RC de Go! is a racing video game developed by Taito, first released to Japanese arcades in 1999 for Taito's G-NET system. It was later released for the PlayStation, with publishing in North America and PAL territories handled by Acclaim Entertainment.
| RC de Go! | |
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| Developer(s) | Taito |
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| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation |
| Release | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Arcade system | Taito G-NET |
The game received generally positive reviews from video game critics, comparing it to RC Pro-Am.
Gameplay edit
RC de GO! is a racing game. The player controls RC cars. It features different modes to play: single-race mode, championship mode, and time trials.[1] The arcade version utilized RC-style controllers.[2]
Development edit
RC de GO! was developed by Taito and published by Acclaim Entertainment.[3] It was shown at Taito's booth at the 2000 Tokyo Game Show.[4]
In 2004, Acclaim sold all of their intellectual properties to publisher Throwback Entertainment after going bankrupt. In 2011, Throwback sold the Re-Volt IP to South Korean company We Go Interactive. The acquisition included RC de GO!.[5]
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 80/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame |   [7] |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10[8] |
| IGN | 8.4/10[9] |
In Japan, Game Machine listed RC de Go! on their August 1, 1999 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful arcade game of the month.[10]
Previewing it at the Tokyo Game Show for IGN, Craig Harris spoke positive about the game, calling it "an absolute blast to play".[11] Upon its release, RC de GO! received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6]
Nick Woods from Allgame, while calling it a "challenging and fun racing game", criticized its lack of a two-player mode.[7]
Miguel Lopez from GameSpot and IGN's David Smith compared the game to RC Pro-Am.[8][9]
It won Runner-Up for Best Racing Game for PlayStation for IGN's best of 2000 awards, losing to Codemasters' Colin McRae Rally 2.0.[12]
References edit
- ^ Lopez, Miguel (May 17, 2006). "RC De Go Hands-On". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "RC de Go! Arcade Flyer". The Arcade Flyer Archive.
- ^ Smith, David (September 14, 2000). "RC de Go!". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Horst, Tim (March 31, 2000). "TGS: Taito's Enjoyable Line-up". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Ishaan (March 25, 2015). "D's Rights In The Hands Of Canadian Company Throwback". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "RC de GO! for PlayStation". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Woods, Nick. "RC de GO! - Review - allgame". Allgame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014.
- ^ a b Lopez, Miguel (November 17, 2000). "RC de GO! Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Smith, David (November 9, 2000). "RC de GO! - IGN". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 592. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 August 1999. p. 21.
- ^ Harris, Craig (March 31, 2000). "TGS: R/C De Go". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ IGN Staff (January 30, 2001). "PSX Best of 2000: Racing". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 4, 2017.