Peak Performance (video game)
{{Short description|1997 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Peak Performance cover.jpg
| developer = Cave
| publisher = {{vgrelease|WW|Atlus|EU|JVC Music Europe}}
| release = {{vgrelease|JP|January 24, 1997|NA|May 05, 1997{{cite web|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/05_atlus/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427162748/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/05_atlus/index.html|title=Atlus Ships Two, Preps One|website=GameSpot|archivedate=April 27, 1999|date=May 5, 1997|accessdate=July 16, 2022}}|EU|November 01, 1997}}
| platforms = PlayStation
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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Peak Performance, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Tōge MAX: Saisoku Drift Master|峠MAX 最速ドリフトマスター|Tōge Makkusu Saisoku Dorifuto Masutā|lit. "Ridge MAX: The Fastest Drift Master"}}, is a 1997 video game developed by Cave and published by Atlus and JVC Music Europe for the PlayStation.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 67%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198270-peak-performance/index.html |title=Peak Performance for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501013958/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198270-peak-performance/index.html |archivedate=May 1, 2019 |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}
| EGM = 7/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Peak Performance |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=93 |date=April 1997}}
| Fam = 27/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16558&redirect=no |title=峠MAX 最速ドリフトマスター [PS] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Johnny Ballgame |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_103_Volume_09_Number_04_1997-04_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n83/mode/2up |title=Peak Performance |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |issue=103 |date=April 1997 |page=81 |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game 3.5/5 for graphics, 2/5 for sound, 4/5 for control, and 3/5 for overall fun factor.}}
| GSpot = 6/10{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=May 20, 1997 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/peak-performance-review/1900-2548896/ |title=Peak Performance Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050104072839/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/peakperformance/review.html |archivedate=January 4, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}
| IGN = 7/10{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=April 29, 1997 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/04/30/peak-performance |title=Peak Performance |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=December 29, 2020 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002080118/https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/04/30/peak-performance |url-status=live }}
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_28/page/n121/mode/2up |title=Peak Performance |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=28 |date=April 1997 |page=120 |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}
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The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said, "In the end, PP{{'}}s racing weighs in at just above average. But with many unique options, including a 'create-your-own obstacle course,' Peak Performance should be enough to entice drivers looking for a 'different' racer as opposed to an improved version of 'more of the same.'" In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/peak-performance}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Victor Entertainment games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games scored by Toshiaki Tomizawa
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