Carnage Cross

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Carnage Cross is a single player and multiplayer casual shooter game with a violence theme. It was developed by Allen Cayn and was released on December 16, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Start your engines in the vehicular combat game Carnage Cross, with seven playable drivers, nine levels, and an arsenal of weapons, specials and rogue-like abilities at your disposal in story or skirmish modes, your hi-octane skills will uncover secrets of the mysterious and destructive contest.

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Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews

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Captures the nostalgic feel and gameplay style of Twisted Metal, offering quick and responsive car combat with varied vehicles and weapons.
Affordable price with solid value for fans of vehicle combat games, including both singleplayer and multiplayer modes.
Developer is passionate and actively listens to feedback, showing promise for future improvements and content updates.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including wonky controls, buggy AI, crashes, and graphical issues like poor camera angles and low brightness.
Partial and broken controller support limits enjoyment, with many functions only working on keyboard and mouse, and poor input handling after pausing.
Audio and UI need polishing, with imbalance in sound effects and music volume, unhelpful HUD, and overall lack of polish and refinement typical of an early access release.

music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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60%
The music in the game fits well with the overall atmosphere, but its volume is excessively loud and drowns out important sound effects like vehicles, weapons, and level audio, even when lowered in the settings. Audio balancing needs significant improvement to ensure a better mix between music and sound effects.
- “Soundtrack fits the game very well.”
- “The music plays nicely and is loud, though it sometimes overpowers the sound effects.”
- “The audio balance needs adjusting as the music overpowers the sound design of levels, vehicles, and weapons, even when turned down.”
- “Even adjusting the music level in the audio settings down to 50% doesn't do anything.”
- “The actual sound design of the levels, vehicles, and weapons is grossly overpowered by the music, even with the music turned way down.”
- “Audio needs some adjusting; the music overpowering other sound effects diminishes the gameplay experience.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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75%
The gameplay is fast-paced and enjoyable, successfully capturing a Twisted Metal-style vehicular combat experience with its own unique feel. While generally fun and frantic, it could benefit from minor refinements such as smoother cutscenes and possibly a slow-motion mechanic for precision shots. Bugs, however, detract from the overall experience.
- “Carnage Cross is genuinely a fun vehicular combat game, though it could use some refinement in cutscenes and possibly a slow-motion mechanic for players aiming for well-timed shots.”
- “Gameplay is frantic, encouraging players to keep moving constantly.”
- “It does a good job of paying homage to Twisted Metal-style gameplay while still feeling like its own unique game.”
- “I love the gameplay, but I hate the bugs.”
- “Carnage Cross is genuinely a fun vehicular combat game, but it needs some refinement in cutscenes and possibly a slow-motion mechanic for better timed shots.”
- “Gameplay is frantic; you don't stop moving.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story mode offers a riveting and engaging experience, though some found certain plot elements confusing yet oddly fitting. While the campaign is complete and cohesive, a few aspects like the starting vehicle speed felt off to some players. Overall, the story balances excitement with unique narrative choices.
- “What a ride of a multiplayer and story mode experience.”
- “Story was riveting, and I don't think it made sense, but that made sense to me, if that makes sense?”
- “Story mode's starting vehicle speed is too fast.”
- “Of course, completed campaigns and a cohesive story mode, at the very least.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics, particularly the maps, are generally good but would benefit from improved lighting, even at higher settings. Users find it helpful to adjust the graphic options carefully for the best experience.
- “Maps are good as well but could use some lighting adjustments even in the higher graphics option.”
- “I spent about 10 minutes fiddling with the graphic settings.”
- “Pay attention to the tips in the graphics options!”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from occasional crashes and noticeable bugs, affecting overall stability. Performance issues and lack of polish, particularly in the menus, further impact the smoothness of the experience.
- “The game is a bit buggy and crashed a few times.”
- “Overall polish and refinement are lacking - menus are a bit ugly, performance could use improvement, and the usual EA bugs and glitches are fairly easy to find.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization is decent but could use improvement, with noticeable performance issues and common bugs typical of EA titles. While the overall polish is acceptable, menu design is lacking in visual appeal.
- “Overall polish and refinement are lacking; menus are a bit ugly, performance could use a bit of help, and the usual EA bugs and glitches are fairly easy to find.”