Hardware: Rivals is a racing developed by SCE Connected Content Group, released 5 January 2016 on PlayStation 4.
What Hardware: Rivals is
Hardware: Rivals is a racing game developed by SCE Connected Content Group and released in 2016. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4 only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hunt down your opponents in an armoured tank or pursue them at speed in a Fast Attack Vehicle. Enter the fray in an all-terrain battle-fest of online multiplayer action. Plough through a range of unique combat arenas, claiming bounties, completing Challenges and wreaking terrible vengeance upon old adversaries. With a range of upgrades to unlock as you progress, multiple battle modes and regular community events, there will always be a chance to settle the score.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Hardware: Rivals holds a critic score of 53 out of 100. That places it above 17% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 15 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Hardware: Rivals launched on 5 January 2016, within three weeks of The Witness, Yakuza Kiwami, Darkest Dungeon and Yakuza Kiwami. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Yakuza Kiwami, Darkest Dungeon, Yakuza Kiwami.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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