Overview
Players enter expansive open arenas with complete freedom to ignore standard racing parameters, competing against rival drivers while racing against the clock.
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Behind The Scenes
Development and Physics Innovation: Engineered by lead programmer Patrick Buckland and physicist Dr Kev Martin, utilizing Argonaut Software technology for true 3D rigid body physics where cars possessed realistic weight distribution and crumpled dynamically upon impact.
Global Controversy and Censorship: Triggered an international moral panic. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) refused a rating certification, leading to a ten-month legal appeal won by SCi in early 1998, forcing an 18 rating for the unedited version. Localized versions replaced humans with green-blooded zombies (UK) or iron robots leaking black oil (Germany), and the game faced outright bans in Brazil and Buenos Aires.