XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association

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XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association
German cover art
German PAL cover art
Developer(s) Acclaim Studios Cheltenham
Publisher(s) Acclaim Entertainment
Designer(s) Christopher Whiteside
Platforms Xbox
PlayStation 2
GameCube
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
    Xbox
      GameCube
        Genre(s) Racing
        Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

        XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association is a futuristic racing video game, and the fourth in the Extreme-G series, following Extreme-G 3. This game features more tracks as well as a brand new weapon system.

        Overview

        File:XGRA-01.jpg
        Screenshot of gameplay.

        Gameplay is similar to previous games in the series. XGRA features a wide range of riders, tracks and bikes that can accelerate at an incredibly rapid rate, going from 0 to 300 mph in a matter of seconds. A returning feature is the ability to Break Sound Barrier: Upon Reaching 750MPH, All Sound Effects Cut Out. (Except For Item Collection sound, Other Rider's Taunts, Weapons Firing, and Ingame Music)

        XGRA allows players to race for Eight Different Teams, With Each Team's Bike having their own advantages and drawbacks such as Regeneration, Handling, Speed, Acceleration and Shielding.

        Soundtrack

        No. Title Artist Length
        1. "Dreaming"   BT  
        2. "Godspeed"   BT  
        3. "Madskillz"   BT  
        4. "Mercury + Solace"   BT  
        5. "Never Gonna Come Back Down"   BT  
        6. "Colorblind"   Alien Breed  
        7. "Radioactive (Mix)"   Alien Breed  
        8. "The Last Firstborn"   Celldweller  
        9. "Own Little World"   Celldweller  
        10. "One Good Reason"   Celldweller  
        11. "The Stars of Orion"   Celldweller  
        12. "Accelerator"   The Dwarves  
        13. "Over You"   The Dwarves  
        14. "Far Away"   Noise Therapy  
        15. "Stop + Panic (Deepsky Mix)"   Cirrus  
        16. "Hit The Decks"   Cirrus  
        17. "Push That Thing"   Dave Aude  
        18. "The Sound Barrier (Deepsky Mix)"   Micro  
        19. "Dirty Pretty Picture"   Trona  
        20. "The Rush"   Liam Westbrook  
        21. "Proactive"   Jose Puentes  

        Teams

        • Terranova
        • Vixen
        • Palus
        • Starcom
        • Talon
        • Manta
        • Scarecrow
        • Templar

        Reception

        Reception
        Aggregate scores
        Publication Score
        GC PS2 Xbox
        GameRankings 73%[1] 69%[2] 67%[3]
        Metacritic 69/100[4] 68/100[5] 66/100[6]

        XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association received a mixed response from critics upon release. Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating in the 0–100 range, calculated an average score of 69 out of 100, indicating "Mixed or average reviews", based on 13 reviews for the Nintendo GameCube version,[4] 68 out of 100 based on 21 reviews for the PlayStation 2 version,[5] and 66 out of 100 based on 15 reviews for the Xbox version.[6] GameRankings assigned it an average review score of 73% based on 18 reviews for the Nintendo GameCube version,[1] 69% based on 49 reviews for the PlayStation 2 version[2] and 67% based on 18 reviews for the Xbox version.[3]

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