Motor Mayhem
{{Short description|2001 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Motor Mayhem: Vehicular Combat League
| image = Motor Mayhem cover.jpg
| developer = Beyond Games
| publisher = Infogrames
| genre = Vehicular combat
| platforms = PlayStation 2
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|July 2, 2001{{cite web |date=July 2, 2001 |url=http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/070201_motor.asp |title=INFOGRAMES, INC. CRASHES INTO STORES ON SONY PLAYSTATION 2 WITH MOTOR MAYHEM |website=Infogrames |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803051111/http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/070201_motor.asp |archive-date=August 3, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 8, 2023}}|EU|November 23, 2001|AU|November 30, 2001{{Cite web |title=Motor Mayhem |url=http://gamenation.com.au/product/?action=view&id=467 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020528134643/http://gamenation.com.au/product/?action=view&id=467 |archive-date=May 28, 2002 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=Game Nation}}}}
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
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.
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
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| MC = 59/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/motor-mayhem-vehicular-combat-league/ |title=Motor Mayhem: Vehicular Combat League |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015083218/https://www.metacritic.com/game/motor-mayhem-vehicular-combat-league/ |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=January 20, 2024}}
| CVG = 7/10{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0240/page/112/mode/2up |title=Motor Mayhem |magazine=Computer and Video Games |publisher=Dennis Publishing |issue=240 |date=November 2001 |page=112 |access-date=June 30, 2021}}
| GI = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Kato |first=Matthew |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200108/R03.0808.1735.41723.htm |title=Motor Mayhem |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=100 |date=August 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113164647/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200108/R03.0808.1735.41723.htm |archive-date=November 13, 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 30, 2021}}
| GameRev = C{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Shawn |date=July 6, 2001 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/35888-motor-mayhem-review |title=Motor Mayhem Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022257/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/motor-mayhem |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=April 29, 2022}}
| GSpot = 7.2/10{{cite web |last=Rivers |first=Trevor |date=June 14, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/motor-mayhem-vehicular-combat-league-review/1900-2775579/ |title=Motor Mayhem: Vehicular Combat League Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010707145813/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2775579,00.html |archive-date=July 7, 2001 |url-status=live |access-date=April 29, 2022}}
| IGN = 6.8/10{{cite web |last=Zdyrko |first=David |date=June 26, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/26/motor-mayhem |title=Motor Mayhem |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530074317/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/26/motor-mayhem |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=June 30, 2021}}
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Erickson |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen81Sep2001/page/n67/mode/2up |title=Motor Mayhem |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=81 |date=September 2001 |page=66 |access-date=April 29, 2022}}
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Zuniga |first=Todd |url=https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-47-august-2001/page/102/mode/2up |title=Motor Mayhem |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=47 |date=August 2001 |page=103 |access-date=April 29, 2022}}
| PSM = 8/10{{cite magazine |last=Layton |first=Tommy |url=https://archive.org/details/psm-048/page/n29/mode/2up |title=Motor Mayhem |magazine=PSM |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=48 |date=August 2001 |page=31 |access-date=June 30, 2021}}
| rev1 = The Cincinnati Enquirer
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last=Kent |first=Steven |date=February 13, 2002 |url=http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/021302_utahvids.html |title=Olympics aren't only games to hail from Utah |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |publisher=Gannett Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821211131/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/021302_utahvids.html |archive-date=August 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 29, 2022}}
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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."{{cite magazine |author=Dan Elektro |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0d/GamePro_US_156.pdf |title=Motor Mayhem |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=156 |date=September 2001 |page=83 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050120213634/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/14900.shtml |archive-date=January 20, 2005 |url-status=live |access-date=January 20, 2024}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game 3/5 for graphics, 2.5/5 for sound, 1/5 for control, and 1.5/5 for fun factor.}}
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/10197/motor-mayhem/}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation 2-only games
Category:Vehicular combat games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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