Project Gotham Racing

"Kudos, Kudos, Kudos! Are you ready?"

Project Gotham Racing one of the most thrilling racing games on Xbox! Even up to date, no racing game that comes out on Xbox can dethrown or compare to this Racing champ'. Whether its the amazing graphics, brilliant gameplay, or all out groovy soundtrack Project Gotham Racing is merely one of the best.

Get your grove on with over 50 soundtrack songs from 2001's greatest hits including L.A. Symphony, Chemical Brothers, Gorillaz, and more - this game comes preloaded with them all. What's even more nice is the fact that you can upload your own songs stacked on the Xbox's harddrive and listen to them in Dolby Surround while you play. The game's sounds itself are pretty amazing as well - tires burning, cars crashing, sharp left or right turns; all of which will have you begging for more where this game doesn't disappoint. The graphics are sharped, polished, and unbelievably sexy. Looking much better than Gran Turismo's graphics (only by a nose though), and complete with bump-mapping this is one of the best looking Xbox games ever! You'll be the wheelman of 25 high-performance vehicle dream cars of your choice include the Ferrari F50, Corvette ZO6, Porsche Boxster S, and Aston Martine Vanquish with more than 200 circuits to drive in including New York, London, Tokyo, and San Francisco. And best yet - You actually get to see real damage done to your cars! Wow!

The most original thing in Project Gotham Racing is the Kudos system. Drive with style, skill, and master the handbrake, you'll earn more than enough Kudos to unlock the next course, new cars, even you'll even wager them in races - the higher you raise them, the more you'd get. However, as you progress the challenge will rise where it is almost unbelievably hard and you'll go racing against Ferreri's in challenge such as Endurance where you'll have 25 laps to go! Also, race through in several different modes as well. The Kudos mode will have you racing against others, unlock new cars, courses, and paint jobs, as well as gambling your way to the top. The quick race mode you will race in any city of your choice in any circuit you want against any difficult A.I. you need - Easy, Normal, Hard, and Very Hard. There's also the multiplayer which was recently explained, and the also a free Roam system. In free Roam you race anywhere you want for as long as you want. You also pick the Weather system! Bored of clear? Pick raining, or midnight. Go crazy in Project Gotham Racing.

The multiplayer aspect is amazing as well. Race from up to 4 players in any course you'd want. Also set it for Race, or Kudos mode where its a head on head challenge to see whose gonna rank up more. The Multiplayer mode can also be a real pain because some tricky characters out there (such as me) will crash into my friends on purpose to spin them out of control and get the first place. Such a trick requires the most cunning skills, but once you master it, you'll bound to finish first. After the whole race is over, you get to see the Replay mode which is even more amazing. Fast Forward, Pause, Play in Slow-mo, change the view from your car onto another, and experience replay as it should be. There's even a record feature where you record the race, and then watch it later on. I have some pretty amazing records that I go back and watch. Soon to be a classic, and already a million seller, you don't want to pass this baby up. It's already in my collection, can I count it to be in your collection?

Final Reviewed Score: 10/10 - Astonishing!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 08/31/03