Arcade Mode, not to be confused with Vigilante 8: Arcade, is a Game Mode introduced in Vigilante 8 in which the player can organize a battle of their choosing by selecting the stage, vehicle, the opponents, the number of opponents and the amount of lives they have. Arcade Mode is used for entertainment purposes and an easy way to collect Salvage Points. In Vigilante 8: Arcade, Arcade Mode is renamed Custom Battle, but is used in the same way. Arcade Mode can also be played in multiplayer mode.
Game Mode Types (Vigilante 8 & Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense)[]
- 1 Player
- Arcade: 1 Player is pitted against 4 CPUs with each select-able up to 3 lives.
- 2 Player
- Versus: 2 Players are pitted against each-other in a one-on-one battle.
- Cooperative: 2 Players are pitted against 3 CPUs with each select-able up to 3 lives.
- Multiplayer (Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast version exclusive)
- Brawl: 3 or 4 Players are all pitted against each-other.
- Team: 1 or 2 Players are pitted against 1 or 2 other Players.
- Smear: 2 or 3 Players are pitted against 1 other Player.