 Lee Buchanan of PC Gamer US praised " the spectacular visuals that bring to life the most jarring collisions I 've seen on a computer " , and he noted that " [ car ] damage is depicted beautifully " . Like Lucas , he wrote that the player " can 't just mindlessly smash into other cars ; this is thinking man 's destruction " . Although he found the game too easy " even at the toughest difficulty level " , he found this to be a minor issue that did not detract from the experience . He considered the game 's online play to be a high point , and he finished , " Destruction Derby is a blast , and a welcome change of pace from high @-@ end driving simulations . " Peter Olafson of Computer Gaming World called the game " a great simulation " of demolition derbies , and he wrote that the wrecks are " convulsive and realistic " . He believed that the game " has never @-@ before @-@ seen quality that will instantly make it a showpiece game to demonstrate to open @-@ mouthed friends and relatives " , and he considered the car damage to be " especially marvelous — and unprecedented for this sort of game " . However , he found that its " useful life span is surprisingly short " and he hoped for a track editor in its sequel . He summarised , " Despite its limitations , this is a great game , but it has a lot more potential . " 
