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 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[lower-alpha 1]
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

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

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
  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. Satterfield, Shane (August 29, 2000). "ATV: Quad Power Racing Review (PS)". GameSpot. Red Ventures.
  4. Blache III, Fabian (September 18, 2000). "ATV: Quad Power Racing (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis.
  5. Paddock, Matt (2000). "ATV Quad Power Racing (PS)". Game Vortex. Archived from the original on April 27, 2002. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. "ATV: Quad Power Racing for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. "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. "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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