Destruction Derby

Destruction Derby
North American PlayStation box art
DeveloperReflections Interactive
PublisherPsygnosis
DirectorMartin Edmondson
ProducerTony Parks
DesignerMartin Edmondson
ComposerTim Swan
PlatformsPlayStation, MS-DOS, Windows, Sega Saturn
Release
20 October 1995
  • PlayStation
    • EU: 20 October 1995
    • NA: 16 November 1995
    MS-DOS
    • NA: 31 October 1995
    • EU: November 1995
    Windows
    • NA: April 1996
    Saturn
    • EU: 15 August 1996
GenresVehicular combat, racing
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Destruction Derby is a 1995 vehicular combat racing video game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis for MS-DOS, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Based on the sport of demolition derby, the game tasks the player with racing and destroying cars to score points. The developers implemented simulated physics to make the results of collisions easier to predict, and they kept the game's tracks small to increase the number of wrecks. Critics found Destruction Derby enjoyable and praised its graphics and car damage system, although the Saturn release received mixed reviews. The game started the Destruction Derby series, which continues with the 1996 sequel, Destruction Derby 2.