Software:Burnout Championship Drag Racing
| Burnout Championship Drag Racing | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | MediaTech West[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Designer(s) | Brent Erickson |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Racing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player video game, multiplayer video game |
Burnout Championship Drag Racing is a video game developed by MediaTech West and published by Bethesda Softworks for DOS, released on March 20, 1998.[2][3]
Gameplay
Burnout Championship Drag Racing is a drag racing simulation, featuring both heads up eliminator[clarification needed] and bracket racing. It utilises Bethesda's XnGine[4] and an adaptation of Motion Software's PC-Dyno.
The game supported online multiplayer via IPX on LAN, dial-up modem, and Internet over Mplayer and Kali.[citation needed] During the game's peak popularity, there was a large and very active organization called the Simulated Hot Rod Association (SHRA) that mimicked NHRA and ran competitive events.[citation needed] Although the game did not simulate forced induction engine designs, the PCE Player's Choice Edition did feature nitrous oxide injection.[citation needed]
Depending on the class of car being raced, individual races may last only as little as six seconds. Much of the game was spent in the building and testing of the cars to be raced in competition with either AI racers or online against other humans.[citation needed]
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "The 40 seconds spend ripping towards the finish line is worth the five or 10 minutes spent setting up the car. The bragging rights are prize enough."[5] Stephen Poole from GameSpot gave it 7 out of 10 and said that "Burnout has such a refreshing feel and intense bursts of white-knuckled action that it's really worth sticking it out for a while."[6]
Reviews
- Computer Gaming World #175 (Feb 1999)
- PC Gamer (June 1998)
- Cincinnati Enquirer - 1998
- PC Games - May 06, 1998
- PC Player (Germany) - May, 1998
References
- ↑ McNamara, Marie (September 7, 1998). "Managing to be creative in the business of fun". https://southsoundbiz.com/examiner_posts/managing-to-be-creative-in-the-business-of-fun/.
- ↑ Gentry, Perry (March 13, 1998). "What's in Stores This Week". http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-1564,00.html.
- ↑ "News for March 20, 1998". March 20, 1998. http://ogr.com/news/news0398.html.
"March 20, 1998: Bethesda announced that Burnout, their drag racing simulation, has shipped and should be hitting stores in the next few days." - ↑ Buttars, Shaffer (May 8, 1998). "Burnout Championship Drag Racing Review". Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020208175446/http://gamezilla.com/reviews/b/burnout.asp. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Finals". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (43): 115. July 1998.
- ↑ Poole, Stephen (April 28, 1998). "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing Review - GameSpot". https://www.gamespot.com/amp-reviews/burnout-championship-drag-racing-review/1900-2538256/.
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