GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing
| image = GT3 Cover Art.JPG
| developer = MTO
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|MTO|WW|THQ}}
| series = GT Advance
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 26, 2002|NA|February 4, 2003{{Cite web |date=2004-04-16 |title=PR - 2/4/03 - THQ SHIPS GT ADVANCE 3: PRO CONCEPT RACING FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE |url=http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-539.asp |access-date=2023-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416013018/http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-539.asp |archive-date=2004-04-16}}|EU|May 23, 2003}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = Game Boy Advance
| caption = North American cover art featuring a Honda NSX.
}}
GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Advance GT 2|アドバンスGT2|Adobansu GT Tsū}}, is a racing game developed by MTO and published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance. It is the sequel to GT Advance 2: Rally Racing, based heavily on the gameplay from GT Advance Championship Racing,{{cite web |last=Provo |first=Frank |date=April 10, 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing-review/1900-6024935/ |title=GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 15, 2020}} and the third game in the GT Advance series.
Gameplay
The game reportedly mixes the first two games of the series—it has the city environments and paved streets of the first game, but the physics engine is slippery, much like the second, and allows more leeway with collisions, changing the strategy drastically from the original GT Advance. There are 97 cars available, unlocked by playing through each mode, and all are upgradeable. Also added to the game is the "Drift Combo" mode, in which the player needs to chain drifts a certain number of times within a lap limit to unlock a new car.
Development
GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing was first announced in November 2002 to be under development.{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Sam |date=November 27, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/thq-announces-gt-advance-3/1100-2899040/ |title=THQ announces GT Advance 3 |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 15, 2020}} The following year in February, THQ released updated information regarding the game along with screenshots, showing the game's increased graphical power over its predecessors.{{cite web |last=Calvert |first=Justin |date=February 4, 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-look-gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing/1100-2910183/ |title=First look: GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119184221/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-look-gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing/1100-2910183/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 74/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing for Game Boy Advance Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 15, 2020}}
| Fam = 29/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9740&redirect=no |title=アドバンスGT2 [GBA] |language=Japanese |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=March 15, 2020}}
| GI = 7.25/10{{cite magazine |title=GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=119 |date=March 2003 |page=92}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Fennec Fox |date=February 10, 2003 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/28164.shtml |title=GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050321095600/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/28164.shtml |archivedate=March 21, 2005 |accessdate=March 16, 2020}}
| GMaster = 82%{{cite magazine |title=Review: GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing |magazine=GamesMaster |publisher=Future plc |year=2003}}
| GSpy = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Steve |date=March 14, 2003 |url=http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing/5683p1.html |title=GameSpy: GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217225334/http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing/5683p1.html |archivedate=December 17, 2005 |accessdate=March 16, 2020}}
| IGN = 8.5/10{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=February 4, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/04/gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing |title=GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119184222/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/04/gt-advance-3-pro-concept-racing |url-status=live }}
| NP = 3.9/5{{cite magazine |title=GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=166 |date=March 2003 |page=137}}
| XPlay = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Speer |first=Justin |date=March 14, 2003 |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3420403,00.html |title='GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing' (GBA) Review |website=X-Play |publisher=TechTV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030605122622/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3420403,00.html |archivedate=June 5, 2003 |accessdate=March 16, 2020}}
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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GameSpot called GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing as a spicier version of the original GT Advance that was released when the Game Boy Advance launched in June 2001. IGN was also positive of the game, but noted that other Game Boy Advance games like Colin McRae Rally 2.0 and Moto Racer Advance have better graphics systems. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.
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Category:Game Boy Advance games
Category:Game Boy Advance-only games
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