Project Gotham Racing review - ColourShed
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Project Gotham Racing review
Platform: Xbox
Release Year: 2001
Developer: Bizzare Creations
Publishers: Microsoft Studios
Genre: Arcade racer
Music (in order):
"Menu Music"
"Trancer" by Gunnar Olsen
"Believe It" by Jingle Punks
"Tomorrowville" by Josh Kirsch & Media Right Productions
"Club Step" by Topher Grace & Alex Elena
"Dub Star" by Topher Grace & Alex Elena
Gameplay, audio and images from:
Bizarre Creations
Electronic Arts
Microsoft Studios
Naughty Dog
Nintendo
Playground Games
Sega
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Studios Liverpool
Turn 10 Studios
TH-cam videos used:
"Dreamcast: Metropolis Street Racer (MSR) (HD / 60fps)" by RickyC
• Metropolis Street Race...
"Playthrough [PSX] Formula 1" by RacingGameArchive
• Playthrough [PSX] Form...
"Xbox - Bill Gates Keynote" by PlayscopeTimeline
• Xbox - Bill Gates Keynote - เกม
I love how Forza Horizon 4 payed homage to PGR and you have a mission where you need to get as many Kudos as possible in Edinburgh.
On a track based off of the one from pgr2
They need to get playground to make a PGR5.
The Edinburgh tracks were my fave
You probably dont give a damn but does any of you know of a way to log back into an Instagram account..?
I was dumb forgot the login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
@Kannon Brixton Instablaster :)
:D Even Rockstar Games poke fun from Project Gotham Racing
"Earn Cash, not Kudos" says at Vice Street Racer side mission
thats back when they where basically Sony fans
@@gamerxt333 it has nothing to do with that.
LUL
This was my first Xbox game and I had a lot of fond memories playing it.
Interesting how the loading screen shows the Controller S instead of the Duke, since the S model was only available in Japan at launch. I'm guessing they must have changed the image for the greatest hits re-release because the S was the standard Xbox controller by that point.
It shows the S controller even on the original release, which I have.
They knew it already that the Duke sucks and S is the good controller 😀
@@wirti94
Weird way of saying you have tiny hands.
@@Crazy_2100 yeah probably, but u guessed it so it's good actually
@@Crazy_2100 Duke [Nukem] is the Chad controller :)
Man, I used to remember when I turned on this game and the intro sequence.
This was also what got me into The Chemical Brothers.
Matthew Cool JetSetRadio for me
*BLOCK ROCKIN' BEATS*
Doctor No and the Chemical Bro
You gotta admire the small details in video games like this. If you choose American license plates, almost all the cars are LHD, but if you pick London or Japan license plate, almost all the cars have RHD.
PGR3 was gaming bliss. I put so many hours into that. I used to use the 360's play your own music feature, put on a few albums and just race online for hours on end.
My dude... the nostalgia, i cant.
One cool thing that not a lot of people know about in this game, if you use the cinematic camera and angle the car to where you can see behind the wheels, you can see the brake calipers engage to the rotor...wicked cool detail.
that is cool, I’m going to look for this next time I play
I remember this game. I had lots of fun powersliding around through cones.
I especially love the soundtrack, with a lot of techno Electronica and rock. I think I remember hearing Saliva's Click Click Boom, which was also in Test Drive 2002.
Hanamaru Kunikida I keep waiting for him to review that Test Drive game. Given the number of racing reviews on this channel, I hope it happens eventually.
Oh God I just completed Test Drive 2002 for the first time recently. Such a jank game, but I love how much it oozes 2000s music and the later stages got pretty intense. I had fun with it
Can't wait for you to play PGR2, i remember the showroom part the most where you could walk around this showroom building and test drive all of the cars.
I like the Kudos system, it's a nice chance of pace from just hitting first place.
