2001 · Beyond Games · Racing · Shooter

Motor Mayhem

PlayStation exclusive

Motor Mayhem is a vehicle combat video game developed by Beyond Games

Released: 20 June 2001
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Racing Shooter
Developers: Beyond Games
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

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.

Keywords

vehicular combat
motorcycle
level selection
tournament
vehicle combat
death match
bonus stage
character select screen
special attacks
unlockables
difficulty level
nuclear bomb

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

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.

Reception

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."