Gallop Racer is a racing developed by Tecmo, released 18 March 1999 on PlayStation and Arcade.
What Gallop Racer is
Gallop Racer is a racing game developed by Tecmo and released in 1999. It is available on PlayStation and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gallop Racer (known as "Gallop Racer 3: One and Only Road to Victory" in Japan) is part horse racing simulation, part action/arcade racer. When choosing horses for your stable, you have to take a lot of factors into account. For instance, is the horse a long or short distance runner? Does it do better on a dry track or a wet track? The factors appear to be endless at first.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Gallop Racer holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 6% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 32 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Gallop Racer launched on 18 March 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X and Grand Theft Auto: London 1969. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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