Rating: 79.7%

Platforms: Xbox

Genres: Racing

Themes: Action

Keywords: burnout, custom soundtrack, drifting, instant replay, spiritual successor, motorsports, split-screen multiplayer, platform exclusive, 60 fps on consoles, bink video, polygonal 3d, microtransaction, licensed soundtrack, launch titles, licensed cars, dolby digital, upgradeable vehicles, sports cars, fictional currencies, greatest hits, metagame, e3 2001 and xbox 360 backwards compatibility

Perspective: Third person

Developer: Bizarre Creations

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Project Gotham Racing

Summary:

Project Gotham Racing (PGR) is a racing game, the first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft for the Xbox gaming console.The first title in the franchise, Project Gotham Racing, is an Xbox launch title that quickly became the second best-selling game for the console after Halo: Combat Evolved. PGR is a spiritual successor to the Sega Dreamcast game Metropolis Street Racer after Sega discontinued the hardware business and became a software based company. PGR is as of July 12, 2010 compatible with the Xbox 360 through a downloadable update.