Gallop Racer 2001

Gallop Racer 2001 is a horse racing video game developed and published by Tecmo, released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2.

Gallop Racer 2001
Developer(s)Tecmo
Publisher(s)Tecmo
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: August 23, 2001
Genre(s)Alternative sports (horse racing)
Mode(s)Single player
Multiplayer

Gameplay

In Gallop Racer 2001, there are several game modes: Practice (represents a single race), Season (starts by buying a horse for a year long racing) and Vs. (split-screen races for two players).[1] During the race, the action can be seen from either watch or jockey mode with various number of camera angles.[2]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[4]
GameRevolution[5]
GameSpot5.1/10[6]
GameSpy88%[7]
IGN7.9/10[8]
Next Generation[9]

Gary Whitta reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "It's unlikely to kick-start wide-spread U.S. interest in a strange Japanese genre, but as a break from the norm it's just the ticket."[9]

References
  1. Saltzman, Marc (September 7, 2001). "Review". Electric Playground. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. Rosano, Paul (September 23, 2001). "`GALLOP RACER' WORTH SADDLING UP". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  3. "Gallop Racer 2001 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. Carroll, Tom. "Gallop Racer 2001 Review". AllGame. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  5. "Review: My other car is named Sea Biscuit". Game Revolution. August 1, 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. Davis, Ryan (May 17, 2006). "Gallop Racer 2001 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. Abner, William (September 1, 2001). "Reviews: Gallop Racer 2001 (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  8. Smith, David (September 6, 2001). "Gallop Racer 2001". IGN. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  9. Whitta, Gary (November 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 11. Imagine Media. p. 105.
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