C3 Racing

C3 Racing
C3 Racing / Max Power Racing
Developer(s) Eutechnyx
Publisher(s) Infogrames
Platform(s) PlayStation
Genre(s) Racing game
Mode(s) Single-player
Multi-player
Rating(s)
  • ESRB: Kids to Adult
Media/distribution CD

C3 Racing (also known as Max Power Racing) is a racing game released in January 1999 by Infogrames. The game allows you to race in 11 locations around the world in a variety of sports cars. In each country there are three tracks to race on. The term C3 Racing stands for three C's; Car Constructors Championship. The game was released in the UK as Max Power Racing as a tie-in to the magazine.

Contents

Arcade Mode

In this mode the player races on all 31 tracks in the game, unlocking new and more powerful cars with every two victories. In the beginning of the game the player races in either Africa or Peru in either a Nissan Micra or a Renault Clio. These are separate tangents that unlock separate countries to each other.

If the player finishes first on all three tracks in Africa then they will unlock the Chinese tracks, and they finish first on those tracks then they will unlock the Indonesia tracks. From here, the USA tracks are unlocked followed by the Brazilian tracks. After unlocking the Brazilian tracks no more tracks can be unlocked in this tangent.

As for the Peru tangent, finishing 1st unlocks the Rome tracks, followed by Norway, Monaco and the United Kingdom. After unlocking all available GTI cars during the course of the Arcade Mode the choice of cars will change to High Performance Class, starting as with the GTI Class with two cars to choose from.

If you have finished all the 31 tracks, you will be able to race on all the tracks reversed.

Championship Mode

In this mode the player races in four Championship classes, with pre-determined circuits for racing on. Points are awarded in the order 10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 for finishing in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th respectively.

The championship classes are:

GTI Class Amateur Class

There are five races in this mode, generally in Africa, Peru and Italy. Beating this mode (i.e. coming first in the Championship) unlocks the GTI Pro Class.

GTI Class Pro Class

There are ten races in this mode, generally incorporating China, USA, Brazil and Indonesia. Beating this mode unlocks the High Performance Amateur Class.

High Performance Amateur Class

There are five races in this mode, coming from Monaco, Norway and Britain. Beating this mode unlocks the High Performance Pro Class.

High Performance Pro Class

There are ten races in this mode, generally incorporating the remaining circuits of the Arcade Mode. Beating this mode concludes the Championship Mode.

If a certain number of points are gained in any class then a certain number of cars will be unlocked for use in that Class Championship (e.g. by gaining 12 points 4 cars will be unlocked for use in the GTI Class Amateur Class).

Player Mode

Confusingly, the mode that allows multiplayer action for two players was named 'Player Mode', possibly a mistake from the developers.

Locations

  • Africa
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • Italy
  • Monaco
  • Norway
  • Peru
  • UK
  • USA

Cars

BONUS CAR

  • The Max Power Car

Music tracks

  • Bomb Praise - Red Sector Pink
  • Digital Monkeys - Paralysed Paradise
  • Forth- Reality Detached
  • Life on Mars - Life in Mind
  • Pink Bomb - Afterschock
  • VFR - Tranceillusion (Forth Mix)
  • VFR - Tranceillusion (Taucher Mix)
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Eutechnyx
Total Drivin aka Grand Tour Racing 98 (1997) · Max Power Racing aka C3 Racing (1999) · Le Mans 24 Hours aka Test Drive Le Mans (1999) · 007 Racing (2000) · Big Mutha Truckers (2002) · Street Racing Syndicate (2004) · Cartoon Network Racing (2006) · Hummer Badlands (2006) · The Fast and the Furious (2006) · Pimp My Ride (2006) · Hot Wheels: Beat That! (2007) · Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli (2008) · Supercar Challenge (2009) · Ride to Hell (2010)  · NASCAR The Game: 2011 (2011)
Zeppelin Games
Draconus (1988) · Zybex (1988) · Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge (1989) · Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager (1989) · World Rugby (1993) · Sink or Swim (1993) · Pete Sampras Tennis (1994)


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