Which has been copied by almost every single racing game later (NFS UG1&2, Street Racing Syndicate, even Bizarre's own Blur)
I don't think this series gets the praise it deserves. You won't regret playing the sequels
*It doesn't receive the Kudos it deserves ;)
@@TheEyeball3000 +500 Kudos to this reply
@@oldred9122 2x Combo, thank you! 😁
I still got PG4
It was never that good.. but I enjoyed it as a kid because it was one of like 15 games availible at launch!:)
So I stumbled upon your channel a few weeks ago and I have to say, I really enjoy these retro game reviews. It really brings back nostalgia and also gives me an idea on games that I missed. That being said, I REALLY hope to see you review Racedriver Grid. Probably my favorite racing game. Keep up the good work!
I thought arkham knight was the project gotham racing?
Even a standard Xbox would show 50,000+ blocks free, if you hadn't filled the HDD up with too much.
Can you do the Flatout series?
Kickass series until..3 and 4 came out..
TheCraziestGamer I mean the newest one is a fun arcade racer and has acceptable graphics but it does not deserve the name Flatout
@@TheFurryInShambles actually 4 is not bad 3 what is garbage
I think reviewing The Getaway would give you a different perspective on the first GTA clones. Great vid btw
I remember playing PGR 4, it's such a great game and probably little too forgotten after all these years. I can't wait to see your review of this title
Please review Sega GT 2002 on the Xbox.
This one is cool too
sega gt online would be better I guess (sequel)
Agreed!
Fuck 2002, the original for the Dreamcast is way better
Thats a gooood recommendation
Loved MSR back in the day. Cars had minor customisation, like tinted windows and paint jobs, and it was quite possibly one of the first games ever to give you customisable registration plates!
I love Kudos system. It gives an incentive to drive more aggressively.
To me, the way kudos were handled in the original PGR is what should be the standard in not just racing games, but video games as a whole.
Without being a blatant " fuck you " to the player, the difficulty curve should make you go take advantage of all the mechanics and reward you for doing it. There is nothing more entertaining in a video game than when experienced players are pitted against eachother and makes the game very intense.
Man what a weird coincidence! Since around Christmas, you've happened to cover three games I picked up during that time, Forza Motorsport, NFS Carbon and now Project Gotham Racing! I guess it's because I bought myself an original Xbox as my Christmas present so there you go. You really go into a lot of depth with your reviews and it's cool to see someone analysing these classic racing games, as not really any other channels do. As another racing game fan from Australia, I salute you.
Great and comprehensive review, as always. You deserve much more views.
Waiting on review for Forza Motorsport 3 and later Forzas.
Man it's criminal Xbox One/Series X backward compatibility never got a single Project Gotham Racing game. This game in particular is what I wanted because I played it back in the day and I have such fond memories of it
does superman appear in metropolis street racer?
love your reviews I am always willing to support a small ambitious you tuber. On another note I think you should look at the burnout series specifically burnout 3 take down
Gran Turismo on PSP. You've gotta finish your series!
no career mode
I’m Still Waiting for the Forza 3 review ;_;
Jax Kirkpatrick No real loss anyways, there's hardly anything to talk about with that one.
Well, there is the PS Vita, if that helps.
But he can also use the PPSSPP emulator and record the footage on PC
Great video! I've always been curious about the PGR series
Your reviews have become my favourite part of a long workday!
Btw you really should review the Burnout and Flatout series, would love to hear your opinion about those classics
I LOVE YOUR REVIEWS OMFG
Another quality review mate !
Excellent video as usual 👍
I remember loving the one on Xbox 360 ❤️
Every night putting myself to sleep with your videos...
Thank You!
Nice one. When are you making the midnight club 2 review :P?
Your teasing me at this point with forza motorsport 3 review damn you your entertaining af
I'm a massive fan of the PGR series (+MSR). The gameplay format turns what would have been a good (but forgettable) driving game into one of the most fun, replayable racers I can remember. There's something so rewarding about showing off your driving skills as well as speed, and the handling model matches the intentions of the game perfectly. I've also got to give a shout out to the graphics - all the games looked amazing for the time and still don't look too bad, they've definitely aged a lot better than other 6th Gen games (looking at you, NFS:MW).
