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- Platform: Nintendo Wii
- BBFC Rating:
Suitable for 12 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 12. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 12 years of age or over. - Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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Product Description
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Manufacturer's Description
Get back in the saddle for some serious thoroughbred Horse Racing action!
Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer is the spiritual successor of the G1 Jockey and Gallop Racer series, and depicts the Horse Racing universe through a collection of real world races and immersive and intuitive gameplay with simple controls. Through the use of the latest motion controllers on the market, experience what it feels like to be a Jockey!
Features:
- The Jockey Experience: Use the Xbox360 Kinect PlayStationMove or the Wii Remote & Nunchuk to drive your horse, use your whip, jump fences, and experience real life Horse Racing action! In addition to controlling their horse, players must understand it’s unique rhythm, potential, stamina and preferred racing style to truly master the game.
- Real World Inspired Tracks: Race on a total of 19 different tracks inspired by real world horse racing tracks, including American-style tracks focusing primarily on dirt tracks and steeplechases, and traditional turf tracks.
- Accessible "Fun Race Mode": You don’t need to be a serious Horse Racing fan to race in Champion Jockey. An available “Fun Race Mode” tones down the simulation levels of authenticity to maximize the fun of using motion controls to race horses.
Product Description
Champion Jockey uses the motion control functionality of the Wii to simulate the jockey experience with a high degree of accuracy and gameplay potential. Players will learn how to use the horse's reins and whip as well shifting their body-weight to ride their thorough-bred to victory. In addition to controlling their horse, players must understand its unique rhythm, potential, stamina and preferred racing style to truly master the game.
For players looking for a more accessible experience, Champion Jockey will include control modes that tone down authenticity and maximize the physical, accessible fun of motion control. Champion Jockey will be a horse racing experience that everyone can enjoy.
Champion Jockey will also support a host of Network features - a large step-forward for horse racing video games. Online Multiplayer Races, Live Jockey Rankings and a range of DLC will be available to players.
Finally, Champion Jockey's development team have put great effort into reproducing the European and Japanese horse racing world - incorporating both flat and jump racing. Players will feel the unique thrill of competing in detailed realizations of the European and Japanese horse racing worlds.
- The jockey experience: Drive your horse, use your whip, jump fences, and experience real life horse racing action! In addition to controlling their horse, players must understand it's unique rhythm, potential, stamina and preferred racing style to truly master the game
- Real world inspired tracks: Race on a total of 19 different tracks inspired by real world horse racing tracks, including American-style tracks focusing primarily on dirt tracks and steeplechases, and traditional turf tracks
- Accessible "Fun Race Mode": You don't need to be a serious horse racing fan to race in Champion Jockey. An available "Fun Race Mode" to
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Fun:
I have previously had the GI Jockey 2008, which I'd really enjoyed and had hoped this new version would be a step on. However, they haven't really changed much, and what they have changed (ie some of the control movements) I don't feel has been an improvement (I used the advanced settings with the balance board). On the plus side they have improved playing one off games in that you get to save scores. Also the tutorials are far easier to get to as they are now in the main menu. I have yet to make work the on-line element which I'd thought would be fun. Whether that this is because the game is new and there is no-one on-line yet or what I don't know.
Like the first GI Jockey, there is quite a long learning curve. It is NOT a game to be quickly picked up in a few minutes - so not really a game for groups. But is very enjoyable once you get the hang of it.
The story element is enjoyable for a sole player, though expect some frustration when you get to the 'training your horse bit' as it's difficult and the instructions leave something to be desired. I think some graphics changes are for the worse. Where you have to exercise the horse before a race on lap times, I'm pretty sure the old graphics had the furlong lengths marked on the track. Now you are supposed to guess where they are via the timer.
All in all it is a tad disappointing that there has been no real new innovations to it that work really well. I would have preferred they left the controls as they were. As in the previous game, the instructions for the more complex elements are non-existent - so expect some initial head banging before you work it out (do a lot of no.2 to restart the training or you will be there forever). However it is still an enjoyable game if you spend the time on it to learn the movements.
Like the first GI Jockey, there is quite a long learning curve. It is NOT a game to be quickly picked up in a few minutes - so not really a game for groups. But is very enjoyable once you get the hang of it.
The story element is enjoyable for a sole player, though expect some frustration when you get to the 'training your horse bit' as it's difficult and the instructions leave something to be desired. I think some graphics changes are for the worse. Where you have to exercise the horse before a race on lap times, I'm pretty sure the old graphics had the furlong lengths marked on the track. Now you are supposed to guess where they are via the timer.
All in all it is a tad disappointing that there has been no real new innovations to it that work really well. I would have preferred they left the controls as they were. As in the previous game, the instructions for the more complex elements are non-existent - so expect some initial head banging before you work it out (do a lot of no.2 to restart the training or you will be there forever). However it is still an enjoyable game if you spend the time on it to learn the movements.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Fun:
its a really good game, takes a little getting use to but im there now. would be better if it was just a little more realistic gameplay and also less repetitive but its good. worth the buy.
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Fun:
Procrastinated over whether to buy this. Not exactly into horse racing, but i prefer sport themed games and this is something different from football and cricket! This game is fun. Will keep me amused for a while. As with many Wii games I have played, easy is too easy and normal is too easy, but this didn't stop it being enjoyable. Hard is harder, but not impossible to win. You need a challenge, after all, to make it worthwhile in the longer term. Instructions look daunting but it is nothing like as complicated as it seems.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A lot of fun
This game was very fun!!!So realistic and sometimes so difficult to play with the wii motion plus,but if you play with your friend it's good!
Published 3 months ago by Senna 1
Christmas present
Bought for my boyfriend, he has the first game so I thought I would get him this one. More realistic and a lot of fun.
Published 4 months ago by Fantashic
not the best game
Unfortunately I wanted this game for a games night but by the time everyone has learnt it everyone would have lost interest. Bit disappointed
Published 4 months ago by netstar
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