Nitro Racers
{{Short description|Unreleased video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Nitro Racers
| collapsible =
| state =
| image = NitroRaces logo.png
| caption =
| developer = Torc Interactive
| publisher = Studio 3DO
| series =
| engine =
| platforms = MS-DOS
| released = 2022-10-07
| genre = Racing
| modes =
| director =
| producer =
| designer =
| programmer = Brian O'Shaughnessy, Steve Cottam
| artist = Karl D'Costa
| writer =
| composer = Equilibrium
| italic title = yes
| alt =
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/nitro-racers/|title=Nitro Racers|website=GameSpy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908190635/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/nitro-racers/|archive-date=September 8, 2015|url-status=live}} A demo for the game appeared on Gambler CD #9.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gambler_cdrom_09|title=Gambler CD-ROM Issue 09|date=September 1997 |via=the Internet Archive}}{{Cite magazine|date=September 1997|title=Na Płycie|url=https://archive.org/details/gambler_magazine-1997-09/page/n5|magazine=Gambler|language=pl|page=7}} In October 2022, the game was released on GOG.com and Steam by Ziggurat interactive.{{Cite web|title=Release: Nitro Racers|url=https://www.gog.com/en/news/classic_nitro_racers|website=GOG.com|access-date=2022-10-07|language=en-US|date=2022-10-07}}{{Cite web|title=Nitro Racers on Steam|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067150/|website=store.steampowered.com|date=2022-10-07|access-date=2022-10-07|language=en}}
Gameplay
Nitro Racers is a top-down perspective racing game. The game has three difficulties and three viewing modes. It allows for up to three human players, as well as network play over IPX.Nitro Racers options menu
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."{{cite magazine|date=April 1997|title=Nitro Racers|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_28/page/n129|magazine=Next Generation|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=28|page=128}}
Reviews
- PC Zone 53{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_53_August_1997/page/n95/mode/2up | title=PC Zone 53 (August 1997) }}
- Computer Games Strategy Plus - Issue 74 January 1997{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/computer-games-strategy-plus-issue-74-january-1997/page/n29/mode/2up | title=Computer Games Strategy Plus - Issue 74 January 1997 | date=January 1997 }}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://playclassic.games/game/play-nitro-racers-online/play/ DOSBox emulation]