4x4 Evolution

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4x4 Evolution

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Gathering of Developers

Developer: Terminal Reality

Licensor: Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast Keyboard, Dreamcast Modem, Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	2000-10-31^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-41903N

Non-Sega versions
Macintosh PlayStation 2 Windows PC

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4x4 Evolution, also known as 4x4 Evo, is a racing game for Sega Dreamcast as well as PC and Macintosh released in 2000 by Gathering of Developers and developed Terminal Reality.

Take 2 Interactive were set to publish a PAL version in December 2000 (at £39.99 in the UK)^[3] but no such version materialised.

Gameplay

Vehicles

	Chevrolet Blazer LS 2-Dr

	Chevrolet Blazer LT 4-Dr

	Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ext Cab

	Chevrolet Suburban K1500

	Dodge Dakoat Club Cab

	Dodge Durango SLT

	Ford Excursion Ltd

	Ford Expedition

	Ford Explorer Sport

	Ford Explorer Sport Trac

	Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew

	Ford F0259 Lariat SuperCab

	GMC Jimmy SLT 4-Dr

	GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Ext Cab

	GMC Yukon XL 1500

	Lexus LX 470

	Lexus RX300

	Mitsubushi Montero Ltd

	Nissan Pathfinder XE

	Nissan Xterra XE

	Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport

	Toyota RAV4 4-Dr

	Toyota Tacoma Xtracab V6

	Toyota Tundra SR5 Access

Tracks

	Arctic Wasteland

	Arizona

	Bayou Flats

	Black Gold

	Construction Junction

	Crazy 2000

	Farm Road 109

	Final Destination

	Laguna del Sol

	Motocross

	Restricted Area

	Salvage Wasteland

	Silverton Pass

	Treasure Bay

	Truck Stop 101

History

It is notable for allowing online play between all three versions at the same time, and is one of the few online-enabled games that can still be played online in the present. This Dreamcast version was a North American exclusive, despite it being advertised on European magazine ads as well as mentioned on the region's boxes of the PC and Mac releases.

Legacy

It was followed by 4x4 EVO 2 in 2001, although this did not reach Dreamcast.

Production credits

Created by: Terminal Reality
Producer: John O'Keefe
Lead Programmer: Allen Bogue
Programming: Matt Bogue, Chris Bream, Fletcher Dunn, Rob Minnis, Kiu Pau, Mark Randel, Nathan Rausch
Lead Artist: Chuck Carson
Art: Andrew Billups, Mario Merino, Brian Stevens
Additional Art: Chris DeSimone, David Haber, Terry Simmons
Lead Level Designer: David Glasscock
Music: Kyle Richards
Sound Effects: Paul Eckstein, Biz Guy, Brett Combs
PR: Drew Haworth, Andrew Hoolan
House Mom: Marilyn Webb
Quality Assurance Manager: Brett Evan Russell
Testing Lead: Ally Kates
Internal Beta Testers: Patrick Doran, Ryan Gutknecht, Chris Haga, Melanie Hines, Mike Hermes, Anthony Jones, John Ohlson, Jason Sussman, Tatum Tippett, Tim Tischler
External Beta Testers: Paul Hazelwood, Richard Sink, Rick Miller, James Hoyland, David Witmer, Scott White, David Maklary, Mark Ward, David Wickboldt, Brandon Hann, Todd Poynter, Jim Pezold, Mason W. Lykins, Michael O’Connell, Rick Keen, Brandon Sutter, Michael R. OrtizKC Vale, Cris W. Morales, David G. Fisher, Mark A. Banks, James D. Profitt, Zachary Smith, Paul Willoughby, Eric Ellis, Eric Hesselgrave, Travis Robert Schanafelt, Ed VanDuser, Ray Hallmark, Brent Flournoy, Brandon Batson, John Trevor Lines, Thomas J. Van Nuland, Brian Piccolo, Chip Stephenson, Nicholas Pruyne, Eric Christenson, Larry Ritch, Andy Darrah, Ron Motto, Brett Meiggs, Bryan Lynch, Dylan Gladstone, Scott Bear, David Niemczura, Eric Felice, Gabe Ghearing, Mark Farrar, Michael Keller, Daniel Cowdery, Joshua Babcock, Ernie Hornak II, Barry Williams, Scott Harrington, Robert Martens, Jeff Hoy, Glen Townshend, Maxon Stouder, Louie De Carlo, Matt Baker, Marc S. Cohen, Guyren G. Howe, Eric Trerotola, Brett Nair, Tim Lentz, Karl Johnson, Michael L. Downing, Ricky Bonilla, Darwin Campa, Peter Sterling, Ian Dixon, Alex Richards, Frank Rizzo, Derek Brusegard, David Marden, Lance Lorton, John Combeest, Frank Tessler, Edward Wissing
Special thanks to WinCE Dreamcast Team: John Smith, Don Crouch, Andrew Flavell
Special thanks to Sega: Dylan Bromley, Ryan Hurth, Izora De Lillard
Special thanks to the following Dealerships:

