Throwing opponents in arena traps wouldn't earn you any scores.

There weren't any camera animations during the countdown.

They were gold-ish, and had more, thinner spokes See Car Customisation for more details about this cut feature. In the final game, you can only earn permanent upgrades.

Cars could be customised in different ways.

All cars had orange headlights instead of clear like in the final game.

Explosion smoke was grey, instead of black in the final release.Ī flexible car customisation feature shown in the trailer, but not released Vehicles.

Rims and vehicle bodies where much shinier.

The visuals were brighter, with much more intense colours.

Using information gathered from screenshots or trailers, there are many differences that were noted between earlier preview versions and the final one:

On 16 October 2003, Electronic Arts announced that it had purchased developer Studio 33 and that it would be incorporated into its North West team in nearby Warrington, England. Surprisingly the server for this website was still alive until as late as 2016. Some of the content, particularly the attributions of the characters' cars, were changed by the time the game was released, but the website was never updated. On 15 August 2003, SCEE launched an official website at which had information about the game including its tracks and the characters' profiles. DDA was one of the earliest titles that supported the PS2 online service in the European market.

Koufou also called the 'interactive environments' of the tracks a great new addition that will 'distinguish DDA from its predecessors or any other racing game.' He also said that the game was aiming for 'ridiculousness' rather than realism.

Nick Koufou, the game's project leader, said in June 2003 that the biggest new feature of Destruction Derby Arenas was its online multiplayer, allowing up to 20 players to race online. SCEE also demonstrated a demo version of the new game at E3 2003. It was also revealed at this time that the game would be playable online. In March 2003, Destruction Derby Arenas was first publicised by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE).

On 2 April 2002, GameSpot reported that Studio 33 was working on Destruction Derby 4, a successor to Destruction Derby Raw.

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