Destruction Derby Arenas

Destruction Derby Arenas is a 2004 racing video game developed by Studio 33 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Gathering released the game in North America.^[2] It is the fifth and final game in Psygnosis' Destruction Derby series.

Destruction Derby Arenas
European cover art
Developer(s)	Studio 33
Publisher(s)	EU: Sony Computer Entertainment NA: Gathering
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	EU: 9 January 2004 NA: 30 March 2004[1]
Genre(s)	Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	57/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly	4.67/10[4]
Game Informer	6.75/10[5]
GamePro	[6]
GameSpot	6.2/10[2]
GamesTM	3/10[7]
GameZone	6.8/10[8]
IGN	4.5/10[9]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[10]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	7/10[11]
X-Play	[12]

Reception

Destruction Derby Arenas received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[3] IGN felt the game was worth an hour or two due to car crashes, but after that would quickly lose value.^[9] GameSpot felt the online mode was worth renting the game for genre fans, but that the game otherwise did not justify its cost.^[2]