New Games on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg en-us James Bond is the incarnation of the playboy spy that every man would like to be. While the newest 007 game doesn't let you wrestle with Pussy Galore, at least you get to drive Bond's cars. Choose from an Aston Martin DB5, BMW 750, BMW Z8, Lotus Esprit, or BMW Z3 and outfit it with rockets, missiles, shields, machine guns, smokescreens, and various other accessories; then choose how you want to play. You can tackle missions with unique goals and options in Story mode, or let your friends in on the action with the Two-Player mode. If you should scratch your car or return it in disrepair, prepare to be scolded by Q. 007 RACING brings all of James Bond's vehicular exploits to the PlayStation.

]]> 07 Mar 2007 06:08:16 Crash Team Racing is a racing game for the PlayStation, made by Naughty Dog. It was released in 1999. This was the last Crash game made by Naughty Dog. After this game, they left Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Games) and became an in-house developer for SCEA.

Crash and his friends are preparing to enter a kart racing tournament. Unfortunately, an extraterrestrial named Nitros Oxide sees this, and travels to Earth to compete. He claims to be the fastest racer in the Galaxy, who travels the stars looking for creatures to test his skill. He then challenges Earth to a "little game" he calls "Survival of the Fastest", and explains the rules: Oxide races against the best racer on Earth. If Earth's driver wins, Oxide will leave Earth alone. But if Oxide wins, he'll turn the entire globe into a concrete parking lot, and make Earth's inhabitants his slaves. The drivers of Earth prepare to race for the fate of their planet.

Gameplay is similar to that of Mario Kart; the following are gameplay elements original to CTR. Collecting ten wumpa fruit improves any item used. The game has a special "power slide" move that gives the player a speed boost while turning. It should be noted that in the last Jak and Daxter game from Naughty Dog: Jak X: Combat Racing also has a "power slide" which gives you an extra speedboost.

In the races, boxes contain weapons or other powerups that give the player an advantage. Green and black arrows on the ground (turbo boosters) will give the player a short speed increase. Most of the courses contain obstacles that cause a loss of speed, and must be avoided.

As in Mario Kart, CTR has a battle mode, in which players attack each other in one of several special battle arenas, some of which are unlockable.

Collectible items include trophies, crystals, gems, and relics. A number of secret characters can be activated throughout the course of the game.

]]> 04 Mar 2007 03:17:32 Strap in and throttle up as you whip through the most realistic and immersive powerboat racing game ever. Jump over roadways and through passing convoys or speed between oil tankers before they close off the track. This is real Powerboat racing.

]]> 12 Feb 2007 01:45:23 Released: Oct 1996
Game Type: 3D Simulation
Developer: Reflections Interactive
Publisher: Psygnosis

]]> 06 Feb 2007 09:32:33 By: 989 Sports, Pacific Coast P&L
Genre: Futuristic Racing
Release Date: Aug 31, 1999
Players: 1-2

]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:33:42 By: SCEA, SingleTrac
Genre: Futuristic Racing
Release Date: Oct 31, 1997
Players: 1-2

]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:24:15 Published by: SCEA
Developed by:
SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.
Released: Nov 14, 1996

3rd-Person Perspective

Sci-Fi / Futuristic

]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:00:37 Published by: Psygnosis

Developed by: Psygnosis

Number of Players: 1-4
Release Date: September 30, 1999

]]> 06 Feb 2007 11:12:01 Published by: Psygnosis Limited
Developed by: Psygnosis Limited
Released: Sep 30, 1996
Genre: Action, Racing / Driving
Perspective: 1st-Person, 3rd-Person

]]> 06 Feb 2007 10:42:48 Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
Developed by: Psygnosis Limited
Released: Sep, 1995
Genre: Action, Racing / Driving, Sports/ Sci-Fi / Futuristic

]]> 06 Feb 2007 10:35:19 A full-fledged RC racing game, with inventive tracks; smooth, fast cars and a spunky soundtrack. This title came out in 99.

]]> 14 Dec 2006 06:03:00 Gran Turismo 2 (commonly abbreviated to GT2) is a racing game for the Sony PlayStation. Gran Turismo 2 was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1999. The games serves as a sequel to Gran Turismo. It was well-received publicly and critically, selling 8.5 million copies worldwide and scoring an average of 93% in Metacritic's aggregate.

Gran Turismo 2 is fundamentally based on the racing game genre. The player must maneuver an automobile to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. The game uses two different modes: arcade and simulation. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. However, the simulation mode requires the player to earn driver's licenses, pay for vehicles, and earn trophies in order to unlock new courses. Gran Turismo 2 features nearly 650 automobiles and 27 racing tracks.

Unlike its predecessor, the player can race events separately, instead of a tournament with multiple races. The player no longer needs to "qualify" for each race entered.

Gran Turismo was well-received critically, achieving many positive reviews. GameSpot rated it 8.5 out of 10, recommending it to any gamer, car enthusiast or not.

Note: Adapted from Wikipedia's entry for Gran Turismo 2

]]> 07 Dec 2006 09:56:28 Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT) is a racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console. It was well-received publicly and critically, selling over 10.5 million copies worldwide (the best selling game for the PlayStation) and scoring an average of 96% in Metacritic's aggregate. The game has started a series, and to date has spawned over 10 spinoffs and sequels.

Gran Turismo is fundamentally based on the racing game genre. The player must maneuver an automobile to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. The game uses two different modes: arcade and simulation. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. However, the simulation mode requires the player to earn driver's licenses, pay for vehicles, and earn trophies in order to unlock new courses. Gran Turismo features 178 automobiles and over 14 racing tracks.

The opening song for the US and European versions is a Chemical Brothers remix of the Manic Street Preachers song "Everything Must Go".

The game itself had a somewhat limited selection of songs, none of which can be turned off. These include 'Lose Control' by Ash From the album 1977, 4 songs from the Swim era of Feeder (Chicken On A Bone Reworked instrumental, Shade Instrumental, Tangerine Instrumental, Sweet 16), 'As Heaven is Wide' by Garbage, 'Oxyacetalene', 'Skeletal', 'Autonomy', and 'Industry' by Cubanate.

Gran Turismo was recently inducted into GameSpot's The Greatest Games of All Time list, which is a feature run by GameSpot that highlights games that are considered great by the Gamespot staff. It is also one of the rare games to receive a top mark of 10 out of 10 from Edge (magazine).

Note: Adapted from Wikipedia's entry on Gran Turismo

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