09-08. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ^ "Carmageddon: TDR 2000 (Game Boy Color) | Carmageddon". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. ^ "Introduction | Carmageddon". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  4. ^ Tozzer - the kid, the comic, the movies, the mayhem Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b "Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000 for PC". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  6. ^ a b "Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000 Critic Reviews for PC". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  7. ^ Grbavcic, Dejan "Dex" (2000-09-22). "Carmageddon TDR 2000 Review". ActionTrip. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  8. ^ Allen, Christopher. "Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000 - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  9. ^ Wolpaw, Erik (2000-12-15). "Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000 Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  10. ^ Butts, Stephen (2000-12-04). "Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000". IGN. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  11. ^ "Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000". PC Gamer. 2001.
  12. ^ Woods, Dave (2001-08-13). "PC Review: Carmageddon Tdr 2000". PC Zone. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  13. ^ Wen, Howard (2001-01-29). "Blood on the Asphalt". Playboy. Archived from the original on 2003-02-05. Retrieved 2014-01-02.

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