Porsche Challenge

Moby ID: 8854

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Porsche Challenge is a racing game exclusively dedicated to Porsche's awesome new roadster called Boxster.

The game was developed in collaboration with Porsche. As a result of this collaboration the game features only Porsche Boxsters as cars and focuses more on realistic look and feel of these Boxsters than on fast and furious action and spectacular crashes.

The game features interactive tracks, driver personalities, and a range of different game modes, including multiplayer. There are 4 different tracks available: USA, Japan, Alpine, and Stuttgart. Each track can be played in 3 different modes: classic, long mode (which features extra shortcuts and extensions to the tracks) and interactive mode (which remixes and extends the tracks). The action can be viewed by three different camera angles.

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  • SCEE Internal Development
Senior Programmers
Programmers
Lead Artist
Graphic Artists
Assistant Producer and Manual
Internal Development Manager
Additional Artwork
Music and Sound Design
QA Manager
Head of Internal Testing
Lead Internal Tester
Internal Testers
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Average score: 78% (based on 16 ratings)

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Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 20 ratings with 1 reviews)

A licensed game based on Porsche's 'new' (at the time) model

The Good
While being a fan of the Sony PlayStation and liking the console that much, I liked the tracks, but not all of them though, and the only car you use is a Boxster, but the only difference is the colour and the driver. But, I pretty much liked the "interactive" tracks idea, patterns change every lap. While some are confusing to navigate, and others easy, you'd better think twice learning the tracks before that. The graphics are quite good for a PS1 game that aged well in my opinion. On the other hand, sound is the best part. I liked the music as much as the vehicle sounds, so the music is the best part by far.

The Bad
There isn't a map, so the radar which has colour-coded dots is really weird. There's only one car you drive and that's bad. Why not the 911 series? It coulda been a lot better. The controls are the worst part that kills it for me. Pressing the up button on the D-pad honks your horn. So why it's there? Or even L1? It's so confusing what button does.

The Bottom Line
A rather decent PS1 title, but if you want a better racer, you should probably get Need for Speed on the same console.

PlayStation · by BlaringCoder (169) · 2016

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Game added by //dbz:.

Additional contributors: Victor Vance.

Game added April 11, 2003. Last modified February 21, 2024.