A sequel to the 2002 PlayStation 2 game Hardware: Online Arena, Hardware: Rivals is a budget title vehicular combat game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment released earlier this year. Given the sheer variety of more impressive multiplayer games available for the PS4, it should be no surprise that Hardware: Rivals failed to make an impression. There is really nothing offensively wrong about this game. It plays okay, though the controls can be a bit wonky, and in small doses it can be enjoyable. But it is also pretty shallow and doesnt offer enough diversity to sustain your attention for very long. It just isnt remarkable or standout enough to stand a chance against the competition. Hardware: Rivals is really a watered down Twisted Metal without the elements that make that franchise entertaining. Its not amazingly good nor is it appalling bad; it fits right into the void of mediocrity where it will fade into obscurity.
