Indianapolis 500 Legends

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Indianapolis 500 Legends
Indianapolis 500 Legends 2007 Wii Cover Art.jpg
Developer(s) Torus Games
Publisher(s) Destineer
Platform(s) Wii, Nintendo DS
ReleaseWii
  • NA: December 14, 2007
DS
  • NA: December 19, 2007
Genre(s) Racing game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Indianapolis 500 Legends is a racing game recounting the history of the Indianapolis 500. Players take on the roles of various famous racers between 1961 and 1971, completing tasks such as overtaking a specified number of cars or qualifying under a set time. Some missions will change the course of history, such as guiding Parnelli Jones to victory in 1967 when historically, in the 197th lap, a faulty bearing ground his car to a halt. The option is also given to race the full 200 laps. [1] Players are also able to unlock three different '500' racers as they complete their missions under Mission Mode. Some of the missions are: 'epic', 'pit stop', 'race', 'battle', 'qualify', 'dodge' and 'pass'.

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Reception

The DS version received "mixed" reviews, while the Wii version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] [3]

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