''V.C.L.: Vehicular Combat League Presents - Motor Mayhem'', also known as simply ''Motor Mayhem'', is a
vehicular combat game
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developed by
Beyond Games
Beyond Games was an American video game developer. It was founded in 1992 by Kris Johnson. The first release from the company was BattleWheels for the Atari Lynx, winner of the 1993 Consumer Electronics Show Innovations Award. Their follow-up, '' ...
and published by
Infogrames
Atari SA (formerly Infogrames Entertainment SA) is a French video game holding company headquartered in Paris. Its subsidiaries include Atari Interactive and Atari, Inc. It is the current owner of the Atari brand through Atari Interactive. Bec ...
for
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
in 2001.
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Gameplay
Similar to other arena-based vehicular combat games like ''Twisted Metal
''Twisted Metal'' is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and developed by various companies. The series has appeared on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. As o ...
'', ''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.
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Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation
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website Metacritic
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.[ Daniel Erickson of '' NextGen'' called it "An inoffensive offering that falls short of the competition."][ Dan Elektro of '']GamePro
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'' quoted William Shakespeare
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's ''Macbeth
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'' in calling it "a game full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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2001 video games
Beyond Games games
Infogrames games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
PlayStation 2 games
PlayStation 2-only games
Vehicular combat games
Video games developed in the United States
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