If I was to pick my favourite from the series it would have to be either PGR2 or 3, but they're all brilliant. PGR4 added bikes and a load more classic cars but it took away some cool features from 3 and (to me) it kinda felt like it took itself a little more seriously than the rest.
I'd also really encourage you to give Blur (2010) a go. It was Bizarre Creations' first and last game for Activision, after which they closed and a lot of the team now work on the Forza Horizon games. It was kind of a commercial flop (because Activion _bizarrely_ released it in May) but it was the perfect crossover between PGR and Mario Kart. As weird as that sounds it's definitely worth a go.
I think Blur's issue was Split/Second (just like how Split/Second's issue was Blur :D )
Please review mercenaries playground of destruction.
I got it for 5 bucks on ps2 and it aged pretty well, just wish it got more recognized.
I live inside your house I remember being in my junior year of HS sitting in class, a friend in front of me sneaked out a game magazine as the teacher bored us, and as i peeked around over his shoulder i see an article or i think an ad for Mercenaries. I said to him "woaah hold on let me see that" and after reading about it i fell in love on the spot. After picking it on day one, that love cemented itself more. A completely underrated game, more so that its' sequel wasn't up to par. It was easily one of my personal favorites on the PS2.
@@pedrochevez2090 Mercenaries PoD is probably one of my top 10 favorite games of all time! Too many modern open world/3rd person shooter games rely on boring cover systems, Mercenaries encouraged a great run-n-gun style with it's extra slow projectiles, made you feel like Neo in the Matrix dodging fire.
great game. shame about pandemic studios
Boy are you in for a damn treat when you get around to playing Project Gotham Racing 2.
That game is a straight up masterpiece of arcade racing. The soundtrack is amazing, there's more locations and they're highly detailed, and the variety of events, tracks and cars is truly impressive. I've completed it and re-completed it several times over the years and it's something I just keep coming back to. I never have been able to fully complete the Kudos World Series on Platinum difficulty, but one day I'll get there.
Unfortunately it's difficult to play the multiplayer these days, but back in the day on Xbox Live it was incredibly enjoyable, and there were DLC packs available for it too that added new cars and tracks.
I believe PGR2 also suffers from slow-down on the Xbox 360. I personally have a soft-modded original Xbox that I use and while the game tends to look a bit soft in the 480i widescreen mode, having access to 480p cleans it up a little bit (my console is a PAL console that I've flashed to the NTSC EEPROM to get higher resolution options and 60 Hz).
The music tracks probably mean these games won't come to backwards compatibility on the Xbox One, but I'd love it if they did. Playing these at 1080p/60 would be exceptional, along with games like RalliSport Challenge 2, OutRun 2006 and Need For Speed Underground 2.
Best in the series? I don't know, it was a chore to play. 1, 3, and 4, were masterpieces however.
TBH you should have a way higher subscriber count you certainly deserve it
Please make videos more often, I'm always amused by your reviews. I'd like to see a Sega GT (original) review
OMG, I am so happy for this review! MSR was and is still my favourite racing game, I grow up playing it...
What does MSR stand for?? I hate when people do this all the time now a days you can’t expect everyone to know what your talking about so now I have to ask..
@@stillamitchinmybook6320 metropolis street racer
Been waiting for this!
Two things a really loved about this game. You can just drive around open world without restriction and you could load your own MP3's through the radio. Have good memories of blasting round Tokyo playing Voodoo People.
I remember that game from a GamePro magazine in 2001. then I played it. PGR didn't make me want the original Xbox but I did enjoy playing it a lot.
10:17 I don't need to imagine it, my uncle had an Xbox with that big controller, and I played a ton of PGR (among other racers) at
the sound of getting kudos points is forever locked into my brain
Would you possibly review the entire forza series? I'd love to hear your opinion on the series
He does.
