CART World Series
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CART World Series is a
Gameplay
This game is licensed and features many notable drivers from the late 1990s, such as
The player can make many modifications to a car's performance. The player can adjust the tires to fit the road (hard for ovals or soft for road courses), as well as modify gear ratios and aerodynamics. Moving the front of the car down or slanting the wings may enable the player to find a perfect combination of speed and handling. During simulation mode races, the car's tires will wear down and fuel will deplete (both can be replaced by a pit stop).
In addition to the real drivers and cars (Honda and Ford included), ten official CART tracks have been included, each modeled after its real-life counterpart. Tracks span the United States and are located in Cleveland, Michigan, Long Beach and more. Each features realistic dynamics and road handling in an attempt to create a believable racing experience. In Season Mode, the player takes part in a series of races, for which the player must qualify and race, earning points toward a cup.
This game also features a two-player mode via either
List of drivers and teams
Driver | Team |
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Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing |
Alex Zanardi | |
Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske
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Paul Tracy | |
Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing |
Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing
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Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal
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Bryan Herta | |
Dario Franchitti | Hogan Racing |
Patrick Carpentier | Bettenhausen Racing
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Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest |
Mark Blundell | |
Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing |
Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing |
Raul Boesel | |
Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports |
Hiro Matsushita | Arciero-Wells Racing
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Max Papis | |
Parker Johnstone | Team Green
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André Ribeiro | Tasman Motorsports |
Adrian Fernández
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Juan Manuel Fangio II | All American Racing
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P. J. Jones | |
Gualter Salles | Davis Racing |
Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing
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Tracks
- Homestead-Miami Speedway
- Long Beach street circuit
- Nazareth speedway
- Milwaukee Mile
- Cleveland
- Michigan International Speedway
- Mid-Ohio
- Vancouver street circuit
- Laguna Seca
- California speedway
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 71% (6 reviews)[4] |
Publication | Score |
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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.625/10[2] |
IGN | 7/10[3] |
The game received primarily mixed reviews. Critics widely praised the graphics of both the car models
Sushi-X's co-reviewers Kraig Kujawa and John Ricciardi both recommended CART World Series, with Kujawa remarking that it "strikes a careful balance between realism and fun".[2] However, most critics, including the other two members of Electronic Gaming Monthly's review team, concluded that while it was a decent game on its own terms, it did not hold up well against other games in the crowded PlayStation racing game market of the time.[2][3][5] GamePro, for example, opined that "For sport racing fans, CART ranks third this season - NASCAR '98 has better balance, while F1 Championship Edition has deeper sim play."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Racer Ready for Play". GameSpot. October 3, 1997. Archived from the original on February 21, 1999. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Review Crew: CART World Series". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. Ziff Davis. December 1997. p. 198.
- ^ a b c d e Rignall, Jaz (October 9, 1997). "CART World Series Review". IGN. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "CART World Series Gamerankings Review Score". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g Air Hendrix (January 1998). "CART World Series". GamePro. No. 112. IDG. p. 118.