<s>
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
tasks	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
racing	O
and	O
destroying	O
cars	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
64	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
and	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
found	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
enjoyable	O
and	O
they	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
car	O
damage	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
releases	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
started	O
the	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
its	O
1996	O
sequel	O
,	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
game	O
modes	O
are	O
available	O
:	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
,	O
Wreckin	O
 '	O
Racing	O
,	O
Stock	O
Car	O
Racing	O
and	O
Time	O
Trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
earns	O
points	O
by	O
destroying	O
other	O
cars	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
trackless	O
arena	O
called	O
The	O
Bowl	O
;	O
in	O
Stock	O
Car	O
Racing	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
finish	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
points	O
are	O
awarded	O
for	O
destroying	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
features	O
system	B-Device
link	I-Device
play	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
has	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
64	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
increased	O
number	O
of	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
;	O
and	O
it	O
adds	O
new	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
British	O
development	O
studio	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
began	O
creating	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
late	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Psygnosis	O
branch	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Reflections	O
to	O
receive	O
PlayStation	B-Device
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
long	O
before	O
that	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
May	O
1995	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
initial	O
title	O
was	O
variously	O
reported	O
as	O
Demolition	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
and	O
Demolish	O
'	O
em	O
Derby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writers	O
for	O
Edge	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
"	O
trounce	O
"	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
upon	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
car	O
collisions	O
easier	O
to	O
predict	O
,	O
Reflections	O
implemented	O
simulated	O
physics	O
into	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Tony	O
Parks	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
physics	O
were	O
simplified	O
to	O
improve	O
performance	O
and	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
digital	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
sought	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
"	O
realism	O
and	O
playability	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Performance	O
was	O
also	O
improved	O
by	O
optimising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
reducing	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
of	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
distance	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destruction	O
Derbys	O
game	O
engine	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
twenty	O
cars	O
on	O
screen	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
which	O
no	O
console	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
had	O
achieved	O
until	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
model	I-Algorithm
,	O
differentiated	O
by	O
texture	O
maps	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
every	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Perfect	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
deal	O
that	O
also	O
brought	O
Wipeout	B-Application
to	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
magazine	O
CTW	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
alongside	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Psygnosis	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wipeout	B-Application
and	O
T	O
..	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
64	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
head	O
Paul	O
Neurath	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
delighted	O
to	O
have	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
THQ	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
64	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Boulding	O
of	O
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
had	O
a	O
tough	O
time	O
just	O
making	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
"	O
during	O
its	O
18	O
months	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
development	O
duties	O
 [ ... ] 	O
passed	O
from	O
Psygnosis	O
to	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
and	O
publishing	O
 [ was ] 	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
THQ.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Captain	O
Squideo	O
called	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
"	O
the	O
most	O
raucous	O
racing	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
fall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarised	O
,	O
"	O
Limited	O
options	O
keep	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
winner	O
's	O
circuit	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
rowdy	O
stock-car	O
racer	O
still	O
generates	O
a	O
stadium	O
full	O
of	O
thrashin	O
 '	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Stock	O
Car	O
racing	O
mode	O
"	O
is	O
no	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
white	O
knuckle	O
inertia	O
of	O
either	O
Wipeout	B-Application
or	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
demolition	B-Application
derbies	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Bowl	O
were	O
"	O
most	O
fun	O
to	O
be	O
had	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
is	O
a	O
winner	O
in	O
every	O
capacity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
play	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
high	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
finished	O
,	O
"	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
is	O
a	O
blast	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
welcome	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
from	O
high-end	O
driving	O
simulations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Olafson	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
simulation	O
"	O
of	O
demolition	B-Application
derbies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
wrecks	O
are	O
"	O
convulsive	O
and	O
realistic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
impeccably	O
accurate	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Kim	O
Randell	O
of	O
Computer	O
&	O
Video	O
Games	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
inferior	O
graphics	O
"	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
"	O
the	O
sheen	O
and	O
glossiness	O
of	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
counterpart	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randell	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
"	O
much	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
cause	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
sensation	O
that	O
WipEout	B-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
are	O
inevitable	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rather	O
haphazard	O
conversion	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
lacks	O
the	O
polish	O
of	O
its	O
rival.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Allsetter	O
's	O
review	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
publisher	O
as	O
Computer	O
&	O
Video	O
Games	O
)	O
recycled	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
text	O
from	O
Randell	O
's	O
review	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
closing	O
remarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erik	O
Reppen	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
fair	O
to	O
compare	O
"	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
complained	O
that	O
car	O
damage	O
does	O
not	O
hinder	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
more	O
accurately	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
Arcade	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Boulding	O
of	O
IGN	O
believed	O
that	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
64	O
came	O
too	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
shadow	O
of	O
the	O
outdated	O
PSX	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boulding	O
liked	O
the	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
new	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
mode	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
aspect	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
[	O
these	O
elements ]	O
may	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
worth	O
a	O
rental	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan'''s	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
praised	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
64	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
racer	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
this	O
year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
lauded	O
its	O
"	O
simplistic	O
control	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
remedy	O
for	O
the	O
complex	O
controls	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
had	O
"	O
ruined	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Graphically	O
,	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
64	O
surpasses	O
the	O
old	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
by	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
-	O
not	O
that	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
particularly	O
hard	O
thing	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
that	O
its	O
framerate	O
was	O
adequate	O
even	O
in	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
than	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
counterparts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
spawned	O
the	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
directly	O
followed	O
by	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
entries	O
include	O
Destruction	B-Device
Derby	I-Device
Raw	I-Device
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
Destruction	B-Device
Derby	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arenas	I-Device
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
33	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