@@revolverocelot3741 he hasn't? He's reviewed 2 out of the 7 motorsports games and none of the horizon games. I'd love to see the same attention he's given to the gran turismo series to forza. Mostly cause I like his opinions on them.
@@Chrysalairus I ment that he will do them eventually, can't wait either because thats the only Review Channel i watch.
Wow. I haven't played this or its sequel since high school. I have a very vague memory of this game, as I didn't play it a whole lot and it was one of the first Xbox games I had ever bought.
This is why I love it. The skills I learned from the PGR Series also helped me in the Forza Horizon and other racing games.
Great review & i loved this series. 2 & 4 were the best. MSR, 1 & 3 felt like the same game updated but still good.
Don't think i've heard metropolis pronounced like that before lol
Could you review Rockstars The Warriors. Your vids are amazing
Never played pgr but it looks fun! I was into need for speed, gran turismo and midtown madness
I bought an Xbox recently mainly to play this. (well among other things as well) but man, this game is such a step up from MSR. It's very fun and easy to play. It starts you right out as well. It's so refreshing compared to modern racing titles now.
2:31 those people are Bizarre Creations staff :) I recognise two of them from when I was there working on PGR3
I remember I played project gothem as a demo at was use to be a sears. Man it was something so smooth and fresh at the time. I wanted an Xbox so bad but was to broke. I was 7 or 8 at the time
when he made the statement about how it's like NFS but without the flashy effects NFS itself has, I realize this game to me looks and seems like a game that looks very similar to the Gran Turismo series, but plays like NFS itself. A very interesting combo I must say
I started gaming around 5 which consisted mostly watching my badass aunts shred nes games. Zelda, Tetris, Mike Tyson punchout, star tropics, and Mario was some of my fav gaming moments ever. Watching my aunt crush Wizards and Dragons was a treat,
So I guess I was trying to point out how strange it is to watch a review by someone who was a young kid on release date. I feel like an old 35 yr old now!
I played the heck of this game back then I loved it.
I played the shit out of the pgr Ferrari version for the zune HD when I was young. Loved that game so much.
I always preferred this to it's sequels,felt like it had more variety with the track surfaces like on some of the London tracks it had gravel and normal road surfaces,or san fran Cisco you would have really tight corners after drving up or down a verticle hill.Also lots of handbrake turning around tight corners.Lots of fun to play if you stick with it.
love your videos
Loved this game so amazing. It runs in 480p with the high definition av pack, and pgr2 also runs in 480p with widescreen support!
Have you ever thought about doing a game from the TXR series, it was pretty popular and is now kinda forgotten.
Hey ColorShed, you could consider doing a review of the classic Saints Row games....specifically Saints Row 1 and Saints Row 2
That idea earning kudos later was used in World Racing 2 game
You earn extra credits if you
-Power slides(Drift)
-Overtake CPU opponets(Overtake)
-Jump high and land on 4 wheels(Jump)
-Drive on 2 wheels(2 wheels)
If you make tricks two or more in row they go multiply.
But you can lose them if you
-Damage your car(Driving error)
-Blew a tyres(Blown tyre)
-Crash into CPU Opponets(No fair)
-Make Shortcuts(Shortcut)
This game was great.
I had like 2 racing games, RallySport Challenge, and this game.
The controls were tight, driving is smooth, and the graphics were amazing, it makes you feel like you are driving these exotic cars in a city that is very real.
I grew up playing Pgr2 and I love it, I never owned the first one and this is the first time I've actually seen it. Pgr1 looks ok but not really interesting outside of the box art w one of my favorite cars 😁
Hey colorshed you have plans talking about MSR on dreamcast
You should review import tuner challenge soon
I was expecting Forza Motorsport 3 and not the other xbox racer. But definitely not disappointed. Is FM3 on your list though?
this is amazing
dude you need to review the MAFIA games or the Saints Row games
(1 & 2 are the best in both franchises lol)
The 1st Saints Row is not that good, the best Saints Row are 2 and 4
I'm getting a PS4 for my birthday. What three exclusives should I ask for? ( I've only ever had a PS1)
My mate had this the day it came out and the graphics blew me away!
