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{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
| title = Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
| image = Carmageddon2Box.jpg
| image = Carmageddon2Box.jpg
| alt = European cover art
| alt = European cover art
| caption = European cover art
| caption = European cover art
| developer = [[Stainless Games]] <br /> Aqua Pacific (PS1/GBC) <br /> [[Software Creations (UK)|Software Creations]] (N64)
| developer = [[Stainless Games]] <br /> Aqua Pacific (PS1/GBC) <br /> [[Software Creations (UK)|Software Creations]] (N64)
| publisher = {{vgrelease|EU|[[Sales Curve Interactive]]|NA|[[Interplay Entertainment]]|NA|[[Titus Interactive]] (N64/GBC)}}
| publisher = {{vgrelease|EU|[[Sales Curve Interactive]]|NA|[[Interplay Entertainment]]|NA|[[Titus Interactive]] (N64/GBC)}}
| producer = Darren Barnett
| producer = Darren Barnett
| designer = Patrick Buckland<br>Neil Barnden
| designer = Patrick Buckland<br/>Neil Barnden
| programmer = Patrick Buckland
| programmer = Patrick Buckland
| artist = Neil Barnden
| artist = Neil Barnden
| composer = [[Iron Maiden]]<br/>Sentience
| composer = [[Iron Maiden]]<br/>Sentience<br/>[[Allister Brimble]] (GBC)
| series =
| series =
| engine = [[Blazing Renderer]]
| engine = [[Blazing Renderer]]
| released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|November 6, 1998}}|'''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|November 6, 1998<ref>{{Cite news |last=Low |first=Bob |date=November 13, 1998 |title=Censor nonsense? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/850203454 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |pages=61 |quote=With the November 6 launch date approaching as fast as a...well...mad driver, SCi produced an "acceptable" version.}}</ref>|NA|November 24, 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/25/news-briefs-241 |title=News Briefs |author=IGN staff |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 24, 1998 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |quote='''Now Shipping''': Interplay is now shipping Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991117072657/http://pc.ign.com/news/5871.html |archive-date=November 17, 1999 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}'''Mac OS'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|April 1999}}'''Nintendo 64'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|October 8, 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Carmageddon'' |url=http://chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=0292 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020114042242/http://chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=0292 |archive-date=January 14, 2002 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref>|NA|July 26, 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/27/carmageddon-64-ships |title=Carmageddon 64 Ships? |author=IGN staff |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=July 26, 2000 |accessdate=April 25, 2021}}</ref>}}'''PlayStation'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|October 8, 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Carmageddon'' |url=http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=0847 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010725074221/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=0847 |archive-date=July 25, 2001 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref>}}'''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|October 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Carmageddon'' |url=http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2417 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010425125726/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2417 |archive-date=April 25, 2001 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref>|NA|March 21, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Release Dates |url=http://www.gbstation.com/releases.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304064355/http://www.gbstation.com/releases.html |archive-date=March 4, 2000 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Game Boy Station}}</ref>}}}}
| released = '''Windows'''<br />{{Video game release|EU|October 12, 1998{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}|NA|November 24, 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/news/5871.html|title=News Briefs|date=November 24, 1998|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991117072657/http://pc.ign.com/news/5871.html|archive-date=November 17, 1999|url-status=dead|access-date=December 6, 2019}}<br>'''Now Shipping''': "Interplay is now shipping Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now..."</ref>}}'''Mac OS'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|April 1999{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}<br />'''PlayStation'''<br>{{Video game release|EU|October 8, 1999}} ''' Nintendo 64'''<br>{{Video game release|EU|December 5, 1999|NA| February 11, 2000}} '''Game Boy Color'''<br>April 3, 2000}}
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| genre = [[Vehicular combat game|Vehicular combat]], [[Racing video game|racing]]
| genre = [[Vehicular combat game|Vehicular combat]], [[Racing video game|racing]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Nintendo 64]], [[Game Boy Color]]
| platforms = [[Windows]], [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Nintendo 64]], [[Game Boy Color]]
}}
}}
'''''Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now''''' is a [[vehicular combat game|vehicular combat]] [[video game]], the sequel to ''[[Carmageddon]]'', and released in 1998 for [[Microsoft Windows]]. The game was developed by [[Stainless Games]] and published by [[Sales Curve Interactive]] in Europe and [[Interplay Entertainment]] in North America. Ports for [[Mac OS]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Nintendo 64]] were released in 1999. A 2D version for the [[Game Boy Color]] was released in 2000.
'''''Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now''''' is a [[Vehicular combat game|vehicular combat]] [[video game]], the sequel to ''[[Carmageddon]]'', and released in 1998 for [[Microsoft Windows]]. The game was developed by [[Stainless Games]] and published by [[Sales Curve Interactive]] in Europe and [[Interplay Entertainment]] in North America. Ports for [[Mac OS]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Nintendo 64]] (the latter as '''''Carmageddon 64''''') were released in 1999. A 2D version for the [[Game Boy Color]] was released in Europe in 1999, and in North America in 2000.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
{{original research section|date=June 2018}}
{{original research section|date=June 2018}}
[[Image:Carmageddon 2 in-game screenshot (Windows).png|thumb|left|On the starting grid of the first level (Windows version)]]
[[Image:Carmageddon 2 in-game screenshot (Windows).png|thumb|left|On the starting grid of the first level (Windows version)]]
Like its predecessor, ''Carmageddon II'' was subject to criticism for the level of [[video game controversy|violence]] portrayed in the game. It is rated 15+ by [[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|ELSPA]]. In some countries, the pedestrians (and animals) are zombies, and blood is turned to green slime, while in Germany, aliens replaced the pedestrians. Internet-released 'blood patches' restore the original human pedestrians. The blood pack was later released in the United Kingdom in 1999, earning the game an 18 certificate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/but-its-only-a-game-1185292.html|title=But it's only a game...|author=Matthew Burgess|work=The Independent|date=1998-11-16|accessdate=2020-03-19}}</ref>
Like its predecessor, ''Carmageddon II'' was subject to criticism for the level of [[video game controversy|violence]] portrayed in the game. It is rated 15+ by [[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|ELSPA]]. In some countries, the pedestrians (and animals) are zombies, and blood is turned to green slime, while in Germany, aliens replaced the pedestrians. Internet-released 'blood patches' restore the original human pedestrians. The blood pack was later released in the United Kingdom in 1999, earning the game an 18 certificate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/but-it-s-only-a-game-1185292.html |title=But it's only a game... |last=Burgess |first=Andrew |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Digital News & Media Ltd |date=November 16, 1998 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319060849/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/but-its-only-a-game-1185292.html |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref>


