Software:Ducati World Racing Challenge

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Ducati World Racing Challenge
Ducati World Racing Challenge cover.jpg
Developer(s)Attention to Detail
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Dreamcast
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: January 2, 2001[1]
  • EU: February 9, 2001
Windows
  • NA: February 9, 2001
  • EU: February 16, 2001
Dreamcast
  • NA: February 13, 2001
  • EU: March 9, 2001
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Ducati World Racing Challenge, known in Europe as Ducati World, is a racing game developed by Attention to Detail and published by Acclaim Entertainment for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Dreamcast in 2001.

Development

The game was announced in June 2000.[2]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DreamcastPCPS
CGSPN/A2/5 stars[6]N/A
EGM4/10[7]N/A5.33/10[8][lower-alpha 1]
Game InformerN/AN/A5.5/10[9]
GameProN/AN/A2.5/5 stars[10]
GameRevolutionD[11]N/AN/A
GameSpotN/A5.4/10[12]7/10[13]
GameSpy82%[14]N/AN/A
IGN2.7/10[15]5.7/10[16]6/10[17]
OPM (US)N/AN/A2.5/5 stars[18]
PC Gamer (US)N/A28%[19]N/A
BBC SportN/A87%[20]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic40/100[3]57/100[4]68/100[5]

The PlayStation and PC versions received "mixed or average reviews", while the Dreamcast version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4][5] BBC Sport gave the PC version a favorable review, a few weeks before its release date.[20]

Notes

  1. In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation version, two critics gave it each a score of 5/10, and the other gave it 6/10.

References

  1. "ACCLAIM'S DUCATI WORLD RACING CHALLENGE FOR PLAYSTATION® GAME CONSOLE ROLLS INTO STORES January 2nd". January 2, 2001. http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/DucatiPSXShips.html. 
  2. Fudge, James (June 22, 2000). "Acclaim Announces Ducati Motorcycle Game". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/028/115/ducati.html. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Ducati World Racing Challenge for Dreamcast Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/ducati-world-racing-challenge/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Ducati World Racing Challenge for PC Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/ducati-world-racing-challenge/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Ducati World Racing Challenge for PlayStation". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/ducati-world-racing-challenge/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation. 
  6. Osborne, Scott (March 24, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/032/052/ducatiwrc-01.html. 
  7. "Ducati World Racing Challenge (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (142). May 2001. 
  8. Hager, Dean; Dudlak, Jonathan; Kujawa, Kraig (February 2001). "Ducati World Championship [sic (PS)"]. Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (139). http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0%2C11589%2C2668357%2C00.html. Retrieved May 8, 2022. 
  9. "Ducati World Racing Challenge (PS)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (94). February 2001. 
  10. Dr. Zombie (January 5, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com [score mislabeled as "4.5/5""]. GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/10320.shtml. Retrieved May 8, 2022. 
  11. G-Wok (March 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge Review (DC)". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32275-ducati-world-racing-challenge-review. 
  12. Ajami, Amer (February 24, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge Review (PC)". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ducati-world-racing-challenge-review/1900-2689632/. 
  13. Provo, Frank (February 21, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ducati-world-racing-challenge/1900-2688546/. 
  14. Tsotsos, Alex (March 21, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge (DC)". GameSpy Industries. http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/ducati/. 
  15. Justice, Brandon (March 5, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge (DC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/06/ducati-world-racing-challenge-2. 
  16. Steinberg, Scott (February 28, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge (PC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/01/ducati-world-racing-challenge-3. 
  17. Zdyrko, David (February 1, 2001). "Ducati World Racing Challenge (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/02/ducati-world-racing-challenge-5. 
  18. Rybicki, Joe (February 2001). "Ducati World Championship Racing [sic"]. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (41). http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0%2C11891%2C2667603%2C00.html. Retrieved May 8, 2022. 
  19. Mahood, Andy (May 2001). "Ducati World Racing [Challenge"]. PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 8 (5): 77. http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/ducati_world_ra.html. Retrieved May 8, 2022. 
  20. 20.0 20.1 Gibbon, David (February 2, 2001). "Let's play: Duccati [sic World (PC)"]. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/1125883.stm. 

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