Group S Challenge

aka: Circus Drive

Released

August 28th, 2003 on Xbox

Credits

139 people

Publishers

Capcom Co., Ltd.

Developers

DigitalStudio Inc.

Moby Score

6.3

#18,022 of 162K

Critics

61% (14)

Players

(1)

Ranking

#648 on Xbox

Collected By

8 players

Genre: Racing / Driving
Perspective: 1st-person
Behind view
Vehicular: Automobile
Setting: Oceania
Misc: Licensed

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Media Type: DVD-ROM
Multiplayer Options: Same/Split-Screen
Number of Offline Players: 1-2 Players

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Description

Group S Challenge is a racing game somewhere between arcade and simulation: the game focuses on delivering a realistic driving experience, e.g. with physics modeled after real life, but features simple controls.

Gameplay itself features the usual playing modes: splitscreen-duels against another player, time races and an arcade mode with instant races against the AI. The most important mode however is the Circuit Mode which is basically a career: the player starts with a few credits and tries to become the most successful driver. There are five leagues which want to be won. Of course the player receives prize money after accomplishments which is reinvested into upgrade his car or buying a new one altogether. Besides the races there are two additional ways to receive rewards: Line-In races (following the shown ideal line) for money and Head-to-Head races against a single opponent for a new car.

The game features 20 courses in three locations: Shibuya (a district of Tokyo), Surfer's Paradise (a Australian harbor region) and Monaco. The cars are licensed.

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Credits (Xbox version)

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Planner	Ryutaro Ichikura
Car Modeling Director	Yusuke Watanuki
Car Modeling Artists	Takashi Satoh Takahiro Ueno
Background Director	Kei Kawahara
Background Artists	Kazutoshi Nakamura Kimito Ohtani Takashi Kasahara
2D Art Director	Tatsunori Nakamura
2D Artists	Yumi Gokita Junko Yamagishi
Usiner Interface Sound Programmer, Sound Data Management	Hirohisa Kitamura
User Interface Programmer	Makoto Matsumoto
Production Manager	Kazunao Sano
Music	Takeshi Yanagawa
Sound Effect Design	Tomoyuki Kawamura
The music ware created by	TJD [Opening theme/innocent city/grade separation] Takeshi Yanagawa (acid tears/magical structure/boogie yellow construction/mechanic sexuality/knockdown desire) Motohiro Kawashima (NOz Vision High/Drive Me and My NSC[Nine Second Car]/Cut The Corner/G-Mania/Accelerator) C-Robots [Jingle Music]
Vocal & lyrics by	Paul Jackson (NOz Vision HighDrive Me and My NSC[Nine Second Car])
Voice by	Ryoko Nakamura (Cut The Corner)
Vocal by	Miki Kikuchi (Cut The Corner)
Opening movie lyrics by	Paul Jackson
Game Coordinator	Kazuki Matsue
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