Corvette (video game)

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Corvette
Corvette Cover.jpg
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s) Steel Monkeys
Visual Impact (GBA)
Publisher(s) TDK Mediactive
Global Star Software (PS2)
Platform(s) Windows, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2
ReleaseGBA
  • NA: November 11, 2003
PC, Xbox
  • NA: December 10, 2003
PlayStation 2
  • NA: March 9, 2004
  • EU: April 30, 2004
Genre(s) Racing game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Corvette is a 2003 racing video game developed by Steel Monkeys and published by TDK Mediactive for Windows, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance, and by Global Star Software for PlayStation 2. The GBA version was developed by Visual Impact. The game is based on the Chevrolet Corvette sports car in celebration of the line's 50th anniversary, and lets players race in all five generations of Corvette that existed at the time.

Contents

Racing format

Four 2001 Corvette Z06s race on the Rockbridge Falls track. Corvette video game race.png
Four 2001 Corvette Z06s race on the Rockbridge Falls track.

The racing format for this game contains Quick Race, Arcade, and Career mode. In the Arcade and Career modes, the player begins in the first generation of Corvette in a series of races. There are several series of racing for each generation of Corvette. As the player wins races, they earn minor upgrades for their car. The final race in each generation of Corvette is a One-on-One race on the open road. If the player wins, they will go to the next generation of Corvette and its respective races. Once these modes are completed, the player will unlock many cars, customized parts, and tracks available for use in the Quick Race mode.

Reception

The game was met with a generally mixed to negative reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 52.20% and 53 out of 100 for the Xbox version; [1] [6] 51.41% and 57 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version; [2] [5] and 49% and 58 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version. [3] [4]

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