Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
Le jeu Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, développé par 4J Studios, est sorti le 27 septembre 2005 sur PlayStation 2 et Xbox. Classé dans les genres course, simulation et sport, il est décrit comme la simulation de course de chevaux la plus réaliste jamais créée et le seul titre officiellement licencié par la NTRA. Selon le résumé fourni, il met en scène des milliers de chevaux et offre la possibilité de faire courir son propre pur-sang, de parier sur les chevaux ainsi que de construire sa propre écurie, se présentant comme une expérience destinée à tous.
L'accueil critique reflète des perceptions contrastées. Le média Gaming Nexus a estimé que « All in all, Breeders Cup gives a nice introduction to the sport of horse racing, but only those willing to truly dive in and concern themselves with the more c… ». À l'opposé, TeamXbox a formulé une critique sévère, affirmant que « The gameplay is so easy and simplistic that it's just not any fun, the graphics are just plain bad, and the sound is positively laughable. ».
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« All in all, Breeders Cup gives a nice introduction to the sport of horse racing, but only those willing to truly dive in and concern themselves with the more complex aspects of the game will be satisfied. Those that just want to climb onto the back of a horse and race will be left wanting more of a challenge. »
« The gameplay is so easy and simplistic that it's just not any fun, the graphics are just plain bad, and the sound is positively laughable. »
« Despite a variety of options, the gameplay turns out to be extremely limited since it's so easy to make money and quickly create the best stable possible. »
« Perhaps the biggest design gaffe in the entire game is that you cannot quickly skip races to get to a race that contains one of your horses. There are weeks when you may not even have a horse running, but you still have to go to the track and manually "skip" each race. »
« The races are simply formulaic and far too easy- if your horse matches up at all with the other horses, you are going to win as long as you can press the A button. »
