Hands-On: Cel Damage
EA?s first car combat game for the Xbox will star cartoon cut-ups?literally.
What do hyperviolent cartoon characters do when they?re not working? Why, they enjoy some hyperviolent leisure activities, of course. Cel Damage is what happens offscreen when animated stars have some time to kill between takes at their studio. Jumping into cars outfitted with wacky weapons like giant axes, shrinking rays, and spring-loaded boxing gloves, these guys tear into each other in ways only cartoons can.
In an early playable version, the animated, cel-shaded look was bright and striking. And the vehicles deformed in real time, reacting to the cartoon rules of physics. Control might take a little getting used to for newbies, but Twisted Metal vets will have it down in no time. The all-violence, no-bloodshed gameplay was refreshing, too.
Up to four players will be able to duke it out in split-screen games of Flag Rally and Smack Attack, swinging baseball bats and flinging portable black holes at each other with wild abandon. Car combat is going to get a whole lot sillier with the launch of the Xbox.
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