Gallop Racer
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Gallop Racer is a horse racing simulation game, created by Tecmo, for the PlayStation and Playstation 2 game consoles. Thus far, there have been eight editions released in Japan, and five in North America. The five games released in North America thus far are:
- Gallop Racer
- Gallop Racer 2001
- Gallop Racer 2003
- Gallop Racer 2004
- Gallop Racer 2006
[edit] Game Overview
Gallop Racer is an open-ended game. You buy horses to train, race, and breed. Most of the Gallop Racer franchise revolves around this theme. Gallop Racer 2004 breaks this theme and puts more empesis on the jockey, than on the horses. The basic theme returned with Gallop Racer 2006.
[edit] Horses
Horses are classified into four leg types and two classes depending on what surface they like to run on, and where they like to run during the race. The four leg types are:
- Front Runner
- Preceder
- Pack Runner
- Closer
The two classes are Dirt Horse and Turf (grass) horse.
Each horse must be ridden according to its leg type and class or will begin to lose its stamina rapidly.
They are several horses that can be unlocked and bought during the game. Later games in the series includes some major champions including the eleven US Triple Crown winners.
[edit] Races
Races in Gallop Racer are divided into four classes, depending on the quality of the horses in the race, and the type of race:
- Open
- Grade III
- Grade II
- Grade I
Most of the major tracks in the United States, Japan, and Europe are featured. The races do not however go by their official names. Example, the three races in the US Triple Crown are known as The Louisville Derby, The Baltimore Derby, and The New York Derby. Races like the US Triple Crown races, and the Dubai World Cup (known in the game as the Dubai Universal Cup) must be unlocked by winning certain races, and meeting certain requirements.
Races can range in distance from 5 furlongs, all the way up to two miles (16 furlongs), and all race distances are the same as their real life counterpart.