Really underrated racing game
I just loved the cars that were in the game and the gameplay was good too
I only played 3 and 4, since I never owned an original Xbox, nor did I know at the time they were backwards compatible with the 360. Still, it would be nice if they were backwards compatible with the Xbox One or even the next Xbox console whenever it comes out. The closest we have to a PGR type game these days is DriveClub on the PS4, which is a pretty good game despite a disappointing launch, but it isn't really street racing. Still better than nothing though!
I loved PGR. It was something different from e rest of the pack, and just what Xbox needed to be different to announce Xbox's arrival.
absolutely loved the theme tune too! That pulsing bassline!
I remember my dad bought me this game and i have many fond memories of this game
I love this series!! Can you do Mid Town Madness next please??? :D
or Monster Truck Madness(4x4 Evoluction are succesror series)
@@AceD500 I've never heard of that one. I gotta check it out!
@@frankcwte
Maybe its not best off-road games but
many thanks to fan communities just like Midtown Madness these series are not tottaly forgotten
www.mtm2.com/ for Monster Truck madness
www.4x4evolution.net/Revival/
and for 4x4 Evo
there olso vales.com/ for both series but server not responding to me, Maybe those guys from Revival know more i must ask someday
If you wish download these games its not problem because they are now abandoned as licence for Monster Trucks & cars are expired
But ive purchased 4x4 Evo games for PS2 as sign of respect.
RIP Dice
Oh I remember this game, I played it like once with my older brother
Been playing it on the original Xbox (it still gives that 50,000+ message you got, that’s normal) with The Duke controller and I like the button and triggers fine but the other four buttons are a but of a pain to keep track of and reach during gameplay. I have a heck of a time switching the view in the default control scheme. 😂
PGR 1 is my favorite game in the series because of nostalgia and the sense of progression. The later games are good but helped start the trend of getting a hypercar in the first couple hours, which I really dislike.
Unfortunately my original Xbox broke and this game runs at half speed on the 360
PGR4 was my favourite game as a kid. i just had the demo on my xbox 360 and it’s one of my earliest memories, one birthday my grandma got me the full game and it was the first game i beat. Nowadays i prefer gran turismo but ill always live PGR.
Could you do Split Second: Velocity?
Any plans for the lot of Dreamcast games? Vanishing Point, MSR, Tokyo XR, F355, Sega GT, Daytona, V-Rally2? If you weren't on the wrong continent, i'd give you a racing wheel too.
Siana Gearz I don't think he has a dreamcast :-(
man I absolutely loved this series so sad there was no pgr5
It was a rerelease of the Dreamcast game Metropolis Street Racer.
Review the Midtown Madness series please
You should review Driver San Francisco, the most underestimated racing game in my opinion.
Project Gotham racing 2 was my game back then on the OG Xbox. I was practically unbeatable
Project Gotham Racing will always be the one game that got me hooked on console racing. A true legend.
0:28
colourshed going full telephone robot
PGR4 was my favorite semi-arcade racer before Forza Horizon came along.
Just got it Wed. And i can easily say, it is not an easy game, like test drive overdrive
I prefer this PGR over it's successor, it was such a chore to play that I went back to the first game, still an awesome game, but Rallisport 2 was and still is the pinnacle of Xbox racing games.
Midnight Club LA review!
I played PGR a while back, interesting game tho imo.
Please make a review of Need For Speed Prostreet or Undercover
Are you gonna review PGR 2? That game is LEGENDARY.
I still have my x box original and I own pgr I play it alot it hasn't aged
60 frames on a pal 360 bc game? I recall my Halo1 pal bc running most definitely at 25 and the us version at 30 so I'm puzzled how this is 60. It's possible to run any region of bc on a modded machine so maybe that's why or did you mean 50