Destruction Derby Arenas

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Destruction Derby Arenas
Destruction Derby- Arenas.jpg
European cover art
Developer(s) Studio 33
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: 9 January 2004
  • NA: 30 March 2004 [1]
Genre(s) Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Destruction Derby Arenas is a 2004 racing video game developed by Studio 33 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Gathering released the game in North America. [2] It is the fifth and final game in Psygnosis' Destruction Derby series.

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Reception

Destruction Derby Arenas received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] IGN felt the game was worth an hour or two due to car crashes, but after that would quickly lose value. [9] GameSpot felt the online mode was worth renting the game for genre fans, but that the game otherwise did not justify its cost. [2]

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