Renegade Racers

Renegade Racers is a racing video game developed by Promethean Designs and published by Interplay Entertainment for PlayStation and Windows in 1999–2000.

Renegade Racers
Developer(s)	Promethean Designs
Publisher(s)	Interplay Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Release	PlayStation EU: 1999 NA: March 9, 2000 UK: March 17, 2000 Windows NA: February 4, 2000[1] EU: 2000
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Development

The game was first announced for the Nintendo 64 under the name Wild Water World Championships.^[2] This version was later cancelled, with development shifting to the Dreamcast, PlayStation, and Windows.^[3] The Dreamcast port was also cancelled, with the game eventually releasing for PlayStation and Windows between 1999 and 2000.^[4]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS
GameRankings	74%[5]	N/A

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS
AllGame	N/A	[6]
IGN	7.5/10[7]	4.5/10[8]
Jeuxvideo.com	13/20[9]	N/A
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	3/10[10]
PC Gamer (UK)	66%[11]	N/A

Reception

The PC version received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[5]

References

1. Fudge, James (February 4, 2000). "Renegade Racers ships to U.S. retail". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 11, 2003. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
2. "Wild Water World Championships". IGN. May 7, 1999. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
3. "Renegade Racers Crashes". IGN. January 28, 2000. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
4. White, Matt (February 1, 2000). "Renegade Racers Gets Canned". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
5. "Renegade Racers for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
6. Thompson, Jon. "Renegade Racers (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
7. Benner, Eric (June 21, 2000). "Renegade Racers (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
8. Bishop, Sam (March 16, 2000). "Renegade Racers (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
9. la redaction (February 14, 2000). "Test: Renegade Racers (PC)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
10. Wilton, Pete (March 2000). "Renegade Racers". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 56. Future Publishing. p. 127. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
11. "Renegade Racers". PC Gamer UK. Future Publishing. 2000.

External links

• Renegade Racers at MobyGames