Cel Damage

Cel Damage

North American Xbox One cover art
Developer(s) Pseudo Interactive
Finish Line Games (HD)
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts, Play It!
Platform(s) Original
GameCube
Xbox
PlayStation 2
Cel Damage HD
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Xbox One
Release date(s)

Xbox, GameCube

  • NA November 14, 2001 (Xbox)
  • NA January 7, 2002 (GC)
  • EU May 3, 2002

PlayStation 2

  • EU December 12, 2002

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

  • NA April 22, 2014
  • EU May 14, 2014
  • AUS May 14, 2014

Xbox One

  • NA March 11, 2016
Genre(s) Vehicular combat
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Cel Damage is a 2001 video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. It was developed by Pseudo Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. It was released as Cel Damage Overdrive for the Sony PlayStation 2, and as of 2010 on the PlayStation Store. An HD re-release of the game, titled Cel Damage HD was released in April 2014 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita,[1] In March 2016 for Xbox One.[2]

Cel Damage is a cartoony take on vehicular combat games like Twisted Metal. The story focuses on six cartoon characters from a fictional cartoon show called "Cel Damage". The characters annihilate each other to the delight of TV audiences and, since they are cartoons, instantly regenerate. The player battles through thirteen different levels and three game modes. Weaponry for Cel Damage includes cartoon staples like vacuum nozzles and portable holes, mundane weaponry like chainsaws and baseball bats, and items like freeze rays, giant springs, and portable nuclear devices.

Gameplay

Cel Damage is a vehicle shooter in which players compete against one another using weapons to either gain smack points or stop other opponents from achieving their goal, depending on the game mode. Weapons include black holes, boxing gloves, grenades, chainsaws,[3] baseball bats, chain guns, axes, and freeze rays.[4] The three game modes are Smack Attack, in which players attack other players and/or computer players to gain a certain number of points first; Gate Relay, in which players race to checkpoints; and Flag Rally, in which players race to collect flags. Smack Attack is the only mode not initially locked (except in the PlayStation 2 version). Additional characters and areas are also unlockable in the game.[3]

Cel Damage features ten characters, six automatically given at the beginning of the game and four unlockable "guest star" characters.[5]

Characters

Playable Characters

Violet is a teen demon girl from Asia. She has a taste for fast living and outrageous mischief. She is 100% attitude and 110% delivery! Her personal weapon is a mortar. She drives a gothic jeep.

Sinder's behavior is so chaotic, that he got himself thrown out of hell itself for not following the Boss's orders. The main reason he joined Cel Damage is because he gets pleasure out of destruction. His personal weapon is a wood chipper. He drives a six-wheeled vehicle.

Bruno is a former construction worker. He drives a bulldozer and cannot get enough of smashing other cars to pieces with his weapon; a giant sledgehammer.

A gangster duck straight out of a 1930s B-movie. He comes with a no-nonsense attitude and a Tommy gun. He drives an old fashioned car.

A cruel, heartless toon with nerves of steel. Dominique is a high-class toon who revels in the exquisite torment delivered by her dynamite crossbow. She sees the Cel Damage experience as an enjoyable recreation. She drives a fancy pink vehicle.

The 'Nerd of Nerds'. Flemming has skill when it comes to inventing powerful vehicles and weapons such as his hovercraft and laser cannons.

Boss Characters (Unlockable)

A bull, Angus uses meat cleavers as his own personal weapon. His vehicle of choice is a motorized wooden cart. He is found in the desert themed arenas.

A green, merciless predator who will stop at nothing to claim victory. He comes equipped with a shrink ray. He drives a jeep styled vehicle. He is found in the jungle themed arenas.

A mysterious vampire that hungers for destruction. He drives a Batmobile-inspired vehicle. He is found in the horror themed arenas.

An alien with a jar containing a brain for a head. He drives a futuristic styled vehicle. He is found in the space themed arenas.

Plot

In the game, Cel Damage is a popular animated demolition derby series that airs weekly on the fictional network "'Toon T.V."[6] The characters in Cel Damage are a select few of cartoon characters who battle every week to achieve fame and glory.[6] The characters use their own vehicles[7] and battle using a variety of deadly weapons.[8] Because the characters in Cel Damage are cartoons, they cannot be killed and can continuously come back to fight again.[6]

Development

The Cel Damage graphics engine uses a rendering technique called cel-shading to produce this cartoon-like appearance.[9] Furthermore, the physics engine in Cel Damage is unique. Rather than aiming to simulate realistic real-world physics, it emulates complex cartoon physics; the physics engine calculates the relevant parts of physical interaction as they would in reality, and then distorts the physical laws to produce a cartoon-like interaction.[10] This can be seen, for example, when a car turns and the entire shape of the car deforms and flexes into the turning direction. Cars and game objects can realistically be sliced into pieces, flattened, frozen, shattered, shredded, impaled, lit on fire (and subsequently burn to a crisp and fall into ashes), and more.[10] Chris Hecker, editor of Game Developer magazine, described Cel Damage's cartoon-style graphics as "state-of-the-art for computer-game physics".[10]

