Leadfoot (video game)

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Leadfoot
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Scan of the booklet included with the game.
Developer(s) Ratbag Games
Publisher(s)
Designer(s) David Hewitt
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: May 22, 2001 [1]
  • EU: August 2001
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Leadfoot: Stadium Off-Road Racing, or Leadfoot for short, 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.

Contents

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.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2]

Computer Games Magazine nominated the game as the best racing game of 2001, but ultimately gave the award to NASCAR Racing 4 . [8]

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References

  1. ↑ IGN staff (May 19, 2001). "E3 2001: Leadfoot Gold". IGN . Ziff Davis . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Leadfoot for PC Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Goble, Gord (September 2001). "Cheap Thrills (Leadfoot: Stadium Off-Road Racing Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 206. Ziff Davis. p. 94. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (June 7, 2001). "Leadfoot Review". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (June 7, 2001). "Leadfoot Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ Blevins, Tal (June 14, 2001). "Leadfoot". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Leadfoot". PC Gamer . Imagine Media. 2001.
  8. ↑ CGM staff (March 2002). "11th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine . No. 136. theGlobe.com. pp. 50–56.
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