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Vs. Excitebike

Vs. Excitebike is a multiplayer version of the motorcross racing simulation game developed by Nintendo. It was released in the arcade shortly after the original Excitebike was released for the Famicom…

74 1 December 1984 ESRB E

Vs. Excitebike is a racing developed by Nintendo, released 1 December 1984 on Wii U, Family Computer Disk System and Arcade.

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What Vs. Excitebike is

Vs. Excitebike is a racing game developed by Nintendo and released in 1984. It is available on Wii U, Family Computer Disk System and Arcade. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Vs. Excitebike is a multiplayer version of the motorcross racing simulation game developed by Nintendo. It was released in the arcade shortly after the original Excitebike was released for the Famicom, partially in an attempt to create a demand for the home version in the United States.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Excite series

Vs. Excitebike is the second of 20 entries we hold in the Excite series. The next entry was Excitebike in 1985. Its critic score of 74 is 6 points below the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 93.

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How it was received

Vs. Excitebike holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 57% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1984 averaged 73, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Vs. Excitebike launched on 1 December 1984, within three weeks of 1942 and Knight Lore. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: 1942, Knight Lore.

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Vs. Excitebike — frequently asked questions

When did Vs. Excitebike come out?
Vs. Excitebike was released on 1 December 1984 for Wii U, Family Computer Disk System and Arcade.
Does Vs. Excitebike have multiplayer?
Yes. Vs. Excitebike supports multiplayer.

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