![]() ![]() Profile progression feels incredibly shallow and meaningless with rewards being few and far. Despite a fun emote or cool skin to go after, there is not much motivation to keep playing. With character skins priced at just above 8,000 AllStar Coins, it can take up to two hours to earn just one. None of the game’s singleplayer modes offer any of the two currencies. Destruction Points are the premium currency that has to be bought with real-world money.ġ,000 AllStar Coins are given to the player by leveling up their profile, which can only be done by playing the game’s multiplayer. The game offers two in-game currencies to purchase them: AllStar Coins and Destruction Points (DP). Character skins, emotes, voice lines, profile icons and banners – the whole nine yards. Customizing Your Driverįollowing other hero-based multiplayer games, Destruction AllStars offers a ton of cosmetic items to unlock. Both offer very little incentive to participate since rewards cannot be earned in them.ĭestruction AllStars includes robust controller and UI customization to personalize your experience. ![]() The developers have said Destruction AllStars is a multiplayer-focused game, but its Arcade and Challenge Series feel too much like throwaway content. Only one Challenge Series, which can be completed in about 30 minutes, is available at launch. Think less of a story mode and more of Mortal Kombat arcade endings. The second singleplayer option is Challenge Series, a set of uninspired missions that provide brief character interactions. The brief elation of the game’s first few hours wore off once I realized I experienced everything the game had to offer.ĭipping into Destruction AllStars’s singleplayerĪrcade mode is one option for solo players in which you can set the game mode, a map, and the difficulty. However, those features and the game’s polished coat are just veils for an unfun game at the core. The haptic feedback and adaptive triggers of the Dualsense are being taken advantage of for better engagement, like the revving of engines and hard trigger clicks to start your car. It is an odd realization, especially since the game is technically sound in gameplay feel and visuals. When two cars ram into one another, the destruction on-screen just lacks any sort of out-of-body euphoria you would expect. With the premise of Destruction AllStars, it would be safe to assume the game would be an addictive and competitive thrill. Gridfall, Stockpile, and Carnado did little to keep me engaged, so hopefully future content drops can introduce more exciting game modes. Even so, Mayhem was the only one I truly enjoyed for more than an hour. Mayhem seems to garner the most players, but I had a hard time getting into Stockpile and Carnado. Jumping into online matches can vary depending on your game mode. Finally, Stockpile is another 8v8 game mode in which one team needs to take control of three landmarks on the map to win. Carnado involves 8v8 team-based matchups that have players gathering “Gears” to add their overall score. Gridfall is the last-man-standing game type in which the floor disappears over time. In the former, your objective is to crash into and wreck as many opponents as possible to win. Mayhem and Gridfall are free-for-all matches. Wrecking in Mayhemĭestruction AllStars launched with four game modes that can be played in both singleplayer and the 16-man multiplayer: Mayhem, Gridfall, Stockpile, and Carnado. It is in the moments of taking advantage of your driver’s powers where Destruction AllStars is the most fun across the game’s four modes. By correctly positioning myself in the middle of other distracted players and using her breaker, my wreckage score would shoot up to the top. On top of a character’s Breaker, each have a one-button melee attack while on-foot.Ī personal favorite driver of mine, the eccentric green-haired driver Ratu, was my default character due to her damaging area of effect blast ability. Each have their pros and cons in dishing out damage by smashing into other cars. There are three vehicle types to use when in the arena: Speed, Small and Nimble, and Heavy. ![]() Each character comes with a Breaker, an on-foot ability that can damage other opponents, and their specific car that mirrors their Breaker. Players can, at will, jump into and out of vehicles for an added dimension to online battles as well. Out the gate, Destruction AllStars is a car combat arena game that sets itself apart with its sixteen uniquely-designed drivers with specific powers. Unfortunately, Destruction AllStars is only just that – all style with little substance. This car-smashing, hero-based arcade game sports an eye-appealing style and high-level polish expected under the PlayStation brand. Destruction AllStars is the latest offering for PlayStation fans and can be downloaded for free with an active PS Plus membership. ![]()
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