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{{Infobox VG
{{Infobox video game
|title = Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge
|title = Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge
|image = [[File:MichaelAndretti'sIndyCarChallengeJPBoxShotSNES.jpg|250px|Michael Andrett's Indy Car Challenge]]
|image = MichaelAndretti'sIndyCarChallengeJPBoxShotSNES.jpg
|caption = Japanese cover art
|caption = Japanese cover art
|developer = Bullet Proof Software <br> [[Genki (company)|Genki]]<ref name="Genki Game History">{{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 (company)|Genki]] |archive-date=January 24, 1998 |accessdate=December 30, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|developer = [[Genki (company)|Genki]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|publisher = [[Blue Planet Software|Bullet Proof Software]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|publisher = [[Blue Planet Software|Bullet Proof Software]]<ref name="Genki Game History" />
|composer = Takane Ohkubo
|released = {{vgrelease|NA=September 1994<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588485.html| title = Release information | publisher = [[GameFAQs]]| date = | accessdate = 2008-06-04}}</ref>|JP=January 20, 1995<ref name="gamefaqs"/>}}
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 1994<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web| url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588485.html| title = Release information | publisher = [[GameFAQs]]| accessdate = 2008-06-04}}</ref>|JP|January 20, 1995<ref name="gamefaqs"/>}}
|genre = [[Racing video game|Arcade-style racing]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|genre = [[Racing video game|Arcade-style racing]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|modes = [[Single-player]] <br> [[Multiplayer game|Multiplayer]] <small>(up to 2 players)</small>
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
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|platforms = [[Super NES]]
|ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=Everyone <small>(E)</small>}}
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|platforms = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]
}}
}}


{{nihongo|'''''Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge'''''|マイケル・アンドレッティ インディカーチャレンジ}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://miyabi18.hp.infoseek.co.jp/date/snes2.txt| title = Japanese title | publisher = JPSNES| date = | accessdate = 2008-06-05}}</ref> is an [[Racing video game|arcade-style racing]] video game that is sponsored by [[Michael Andretti]].<ref name="mobygames">{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/michael-andrettis-indy-car-challenge| title = Basic game overview | publisher = [[MobyGames]]| date = | accessdate = 2011-02-21}}</ref> It was released exclusive for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] for the North American and Japanese markets.
{{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 [[Racing video game|arcade-style racing]] video game that is sponsored by [[Michael Andretti]].<ref name="mobygames">{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/michael-andrettis-indy-car-challenge| title = Basic game overview | publisher = [[MobyGames]]| accessdate = 2011-02-21}}</ref> It was released exclusively for the [[SNES]] in North America and Japan.


==Summary==
==Gameplay==
The game features [[Champ Car]] (now called [[IndyCar]]) action.<ref name="mobygames"/> There are many modes of play including [[exhibition|single race]], [[regular season|season]] mode, and the option to disable the sound and/or music. One or two players can join in on the action.
The game features [[Champ Car]] (now called [[IndyCar]]) action.<ref name="mobygames"/> There are many modes of play including [[exhibition|single race]], [[regular season|season]] mode, and the option to disable the sound and/or music. The season mode consists of 16 tracks.<ref name="EGM63">{{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}}</ref> One or two players can join in on the action.


Prior to each race, the player is given the option to adjust tire pressure, down force, 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.<ref name="EGM63"/>
Each track features its own hints in a section called "Michael's Advice.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22259 | title = Overview of ''Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge'' | publisher = [[allgame]]| date = | accessdate = 2012-03-28}}</ref>" The game is roughly based on the [[1994 IndyCar season|1994 CART World Series season]] and the viewpoint is from a third-person perspective.<ref name="mobygames"/> It is possible for the expert player to achieve a speed of {{convert|251|mph|km/h|disp=or}} at the level that is supposed to represent the [[1994 Indianapolis 500]] at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]].<ref name="vinnyvideo"/> Lap times in this game are noticeably slower than in real life. For example, an experienced player can do a lap at the Indianapolis race in almost 43 seconds.<ref name="vinnyvideo">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588485-michael-andrettis-indy-car-challenge/faqs/52316| title = Fastest lap for Indianapolis Motor Speedway/fastest straightaway speed | publisher = GameFAQs (VinnyVideo)| date = | accessdate = 2012-03-28}}</ref> Meanwhile, the lap record for the Indianapolis 500 was set at 38 seconds by former American IndyCar driver [[Eddie Cheever]] during the [[1996 Indianapolis 500]].


Each track features its own hints in a section called "Michael's Advice". The game is roughly based on the [[1994 IndyCar season|1994 CART World Series season]] and the viewpoint is from a third-person perspective.<ref name="mobygames"/>
==Criticism==
{{VG Reviews
| Allgame = {{Rating|2.5|5}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}
}}

Players can't blow out their vehicle or suffer from tire damage; taking some of the strategy out the racing. Refueling is the only reason to make pit stops in this game, unlike in ''[[Newman/Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell]]'', where fixing tires was a vital part of the racing experience. The backgrounds themselves are inoffensive but do not show the actual backdrops of the race. The quality of the in-game voices are reasonable by the standards of the mid-1990s. Computer cars tend to appear and disappear out of thin air due to the distance that the game draws the images.


==Reception==
[[Instant replay]]s are done at the end of the race in a quality that is inferior to the [[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo series]].
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.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Another Day at the Track for Andretti|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=76|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=January 1995|page=122}}</ref> The two sports reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave it scores of 91% and 82%, praising the graphics, sounds, and playability.<ref name="EGM63"/>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 16:55, 15 January 2024

Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)Bullet Proof Software
Genki[2]
Publisher(s)Bullet Proof Software[2]
Composer(s)Takane Ohkubo
Platform(s)Super NES
Release
Genre(s)Arcade-style racing[1]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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.[3] It was released exclusively for the SNES in North America and Japan.

Gameplay

The game features Champ Car (now called IndyCar) action.[3] 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.[4] One or two players can join in on the action.

Prior to each race, the player is given the option to adjust tire pressure, down force, 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.[4]

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.[3]

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.[5] The two sports reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it scores of 91% and 82%, praising the graphics, sounds, and playability.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  2. ^ a b "Game History" (in Japanese). Genki. Archived from the original on January 24, 1998. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Basic game overview". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  4. ^ a b c "Team EGM: Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 63. Sendai Publishing. October 1994. p. 149.
  5. ^ "Another Day at the Track for Andretti". GamePro. No. 76. IDG. January 1995. p. 122.
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