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Motor Mayhem

2001 video game

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V.C.L.: Vehicular Combat League Presents - Motor Mayhem, also known as simply Motor Mayhem, is a vehicular combat game developed by Beyond Games and published by Infogrames for PlayStation 2 in 2001.

01Gameplay

Similar to other arena-based vehicular combat games like Twisted Metal, Motor Mayhem is a game based on the concept of a violent and futuristic motor-sport event. The player directly controls a customized combat vehicle in a land-based arena and battles against another player or computer controlled opponents. Each vehicle has a distinctive character and unique special attacks. Each themed arena has additional weapons and upgrades for the vehicles to pick up. Points are awarded for the destruction of an enemy vehicle. The first contestant to achieve a target score, or that has the highest score when time expires, is the winner.

02Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic59/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
Consoles +75%
Computer and Video Games7/10
Game Informer7/10
GameRevolutionC
GameSpot7.2/10
GameZone7.5/10
IGN6.8/10
Next Generation3/5
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine3/5
PlayStation: The Official Magazine8/10
The Cincinnati Enquirer4/5

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Daniel Erickson of NextGen called it "An inoffensive offering that falls short of the competition." Dan Elektro of GamePro quoted William Shakespeare's Macbeth in calling it "a game full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

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