Entirely serious Dash of Destruction Review

After being selected as the winner of the Doritos sponsored 'Unlock Xbox' competition, Dash of Destruction gathered hype as it slowly began turning into one of the greatest looking games to date.

Developed by NinjaBee, the creators of the hit-title Outpost Kaloki, Dash of Destruction was turning out to be no joke...

The diverse and lengthy story is based around two characters. A Dorito van, and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Upon picking the Tyrannosaurus Rex storyline, your job is to eat the Doritos trucks that are happily cruising around trying to deliver their cargo in a well made, good looking city. The framerate has its plausible moments when you crash into a building and cause all kinds of mayhem to the city folk but otherwise, it's a smooth game.

As you proceed through the levels, you're joined by a similar T-Rex that wants the same as you. Dorito vans. Strangely, the task here is to eat more vans than him which, upon successful completion, gives you upgrades to fend him off should he return.

The Dorito van storyline is far more complex. Avoid the T-Rex(s) at all costs. You must deliver packages before either unfortunately eaten alive or before your nemesis T-Rex that you schooled earlier returns - as a van driver. Similar to before, you receive upgrades like boosts and shields upon successful completion of levels.

The multiplayer is this games best feature. Predicted to be a Gears of War 2 beater, it offers some superb action.

Zen Mode pits four T-Rex's against one another in a fight to eat the van. The lucky winner then becomes the van driver and must deliver their packages AT ALL COSTS. If you die whilst doing so, you're morphed back into a T-Rex to exact revenge on the tool who killed you. Most deliveries/first to meet target number of deliveries wins. Far more fun than Gears of War 2.

The second game mode is referred to as Chaos. You're assigned to either a T-Rex or a van and your goal is to eat the van or deliver your top-secret packages. The winner is determined by whoever meets the 'eat' or 'delivered' targets first. Way more fun than Gears of War 2

In all, this is a sublime game. It's better than its rival [Gears of War 2] in almost every aspect; the gameplay is fun and smooth, and the multiplayer is highly enjoyable. The achievements are well balanced and challenging, but not frustrating. Being a freebie - you can't go wrong.

-Stuart Scofield