''Carmageddon II'' was the first [[Carmageddon]] game to feature [[hardware acceleration]], this was used for the higher quality damage models and higher quality levels.
''Carmageddon II'' was the first [[Carmageddon]] game to feature [[hardware acceleration]], this was used for the higher quality damage models and higher quality levels.
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==Reception==
==Reception==
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| Allgame_GBC = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{cite web|last=White |first=Jason |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20663&tab=review |title=Carmageddon (GBC) - Review |publisher=[[AllGame]] |accessdate=2014-11-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115011422/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20663&tab=review |archivedate=2014-11-15}}</ref>
| GR_GBC = 44%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250570-carmageddon/index.html |title=Carmageddon for Game Boy Color |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408090026/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250570-carmageddon/index.html |archive-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>
| Allgame_N64 = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{cite web|last=Ottoson |first=Joe |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22748&tab=review |title=Carmageddon 64 - Review |publisher=AllGame |accessdate=2014-11-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115021522/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22748&tab=review |archivedate=2014-11-15}}</ref>
| GR_N64 = 29%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/196871-carmageddon-64/index.html |title=Carmageddon 64 for Nintendo 64 |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512160911/https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/196871-carmageddon-64/index.html |archive-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 80%<ref name=GR_PC>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89957-carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now/index.html |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527095812/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89957-carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now/index.html |archive-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref>
| Allgame_PC = {{Rating|4|5}} (PC) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14729&tab=review|title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now (PC) - Review|last=Allen|first=Christopher|publisher=[[AllGame]]|accessdate=2014-11-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115103854/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14729&tab=review|archivedate=2014-11-15}}</ref><br />{{Rating|4|5}} (MAC) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22618&tab=review|title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now (MAC) - Review|last=Ottoson|first=Joe|publisher=AllGame|accessdate=2014-11-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115103834/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22618&tab=review|archivedate=2014-11-15}}</ref>
| Allgame_PS = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{cite web|last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=24143 |title=Carmageddon <nowiki>[European]</nowiki> (PS) - Overview |publisher=AllGame |accessdate=2014-11-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114160953/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=24143 |archivedate=2014-11-14}}</ref>
| GR_PS = 34%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/577328-carmageddon/index.html |title=Carmageddon for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501144516/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/577328-carmageddon/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref>
| Allgame_GBC = 3/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20663&tab=review |title=Carmageddon (GBC) - Review |last=White |first=Jason |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=November 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115011422/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20663&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref>
| Edge_PC = 6/10 <ref>{{cite journal|author=Edge staff |title=Carmageddon |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=46 |date=March 1998}}</ref>
| Allgame_MAC = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22618&tab=review |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now (MAC) - Review |last=Ottoson |first=Joe |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=November 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115103834/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22618&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref>
| CWG_PC = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Olafson|first=Peter|date=October 1997|title=Let the Blood Fly|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_159#page/n215/mode/2up|journal=[[Computer Gaming World]]|volume=|issue=159|pages=212|via=}}</ref>
| Allgame_N64 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22748&tab=review |title=Carmageddon 64 - Review |last=Ottoson |first=Joe |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=November 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115021522/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22748&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref>
| GameFan_N64 = 40% <ref>{{cite journal|title=Carmageddon 64 |magazine=[[GameFan]] |date=July 27, 2000}}</ref>
| GameRev_PC = B+ <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now Review |author=Dr. Moo |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |date=February 1999 |accessdate=2014-01-02 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909192040/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now |archivedate=2014-09-09 }}</ref>
| Allgame_PC = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14729&tab=review |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now (PC) - Review |last=Allen |first=Christopher |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=November 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115103854/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14729&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpot_GBC = 3.1/10 <ref>{{cite web|last=Provo |first=Frank |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-review/1900-2536160/ |title=Carmageddon Review (GBC) |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=2000-04-03 |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323005530/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-review/1900-2536160/ |archivedate=2014-03-23 }}</ref>
| CNG_PC = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2424,00.html |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now |last=Mahood |first=Andy |website=Gamecenter |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=January 21, 1999 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816094132/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2424,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000}}</ref>
| GSpot_N64 = 2.1/10 <ref>{{cite web|last=Lopez |first=Miguel |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-64-review/1900-2616087/ |title=Carmageddon 64 Review |website=GameSpot |date=2000-08-15 |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323005442/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-64-review/1900-2616087/ |archivedate=2014-03-23 }}</ref>
| CGSP_PC = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/016/142/carmageddon2_review.html |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now |last=Bauman |first=Steve |website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |date=January 12, 1999 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709052431/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/016/142/carmageddon2_review.html |archive-date=July 9, 2003}}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 7.8/10 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-ii-carpocalypse-now-review/1900-2538300/|title=Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now Review|last=Kasavin|first=Greg|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=1999-01-06|accessdate=2014-01-01}}</ref>
| CGW_PC = 3/5<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_177.pdf |title=Main Street, USA (''Carmageddon 2'' Review) |last=Brown |first=Ken |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=177 |date=April 1999 |page=170 |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>
