Downtown Run

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Downtown Run
PAL region PS2 cover art
Developer(s)Ubi Soft Bucharest
Com2uS (Mobile)
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Com2uS (Mobile)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Windows, GameCube, Mobile
Release
  • PAL: March 28, 2003
  • NA: June 30, 2003 (Windows)
GameCube
  • NA: April 29, 2003
Mobile
  • WW: July 17, 2003
Genre(s)Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player, 2 player multiplayer

Downtown Run, known in North America as City Racer, is a vehicular combat racing game developed by Ubi Soft Bucharest and published in 2003 for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, GameCube, and mobile phones.[1] The game features many different cars, game modes and tracks. In most game modes, you can collect power-ups to maximise your chance of winning or slow down opponents.

Reception[edit]

The Windows version received "generally favorable reviews", while the GameCube version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gamespot: Downtown Run
  2. ^ "City Racer". Nintendo Power. Vol. 169. June 2003. p. 138.
  3. ^ Mahood, Andy (July 2003). "City Racer". PC Gamer. p. 84. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "City Racer for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "City Racer for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 1, 2017.