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{{GameInfobox |image= Hardcore 4X4 Cover.jpg |caption= |developer=Gremlin Interactive |publisher=ASC Games |designer= |na_rel = {{Release|1996|October|30|NA|PlayStation}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/tnnmotorsportshardcore4x4/similar.html?mode=versions|title=PlayStation release information}}</ref><br>{{Release|1996|||NA|Saturn}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/saturn/driving/tnnmotorsportshardcore4x4/similar.html?mode=versions|title=Sega Saturn release information}}</ref><br>{{Release|1998|June|15|NA|Microsoft Windows}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/hardcore4x4/similar.html?mode=versions|title=PC release information}}</ref><br>{{Release|2010|April|1|NA|PlayStation Network}} |eu_rel = {{Release|1996|December||EU|PlayStation}}<br>{{Release|1997|||EU|Saturn}}<br>{{Release|2008|January|10|EU|PlayStation Network}} |genre = Racing |features = Single-player, Multi-player |ratings = ESRB-KA, PEGI-3+ |platforms = Saturn, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows |dplatforms = PlayStation Network |media=[[CD-ROM]] |requirements= |input= Keyboard }} '''''Hardcore 4x4''''' (initially known as '''''[[The Nashville Network|TNN Motorsports]] Hardcore 4X4''''' in the US and known as {{nihongo|'''''Deka Yonku ~Tough The Truck~'''''|デカ4駆 ~タフ ザ トラック~}} in Japan), is a [[racing]] [[video game]] developed by [[Gremlin Interactive]] for the [[Sega Saturn]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]. It became available for download from [[PlayStation Store]] as a [[PlayStation Network#PSOne Classics|PSOne Classic]] for play on the [[PlayStation 3]] on January 10, 2008 in [[PAL]] regions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/hard-core-4x4/|title=HardCore 4x4 - PlayStation 3|accessdate=2009-09-08|publisher=[[Gamespy]]}}</ref> The game utilizes 3D environments and truck models. The sound track features hard rock music. It was the first game to feature vehicles with independent suspension.<ref name="GameSpothardcore">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/tnnmotorsportshardcore4x4/review.html|title=Hardcore 4X4 Review|publisher=GameSpot|last=Kitts|first=Jeff|date=1998-12-13|accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref> ==Gameplay== [[File:Hardcore screen.png|thumb|left|190px|Screenshot from Hardcore 4X4]] TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4x4 is an [[off-road]] racing game. You drive a 4x4 like a [[Jeep]] or [[pickup truck]] around 3D cross-country loops and attempt to get to the finish line first. There are six different vehicles to choose from, each with differing handling, acceleration and suspension settings. Circuits have differing surfaces for the player to contend with, including tarmac, dirt, sand and ice. Weather conditions can be changed to add another challenge to the game. There are three race types. In single race mode you participate in only one race on a track of your choice against five other competitors. Championship allows you to race through all six courses in a row in an attempt to win a hidden truck. Time trial lets up to eight players compete round-robin style for the fast lap time around a track.{{clear}} ==Reception== {{VG reviews |title = Hardcore 4x4 |subtitle= |state = <!-- Aggregators --> |MG = 3.6/5.0 <!-- Reviewers --> |EGM = 83<ref name="hardcoremobyscores">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/tnn-motor-sports-hardcore-4x4/mobyrank|title=Moby Games review scores for Hardcore 4x4|accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref> |GamePro = 60<ref name="hardcoremobyscores" /> |GSpot = 63<ref name="hardcoremobyscores" /> |IGN = 40<ref name="hardcoremobyscores" /> }} [[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] said ''"This is 4x4 racing at it's best"''<ref name="egmhardcore">Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 90, December 1997</ref> although the same review also criticises the game as the author ''"wish(es) you could leave the tracks and go wherever you want"''.<ref name="egmhardcore" /> [[GameSpot]] criticizes the game's track design as having ''"drab colors and textures"''<ref name="GameSpothardcore" /> and for being ''"far too narrow"''<ref name="GameSpothardcore" /> and says that the lack of a map or overhead view makes the game a lot more difficult that it would have been with such a feature included.<ref name="GameSpothardcore" /> [[GamePro]] called the gameplay ''"unchallenging"'',<ref>Gamepro issue 94, May 1997</ref> saying the game would be better for rental than for purchase. [[IGN]] said that ''"The trucks themselves handle very well"''<ref name="ignhardcore">{{Cite web|url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150747p1.html|title=TNN Motor Sports Hardcore 4X4|puclisher=IGN|accessdate=2009-09-06|date=1997-01-03}}</ref> and ''"the physics of the jumps and bumps are very nice"'',<ref name="ignhardcore" /> however IGN also says that the graphics are ''"incredibly grainy"'',<ref name="ignhardcore" /> and also mentions the narrow circuits as a problem.<ref name="ignhardcore" />{{clear}} ==External links== *{{MobyGames|id=/tnn-motor-sports-hardcore-4x4|name=''TNN Motor Sports Hardcore 4x4''}} *{{GameFAQs|id=199023|name=''TNN Motor Sports Hardcore 4x4''}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardcore 4x4}} [[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
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