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By David Chapman
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Outrun Death in this cartoonishly violent kart racer.
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Coffin Dodgers
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What's It About?
In Coffin Dodgers, the wacky residents of the Sunny Pines retirement village have just gotten a new neighbor in the form of the Grim Reaper. When the golden oldies discover this, they make a deal with the Angel of Death to, literally, race for their lives. After souping up their mobility scooters, the codgers take to the streets in a series of winner-takes-all competitions where only the winners live to race another day, while the losers turn over the ultimate pink slip and join Grim's undead army.
Is It Any Good?
On the surface, Coffin Dodgers seems to follow the tried-and-true formula of countless kart-racing titles that have come before it. You have quirky characters in funny vehicles racing against one another around wild tracks full of twists, turns, jumps, and shortcuts. You can even try to show up your friends (or even strangers) in both split-screen and online multiplayer. The game's cartoon style and campy presentation are a lot of fun, but the game's subtly dark graveyard humor might be a bit much for younger kids. After all, these retirees are trying to outrun death itself, and they're willing to shoot up and beat down their friends to do it.
From a technical standpoint, Coffin Dodgers is a relatively solid kart-racing game. Though the roster of racers is relatively slim, there's still plenty of scooter customization to allow players to inject a bit of their own personality into the game. Best of all, the game is surprisingly well balanced. The controls are easy to learn, and no particular weapon, power-up, or boost will give any single player an unfair advantage, so players will have to rely on practice and skill to make sure their favorite curmudgeon lives to the next race.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the impact of violence in games. What difference does it make to use fantasy-based weapons vs. more real-world weapons (turtle shells vs. machine guns, for example)?
Discuss the treatment of the elderly. How do children see the elderly presented in the media, and how does that affect their views on older people?
Game Details
- Platforms : Mac , Windows
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Milky Tea Studios
- Release date : July 8, 2015
- Genre : Racing
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks ) , Adventures , Fantasy
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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