DeathTrack is a first-person, futuristic racing game developed for MS-DOS by Dynamix and published by Activision in 1989. The game is set in a future America, where the player is a racer in a circuit that allows participants to attack their opponents. It included strategic upgrade mechanics, as well as different vehicles to chose from.
| Deathtrack | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Dynamix |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Director | Jeffrey Tunnell |
| Producers | Steven Ackrich John A. S. Skeel |
| Designers | Terry Ishida Dariusz Lukaszuk |
| Programmer | Dariusz Lukaszuk |
| Composer | Russell Lieblich |
| Platform | MS-DOS |
| Release | |
| Genres | Racing, vehicular combat |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
editThere are two ways to win a race: be the first to finish the race, or be the only one to finish the race. Based in a futuristic America, the player races on various tracks across the country for money, which can be spent on armor, weapons and other modifications to protect and use against the competition. There are ten tracks in ten cities.[2] The track for each city is unique, as is each opponent's 3D polygonal car.
The player chooses from one of three cars (either "The Hellcat" for high speed, "The Crusher" for high firepower or "The Pitbull" for heavy armor) and begins racing against other drivers. The player starts with $10,000 to spend on weapons, and earns more money by winning races. For each item the player buys, there are three variants: small/ineffective, medium/good and large/best.
Reception
editComputer Gaming World called DeathTrack "an outstanding new action game ... gratuitous violence at its therapeutic best", praising the graphics.[3]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Deathtrack the 124th best computer game ever released.[4]
Legacy
editA Game Boy version was in the works by game developer Argonaut Software, but was unreleased.[5]
A sequel, Death Track: Resurrection, was released on February 22, 2008 in Russia and later in North America and Europe.[6] An Xbox 360 version of the game was expected to be released later in 2009.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Computer Releases". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 10. January 1990. p. 22.
- ↑ DeathTrack - PC - IGN
- ↑ Lombardi, Chris A. (February 1990). "Murder on the Backstretch / Activision's "DeathTrack"". Computer Gaming World. No. 68. p. 44.
- ↑ "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. No. 148. November 1996. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
- ↑ "Trail Blazer (Death Track) [GameBoy - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. December 10, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Review: Death Track: Resurrection Hands-on". IGN. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ↑ "IGN: Death Track: Resurrection". IGN. Retrieved September 21, 2009.