<s>
4x4	B-Operating_System
Evo	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
re-released	O
as	O
4x4	B-Operating_System
Evolution	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
cross-platform	O
online	O
play	O
where	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
appear	O
online	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
use	O
maps	O
created	O
by	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
onto	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Application
VMU	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
online-capable	O
on	O
all	O
systems	O
except	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
's	O
only	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
back	O
online	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
community	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
games	O
so	O
far	O
to	O
be	O
brought	O
back	O
online	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Smolka	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
its	O
February	O
2001	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
Other	O
than	O
the	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
this	O
arcade	O
racer	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
special	O
we	O
have	O
n't	O
seen	O
(	O
and	O
complained	O
about	O
)	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
David	O
Chen	O
called	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
"	O
A	O
competent	O
racer	O
with	O
lots	O
of	O
options	O
but	O
a	O
few	O
too	O
many	O
significant	O
flaws.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
4X4	B-Operating_System
Evolution	I-Operating_System
has	O
its	O
place	O
in	O
history	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
truly	O
multi-platform	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
remembered	O
for	O
that	O
impressive	O
technical	O
accomplishment	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
publishers	O
made	O
darned	O
sure	O
that	O
4x4	B-Operating_System
EVO	I-Operating_System
would	O
cover	O
its	O
bases	O
by	O
hitting	O
every	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
marketing	O
bullet	O
points	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
does	O
n't	O
deliver	O
enough	O
visceral	O
excitement	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
fairly	O
steep	O
price	O
tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jake	O
The	O
Snake	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
has	O
plenty	O
of	O
cool	O
features	O
—	O
beautiful	O
tracks	O
that	O
let	O
you	O
roam	O
freely	O
,	O
nearly	O
every	O
pickup	O
and	O
SUV	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
adjustable	O
steering	O
—	O
yet	O
the	O
racing	O
is	O
straightforward	O
and	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
wimpy	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
opponents	O
,	O
sometimes	O
even	O
dull.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Elektro	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
might	O
not	O
strike	O
anyone	O
as	O
exceptional	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
real-world	O
car	O
details	O
,	O
challenging	O
A.I.	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
nice	O
upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
4x4	B-Operating_System
Evolution	I-Operating_System
is	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
an	O
SUV	O
fanatic	O
in	O
real	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Brian	O
Wright	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
absolutely	O
have	O
to	O
experience	O
driving	O
off-road	O
in	O
your	O
Lexus	O
RX300	O
,	O
4x4	B-Operating_System
Evolution	I-Operating_System
is	O
your	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4x4	B-Application
Evo	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
