Originally revealed earlier this summer during the PlayStation 5 reveal event back in June, the arcade style destruction derby title,Destruction AllStarshas been largely a mystery with fans. For most of the summer and as the launch of the PlayStation 5 approached, developer Lucid Games was seemingly content to fly under the radar leaving fans to wonder what the game would play like. For better or worse, the title wasdelayed out of the PS5 launch windowinto early in 2021, giving the developer more time to work on the title and reveal more details surrounding the game.
At long last, Lucid Games has revealed new gameplay as well as all the modes players will have access to whenDestruction AllStarslaunches in February 2021. The reveal comes from the PlayStation Blog where George Rule, community manager at Lucid Games, provided a breakdown of each of the game modes and teasing the future of the car destruction game. It’s worth noting that each of the game modes can be played solo, in a team with AI, locally with friends, as well as online.
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Mayhem
Mayhem is described as the game’s version of deathmatch either as a free for all or in teams. Essentially, players will need to deal damage and wreck as many opponents as possible within the time limits. The player or team with the highest score at the end, wins. The twist here is that once vehicles are destroyed, players will have to try and stay alive on foot until they can respawn a new vehicle.
Carnado
Similar to Mayhem, Carnado ups the stakes by letting players earn gear bydamaging or wrecking opponents. InDestruction AllStars, Gear is collectable in-game items, though in this mode, players will need to bank the Gear by driving into the Carnado at the center of the map. While players earn score for their team, sacrificing the car means they have to survive on foot until a new car can be grabbed or stolen for a fast boost of points.
Stockpile
An objective based mode, Stockpile is a team only mode that again revolves around the collectable item, Gears. Wrecking and knocking out opponents causes gears to drop on the ground. Players will need to jump out of their vehicles to grab the Gears and then attempt to survive long enough to make it to one of three banks around the map. Stand on the bank to deposit the Gears and also claim it for their team. The team holding the most banks at the end of the match wins.
Gridfall
The closest thing to a Battle Royale mode thatDestruction AllStarshas, Gridfall pits 16 players against one another to survive a map that is slowly getting smaller with temporary platforms appearing on occasion as well. Opponents that are wrecked only have a few respawns to earn their way back in. The winner in this mode is the last player left standing.
Outside of these four game modes,Destruction AllStarsalso features a training area, complete with tutorials foreach of the game’s colorful cast of characters, as well as a single player Challenge mode. These are curated events against the AI that players can take part in to unlock exclusive character and player cosmetics. In addition, the game does feature in-game currency called AllStar coins that can be spent on cosmetic items like skins, emotes, shouts, and more through leveling up and progression.
Lucid Games also teased the future of the game, hinting at seasonal events, post-launch content drops, updates as well as new characters and features will likely be coming down the road as well. Considering the title is now afree download for PlayStation Plus usersin February 2021, both Sony and Lucid are likely banking on a healthy player base similar to what was seen with games likeRocket LeagueandFall Guys.
Destruction AllStarslaunches in February 2021, exclusively for PS5.
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