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Instruction booklet · December 1993

Battle Cars

ShooterRacing1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Racing game for the SNES developed by Malibu. Can be played by 1 or 2 players. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the sport of choice is a violent auto race called "Battle Cars." The player can select from three vehicles at the start of the game in a variety of colors, to be played for the duration of the game.

Specifications

Released
December 1993
Developer
Malibu Interactive
Publisher
Namco
Players
1
Genre
Shooter · Racing
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Themes
Action · Science fiction
View
Third person

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
60/100 (7 ratings)
Nintendo Power
13.3/20
AllGame
2.5/5
Electronic Gaming Monthly
31/40
GamePro
16/20
MG
58%
Super Play
73%
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment
6/10
VGS
70%
Super Action
89%
Ultimate Future Games
3/5
BE KIND, REWINDDecember 1993
#1 songI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf#1 albumVs.Pearl JamAdmit one · #1 movieMrs. Doubtfire$14,735,459 weekend
Vol. 3 · No. 120Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of December 3, 1993
Dec. 7

Colin Ferguson opens fire with his Ruger 9 mm pistol on a Long Island Rail Road train, killing six and injuring 29.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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