Global Touring Challenge: Africa

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Global Touring Challenge: Africa
Global Touring Challenge Africa cover.jpg
Developer(s) Rage Software
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • PAL: November 16, 2001
  • NA: June 11, 2002 [1]
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Global Touring Challenge: Africa (abbreviated GTC: Africa) is a 2001 racing video game for PlayStation 2 developed by Rage Software.

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Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Success on December 19, 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Global Touring Challenge: Africa for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic . Red Ventures.
  3. ↑ Mielke, James "Milkman" (July 2002). "Global Touring Challenge Africa" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 156. Ziff Davis. p. 120. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "GTC アフリカ". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain . Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "GTC: Africa". Game Informer . No. 113. FuncoLand. September 2002. p. 81.
  6. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (June 6, 2002). "GTC: Africa Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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  9. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (June 12, 2002). "GTC Africa". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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