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IndyCar Series
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 2 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Codemasters
Developer: Brain in a Jar
Genre(s): Racing, Driving
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: May 20, 2003
Summary
The main game offers immediate high-paced action and player-friendly handling, making the feel both authentic and realistic. It is easy to pick up and play and offers a dynamic difficulty management system to keep the action packed, 200mph maneuvers coming thick and fast. Modes include Quick Race, IndyCar Series Season, and The Indy 500. Features realistic AI and team tactics modeled after real IndyCar Series drivers and tems. Learn more about IndyCar Series tactics from the Masterclass, taught by Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever Jr. Create your own racing drivers and teams with your own personalized car. IndyCar Series TV-style presentation, which enhances the immersive gameplay experience. [Codemasters]
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What The Critics Said
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IGN
The challenge level is great, the dicing through traffic is adrenalin inducing (I had to force myself to release my death grip on the controller a few times), and the focus required to play is high. It just feels real.
Read Full Review >Gamezilla!
Codemasters have succeeded in doing what they set out to do. And that’s providing Indy Car racing fans with the most realistic and entertaining game to date. If you fall into that category, it’s a no-brainer.
Read Full Review >GameZone
I have to say that the biggest thing that I found really good about IndyCar was the fact that the physics weren’t perfect, but pretty darned close.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
Graphics aside, this game is very realistic and sim fans will be rewarded with hours and hours of oval-racing Nirvana.
PSM Magazine
Likely to bore gamers who grew up on a diet of extreme games, but those of you who can look past the lack of a turbo boost wil discover a game with more depth than your average racer. [June 2003, p.32]
Gamers' Temple
One of, if not the only, Indy style racer out there. So if you’re a big Indy fan then this is your game.
Read Full Review >Sports Gaming Network
The lack of USB wheel support and no mirrors bring the ranking down significantly. Every time I gear up for a race I think of how much better this game could have been.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
What ultimately makes IndyCar Series good instead of great is it’s inability to really target an audience.
Read Full Review >BBC Sport
The effort required to make any progress is so frustating that you'll undoubtedly start to wonder what you're doing playing an IndyCar racer when there are plenty of decent Formula 1 games out there already.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
Graphically, this game is an ugly stepchild, but it does have a great sense of speed. [June 2003, p.105]
Eurogamer
The award for best/only recent IndyCar sim that manages to be strangely absorbing while faithfully reproducing the sport, albeit in an aesthetically displeasing way, goes to... IndyCar Series!
Read Full Review >Adrenaline Vault
Fundamental flaws unjustly hamper the gameplay, and the lack of support for many USB wheels is nothing short of devastating.
Read Full Review >Game Chronicles
IndyCar Series does a remarkable job of simulating just about every aspect of the IndyCar season and the world famous Indianapolis 500 right up to the point where you get behind the wheel.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
I can really only recommend this game to those who appreciate and enjoy all the nitty-gritty of the Indy racing sport. If you are one of those people, add about 15 points to my score.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The tension isn't there when it comes to working on race tactics. [Aug 2003, p.99]
PSX Nation
From gameplay modes to bonus stuff and graphics, “IndyCar Series” is to the PS2 what “Flag 2 Flag” was to Dreamcast: a forgettable racing appetizer.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The modes available in IndyCar Series are all pretty shallow, which not only detracts from the overall experience, but also significantly reduces its replay value.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Not that I'm a masochist, but crashes are a reality in racing, lets give the player a reason NOT to crash instead of getting away with poor decisions.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
A well-presented, bland, unforgiving and ultimately undesirable game that’s best avoided amongst an infinity of better racers on the market.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
The physics appear sound and there are plenty of ways to tweak your vehicle, but the game has no spark. Easy mode is too dull and not at all true to the sport, and normal and pro modes are too demanding.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Fernando C. gave it a 10:
I feel that this game is very good in the graphic pictures, and in the way you feel that you are in control if the car you actually feel that you are there in the car.
