ATV: Quad Power Racing

ATV: Quad Power Racing is a racing video game developed by Climax Development and published by Acclaim Entertainment under their Acclaim Sports banner for the PlayStation. A Game Boy Advance version was released two years later and developed by Tantalus Interactive, and was released under the AKA Acclaim banner.

ATV: Quad Power Racing
Developer(s)Climax Development
Tantalus Interactive (GBA)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment[a]
Platform(s)PlayStation, Game Boy Advance
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: August 29, 2000[1]
  • EU: December 2, 2000
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: August 28, 2002[2]
  • EU: December 6, 2002
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

A sequel, ATV: Quad Power Racing 2, was released in 2003 on sixth-generation consoles.

Gameplay

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There are four gameplay modes: championship, single race, time attack, and two-player. In championship mode there are six different playable characters to choose from and twelve tracks to race on.[3][4] The tracks are separated to three different themes: desert, forest and snow. Objective is to win first place against five other computer-controlled opponents. In the time attack mode and the single race mode objective is to record a high score by time or place respectively. Two-player mode is a race between two human opponents in split screen. The game also features weather effects.[5]

Reception

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ATV: Quad Power Racing received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7] GameSpot's Shane Satterfield wrote that for ATV enthusiasts the PlayStation version may warrant a rental but others who are only mildly into the sport will be disappointed by the game's repetitive graphics, steep learning curve, and overall lack of variety or fun.[3] IGN also gave low marks on the same console version, noting its poor racing AI, among other game's issues.[4] Game Vortex gave it a good review but said that the title will be appreciated by "hard-core" racers.[5] In Japan, where the same PlayStation version was ported and published by Acclaim Japan on December 21, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Acclaim Sports Tackles All-New Terrain With ATV: Quad Power Racing, Available In Stores Today". Acclaim Entertainment. August 29, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004.
  2. ^ "AKA ACCLAIM BRINGS FREEWHEELING ACTION TO GAME BOY® ADVANCE WITH 'AGGRESSIVE INLINE' AND 'ATV QUAD POWER RACING'". Acclaim Entertainment. August 28, 2002. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004.
  3. ^ a b c Satterfield, Shane (August 29, 2000). "ATV: Quad Power Racing Review (PS)". GameSpot. Red Ventures.
  4. ^ a b c Blache III, Fabian (September 18, 2000). "ATV: Quad Power Racing (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis.
  5. ^ a b Paddock, Matt (2000). "ATV Quad Power Racing (PS)". Game Vortex. Archived from the original on April 27, 2002. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "ATV: Quad Power Racing for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "ATV: Quad Power Racing for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. ^ House, Michael L. "ATV: Quad Power Racing (GBA) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Scott (September 7, 2000). "ATV: Quad Power Racing (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Mielke, James "Milkman" (December 2000). "ATV Quad Power Racing (PS)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 222. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "ATV:クアッドパワーレーシング [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "ATV: Quad Power Racing (GBA)". Game Informer. No. 116. FuncoLand. December 2002. p. 152.
  13. ^ "ATV: Quad Power Racing (PS) [game mislabeled as "ATV: Quad Bike Challenge"]". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. November 2000.
  14. ^ The D-Pad Destroyer (September 18, 2000). "ATV: Quad Power Racing Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  15. ^ Provo, Frank (October 2, 2002). "ATV Quad Power Racing Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  16. ^ Tha Wiz (September 26, 2002). "ATV Quad Power Racing - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  17. ^ Harris, Craig (August 29, 2002). "ATV: Quad Power Racing (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  18. ^ Baker, Chris (December 2000). "ATV: Quad Power Racing". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  1. ^ Released under the Acclaim Sports label on the PlayStation, and the AKA Acclaim label on the Game Boy Advance
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