<s>
Re-Volt	B-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Phippen	O
and	O
Simon	O
Harrison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Studios	O
London	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
the	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
Car	O
Editor	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
export	O
and	O
edit	O
,	O
or	O
create	O
new	O
cars	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
using	O
3D	B-Language
studio	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
called	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
Live	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
beta	O
version	O
distributed	O
to	O
closed	O
beta	O
testers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
stripped-down	O
version	O
of	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
was	O
issued	O
to	O
beta	O
testers	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
system	O
,	O
but	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
disappointment	O
of	O
fans	O
-	O
a	O
more	O
complete	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
officially	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
development	O
version	O
is	O
available	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
Xbox	B-Application
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
games	O
from	O
a	O
storage	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
machines	O
by	O
Tsunami	O
Visual	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
came	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
:	O
the	O
TsuMo	O
Standard	O
Non-Motion	O
Sit	O
Down	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
and	O
a	O
deluxe	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
Time	O
Trial	O
mode	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
arcade	O
racers	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
global	O
timer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
WeGo	O
Interactive	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
purchased	O
all	O
IP	O
related	O
with	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
,	O
RC	O
Revenge	O
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
RC	O
de	O
Go	O
(	O
developed	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
Taito	O
)	O
,	O
from	O
Toronto-based	O
Throwback	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-Volt	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
as	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
Classic	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
to	O
the	O
Korean	O
T-Store	O
and	O
later	O
to	O
the	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
community	O
developed	O
1.2	O
Beta	O
patch	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
CD	O
tracks	O
as	O
MP3	B-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
has	O
been	O
defunct	O
since	O
2004	O
,	O
fans	O
continued	O
to	O
support	O
and	O
extend	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
producing	O
fan-made	O
vehicles	O
and	O
courses	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
operating	O
multiplayer	B-Application
servers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
have	O
created	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
,	O
cross-platform	O
chat/lobby	O
client	O
called	O
"	O
RV	O
House	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
and	O
play	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
more	O
recently	O
the	O
community	O
has	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
Discord	O
channel	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
major	O
hub	O
to	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
host	O
,	O
advertise	O
and	O
join	O
races	O
,	O
share	O
content/mods	O
or	O
even	O
help	O
develop	O
new	O
tools	O
and	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
-	O
which	O
the	O
latest	O
iteration	O
consists	O
of	O
RVGL	O
,	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
rewrite/port	O
of	O
Re-Volts	B-Application
source	O
code	O
that	O
runs	O
natively	O
on	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
by	O
the	O
fan	O
community	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
ODROID	B-Application
,	O
and	O
OpenPandora	B-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
available	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
Classic	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
unfavourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
issue	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Willams	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Those	O
with	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
patience	O
will	O
find	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
very	O
accurate	O
little	O
R/C	O
simulator	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
rewarding	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
issues	O
after	O
that	O
second	O
review	O
,	O
Greg	O
Orlando	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
An	O
excellent	O
,	O
albeit	O
lighthearted	O
,	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
is	O
best	O
experienced	O
with	O
a	O
group.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
6	O
January	O
2000	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
13	O
July	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
and	O
23	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
McElveen	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
steering	O
wheels	O
and	O
joysticks	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
,	O
console-racing	O
nostalgists	O
will	O
quickly	O
conclude	O
that	O
a	O
gamepad	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
effective	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Cook	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
is	O
a	O
beauty	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
unfortunately	O
tax	O
any	O
but	O
the	O
biggest	O
and	O
best	O
PCs	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
developers	O
at	O
Acclaim	O
Studios	O
London	O
probably	O
thought	O
they	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
track	O
when	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
adhere	O
to	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
physics	O
in	O
every	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
McCall	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
missing	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
ingredient	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
:	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Michael	O
Baker	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
two	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
nice	O
things	O
to	O
say	O
about	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
,	O
so	O
I	O
wo	O
n't	O
strain	O
my	O
brain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
73%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vicious	O
Sid	O
of	O
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
same	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
a	O
nearly	O
unbeatable	O
choice	O
for	O
N64	B-Operating_System
racing	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Uncle	O
Dust	O
said	O
in	O
another	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
so	O
many	O
other	O
quality	O
and	O
fun	O
racing	O
titles	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
definitely	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
to	O
avoid	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
for	O
N64.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
author	O
later	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
much	O
improved	O
graphics	O
give	O
you	O
extra	O
incentive	O
to	O
win	O
more	O
races	O
,	O
many	O
gamers	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
by	O
the	O
annoying	O
physics	O
and	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
R/C	O
fans	O
will	O
love	O
it	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
owners	O
who	O
are	O
still	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
solid	O
racer	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
try.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
is	O
equal	O
parts	O
fun	O
and	O
frustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
also	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B+	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
racing	O
fans	O
need	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
for	O
those	O
of	O
you	O
with	O
the	O
patience	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
enjoyable	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Bowen	O
of	O
PlanetDreamcast	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Sure	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
already	O
has	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
is	O
unquestionably	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanner	O
Spencer	O
of	O
TouchArcade	O
gave	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
Classic	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
certainly	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
revival	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
,	O
and	O
neither	O
does	O
it	O
forge	O
any	O
new	O
ground	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
a	O
standalone	O
iOS	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
"	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
to	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Stakes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
CNET	O
Gamecenters	O
"	O
Best	O
Arcade	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
Excellence	O
"	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
&	O
Worst	O
of	O
1999	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
