Motor Mayhem

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.^[1]

Motor Mayhem: Vehicular Combat League
Developer(s)	Beyond Games
Publisher(s)	Infogrames
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	NA: July 2, 2001[1] EU: November 23, 2001 AU: November 30, 2001[2]
Genre(s)	Vehicular combat
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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.^[3] The player directly controls a customized combat vehicle in a land-based arena and battles against another player or computer controlled opponents.^[4] 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

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	59/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Consoles +	75%[6]
Computer and Video Games	7/10[7]
Game Informer	7/10[8]
GameRevolution	C[9]
GameSpot	7.2/10[3]
GameZone	7.5/10[10]
IGN	6.8/10[4]
Next Generation	[11]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[12]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	8/10[13]
The Cincinnati Enquirer	[14]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[5] Daniel Erickson of NextGen called it "An inoffensive offering that falls short of the competition."^[11] Dan Elektro of GamePro quoted William Shakespeare's Macbeth in calling it "a game full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."^{[15][lower-alpha 1]}

Notes

1. GamePro gave the game 3/5 for graphics, 2.5/5 for sound, 1/5 for control, and 1.5/5 for fun factor.

References

1. "INFOGRAMES, INC. CRASHES INTO STORES ON SONY PLAYSTATION 2 WITH MOTOR MAYHEM". Infogrames. July 2, 2001. Archived from the original on August 3, 2001. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
2. "Motor Mayhem". Game Nation. Archived from the original on May 28, 2002. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. Rivers, Trevor (June 14, 2001). "Motor Mayhem: Vehicular Combat League Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 7, 2001. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
4. Zdyrko, David (June 26, 2001). "Motor Mayhem". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
5. "Motor Mayhem: Vehicular Combat League". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
6. "Motor Mayhem". Consoles + (in French). No. 118. November 2001. p. 145. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
7. "Motor Mayhem". Computer and Video Games. No. 240. Dennis Publishing. November 2001. p. 112. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
8. Kato, Matthew (August 2001). "Motor Mayhem". Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
9. Sanders, Shawn (July 6, 2001). "Motor Mayhem Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
10. immortal (July 17, 2001). "Motor Mayhem Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
11. Erickson, Daniel (September 2001). "Motor Mayhem". NextGen. No. 81. Imagine Media. p. 66. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
12. Zuniga, Todd (August 2001). "Motor Mayhem". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 47. Ziff Davis. p. 103. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
13. Layton, Tommy (August 2001). "Motor Mayhem". PSM. No. 48. Imagine Media. p. 31. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
14. Kent, Steven (February 13, 2002). "Olympics aren't only games to hail from Utah". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
15. Dan Elektro (September 2001). "Motor Mayhem" (PDF). GamePro. No. 156. IDG. p. 83. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

External links

• Motor Mayhem at MobyGames