ATV: Quad Power Racing

ATV: Quad Power Racing is a racing video game developed by Climax Studios 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.

ATV: Quad Power Racing
Developer(s)Climax Studios
Tantalus Interactive (GBA)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Sports
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 was received poorly by critics. GameSpot's Shane Satterfield wrote that for ATV enthusiasts the game 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 saying that "This game has little to no balance, very poor racing AI and never really gets past go...or is that Start".[4] Game Vortex gave a good score of 86 out of 100 but still concluded the review that "my final call on ATV Quad Power Racing is that it's an acquired taste for most people, even hard-core racers".[5]

References
  1. Cove, Glen (August 29, 2000). "ATV For PlayStation Ships". Archived from the original on August 15, 2004.
  2. Cove, Glen (August 28, 2002). "AKA Acclaim GBA Titles". Archived from the original on August 20, 2004.
  3. Satterfield, Shane (2000-08-29). "ATV: Quad Power Racing Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  4. Blache III, Fabian (2000-09-18). "ATV: Quad Power Racing". IGN. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  5. Paddock, Matt. "Game Vortex review". Game Vortex. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  6. "ATV: Quad Power Racing for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. The D-Pad Destroyer (November 24, 2000). "Review: ATV: Quad Power Racing". GamePro. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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