Juiced: Eliminator is a racing video game developed by the British studio Juice Games and published by THQ. It was released in June 2006 exclusively for the PlayStation Portable handheld system and released on mobile in July 2006 as Juiced 3D. It features a new mode where the player must try not to be eliminated, hence the title of the game. The game is a sequel to Juiced and features a rebooted plot from the original, where players start out a racing career in Angel City.
| Juiced: Eliminator | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Juice Games[a] |
| Publisher(s) | THQ[b] |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable, Mobile phone |
| Release | PlayStation PortableMobile |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Plot edit
The game concentrates on the racing career of the player's character in Angel City. The player begins racing against a new crew leader called Nina, who shows little respect for newcomers. She lets the player use one of her cars and strikes a wager similar to TK in the original Juiced. After the player is able to beat Nina in the race, more options in the game are opened up and she becomes an ally. After the tutorial, the player is given a wider choice of race events that allow the player to collect cars and gain further recognition from Nina and other crew leaders.
Gameplay edit
There are six types of races:
- Circuit: Standard racing, complete a circuit within the set number of laps.
- Point-to-point: Race from start to finish.
- Sprint: A drag race (manual controller only). The player races three opponents in a three heat series race, gaining a total of points after each heat determines the winner.
- Showoff: Timed race, the player can perform various tricks, such as donut spins, bootleg turns, 360's, J-turns and drifting.
- Eliminator: Race around the racetrack in a number of laps. The last person on each lap is out of the race. The race finishes when one driver remains.
- Relay race: (2,2,2 and 3,3).
Juiced Eliminator also has a mode called Career Challenge. The mode is an extra career that is set by the crew leaders, where the player has to complete a number of races in a limited number of days (and months) to finish the challenge.
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 65/100[5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 6/10[6] |
| Game Informer | 7.75/10[7] |
| GameSpot | 6/10[8] |
| GameSpy |   [9] |
| GameTrailers | 6.2/10[10] |
| GameZone | 6.5/10[11] |
| IGN | 7/10[12] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |  [13] |
| PALGN | 5.5/10[14] |
| VideoGamer.com | 5/10[15] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [16] |
| The Times | [17] |
The game received “mixed” reviews according to the video game review aggregator Metacritic.[5]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Mobile port developed by Universomo.
- ^ Mobile port published by THQ Wireless publishing label.
References edit
- ^ "Juiced: Eliminator". THQ AU. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Sinclair, Brendan (28 June 2006). "Shippin' Out June 26-30: Over G, Titan Quest, Pirates of the Caribbean". GameSpot. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Cocker, Guy (16 August 2006). "UK game charts: July 16-22". GameSpot. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "THQ launches Juiced Eliminator for mobiles". GamesIndustry. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Juiced: Eliminator for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (14 August 2006). "Juiced: Eliminator". Eurogamer. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Juiced: Eliminator". Game Informer. No. 160. August 2006. p. 93.
- ^ Navarro, Alex (12 July 2006). "Juiced Eliminator Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ VanOrd, Kevin (21 July 2006). "GameSpy: Juiced: Eliminator". GameSpy. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Juiced: Eliminator Review". GameTrailers. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Zacarias, Eduardo (24 July 2006). "Juiced: Eliminator - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Roper, Chris (29 June 2006). "Juiced: Eliminator Review". IGN. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Sewart, Greg (August 2006). "Juiced: Eliminator". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 82.
- ^ Jastrzab, Jeremy (3 August 2006). "Juiced: Eliminator Review". PALGN. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Orry, Tom (9 August 2006). "Juiced: Eliminator Review". VideoGamer. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Hill, Jason (26 August 2006). "Juiced: Eliminator". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Juiced: Eliminator". The Times. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2014.(subscription required)