Play Gekitou! Car Battler Go!! Online

Media Factory released Gekitou! Car Battler Go!! for the Game Boy Advance in 2001, a time when the handheld was filling up with all sorts of experimental titles. It wasn't trying to be a big, cinematic adventure; it was a straightforward, toy-box kind of game that felt perfectly at home on the system.

You control a small, customizable car from an overhead view, driving it through compact battle arenas. The main goal is to defeat other toy cars by ramming them or using the weapons you've attached, like drills or hammers, to knock off their parts. The signature mechanics involve building your car from collected parts and managing its energy, as running out leaves you immobile and vulnerable. The pacing is quick, with matches that are short bursts of chaotic fun rather than long strategic slogs. It feels like playing with action figures, where the only rule is to cause as much mayhem as possible before your own creation falls apart.