Destruction Derby Arenas.(evaluation of video game)(Product/Service Evaluation)

Demian: I like smacking into other cars. Sure I do. But Destruction Derby Arenas takes an exciting Sunday-driving pastime and turns it into a thoroughly unexciting game. It's easy to beat the 16-event single-player championship on your first try, and then all that's left is to go through it over and over again with different cars. I did, and now I'd kinda like those hours of my life back. Unlocking a handful of new vehicles and maxing out my upgrades isn't much payoff, even if they are a cakewalk to earn.

The 20-player online (broadband only) battles are fun at first, but human opponents, even a whole lot of 'em, can't make up for Arenas' fundamentally shallow …