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Motor Trend Presents Lotus Challenge (Xbox)

Lotus Challenge isn't about simply driving fast - to be part of Team Lotus you need to have style, penache and skill as well. The game has a strong story which sees you performing a number of astounding driving feats, ranging from jumping through trains on the set of a Hollywood blockbuster, to chauffering a pregnant woman to the hospital before she delivers! [Xicat Interactive]

Xicat Interactive
Racing
Players: 2
E (Everyone)
Developer: Kuju Entertainment
Released April 30, 2003

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

61 / 100

Critic Reviews

80 Cheat Code Central
It is also a game that will have you clocking in more than a few hours to beat. Again, that is a great thing but at times can add to the frustration to the player.
79 GameSpy
Very deep and is worth every penny of its price if you take the time to get to know it.
73 GameZone
Looks good but has some problems with control elements, which can only be described as sluggish in some instances.
72 Official Xbox Magazine
The problem here is that little about Lotus Challenge really stands out. [May 2003, p.79]
60 TotalGames.net
There’s a clever smattering of Challenge modes, various original and well-handled Stunts for you to master and enough tracks and vehicles to give the game decent longevity.
60 G4 TV
Easily the game's worst trait is its sound. The Formula One cars sound more like lawn mowers burning nitrous oxide than like the most responsive and powerful automobiles in existence.
58 TeamXbox
The balance of skill based gameplay and traditional racing makes Lotus Challenge a competitor in today’s generation of racers, but some of the game’s handling letdowns keeps it from pulling ahead of the pack.
40 Electronic Gaming Monthly
The game's strange mix of sim and arcade gameplay will please no one, and will leave serious Lotus fans in support groups, talking about what could have been. [June 2003, p.124]
30 Xbox Nation Magazine
The thrill of driving classic Lotus cars is obliterated by its unresponsive handling. [April/May 2003, p.93]

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