Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge
{{Short description|1994 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge
|image = MichaelAndretti'sIndyCarChallengeJPBoxShotSNES.jpg
|caption = Japanese cover art
|developer = Bullet Proof Software
Genki{{cite web|url=http://www.genki.co.jp/homepage/games/morehistorycontent.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980124024928/http://www.genki.co.jp/homepage/games/morehistorycontent.html |title=Game History |language=ja |publisher=Genki |archive-date=January 24, 1998 |accessdate=December 30, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
|publisher = Bullet Proof Software
|composer = Takane Ōkubo
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 1994{{cite web| url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588485.html| title = Release information | publisher = GameFAQs| accessdate = 2008-06-04}}|JP|January 20, 1995}}
|genre = Arcade-style racing
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Super NES
}}
{{nihongo|Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge|マイケル・アンドレッティ インディーカーチャレンジ}} is an arcade-style racing video game that is sponsored by Michael Andretti.{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/michael-andrettis-indy-car-challenge| title = Basic game overview | publisher = MobyGames| accessdate = 2011-02-21}} It was released exclusively for the SNES in North America and Japan.
Gameplay
The game features Champ Car (now called IndyCar) action. There are many modes of play including single race, season mode, and the option to disable the sound and/or music. The season mode consists of 16 tracks.{{cite magazine|title=Team EGM: Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=63|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=October 1994|page=149}} One or two players can join in on the action.
Prior to each race, the player is given the option to adjust tire pressure, downforce, and gear ratio. Higher tire pressure reduces grip on the road but increases acceleration and top speed. Higher down force does the reverse. Higher gear ratio increases top speed but reduces acceleration.
Each track features its own hints in a section called "Michael's Advice". The game is roughly based on the 1994 CART World Series season and the viewpoint is from a third-person perspective.
Reception
In their review, GamePro described the game as solidly designed, with an excellent sensation of speed, meticulous recreation of real life racing tracks, and an impressive replay feature with multiple camera views. However, they opined that the inability to make other cars crash leaves the game devoid of drama.{{cite magazine|title=Another Day at the Track for Andretti|magazine=GamePro|issue=76|publisher=IDG|date=January 1995|page=122}} The two sports reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it scores of 91% and 82%, praising the graphics, sounds, and playability.
References
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{{Andretti family}}
{{Indy Racing League games}}
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