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Awsome Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome, not kidding! There are not many girl playstation games out there, and if you like horses this is one of them!
I got this game a year ago, and I now have two playing accounts. On both I am B rated (the rates go from worst to best in this order E,D,C,B,A,S,SS. It is chalenging at first, as my cousin and brother are still E rated, but fun to raise and train your own horses. One of my foals came in seventh for horse of the year!
There is one down though I would say. In my opinion, you should be alowwed to own more horses. The maximum is 6 horses.
I recomend this game to racing fans AND horse lovers. It is fun to raise your own foal and whatch them progress.
*****rated deffinatly!!

Not a whole lot different from 2001!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: April 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Gallop Racer 2001 was one of the first games I owned for my PS2 and while it was enjoyable it also was insanely difficult (even on easy) and very frustrating. Now a difficult game is no reason for a bad rating but there was just so much lacking from the game like the class system. I won numerous G1 races with a Filly yet she was still rated lousy and there seemed to be a lack of goals. Well 2003 seemed like the developers really improved on the original PS2 copy. I read a short preview in a gaming magazine and one of the features they explained was that you no longer arerequired to physically ride in the races. I liked the idea of this since I was more interested in the setting up horses, training and breeding but this magazine was wrong. You do have to ridein the races. I find this frustrating and unrealistic of a horse racing sim. Here I am an employee working on a race horse farm but I don't know beans about riding a horse so in races I can have the best horse out there but make one small mistake and the race is over. So I would rather have a simulation mode for races. The game however added a few new touches like a university tutorial that grades your performance and yes higher marks help you in the game. here are also many other buildings which you can go to which add some needed depth to the game. Finally you can now bet on races in season mode and your winnings go to your cash total which is a plus. All in all I'd say Gallop Racer is a minor improvement over it's 2001 initial offering for the PS2. If you are a horse racing fan and want a simulation game for your PS2 well aside from importing a Japanese copy of G1 Jockey there are really no choices out there for you so you need to pick up this copy. However there are some better horse racing sims for the computer that are a tad more realistic.

Tight!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the best racing game ever!I will start with the gameplay 10/10.Its great!The racing is so much fun!Traning is hard,And racing is really hard!But you get into it after a while.overall the gameplay is great!Now for graphics 10/10.There great!now for sound and music 8/10.Its ok,I mean not every thing can be perfect,But its ok for horse racing.Now things to do 10/10.There is always something to do in GR.From breeding to racing to buying the latest racing and traning gear.There are so many things to do i can't name them all.Rent or Buy.Thats a tought one,I think i would have to say buy,Unless you don't like racing but if you do BUY!! All and All a great game for all ages and tastes.

great racing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i haven't played the other gallop racer games, so i cannot comment on some things that others have issues with (like the point-of-view,etc.). i think the camera angles are fine, i would rather not have an overhead view because i think having a true "view from the saddle" is more realistic. this game is difficult (and a little frustrating) at the beginning, but once your jockeying gets better through many races you will absolutely love this game. when your jockeying levels go up and you gain more skills (and have access to buy more high-quality horses) you will see that the time spent becoming a better jockey was totally worth it. i haven't played G1 jockey but with gallop racer's beautiful visuals, challenging gameplay, training, and breeding i don't think that there could be a better horse racing game around. keep up the great work, tecmo!!

awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this is an awesome game! i think it is so cool how you can buy the horses. the only part that i don't like about it is that it is so hard to get started. you r always really bad when u start and it is hard to get good horses because u don't have enough money.

GR2003

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is really fun, but you have to spend some time playing it before you figure everything out. The only complaint I have is the training mode. It's really difficult to do. I would definetly suggest puchasing this game if you like horse racing.

Buy It !!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks! I just got it and I think it is a great game. It is not exactly like real racing, you own and race your horses. I has points and money. Money is used for betting and some other things. But points buy you your horses. It is pretty hard, even in Easy mode so don't be disapointed. You do win once in a while though. It has easy instructions and the system is user friendly. There are two modes. Season mode, where you start out with lowly horses and work your way up - and Free mode, where you can pick any horse and choose the weather, track, etc.All in all, I think this game is the best, even for adults. My dad plays too and he has a lot of fun. Hope this is helpful!

2001 is better

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

ugh. A new breed makes you qualify to race with cartoon jockeys, a cartoon horse mascot, and racing is A LOT more complicated. I love the 2001 gallop racer, I just don't think they improved on it at all, only complicated it more. What a shame. Rent it first before you buy it. Just my advice.

Gallop Racer 2003 ...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: May 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

While I enjoyed Gallop Racer 2001 tremendously, GR 2003 is
a big step backward. The main problems are:
1. The graphics, while more detailed, is so dark and the
pixels for the track keep on changing color, perhaps to
simulate motion. GR 2001 has bright and sharp graphics
and the background does not make your dizzy like GR2003.
2. They make the start at the gate so difficult if the temper
of the horse is bad. The old way in GR2001 is more
reasonable.
3. They took away the overhead view so you can only have
first person view during racing. It is much harder.
4. Now you can bet on your own horse and it is so easy to
cheat. Just bet all your money and save until you win.
You will have a lot of money in no time.
Anyway, betting should not even be part of the game.

One good feature is the latent abilities. It makes horse
racing more exciting and unpreditable like real life.
If they just add that feature and improve the resolution
and animation of the horse, I will pay $50 to get the new
version right away.

coooool!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game I rented at a local rental place and really enjoyed it... it keeps me interacted and alert. since I enjoy riding horses this was a great game. if you like horses and racing them i highly recomend this game or even the G1 Jockey 3 game.

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