Nitro Racers

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Nitro Racers
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Developer(s) Torc Interactive
Publisher(s) Studio 3DO
Programmer(s) Brian O'Shaughnessy, Steve Cottam
Artist(s) Karl D'Costa
Composer(s) Equilibrium
Platform(s) MS-DOS
Release2022-10-07
Genre(s) Racing

Nitro Racers is a video game developed by the Derry-based game studio Torc Interactive and published in Europe by Studio 3DO for the PC. The game was set for release in June 1997, but no contemporary release happened. [1] A demo for the game appeared on Gambler CD #9. [2] [3] In October 2022, the game was released on GOG.com and Steam by Ziggurat interactive. [4] [5]

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Gameplay

Nitro Racers is a top-down perspective racing game. [6] The game has three difficulties and three viewing modes. It allows for up to three human players, as well as network play over IPX. [7]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated: "With its nearly flawless control, multiplayer options, and track editor, Nitro Racers would be one worth picking up – if 3DO releases it over here." [6]

Reviews

References

  1. ↑ "Nitro Racers". GameSpy . Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gambler CD-ROM Issue 09". September 1997 – via the Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "Na Płycie". Gambler (in Polish). September 1997. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Release: Nitro Racers". GOG.com. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Nitro Racers on Steam". store.steampowered.com. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. 1 2 "Nitro Racers". Next Generation . No. 28. Imagine Media. April 1997. p. 128.
  7. ↑ Nitro Racers options menu
  8. ↑ "PC Zone 53 (August 1997)".
  9. ↑ "Computer Games Strategy Plus - Issue 74 January 1997". January 1997.
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