Village Ford of Lewisville - Jack Martin, Lewisville Mitsubishi - Randy Ferguson, Park Place Lexus, Toyota of Plano - Clint Hanson, Bankston Nissan of Lewisville - Joseph Turner, Bledsoe Dodge of Dallas - Roy and Danny, Huffines Dodge of Lewisville - Fred, James Wood Auto Park - Brian Fogle and Joseph Landers

Special thanks to: Don Tebbe, Brian Millerthe and the entire Herzog Motorsports Team

4X4 EVO © 2000 Terminal Reality, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The 4X4 EVO logo is a registered trademark and service mark of Terminal Reality, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Terminal Reality logo is a trademark of Terminal Reality, Inc.
Gathering of Developers and godgames are trademarks of Gathering of Developers, Inc. © 2000 Gathering of Developers I, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Nissan emblems and designs are trademarks of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and are used under license.
Ford, Excursion, Expedition, Explorer, Explorer Sport Trac, F150, and F250 Super Duty trademarks and vehicle trade dress used under license from Ford Motor Company.
Dodge is a registered trademark of Daimler Chrysler Corporation. Dodge Ram, Dodge Dakota, and Dodge Durango vehicles and trade dress are used under license by Terminal Reality. ©2000, Daimler Chrysler Corporation.
General Motors Trademarks used under license to Terminal Reality. Mitsubishi emblems and designs are trademarks of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and are used under license.
Toyota emblems and designs are trademarks of Toyota Motor Corporation, and are used under license. Lexus emblems and designs are trademarks of Toyota Motor Corporation, and are used under license.
The BF Goodrich® (Tires) trademark is used under license from Michelin Group Companies.
Brembo emblems and designs are trademarks of Brembo North America and are used under license.
Mechanix Wear emblems and designs are trademarks of Mechanix Wear Inc. and are used under license.
King Shocks emblems and designs are trademarks of King Shocks Technology and are used under license.
Eibach Springs emblems and designs are trademarks of Eibach Inc. and are used under license.
VP Fuels emblems and designs are trademarks of VP Fuels/P.M.E. and are used under license.
All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
Manufactured in the U.S.A.
This limited warranty is valid for U.S. and Canadian Dreamcast software manufactured for sale in and purchased and operated in the United States and Canada, only!

Source:

US manual^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: 4x4 Evolution/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FR print advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #134: "September 2000" (2000-08-08)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #145: "October 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

81

^[5]

Ação Games (BR)

65

^[6]

Click! (PL)

73

^[7]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

40

^[3]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

66

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[9]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

74

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[11]

Game Station (UK)

PAL

80

^[12]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[13]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

64

^[15]

Neo Plus (PL)

70

^[16]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[17]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

60

^[18]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[2]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

63

^[19]

	68
Based on 17 reviews

4x4 Evolution

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Technical information

Main article: 4x4 Evolution/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast

References

↑ http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-DC.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-11-09 20:26)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Holiday 2000" (US; 2000-11-28), page 102
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 DC-UK, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-14), page 60
↑ File:4x4evolution dc us manual.pdf, page 20
↑ 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 37
↑ Click!, "23/2000" (PL; 2000-11-09), page 32
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 19" (UK; 2001-02-22), page 62
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 131
↑ Fun Generation, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-20), page 66
↑ GamePro, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 104
↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Game Informer, "December 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 128
↑ Gamers' Republic, "November 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 74
↑ MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 80
↑ Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Next Generation, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-18), page 76
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 64
↑ Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 93

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[:File:ODCM_US_10.pdf_p102-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Holiday 2000" (US; 2000-11-28), page 102

[:File:DCUK_UK_18.pdf_p60-3] 3.0 ^3.1 DC-UK, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-14), page 60

[:File:4x4evolution_dc_us_manual.pdf_p20-4] File:4x4evolution dc us manual.pdf, page 20

[5] 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_159.pdf_p37-6] Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 37

[:File:Click.21_PL_23-2000.pdf_p32-7] Click!, "23/2000" (PL; 2000-11-09), page 32

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_19.pdf_p62-8] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 19" (UK; 2001-02-22), page 62

[:File:EGM_US_139.pdf_p131-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 131

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_60.pdf_p66-10] Fun Generation, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-20), page 66

[:File:GamePro_US_148.pdf_p104-11] GamePro, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 104

[gamestationuk2001-01-12-12] Game Station (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GameInformer_US_092.pdf_p128-13] Game Informer, "December 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 128

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_30.pdf_p74-14] Gamers' Republic, "November 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-02.pdf_p80-15] MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 80

[16] Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:NextGeneration_US_74.pdf_p76-17] Next Generation, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-18), page 76

[:File:ODM_UK_16.pdf_p64-18] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 64

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2001-01.pdf_p93-19] Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 93

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4x4 Evolution

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Contents

Gameplay

Vehicles

Tracks

History

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References