| GameFan_N64 = 40%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Carmageddon 64 |magazine=[[GameFan]] |publisher=Shinno Media |date=July 27, 2000}}</ref>
| IGN_GBC = 3/10 <ref>{{cite web|last=Nix |first=Marc |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/carmageddon |title=Carmageddon (GBC) |website=[[IGN]] |date=2000-04-11 |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223044320/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/carmageddon |archivedate=2014-02-23 }}</ref>
| IGN_N64 = 1.3/10 <ref>{{cite web|last=Casamassina |first=Matt |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/29/carmageddon-64 |title=Carmageddon 64 |website=IGN |date=2000-07-28 |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223044340/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/29/carmageddon-64 |archivedate=2014-02-23 }}</ref>
| GameRev_PC = B+<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32987-carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now-review |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now Review |author=Dr. Moo |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=February 1999 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909192040/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7/10 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/09/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now-3 |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now |last=Merriweather |first=Kip |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=1999-04-08 |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208125645/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/09/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now-3 |archivedate=2013-12-08 }}</ref>
| GSpot_GBC = 3.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-review/1900-2536160/ |title=Carmageddon Review (GBC) |last=Provo |first=Frank |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=Red Ventures |date=April 3, 2000 |access-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323005530/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-review/1900-2536160/ |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot_N64 = 2.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-64-review/1900-2616087/ |title=Carmageddon 64 Review |last=Lopez |first=Miguel |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |date=August 15, 2000 |access-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323005442/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-64-review/1900-2616087/ |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| NP_N64 = 5.7/10 <ref>{{cite journal|title=Carmageddon 64 |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=133 |date=June 2000}}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/carmageddon-ii-carpocalypse-now-review/1900-2538300/ |title=Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now Review |last=Kasavin |first=Greg |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |date=January 6, 1999 |access-date=January 1, 2014}}</ref>
| OPMUK_PS = 3/10 <ref name="opmuk review">{{cite journal |title=Carmageddon |magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine - UK|Official UK PlayStation Magazine]] |issue=54 |date=January 2000}}</ref>
| IGN_GBC = 3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/carmageddon |title=Carmageddon (GBC) |last=Nix |first=Marc |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=April 11, 2000 |access-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223044320/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/carmageddon |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| PCGUK_PC = 84% <ref>{{cite journal|title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now|magazine=[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer UK]]|date=January 1999}}</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 83% <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1253.html|title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now|last=Durham Jr.|first=Joel|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|date=April 1999|accessdate=2015-10-12|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991207171015/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1253.html|archivedate=1999-12-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| IGN_N64 = 1.3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/29/carmageddon-64 |title=Carmageddon 64 |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=July 28, 2000 |access-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223044340/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/29/carmageddon-64 |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| PCZone_PC = 95% <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2805|title=PC Review: Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now|author=PC Zone Staff|magazine=[[PC Zone]]|year=1999|accessdate=2014-01-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328043637/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2805|archivedate=2009-03-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/09/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now-3 |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now |last=Merriweather |first=Kip |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=April 8, 1999 |access-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208125645/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/09/carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now-3 |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| N64_N64 = 8%<ref name="N64Mag"/>
| GR_GBC = 44% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250570-carmageddon/index.html |title=Carmageddon for Game Boy Color |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194532/http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250570-carmageddon/index.html |archivedate=2014-01-02 }}</ref>
| GR_N64 = 29% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/196871-carmageddon-64/index.html |title=Carmageddon 64 for Nintendo 64 |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193552/http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/196871-carmageddon-64/index.html |archivedate=2014-01-02 }}</ref>
| NP_N64 = 5.7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-375-118.jpg |title=Carmageddon 64 |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] |volume=133 |date=June 2000}}</ref>
| OPMUK_PS = 3/10<ref name="opmuk review">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/opm054/page/n123/mode/2up |title=Carmageddon |last=Wilton |first=Pete |magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine - UK|Official UK PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=54 |date=January 2000 |page=125 |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 80% <ref name=GR_PC>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89957-carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now/index.html |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now for PC |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025105456/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89957-carmageddon-2-carpocalypse-now/index.html |archivedate=2013-10-25 }}</ref>
| PCA_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL06Feb1999/page/n99/mode/2up |title=Carmageddon 2 [sic] |last=Egger |first=Dan |magazine=[[PC Accelerator]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=6 |date=February 1999 |page=100 |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>
| GR_PS = 34% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/577328-carmageddon/index.html |title=Carmageddon for PlayStation |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=2014-01-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194646/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/577328-carmageddon/index.html |archivedate=2014-01-02 }}</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 83%<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PCGamer199904/page/n103/mode/2up |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now |last=Durham Jr. |first=Joel |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=6 |issue=4 |date=April 1999 |page=96 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991207171015/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1253.html |archive-date=December 7, 1999 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}
The PC version received "favorable" reviews according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[GameRankings]].<ref name=GR_PC/>


