Project Gotham Racing 3

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Project Gotham Racing 3
ProjectGothamRacing3.jpg
Developer(s) Bizarre Creations
Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios
Designer(s) Martyn Chudley
Ged Talbot
Gareth Wilson
Series Project Gotham Racing
Platforms Xbox 360
Release date(s) NA 20051122November 22, 2005
EU 20051202December 2, 2005
JP 20060112January 12, 2006
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Project Gotham Racing 3 (PGR3 for short) is an arcade-style racing game that was released with the launch of the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005 for the US market and December 2, 2005 in Europe, and was released on January 12, 2006 in Japan. Developed by Bizarre Creations, it is the third installment in the Project Gotham Racing series. Project Gotham Racing 3 was rated by Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) to be Xbox 360 "Game Of The Year" (2005). OXM also rated it "Best 1st Person (Not Shooter) of the Year", because of its realistic inside-car view.

Cities

PGR3 offers players four cities—Las Vegas, London, New York, and Tokyo—as well as the Nürburgring to race through. PGR3 features 80 licensed cars from over 30 manufacturers such as Ferrari, Dodge, and Lamborghini.

The polygons used to make up a car model increases in PGR3, to between 80-100,000.[1] The increased polygon count allows for smoother, less jagged-shaped cars than in earlier games. Of the 80 cars in the game, 71 are unlocked and available for play at the start of a new game, while the remaining 9 (prototypes, one-offs, and concept) cars are left for the player to unlock.

In a change from the previous two games, PGR3 emphasizes supercars and special models instead of generic production cars (cars with a top speed of over 170 mph). One of the starter cars is the Acura NSX. While there are production cars in PGR3, PGR2 emphasized common vehicles such as the Ford Focus. However, the BMW Mini is available via download content. Similar to its prequels, each car in PGR3 is allocated to a specific class. There are five classes, A through E, the high performance cars being Class A, and the low performance cars in Class E.

Kudos once again play an important part in Project Gotham. Kudos points are given for stylish driving, for example drifting around a corner, drafting, or getting two or four wheels off the ground. When combos are linked up, the player is given a bonus for keeping them linked together, and this builds up to huge amounts if the combo is held for a substantial length of time. This bonus is, however, lost if the player crashes into any barriers, though the base Kudos (all but the combo bonus) are kept.

Multiplayer

PGR3 allows multiplayer offline with up to two players on one Xbox 360 console or more players via System Link. PGR3 offers online integrated scoreboards for single player career events as well as Time Trials and test track times. Gamers with Xbox Live Gold are able to race with up to seven other competitors in races online. Online career (ranked) and playtime (unranked) are both offered as online multiplayer modes. Scoreboards also track standings for online career.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 88.59%[2]
Metacritic 88/100[3]
Review scores
Publication Score
Edge 9/10[4]
EGM 9/10[5]
Eurogamer 8/10[6]
Game Informer 8.5/10[7]
GamePro 4/5 stars[8]
Game Revolution B+[9]
GameSpot 8.8/10[10]
GameSpy 4.5/5 stars[11]
GameTrailers 8.5/10[12]
GameZone 9/10[13]
IGN 8.8/10[14]
OXM 9/10[15]
Detroit Free Press 3/4 stars[16]
USA Today 9.5/10 stars[17]

Project Gotham Racing 3 received positive reviews. It received a score of 88.59% on GameRankings[2] and 88/100 on Metacritic.[3]

USA Today gave it a score of nine-and-a-half stars out of ten and said it "offers plenty of "oohs" and "aahs" with impressive graphics and sound. But luckily this game still plays very well too. And with a robust online package and plenty of racing options, it becomes a 360 must-have."[17] The Sydney Morning Herald gave it four stars out of five and said that "Despite Gotham's obliging nature, high-speed thrills and gorgeous graphical sheen, it's hard not to feel that we have seen its best tricks before."[18] However, Detroit Free Press gave it a score of three stars out of four and stated that "Online play is as hectic, though perhaps not as friendly, as the previous Xbox version."[16]

Download content

The entire Cadillac V-Series was made available May 2006 as free download content.[19]

A speed pack was made available April 2006, with tournament access, new features, some fixes, and new cars.[20]

A style pack was made available July 2006, featuring more cars and features.[21]

References

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External links

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  19. ↑ http://projectgothamracing3.com/cars/Caddy+Pack.htm
  20. ↑ http://projectgothamracing3.com/cars/Speed+Pack.htm
  21. ↑ http://www.bizarrecreations.com/games/pgr3/dlc.php
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