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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an off-road racing game developed exclusively for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] by [[Kalisto Entertainment]]. It was published by [[Midway Games]] as part of the ''Thunder'' racing franchise - the second game in the series to be released on the Dreamcast after ''[[Hydro Thunder]]''. The game was not released in Japan.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an off-road racing game developed exclusively for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] by [[Kalisto Entertainment]].
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==History==
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It was published by [[Midway Games]] as part of the ''Thunder'' racing franchise - the second game in the series to be released on the Dreamcast after ''[[Hydro Thunder]]''. The game was not released in Japan.
  
 
The game had a protracted development timeline, originally being announced as '''''Xleration''''' in the summer of 1999, before changing its name to '''''Offroad Thunder''''' in October and eventually settling on ''4 Wheel Thunder''.
 
The game had a protracted development timeline, originally being announced as '''''Xleration''''' in the summer of 1999, before changing its name to '''''Offroad Thunder''''' in October and eventually settling on ''4 Wheel Thunder''.

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4 Wheel Thunder
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Midway Games
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US 		$49.9949.99[3] T-9708N
Sega Dreamcast
EU 		T-9706D-50
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/NL 		T-9706D-51
Sega Dreamcast
ES/UK/IT 		T-9706D-61

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4 Wheel Thunder is an off-road racing game developed exclusively for the Sega Dreamcast by Kalisto Entertainment.

History

It was published by Midway Games as part of the Thunder racing franchise - the second game in the series to be released on the Dreamcast after Hydro Thunder. The game was not released in Japan.

The game had a protracted development timeline, originally being announced as Xleration in the summer of 1999, before changing its name to Offroad Thunder in October and eventually settling on 4 Wheel Thunder.

Magazine articles

Main article: 4 Wheel Thunder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #141: "June 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Expert Gamer (US) #72: "June 2000" (2000-05-23)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #9: "No. 9" (2000-05-18)
also published in:
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Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №20, p78[5]
60 №223, p96[2]
78 №11, p117[6]
70 №4, p48/49[7]
Sega Dreamcast
 67
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
77
[8]
Arcade (UK)
50
[5]
Consoles Max (FR)
78
[6]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
86
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[10]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
80
[11]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[12]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
67
[14]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[15]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[16]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[18]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
33
[19]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
80
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[22]
Mr. Dreamcast (UK) PAL
71
[23]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[24]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[25]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[26]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
70
[3]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)
70
[7]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
87
[27]
Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U
83
[28]
Video Games (DE) PAL
87
[29]
Sega Dreamcast
 72
Based on
27 reviews

4 Wheel Thunder

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
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Inlay
Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
4WheelThunder DC EU Box Back.jpg4WheelThunder DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
4WheelThunder DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
4WheelThunder DC 51 back.jpgNospine-small.png4WheelThunder DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
4WheelThunder DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc

References

  1. ↑ File:DreamcastMagazine UK 09.pdf, page 116
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 223.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 223.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:ODCM US 06.pdf, page 112 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ODCM US 06.pdf_p112" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 37
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Arcade UK 20.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 20.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:ConsolesMax FR 11.pdf, page 117 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesMax FR 11.pdf_p117" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:ROD ES 04.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 04.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 104
  10. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 74
  11. ↑ DC-UK, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-xx), page 24
  12. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 78
  13. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 60
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 139
  15. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 8
  16. ↑ Fun Generation, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-19), page 68
  17. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 7: July 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 14
  18. ↑ GamePro, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 90
  19. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "June 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 79
  20. ↑ Incite Video Gaming, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 103
  21. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 52
  22. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 66
  23. ↑ Mr. Dreamcast, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-04-27), page 66
  24. ↑ Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
  25. ↑ Next Generation, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-20), page 90
  26. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 78
  27. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 18
  28. ↑ Silicon Mag, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 14
  29. ↑ Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 96
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