Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R

Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R
Developer(s) Media Rings
Publisher(s) Media Rings
Director(s) Yutaka Kaminaga
Series Zero4 Champ
Platform(s) PlayStation
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita (PSN)
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, cooperative

Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R (ゼロヨンチャンプ Doozy-J TypeR) is a 1997 touge racing game for the Sega Saturn. It was released by Media Rings released exclusively in Japan as part of their Zero4 Champ series. It was released on the same day as the PlayStation game, Zero4 Champ DooZy-J - it is not currently known what makes Type-R different.

Summary

Zero4 Champ (ゼロヨンチャンプ) is a series of racing games created by Yutaka Kaminaga of Media Rings, which started in 1991 with the Super Famicom and PC Engine title Zero4 Champ. The Saturn version DooZy-J Type-R is no different that the rest apart from the backgrounds being made of polygons instead of sprites.
Zero4 Champ mixes the more "stylish" Japanese drag racing with an anime-style "Story Mode". Unlike the American version of the sport which uses oversized metal blocks on wheels, Japanese drag racing features various sport-grade Japanese cars such as the Toyota MR2-GT (SW20), the Mazda RX-7 Type RS (FD3S), the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI (CP9A), the Subaru Impreza WRX STi (GDB), the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BNR34), and the Honda NSX Type-S Zero (NA2), all import scene classics. There are also around 5 mini-bonus games which add replay value.

Reception

Visually, Zero4 Champ wasn't well-received as the developers decided to use sprites for the cars rather than polygon models. The game allows extreme car customization so that they outperform the opposition. As well as loads of options to choose from for customizing there's also full RPG and simulation gameplay. Overall, Zero4 Champ was considered an average drag racing-style game; not an adequate arcade racer or racing simulation.

The series

Notes

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