Brutal racing game Wreckfest 2 is finally available to play right now

If videogames are meant, in certain cases, to serve as escapist fantasies, it's pretty easy to explain the appeal of those that allow players to demolish a car without having to worry about personal safety or taking the smouldering vehicle to the shop after for repairs. This is part of the reason alternative racing games with a focus on destruction — entries to the Burnout, Dirt Rally, and Destruction Derby series — are so enjoyable, and new games in the subgenre so welcome. Fortunately, one...