Editorial Review: It sounds like a great idea: take the common childhood activity of playing with radio-controlled cars, and make a video game out of it. Yes, the oddly titled Re-Volt is an RC car racing simulation. Buying a video game rather than the real thing eliminates the hassles of worn-out batteries, broken antennas, and damaged furniture, and Re-Volt adds the excitement of racing cars around diverse locales such as empty toy stores, gardens, and the deck of a ship. To spice things up, the Re-Volt creators planted various power-ups around the tracks so the cars can have weapons, such as guided bottle rockets, water balloons, and oil slicks.
Yes, it does sound like fun. So why isn't it? After the novelty wears off, it all comes down to gameplay. The creators have reproduced the physics of driving cheap RC cars very accurately. Too accurately, in fact. All of the things that are annoying about RC cars in real life are also annoying in this game: the lack of variable steering, the way your car stops dead when it just brushes against a wall, the wide turning radius, and the slow speeds all combine for a singularly frustrating experience.
Most racing simulation games succeed when they reproduce the thrill of racing a real car. Unfortunately for Acclaim, reproducing the thrill of racing a 4-inch-high plastic toy running on AA batteries just isn't as much fun as it should be. --Eric Fredrickson
Pros:
Fun race track settings
Indestructible cars
Up to 4 players can play
No batteries required!
Cons:
Mercilessly accurate physics
Can't save after each race, only after each championship circuit (3-4 races)
Built-in track editor is very limited and difficult to use
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Fun, yet a bore
I played this game on PC, and I liked it oh so much better on PC. When my brother got his N64, I got Re-Volt for him (and partially for myself lol) to play. First problem I encountered was getting it to save on the memory card, it may just be my memory card, but that was very annoying. Also, it is almost impossible to get in the lead. Pros: 1) Good Selection of cars 2) Fun tracks 3) Multiplayer (I love multiplayer games) Cons: 1) Hard to get or stay in 1st place 2) Memory card problem
I got this game used for ..., so it wasn't that bad. If you have a couple extra bucks lying around, this game is worth getting, and is fun. However, in my opinion this game is better for younger games, probably 5th grade and below.
Rating: - best racing game
This is the best racing game ever if you want a racing game then definently get this game
Rating: - poor port puts poop in party
I think the problem here is that I played the demo on my pc, which looks fantastic, before I bought it for the N64. Hmmmm. It is fun, really. Lots, I mean it. There's just too much going on. By that, I mean my poor little 64 (with the 4meg pac, for sure) just can't handle it. I reccomend only using the hi-res option in practice mode, which is the most fun I found here, otherwise the freaky blink kicks in and I wake up drooling in front of the tube with my wife preventing a tongue swallowing using salad tongs. I mean, come on, remove some detail, (detail? where? ) and smooth out the frame rate. This is probably where the problem starts. See: If you set the difficulty settings higher, it adds realism to the car's handling. It will spin out if you clip a corner, or flip over if you hit a curb, etc. But! (!) You can set it to kiddie level, and haul booty. It really is fun when you get the hang of it, but it looks so much prettier on the pc. And, i'd imagine, on the dreamcast (I wouldn't know). But, if all you have is a 64, and the price is right, go for it. If you like this game, I bet you would like the first Vigilante8, as well. -moon.
Rating: - I don't think you should buy this game
When I bought this game it sounded like fun, but when I got it, you can bearly stay on the track. Not because you go fast but because you can't controll it!
Rating: - This game is kewl.... for some .....
I saw this game in stores about a month ago and figured id get it. I got it, popped it in and started playing it. It was awesome, graphics were amazing, sounds cool, nice gameplay! The graphics are even better with the Nintendo Expansion Memory Pak! I have been racing RC cars in real life for about a year or two, gas and electric. If you have never played with an RC car, and buy the game thinking its an easy arcade racer, its really not. I mean, the people that give this game horrible reviews, its because theve never played with an RC car. If you take a sharp corner, youll spin out.. Just like in real life. Acclaim didnt make this game do be another Mario Kart or Crash Team, it is very realistic. If you havent raced rc cars and have patiance, you will get the hang of it. Its verry fun and addictive. If you like rc cars or have a lot of patience, i would strongly recomend you buying this game right now!
- Fun, yet a bore
- best racing game
- I don't think you should buy this game
