Tyco R/C: Assault with a Battery
2000 video game
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Tyco R/C: Assault With a Battery is a PlayStation game that shipped in September 2000. The game was based on the Tyco Toys R/C brand radio-controlled cars and features, and hence has titles from real R/C cars by Tyco. The game was developed by Lucky Chicken Games and published by Mattel Interactive. It received some acclaim from online game review sources,[2] but was lost at retail during Mattel's exit of the Video Games business as a result of their failed acquisition of The Learning Company.
| Tyco R/C: Assault with a Battery | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Lucky Chicken Games |
| Publisher | Mattel Interactive |
| Designers | Matt Saia and Keith Kirby |
| Composer | Robert Casady |
| Platform | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genres | Racing, Simulation |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
The name of the game is a play on words of two types of crimes, Assault and Battery.
Vehicles
- Hot Rocker (Hot Rod)
- Speed Wrench (Pickup Truck)
- Tantrum (Dune Buggy)
- Mini Rebound 4x4
- Nitro Dozer
- Recoil (Monster Truck)
- Super Rebound 4X4
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 67%[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| CNET Gamecenter | 6/10[4] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3/10[5] |
| EP Daily | 8.5/10[6] |
| Famitsu | 23/40[7] |
| GameFan | 68%[8][a] |
| GameSpot | 6.7/10[9] |
| IGN | 7.5/10[2] |
| Next Generation | 3/5[10] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | 2/5[11] |
The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Emmett Schkloven of NextGen said that the game was "Neither a monster nor a must-have, but a quick and entertaining diversion nonetheless."[10] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Syscom as part of the World Greatest Hits Series on June 13, 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40.[7]
