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Fun Game/Sim - Adults will not get bored!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: August 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love horses, but am not a horseracing person. So it took a little time to get familiar with terms (ie: furlong, betting systems, G1, G2, claiming, "Beyer" speed indexes).
You start out (in Season Mode) with no money & race cheap horses (basically low level claimers) - don't expect to win with them, but they help you win more money & experience to then purchase better horses. In season mode, you do ride the horses (& there is a practice mode to get used to how to do this). You also can wager on races to get more money.

You are not eligible to enter all races until (for ex), your horse has earned enough money, or you have won enough G1 races (like in real life). Horses do peak at a certain age, have their own racing style (front runner etc), surface preference (dirt, turf), innate characteristics (speed, stamina, guts, distances etc).
When you think you have some "keepers" breed them & create a Secretariat of your own. This is where it gets really fun! There is a website where people upload the horses they bred & you race against each other (using a artificial intelligence jockey). Theres even real trophies that you can win at the end of the season...

There is another mode "Free Mode" that functions like a racing arcade game & you also have the option of NOT riding here, but watching horses you picked to race (& then of course bet on too). A nice feature of Free mode tho, is that you can import into free mode a horse you bred (from Season mode) & race it against the best (or worst) game horses to see how well it will do against specific horses.

Although not specifically mentioned, if you know silks, you will see that famous horses from real life & their running styles, are represented here (Ferdinand, Secretariat, Dubai Millenium, Man O War, many, many famous ones!). More about this (& many other features), are explained on the aforementioned website.

This is a good game folks, & you won't be able to put it down!

Great for anyone who enjoys racing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Gallop Racer 2003 is a great game for anyone who enjoys horse racing, or really any kind of racing. The game is VERY in depth and holds endless possibilies. For those of you who played the previous version, the new one offers more in depth racing, including having you control your whipping. One of the best new additions is horse attributes which create:
#1 More possibilies for your horses
#2 A new way to create the perfect horse.

If you liked the first game, or love racing, this is the game for you.

Gallop Racer 2003

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: May 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS GREAT IF YOUR A HORSE RACING FAN YOU WILL LOVE IT.THE GAME IS A LITTLE HARD AT FIRST BUT ONCE YOU LEARN HOW TO PAY IT'S A GREAT GAME I CAN HARDLY PUT IT DOWN A MUST FOR ANY RACING FAN GREAT GRAFFIXS GREAT GAME PLAY A + + + + + + + + + + + +

Super Game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am a 27 year old woman who has loved horses my whole life, and this game is fantastic! I recommend it to anyone who loves horse racing from ages 5-100!

REALLY GREAT GAME!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I thought this was a really great game! At first, it's a little hard to win the races and to pass jockey school, but overall the game is GREAT! You can own/train/race and breed your own horses. I also like the game because you can pick your silks and jockey. When your foal is 2, you can train it and pick out its gear too. Later on in the game, you could also be asked to come to the world jockey series. I WON THE SERIES!!! On free mode, you can ride on any track. Ride any horse, AND pick your rivals!! VERY GOOD GAME!!! BUY IT!!! AWESOME!!!

The Best Horse Racing Game Yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have had the pleasure of playing all three Gallop Racer games, and this one is by far the best. You actually get to see your foals grow from 0 to 2, not just have them instantly be 2yro. And for those who complain about the lack of training, look no further! Once a month for 6 months, you get the chance to turn your green colt/filly into a knowledgeable racing champion... or the sport's biggest dud. And for the first time in the series, there is NO limit on how many races you can enter your horse in, making it possible to gain titles you couldn't with the other games. You are also able to bet on the horses, and keep the money you earn. Indeed, the only faults that this games has is no winners cirlce, and that you can only breed once a year. Happy Racing!

Excellent game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game improved on the previous Gallop Racer in many areas. You won't get bored in this one as you did in the other one. It is more difficult and challenging to ride the horses as well as their are many more races you can run in overseas. You can unlock many races as well. I highly recommend this game.

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!!

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!!

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