Vehicular combat game

A screen split into quarters shows four somewhat cartoonish video game cars. The cars sit on what appears to be grass. Objects like trees, stone or brick walls,  and gift packages are visible. The top left car is red and yellow with a brown bumper and a tan pointy-eared driver. The top right car is the smallest, and is pale purple and yellow with a white rectangular appendage rising vertically from the right side. The driver has a light teal block-shaped head. The bottom left car is a deeper, redder purple with a gray license plate and red taillights. The driver appears to wear a silver helmet or crown. The bottom right car is small and blue. The driver has a tan body and pink head or helmet. All the cars have black wheels. Each screen has twi gauges or meters on the righthand side. White text in a handwritten font reads “0:10:5” at the top right corner of the image.
Split screen showing the views of four different players on the game Supertuxkart

A vehicular combat game (or car combat game) is a vehicle simulation video game where the primary gameplay objectives include vehicles armed with weapons attempting to destroy vehicles controlled by the CPU or by opposing players. The genre normally features a variety of different vehicles available for play, each with its own strengths, weaknesses, and special attack abilities. Players may also unlock hidden vehicles by completing certain in-game tasks. Games may include racing themes, but they are generally secondary to the action.