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 version 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[a]
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Game Boy Advance
Release	PlayStation 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

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GBA	PS
Metacritic	49/100[6]	42/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GBA	PS
AllGame	[8]	N/A
CNET Gamecenter	N/A	3/10[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	6/10[10]
Famitsu	N/A	21/40[11]
Game Informer	6/10[12]	6/10[13]
GamePro	N/A	[14]
GameSpot	5/10[15]	4.8/10[3]
GameZone	6.2/10[16]	N/A
IGN	5.5/10[17]	3/10[4]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[18]

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]