The PC version received "favorable" reviews according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[GameRankings]], while the console versions received much lower scores.<ref name=GR_PC />
''[[PlayStation Official Magazine - UK|Official UK PlayStation Magazine]]'' were scathing of the gameplay of the PlayStation version, saying that "no amount of pureed pedestrian can cover its faults."<ref name="opmuk review" /> The Nintendo 64 port was ill-received, being ''[[NGC Magazine|N64 Magazine]]''{{'}}s lowest rated game at 8% from 1999 till 2004.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

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''[[PlayStation Official Magazine - UK|Official UK PlayStation Magazine]]'' was scathing of the gameplay of the PlayStation version, saying that "no amount of pureed pedestrian can cover its faults."<ref name="opmuk review" /> The Nintendo 64 port was ill-received, being ''[[NGC Magazine|N64 Magazine]]''{{'}}s lowest rated game at 8% from 1999 till 2004.<ref name="N64Mag">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-517-62.jpg |title=Carmageddon 64 |last=Weaver |first=Tim |magazine=[[NGC Magazine|N64 Magazine]] |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=36 |date=Christmas 1999 |page=62 |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]'', on the other hand, gave the same port 85%, calling it "a success, and probably more suited to the Nintendo 64 than it ever was on the PC, as this is big arcade-style silly action."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-069/page/44/mode/2up |title=Carmageddon 64 |last=Dry |first=Frank |magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]] |publisher=[[nextmedia|Next Media Pty Ltd]] |issue=69 |date=July 1999 |page=45 |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>

