Re-Volt is an excellent Acclaim RC car racing game with circuits in enlarged everyday environments. Precise and technical arcade gameplay, vehicle customization, fun multiplayer mode. One of PS1's finest miniature vehicle racing games, unjustly overlooked.
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Racing2 players3+
Split screen
Description
Western racing by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham (formerly Probe), where the player drives RC cars on oversized tracks populated with everyday objects. Created by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham and Acclaim, released in 1999 in Japan, the United States and Europe under the Re-Volt title. Over fourteen oversized themed tracks including supermarket and beach, over twenty-eight customizable RC cars, multiplayer mode up to four players and electronic rock soundtrack. Multi-regional edition under the Re-Volt title.
A radio-controlled car race on tracks laid out in everyday settings, praised for its sense of detail and good-natured mood. Still common, its interest lies in this clever concept and miniature charm rather than scarcity, the Japanese version being a bit less widespread. A convivial, affordable piece for fans of unconventional late-1990s racing.
Better with friends
A radio-controlled car race that turns everyday settings into circuits strewn with traps and offensive power-ups. The competition blends precise driving with timely dirty tricks, each pickup able to revive the last-placed or topple the leader. Cheerful and accessible, it suits split-screen duels where you laugh as much at the spins as at well-aimed paybacks.
Is Re-Volt still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 1999 on PS1, Acclaim Studios London's project offers radio controlled car racing across domestic and urban settings rendered at miniature scale. The driving demands finesse and anticipation, the clearly distinct handling of rear and front wheel drive installs a genuine arcade depth. The art direction delivers a surprising track variety, from gardens to supermarkets. The camera can grow agitated and the visuals have aged. Recommended today for fans of exotic arcade racing and for nostalgics of the late nineties curious about a friendly Acclaim signature on Sony's first home console hardware.
