Project Gotham Racing

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Project Gotham Racing
Image:Project Gotham Racing Coverart.png
North American box art
Developer(s) Bizarre Creations
Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios
Series Project Gotham Racing
Platform(s) Xbox, mobile phone
Release date NA November 9, 2001
JP February 22, 2002
PAL March 14, 2002
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone (E)
Media DVD
Input methods Gamepad

Project Gotham Racing (PGR) is a racing game, the first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming console. The first title in the franchise, Project Gotham Racing, is an Xbox launch title that quickly became the second best-selling game for the console after Halo. PGR is a spiritual successor to the Sega Dreamcast game Metropolis Street Racer. PGR as of July 12, 2007 is compatible with the Xbox 360 through a downloadable update.

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[edit] Gameplay

PGR differs from most racing games in that winning a race does not necessarily mean the player advances to the next round; instead advancement in PGR requires both driving fast enough to meet the challenge set, and scoring enough Kudos points to advance. Kudos points are gained through the player's driving skills, such as power sliding around a corner at speed, or overtaking other NPCs in the race.

[edit] Cities

There are four cities in total and each of them is split into 3 districts, they are:

All locations, except New York City, were featured in Metropolis Street Racer, the predecessor to PGR.

[edit] Reception

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has described Project Gotham as his favorite video game.[1]

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