''Carmageddon 64'' was nominated for the "Worst Game" award at ''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, which went to ''[[Spirit of Speed 1937]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p5_04.html |title=Best and Worst of 2000 (Worst Game Runners-Up) |author=GameSpot staff |website=GameSpot |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=January 5, 2001 |access-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010628131024/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p5_04.html |archive-date=June 28, 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Carmageddon II'' (PC) was included in the retrospective book ''[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]'', which was originally published in 2010.<ref>{{cite book |title=1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die |page=356 |last=Mott |first=Tony |date=2010 |isbn=978-0-7893-2090-2}}</ref>

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==Music==
The game features a heavy metal soundtrack. Four original songs by Iron Maiden are included:
* "[[The Trooper]]"
* "[[Aces High (song)|Aces High]]"
* "[[Be Quick or Be Dead]]"
* "[[Man on the Edge]]"
Music by Sentience is also used.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/282030/Carmageddon_2_Carpocalypse_Now/ |title=Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now |website=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |publisher=[[Valve Corporation]] |access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref>


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Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
European cover art
European cover art
Developer(s)Stainless Games
Aqua Pacific (PS1/GBC)
Software Creations (N64)
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Darren Barnett
Designer(s)Patrick Buckland
Neil Barnden
Programmer(s)Patrick Buckland
Artist(s)Neil Barnden
Composer(s)Iron Maiden
Sentience
Allister Brimble (GBC)
EngineBlazing Renderer
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Release
November 6, 1998
  • Windows
    Mac OS
    • NA: April 1999
    Nintendo 64
    PlayStation
    Game Boy Color
Genre(s)Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s)Single-player

Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now is a vehicular combat video game, the sequel to Carmageddon, and released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows. The game was developed by Stainless Games and published by Sales Curve Interactive in Europe and Interplay Entertainment in North America. Ports for Mac OS, PlayStation and Nintendo 64 (the latter as Carmageddon 64) were released in 1999. A 2D version for the Game Boy Color was released in Europe in 1999, and in North America in 2000.

Gameplay[edit]

On the starting grid of the first level (Windows version)

Like its predecessor, Carmageddon II was subject to criticism for the level of violence portrayed in the game. It is rated 15+ by ELSPA. In some countries, the pedestrians (and animals) are zombies, and blood is turned to green slime, while in Germany, aliens replaced the pedestrians. Internet-released 'blood patches' restore the original human pedestrians. The blood pack was later released in the United Kingdom in 1999, earning the game an 18 certificate.[8]

Carmageddon II was the first Carmageddon game to feature hardware acceleration, this was used for the higher quality damage models and higher quality levels.

Carmageddon II features new damage models for the vehicles, this includes car bodywork damage such as fenders and vehicle spoilers. Cars can also be split in half, instantly wasting them, but only if it is not repaired before it touches terrain.

Unlike the first game, Carmageddon II does not have "stealworthy cars", which are cars that have a chance to be taken if wrecked in a race and instead any car wrecked can be purchased.

Reception[edit]

The PC version received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator GameRankings, while the console versions received much lower scores.[11]

Official UK PlayStation Magazine was scathing of the gameplay of the PlayStation version, saying that "no amount of pureed pedestrian can cover its faults."[30] The Nintendo 64 port was ill-received, being N64 Magazine's lowest rated game at 8% from 1999 till 2004.[28] Hyper, on the other hand, gave the same port 85%, calling it "a success, and probably more suited to the Nintendo 64 than it ever was on the PC, as this is big arcade-style silly action."[33]

Carmageddon 64 was nominated for the "Worst Game" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, which went to Spirit of Speed 1937.[34] Carmageddon II (PC) was included in the retrospective book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, which was originally published in 2010.[35]

Music[edit]

The game features a heavy metal soundtrack. Four original songs by Iron Maiden are included:

Music by Sentience is also used.[36]

References[edit]

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