Leadfoot (video game)

Leadfoot
Scan of the booklet included with the game.
Developer(s) Ratbag Games
Publisher(s) WizardWorks
Designer(s) David Hewitt
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: June 1, 2001
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Leadfoot is a computer video game by the now defunct Ratbag Games. It is a spin-off of the dirt track racing series by Ratbag, which includes Dirt Track Racing, Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars and Dirt Track Racing 2. It is a racing game simulation reproducing the sport of stadium off-road racing. Pick-up trucks and buggies race around dirt tracks built inside stadiums - Supercross on four wheels. The tracks are short and tight, and are packed with jumps and other stunt features. The result is tight, close racing with plenty of fender banging.

Movie Maker

Software included in Leadfoot allows for the exporting of video clips of game action in AVI format.

Race vehicles

Players can choose from 8 different vehicles, in 2 classes.

Notes

The original game that was tested before its release initially included 3 classes of vehicles (Sport Trucks, Buggies, and Stadium Lites), as well as a "Track Editor" much like the one found in Sierra Entertainment's off road racing game SODA Off-Road Racing. The track editor was dropped before beta-testing started. The buggy class was dropped in the time span between beta-testing, and release of the game. Rumors ran around sim-racing sites that the buggies would make a return in Leadfoot 2. Ratbag dropped the Leadfoot 2 title within a few months of Leadfoot's initial release.

Reception

The editors of Computer Games Magazine nominated Leadfoot as the best racing game of 2001, but ultimately gave the award to NASCAR Racing 4.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Staff (March 2002). "11th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (136): 50–56.
  • Ratbag Games Last version of Ratbag Games official website reproduced by Australian video game website Sumea for archives purposes.
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