Re-Volt
Re-Volt is a remote control car racing video game created by Acclaim Entertainment in 1999. It made appearances on the Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation and Windows with a sequel RC Revenge Pro released later.
Gameplay
The game featured 28 stock cars and 14 tracks including a stunt arena for free roaming. Cars come in two fuel variants; electric and glow (meaning gas-powered). As well as this, their driving ability places them into various categories so that they race against other cars of similar capabilities. These categories are: Rookie, Amateur, Advanced, Semi-Pro and Pro. Tracks are also categorized depending on their difficulty to master and win. These categories are: Easy, Medium, Hard and Extreme. Cars and tracks are both unlocked through success in the game's tournament modes.
Multiplayer
Re-Volt's multiplayer mode has two game modes: "Single Race" and "Battle Tag." Single Race allows 2-4 players to race on the normal, single-player tracks. Battle Tag puts players in one of three special arenas: N~Hood, Garden, and Museum. The players must find and pick up a star that is hidden somewhere in the level. When a player takes the star, their timer starts counting down. By coming within close proximity of the player with the star, other players can steal the star, thus starting his timer and stopping the opponent's. A player wins when his timer runs out.
Cars
The following cars are available in Re-Volt (listed with fuel type and difficulty):
| Car | Fuel | Difficulty |
| RC Bandit | Electric | Rookie |
| Dust Mite | Electric | Rookie |
| Phat Slug | Electric | Rookie |
| Col. Moss | Electric | Rookie |
| Harvester | Electric | Rookie |
| Dr. Grudge | Electric | Rookie |
| Volken Turbo | Electric | Rookie |
| Sprinter XL | Electric | Rookie |
| RC San | Electric | Amateur |
| Candy Pebbles | Electric | Amateur |
| Genghis Kar | Electric | Amateur |
| Aquasonic | Glow | Amateur |
| Mouse | Electric | Amateur |
| Evil Weasel | Electric | Advanced |
| Panga TC | Glow | Advanced |
| R6 Turbo | Glow | Advanced |
| NY 54 | Glow | Advanced |
| Bertha Ballistics | Electric | Advanced |
| Pest Control | Glow | Semi-Pro |
| Adeon | Glow | Semi-Pro |
| Pole Poz | Electric | Semi-Pro |
| Zipper | Glow | Semi-Pro |
| Rotor | Electric | Semi-Pro |
| Cougar | Glow | Pro |
| Humma | Glow | Pro |
| Toyeca | Glow | Pro |
| AMW | Glow | Pro |
| Panga | Glow | Pro |
Tracks
The following single-player race tracks are available in Re-Volt (listed with difficulty and length):
| Track | Difficulty | Length (in meters) |
| Toys in the Hood 1 | Easy | 747 |
| Supermarket 2 | Easy | 301 |
| Museum 2 | Easy | 600 |
| Botanical Garden | Easy | 323 |
| Toy World 1 | Medium | 354 |
| Ghost Town 1 | Medium | 324 |
| Toy World 2 | Medium | 444 |
| Toys in the Hood 2 | Hard | 592 |
| Toytanic 1 | Hard | 747 |
| Museum 1 | Hard | 668 |
| Supermarket 1 | Extreme | 502 |
| Ghost Town 2 | Extreme | 492 |
| Toytanic 2 | Extreme | 742 |
User created add-ons
However it was soon discovered by racers that the game was highly customizable and this led a large and thriving community at several websites across the web. As interest grew, people eventually discovered the ability to match the standard set by Acclaim. New cars and tracks are still being released giving the game a huge life-span and the community is still seeing new innovations and developments in the game's editability.
Trivia
- "Toyeca," resembling Toyota, "Humma," resembling Hummer, and "AMW," resembling BMW, are the only RCs that resemble a car company name.