Top Gear: Dare Devil
| Top Gear: Dare Devil | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Papaya Studio |
| Publisher | Kemco |
| Series | Top Gear |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre | Racing |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Top Gear: Dare Devil is a racing video game for the PlayStation 2. It was developed by Papaya Studio and published by Kemco in 2000.
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]This game consists of single-player and multiplayer. In single-player, the player drives around one of four cities, Rome, London, Tokyo and San Francisco - collecting Dare Devil Coins. If all Coins in a level are collected, the player unlocks a secret car. What also can be collected are keys and wrenches that open up bonus missions. After winning a bonus mission, the player can unlock a paint job for the car used.
The player can also free roam around cities.
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 62/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.33/10[4][a] |
| EP Daily | 8/10[5] |
| Famitsu | 24/40[6] |
| Game Informer | 2/10[7] |
| GamesMaster | 6/10[8] |
| GameSpot | 4.3/10[9] |
| IGN | 6/10[1] |
| Next Generation | |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | 6/10[12] |
Top Gear: Dare Devil received "mixed or average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Ryan Davis of GameSpot was critical to the game's physics engine, lack of gameplay variations, and frame rate issues.[9] IGN also gave low marks and considered more as a rental game,[1] a sentiment in which NextGen's David Chen also agreed.[10] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40.[6] Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said that the game with its problematic physics and gameplay will provide the players an "unforgiving" headache.[13][b]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's viewpoint of the game, two critics gave it each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 6/10.
- ^ GamePro gave the game 5/5 for graphics, two 3/5 scores for sound and control, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2000 video games
- Kemco games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Papaya Studio games
- PlayStation 2 games
- PlayStation 2-only games
- Top Gear (video game series)
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games set in London
- Video games set in Rome
- Video games set in San Francisco
- Video games set in Tokyo
