Developer(s) Eutechnyx Genre(s) Racing | Publisher(s) Namco Mode(s) Single-player | |
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
GameCube
Xbox
Windows
Game Boy Advance Release GameCube
NA: August 31, 2004
PAL: March 4, 2005
PlayStation 2 & Xbox
NA: August 31, 2004
PAL: May 6, 2005
Windows
NA: January 18, 2005
PAL: March 24, 2005
Game Boy Advance
NA: October 4, 2005
PAL: December 16, 2005 | ||
Street Racing Syndicate is a multiplatform video game produced by Eutechnyx, and released by Namco on August 31, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox and Windows-based personal computers. The game was also released for the Game Boy Advance on October 4, 2005.
Contents
This game features an underground import racing scene, on which the player's main objective is to gain respect and affection of various women in the city. This is featured in a way that the player must win a variety of respect challenges to attract girls and maintain a good victory streak in order to ensure that they remain with the player. Once in their car, the girls will present the next open race that the player enters. As the player continues to win races, dance videos will be unlocked for viewing.
The game has 50 licensed cars from a variety of manufactures, including models from Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Lexus, Subaru, Mazda, and Volkswagen. SRS also features a car damage model that forces the player to drive carefully, heavy damages may impact car performance and heavy repairs may drain the player of money earned from their last race.
Development
SRS initially received publishing support from the 3DO Company. While the game was still in development, 3DO declared bankruptcy and auctioned off SRS along with its other assets. Namco the owner of famous Ridge Racer franchises picked up SRS for $1.5 million, compared to the $1.3 million that Ubisoft paid for the Heroes of Might and Magic franchise.
Reception
The GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "mixed or average reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.