Renegade Racers
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Renegade Racers cover.jpg
| developer = Promethean Designs
| publisher = Interplay Entertainment
| series =
| engine =
| platforms = PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
| released = PlayStation
{{vgrelease|EU|1999|NA|March 9, 2000|UK|March 17, 2000}}Windows
{{vgrelease|NA|February 4, 2000{{cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |date=February 4, 2000 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/026/019/rr.html |title=Renegade Racers ships to U.S. retail |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030711045729/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/026/019/rr.html |archivedate=July 11, 2003 |accessdate=October 10, 2020}}|EU|2000}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single player, multiplayer
}}
Renegade Racers is a racing video game developed by Promethean Designs and published by Interplay Entertainment for PlayStation and Windows in 1999–2000.
Development
The game was first announced for the Nintendo 64 under the name Wild Water World Championships.{{cite web | title=Wild Water World Championships | website=IGN | date=May 7, 1999 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/07/wild-water-world-championships | access-date=April 22, 2024 | archive-date=April 22, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422190658/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/07/wild-water-world-championships | url-status=live }} This version was later cancelled, with development shifting to the Dreamcast, PlayStation, and Windows.{{cite web | title=Renegade Racers Crashes | website=IGN | date=January 28, 2000 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/28/renegade-racers-crashes | access-date=April 22, 2024 | archive-date=April 22, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422190947/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/28/renegade-racers-crashes | url-status=live }} The Dreamcast port was also cancelled, with the game eventually releasing for PlayStation and Windows between 1999 and 2000.{{cite web |last=White |first=Matt |date=February 1, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/02/renegade-racers-gets-canned |title=Renegade Racers Gets Canned |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 10, 2020 |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021214829/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/02/renegade-racers-gets-canned |url-status=live }}
Reception
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| Allgame_PS = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jon |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20932&tab=review |title=Renegade Racers (PS) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115180449/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20932&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=October 10, 2020}}
| JXV_PC = 13/20{{cite web |author=la redaction |date=February 14, 2000 |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000518_test.htm |title=Test: Renegade Racers (PC) |language=French |website=Jeuxvideo.com |publisher=Webedia |accessdate=October 10, 2020 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012234231/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000518_test.htm |url-status=live }}
| OPMUK_PS = 3/10{{cite magazine |last=Wilton |first=Pete |url=https://archive.org/details/opm056/page/n125/mode/2up |title=Renegade Racers |magazine=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=56 |date=March 2000 |page=127 |accessdate=October 10, 2020}}
| PCGUK_PC = 66%{{cite magazine |title=Renegade Racers |magazine=PC Gamer UK |publisher=Future Publishing |year=2000}}
| GR_PC = 74%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198449-renegade-racers/index.html |title=Renegade Racers for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205834/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198449-renegade-racers/index.html |archivedate=May 13, 2019 |accessdate=October 10, 2020}}
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The PC version received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/renegade-racers}}
Category:Cancelled Dreamcast games
Category:Cancelled Nintendo 64 games
Category:Interplay Entertainment games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:Promethean Designs games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
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