Hardware: Rivals

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Hardware: Rivals
multiplayer

Hardware: Rivals was an

Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It was the successor to the 2002 PlayStation 2 game, Hardware: Online Arena
.

Gameplay

The game gave players the option to play in either Tanks or Fast Attack Vehicles (FAVs), collecting various special weapon pickups such as Lasers, Railguns and Rockets.[1]

During the Public Beta, there were three maps available to play on: "Blister Lake", "Quarry" (later known as "Jackson's Pit") and "Lost Temple". There were also two vehicles: the "Wraith" FAV and the "Predator" Tank.

In addition to

multiplayer
modes, the game also featured three single-player training modes, including "Time Trial" and "Target Practice".

Development

The game was first announced on 10 September 2015 and is developed by the SCE Connected Content Group,[2] based in London.

A Public Beta

PlayStation Plus subscribers. When the PS Events app was released as part of the PlayStation 4 system software 3.00,[5] the Hardware: Rivals beta was one of the first titles to make in-game events available such as "4 Wheels Only",[6] an FAV-only special event. The game was released on 5 January 2016.[7] The release of the game also introduced the "Nomad" FAV and the "Sledgehammer" Tank, the Team Elimination game mode, and a new map, "Outpost 92", to the game.[citation needed
]

The first major update for the game was released on 22 January 2016, which added the "Scarab" FAV and the "Barbarian" Tank to the game.[citation needed] The next major game update, released on 26 February 2016, added a new map, "Mojito Bay", and introduced "Ranked Play", where players had the ability to compete against each other and earn exclusive vehicle skins and add-ons by ranking up.[citation needed] Update 1.13, released on 13 May 2016, added a new map, "Bushpig Plateau", and introduced a new team game mode called "Capture the Flag".[citation needed] Update 1.16, released on 19 August 2016, added a new map, "Eagle Ridge".[citation needed]

Reception

The game was met with mixed reception upon its release. It has a score of 56% on Metacritic.[8] IGN awarded it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying "There is fun to be had, but the novelty of Hardware: Rivals wears thin pretty quickly."[9]

Shutdown

Around 26 August 2021, it was announced that the game's servers would be shut down on 8 December 2021. In addition, the game had been quietly delisted from the PlayStation Store. This announcement was not shared by PlayStation's social media team, but rather via an in-game message.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Game Guide". community.eu.playstation.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Vehicle combat game Hardware: Rivals announced exclusively for PS4". PlayStation.Blog.Europe. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Hardware: Rivals beta kicks off tomorrow". PlayStation.Blog.Europe. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Hardware: Rivals PS4 Beta Date Revealed - IGN". IGN. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Everything you need to know about PlayStation 4 system software 3.00, out tomorrow". PlayStation.Blog.Europe. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. ^ "PS4 Events App Detailed by Sony". PlayStation LifeStyle. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ^ Purchese, Robert (16 December 2015). "Car shooting game Hardware: Rivals gets a release date, €21 price". Eurogamer. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Hardware: Rivals". Metacritic.
  9. ^ "Hardware: Rivals Review - IGN". 12 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Sony's Hardware: Rivals on PlayStation 4 shuts down December 8th". Delisted Games. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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