2000 · Curly Monsters · Racing

NGEN Racing

PlayStation exclusive

Instead of a car, like in most racing games, you control a Fighter Jet Plane.

Released: 2000
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Racing
Developers: Curly Monsters
Publishers: —
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

NGEN Racing is a 2000 aircraft combat/racing video game developed by British studio Curly Monsters and published by Infogrames for the PlayStation. The gameplay consists of the player competing in flight-based races.

The game has received mostly positive reviews, with praises for the game's graphics and customization options but criticisms for the level layout and controls, with mixed reactions for the gameplay.

Keywords

combat

Media

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Gameplay

In this game, players compete in races and use the winnings to add upgrades to their planes.

Reception

The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Doug Trueman of NextGen said that the game was "Not bad, but not what it could have been. And forget about seeing other planes while you're airborne."

David Smith of IGN praised the game's originality as well as its depth & level of customizability. Smith further called the game's more difficult races 'intense', but criticized its 'uninspired' and "predictible" track designs. Miguel Lopez of GameSpot called the game "innovative" and 'a reinterpretation of the genre', further praising its fast-paced action racing gameplay. He praised its 'rich' career mode, calling it the "heart of the game", as well as its normal and 'pro' control schemes, but criticized the inability to remap the controls due to 'unintuitive' control placement.