<s>
Hardcore	B-Application
4x4	I-Application
(	O
initially	O
known	O
as	O
TNN	B-Application
Motorsports	I-Application
Hardcore	I-Application
4X4	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
as	O
a	O
PSone	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
for	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	B-Application
4x4	I-Application
is	O
an	O
off-road	O
racing	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	B-Application
4x4	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
hidden	O
game	O
called	O
Roids	O
,	O
an	O
Asteroids	B-Application
clone	O
,	O
accessible	O
with	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
and	O
Joe	O
Rybicki	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
4x4	O
racing	B-Device
at	O
its	O
best	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
realistic	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Rad	O
Automatic	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
noting	O
,	O
"	O
Instead	O
of	O
just	O
having	O
to	O
take	O
corners	O
and	O
go	O
really	O
fast	O
,	O
in	O
Hardcore	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
take	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
least	O
resistance	O
,	O
avoid	O
too-steep	O
slopes	O
,	O
not	O
fall	O
over	O
and	O
not	O
bounce	O
around	O
too	O
much.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
basic	O
action	O
and	O
squirrelly	O
handling	O
prevent	O
4X4	O
from	O
building	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
successfully	O
simulates	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
a	O
4x4	O
truck	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
narrow	O
tracks	O
allow	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
easily	O
block	O
opponents	O
from	O
passing	O
them	O
once	O
they	O
get	O
in	O
the	O
lead	O
,	O
greatly	O
reducing	O
the	O
racing	B-Device
excitement	O
.	O
</s>
