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2001 · Electronic Arts · Racing

Rumble Racing

PlayStation exclusive

Rumble Racing is muscle car mayhem for the next millennium. Race outside the lines and push custom cars to the limit with big air stunts and nasty tricks as you race for the Rumble Championship. Unlock new worlds and new tracks with each Gold Cup victory, racing alone or partnering up with a friend.

Released
23 April 2001
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Racing
Developers
Electronic Arts
Publishers
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Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Country
United States
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E

About

Rumble Racing is a 2001 racing video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2 console. It was heavily influenced by NASCAR Rumble.

Keywords

  • arcade racers
  • polygonal 3d
  • combat racing

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Rumble Racing is a combat-style game that can be played in co-op, single, and multiplayer mode. In this game, the player will race against other cars and attempt to win the five championship cups. There are 15 race tracks to unlock in total. Each track is different in its own way and features short cuts, power-ups and stunt opportunities.

A new feature in this game is the "Trick". Tricks carry an important role with finishing races in a faster time. Doing multiple tricks rewards the player with additional speed boost depending on the difficulty of the trick. As the game progresses, tricks become necessary to complete more difficult missions.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Kevin Rice of NextGen called it "a pretty, fun arcade racer with hours of replayability. But the memorization required of players and level of difficulty can be a turn-off." GamePro said of the game, "Sim freaks need not apply---Rumble Racing is pure, unapologetic arcade goodness."

Marc Saltzman of The Cincinnati Enquirer gave it a score of four stars out of five, calling it "one fast game — redrawing the graphics on the screen at roughly 60 frames-per-second (twice that of television) — so those with a need for speed should strap in for a ride." Later, when writing for Playboy, he gave it an 85%, saying, "Indeed, the cheesy southern rock 'n' redneck country tunes can get annoying after a while, and the smart-ass remarks made by the play-by-play commentator tend to repeat more often than not, but it hardly detracts from the overall, seat-of-your-pants racing." Maxim gave it four stars out of five, saying, "There aren't many games more extreme than this crazed, balls-to-the wall stock-car racer."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 223 April 2001North America · Europe 1 June 2001

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