Console Obsession says: "When Carmageddon was released on the likes of the PlayStation and N64 in 2000, these console versions weren’t very well received at all. Carmageddon: Max Damage is actually the first Carmageddon game to be released on consoles since 2000, and is based on Carmageddon: Reincarnation, which was first released on the PC back in 2013. Carmageddon: Reincarnation came into existence thanks to the original developer Stainless Games getting the rights back to the series, and also thanks to Kickstarter backers, who helped raise over $600,000 to aid the development of the game. Carmageddon: Max Damage is an updated version of Reincarnation, and is said to feature 40% new content."
Tom Chick - "But regardless of any specific issues with this release, Carmageddon remains a classic and a rare example of gameplay as comedy. Who’s to say whether it would have been created if Charles B. Griffith hadn’t written Death Race 2000? But it’s worth noting that there hasn’t been a movie like it, either in the tiny killer car genre or otherwise. And I’m not aware of gameplay in any open-world game that specifically involves hitting pedestrians. Either it simply can’t happen (The Crew), or you just pretend it didn’t happen (Watch Dogs 2), or you acknowledge that anyone driving over pedestrians is a psycho, so have at it if that’s your bag (Grand Theft Auto V). But Carmageddon: Max Damage is unique, hilarious, a little long in the tooth, and a comedy Charles B. Griffith would be proud to have inspired."
VVV: "Carmageddon: Max Damage retains the series’ crude humour and wanton destruction, but its scrappy presentation and clumsy car handling make this a series that’s still stuck in the past and struggling to stay relevant. If you treat it as a cheap guilty pleasure, it’s possible to overlook its flaws and enjoy the over the top mayhem Carmageddon: Max Damage offers in spades. Otherwise, hardcore fans of the series need only apply."
DSOGaming writes: "A lot of PC gamers complained about PC performance issues when Carmageddon: Reincarnation was initially released. Stainless released a number of performance patches in order to improve things and a couple of days ago, the team released a new and upgraded version of Carmageddon: Reincarnation, Carmageddon: Max Damage. Therefore, it’s time now to see how this title performs on the PC platform."
