While admittedly getting the experience right has always tended to be a challenge I’m actually a big fan of destruction derby-style racing. Trading paint, trying to line up a solid hit, and then trying to hobble around and stay alive can be quite a lot of fun if it is implemented well. Perhaps fittingly in relation to the cars and arenas in the game being made from cardboard I’d consider the gameplay here flimsy at best. Rather than one of the ways to disable an opponent being to take out the engine here the target is the battery, though its position towards the middle of the car can unfortunately make it a real challenge to get at very well. The physics and driving can feel a bit loose and funky, even before your tires get all wonked up, and in general you just don’t feel the impact of a hard hit, generally robbing you of one of the greatest thrills of the sport. Throw in that driving in reverse (a classic tactic to protect your engine) can be done but doesn’t feel purposely supported as a strategy and it just ends up being a somewhat limp experience unfortunately.