Cel Damage was released as Cel Damage: Overdrive, a Europe-only title for the PlayStation 2. Play It released the game on December 12, 2002.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPS2PS4PS VitaXbox
AllGameN/AN/AN/AN/A[11]
EGMN/AN/AN/AN/A7.67 / 10[12]
EurogamerN/A5 / 10[13]N/AN/AN/A
Game Informer5 / 10[14]N/AN/AN/A5 / 10[15]
GamePro[16]N/AN/AN/A[17]
Game RevolutionN/AN/A[18]N/AC−[19]
GameSpot5.7 / 10[20]N/AN/AN/A5.7 / 10[4]
GameSpy60%[21]N/AN/AN/A61%[22]
GameZone7.9 / 10[23]N/A4.5 / 10[24][25]N/A6.5 / 10[26]
IGN6.3 / 10[27]N/AN/AN/A6.5 / 10[28]
Nintendo Power3.2 / 5[29]N/AN/AN/AN/A
OXMN/AN/AN/AN/A6.8 / 10[30]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings64%[31]51%[32]59%[33]60%[34]66%[35]
Metacritic67 / 100[36]N/A58 / 100[37]58 / 100[38]65 / 100[39]

Cel Damage was generally praised for its cartoon graphics, but received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[36][37][38][39] Gerald Villoria of GameSpot called the Xbox version's visuals "impressive," and stated that the player "can easily think that [he or she is] playing a real-time cartoon".[4] However, he added that some weapons in the game were far more useful than others, making the game a repetitive race to get the best weapon.[4] Vincent Lopez of IGN said the cel shading in the same version "was one of the best examples of the effect on the market," but that the game play is too difficult due to both the computer players and the small arenas.[28] Brian Davis of GameSpy praised the same version for its characters and maintaining its cartoon feel, but found that the game play was too short.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Seibert, Dustin J. (February 27, 2014). "Cel Damage HD Announced for Sony Systems". IGN. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hryb, Larry (March 10, 2016). "Cel Damage HD Is Now Available For Xbox One". Major Nelson. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Cel Damage (Xbox) - Overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Villoria, Gerald (November 16, 2001). "Cel Damage Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cel Damage". Electronic Arts. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Cel Damage GameCube Instruction Booklet, p. 7
  7. ↑ Cel Damage GameCube Instruction Booklet, pp. 13-16
  8. ↑ Cel Damage GameCube Instruction Booklet, p. 17
  9. ↑ Padilla, Raymond (July 2001). "Cel Damage (Preview)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Weiss, Peter (January 23, 2002). "Calculating Cartoons". Science News Online. Science News. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2015.(subscription required)
  11. ↑ Mariott, Scott Alan. "Cel Damage (Xbox) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ EGM staff (December 2001). "Cel Damage (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 250.
  13. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (May 7, 2003). "Cel Damage Overdrive". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Cel Damage (GC)". Game Informer (107): 81. March 2002.
  15. ↑ Kato, Matthew (December 2001). "Cel Damage (Xbox)". Game Informer (104): 101. Archived from the original on December 1, 2003. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ Pong Sifu (December 17, 2001). "Cel Damage Review for GameCube on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  17. ↑ Dan Elektro (November 15, 2001). "Cel Damage Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  18. ↑ LaBella, Anthony (May 6, 2014). "Cel Damage HD Review (PS4)". Game Revolution. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ Gee, Brian (December 2001). "Cel Damage (Xbox)". Game Revolution. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (January 24, 2002). "Cel Damage Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  21. ↑ Wessel, Craig (February 16, 2002). "Cel Damage (GameCube)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  22. 1 2 Davis, Brian (December 5, 2001). "Cel Damage (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  23. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (February 13, 2002). "Cel Damage Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  24. ↑ Donato, Joe (May 13, 2014). "Cel Damage HD review: I never asked for this (PS4)". GameZone. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  25. ↑ "PS4 Reviews". GameZone. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  26. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (November 21, 2001). "Cel Damage Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  27. ↑ Mirabella III, Fran (January 11, 2002). "Cel Damage (GCN)". IGN. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  28. 1 2 Lopez, Vincent (November 6, 2001). "Cel Damage (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Cel Damage". Nintendo Power 153: 149. February 2002.
  30. ↑ "Cel Damage". Official Xbox Magazine. December 2001.
  31. ↑ "Cel Damage for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Cel Damage Overdrive for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Cel Damage HD for PlayStation 4". GameRankings. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Cel Damage HD for PlayStation Vita". GameRankings. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Cel Damage for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  36. 1 2 "Cel Damage for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  37. 1 2 "Cel Damage HD for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  38. 1 2 "Cel Damage HD for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  39. 1 2 "Cel Damage for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

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