RC Revenge
RC Revenge is a racing video game released for the PlayStation in 2000, developed by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham. It is set in 5 different movie worlds (Horror World, Planet Adventure, Jungle World, AKLM Studios and Monster World) in which the player races remote controlled cars across many varied tracks. Gameplay. There are four games modes in "RC Revenge": championship mode, single race, time trial, and multiplayer race. "RC Revenge" has boat and race car effects and an options mode where the player can see the credits, track records, adjust music and sound volumes, brightness, and more. The gameplay  was revised from "Re-Volt" to be more arcade based and like other kart racers at the time. Cars can still flip over like in "Re-Volt". Like "Re-Volt", the game also features a basic track editor where players can create their own courses or play randomly generated tracks which can also be edited. Weapons. There are eleven different weapons available to the racers, which are picked up and chosen "randomly" when a racer drives through a floating blue icon. There are 4 new weapons in the game. The rest return from Re-Volt. Development. The game was originally  developed under the names of Re-Volt 2, Re-Volt 2: Pocket Rockets and Re-Volt 2: RC Revenge, but the name was changed simply to RC Revenge for the final release. The original name is still used for the Memory Card block when the game is saved onto the Memory Card. It was the first title developed by Acclaim's Cheltenham development studio. RC Revenge Pro. RC Revenge Pro is an enhanced port of "RC Revenge" released for the PlayStation 2 in December 2000 in Europe and January 2001 in North America, once again developed by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham . The game features improved graphics, sound and framerate, as well as the same vehicles as the original. Additions to this version include dynamic animations within the environments that were not present in the race tracks originally, as well as the addition of a new Pirate World with 4 new tracks and 4 new vehicles. The Track Editor was also updated to feature small themed elements based on the game's 6 worlds to be added to the player courses (e.g. Horror World themed signposts). Reception. "RC Revenge" received "average" reviews, while the "Pro" version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to  the review aggregation website Metacritic. John Gaudiosi of "NextGen" said of the original, "Fun for gamers of all ages, this kid-friendly game serves up some serious racing challenges." Tom Russo of the same magazine later said that the "Pro" version was "Not without some merit, but there are far better uses for your new $300 hardware." In Japan, where the original game was ported and published by Acclaim Japan on November 9, 2000, followed by the "Pro" version on June 28, 2001, "Famitsu" gave it a score of 25 out of 40 for the former, and 22 out  of 40 for the latter.