Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing
Sorti le 15 novembre 2001 sur Xbox, Project Gotham Racing est un jeu de course développé par Bizarre Creations et édité par Microsoft Game Studios. Premier opus de la série, il figure parmi les titres de lancement de la console et s'est rapidement imposé comme le deuxième jeu le plus vendu sur la machine, derrière Halo: Combat Evolved. Le projet constitue une suite spirituelle de Metropolis Street Racer, sorti sur Dreamcast, Bizarre Creations reprenant le flambeau après l'arrêt de l'activité matérielle de Sega.
Sur le plan technique, le titre est devenu compatible avec la Xbox 360 le 12 juillet 2010 grâce à une mise à jour téléchargeable, assurant sa pérennité sur la génération suivante. Côté réception, le jeu obtient une note agrégée de 74,73. La presse spécialisée a salué la qualité de l'expérience, XboxAddict soulignant une capacité à captiver même les non-initiés à la course grâce à une large sélection de circuits et une bande-son variée, tandis que TotalGames.net louait un réalisme redéfini dans la reconstitution de la conduite des plus belles voitures du monde. Du côté des joueurs, les avis mettent en avant un jeu d'arcade pionnier dans l'utilisation de circuits urbains réels, offrant des graphismes, une vitesse et un gameplay considérés comme supérieurs à ceux de Gran Turismo sur PlayStation 2 à l'époque.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« This game is fantastic, even if you don't like cars/racing, this game will get you sucked in. With a huge track selection, and a wide variety of music, and amazing gameplay, this game is a must have for all types of gamers. »
« The finished result is a game that rewrites the book on realism in videogames. The length they have gone to to recreate the experience of driving the world's best cars around the world's most exciting cities will astound you. »
« This game needs to be in every true racing gamers' library. Hours and hours (and days) of racing excitement, awesomely detailed graphics, and customizeable soundtrack make for a top of the line racer. »
« One of the best racing games to hit the console market. »
« Project Gotham gets harsh when you start going for gold. This game's liable to have you tearing out your hair and bawling like an infant with regularity. You'll wonder how on earth your competition managed to take that turn faster than you did, in a budget car that's far inferior to your performance-bred steel. »
« PGR presents just enough challenge without being too hard and frustrating which keeps you coming back for more. »
« Does Project Gotham Racing topple the PS2 giant? Not quite, but it's still one hell of a game. »
« Once you grow accustomed to the style of play you will be treated to a racer with depth and a remarkable presentation. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« One of the best arcade racing games. Exciting events. Great song list. Good graphics for 2001 »
« Pioneer in its genre with circuit in real streets. He gave a kick in graphics, speed and gameplay to PS2 Gran Turismo »
« Project Gotham Racing is a great arcade race. One of the first projects I met as an Xbox Original. Yes, after 20 years, the game is hardly anything, it can attract a player. Project Gotham Racing is outdated both technically and gameplay. The level of complexity is of course difficult to call average by the standards of modern games of the genre. There is no full-fledged campaign here, which is disappointing. All gameplay in the game is reduced to the accumulation of Kudos points. For 2001, the game has excellent graphics, despite the fact that the game was originally designed for Dreamcast. »
« Good racing game with a Kudos system that was very different at the time of release. Microsoft has brought that in a certain way into the Horizon series now. »
« it's fun but not much reason to play it today with a bunch of games that came out later plus it doesn't have a fun multiplayer »
« Not as good as 2. But still pretty gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood »
