Armageddon Riders
Armageddon Riders is a PlayStation 3 racing game released in 2011 developed by Targem Games. It centers on driving and route control, vehicle control, and route judgment, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.6 / 10
About this game
Armageddon Riders is a PlayStation 3 racing game centered on driving and route control, vehicle control, and route judgment. Tracks raise pressure through corners, rivals, and time targets, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Speed, track boundaries, and vehicle feedback determine driving readability, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that visibility, collisions, steering precision, wheel support, or loading can limit consistency. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 3AI review
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A lively PS3 zombie racer with excellent driving feel.
Armageddon Riders makes its zombie theme matter to driving on PS3. Mowing down undead pedestrians earns money and fills nitro, so a racer may deliberately leave the clean line to gather boost before a straight. The city expands through a campaign of races, escort tasks and demolition arenas, while car-specific upgrades give each return to the garage a purpose. Comic gore and outrageous attachments make the apocalypse playful rather than frightening. A contemporary PS3 review finds the cars both nimble and weighty and reports that the frame rate rarely falls even amid crowds, although screen tearing is visible. The country-rock soundtrack can become tiresome, partly offset by custom music support. There is no online multiplayer. The grade rewards the well-integrated speed loop and polish without inventing a social mode or pretending the visual artifacts are absent.
Strengths
- Zombie hits fuel nitro and money, tying combat to race lines.
- PS3 handling feels weighty while busy scenes remain mostly smooth.
Weaknesses
- No online multiplayer, with visible tearing and a repetitive soundtrack.
Who it is for: Solo PS3 arcade-racing fans who enjoy upgrades and goofy zombie mayhem.
Play notes: No online multiplayer; gory scenes are frequent, and custom music can replace the score.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension An expanding city and varied missions sustain solo play. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Zombie harvesting feeds nitro and cash into racing choices. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Goofy gore has personality; the rock soundtrack can grate. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PS3 handling and frame rate impress, though tearing appears. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Targem Games
- Publisher
- ShortScaleRussobit-MGFI
- Release date
- 2011
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Player versus PlayerDodgeMain Story Under 10 HoursSolo-friendlyPick-up and PlayDriving and RacingFast-pacedShort SessionsThird PersonReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2011
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Sources
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