Pulse Racer

Pulse Racer is a Jaleco Xbox racing game released on December 10, 2002, albeit only in North America. It is billed as a futuristic cart-style racing game in a similar vein as Mario Kart taking place in 2024, featuring "high-tech tools" and "sleek vehicles" where racers must use their own life force to beat the competition. It is often regarded as one of the worst Xbox games on the market.[3]

Pulse Racer
Cover art
Developer(s)Jaleco
Publisher(s)Jaleco
Producer(s)Quincy Roach
Designer(s)David "Oz" Osborne
Composer(s)Mikael Sandgren[lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s)Xbox
Release
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Pulse Racer's main differentiator among racing games is that a racer's life is tied to their vehicle. If the player pushes a driver too hard, the driver will have a heart attack. The driver will pass out for a few seconds until revived by an adrenaline shot to the heart. Holding forward on the left joystick will result in a speed boost, but holding it down for too long will cause the controller to vibrate before the driver suffers cardiac arrest. Other gameplay features include the ability to bring up a shield to protect against collisions and power-ups from other players (but prevents the player from steering), the ability to shoot cables out from either side of the car to assist in turning (using the left or right trigger buttons) and the ability to pick up power-ups such as speed boost, shield, health and more.

Critical reception

Pulse Racer received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Additionally, the game made IGN's Best Worst Game Reviews list.[9]

Notes
  1. Additional music by David Goodale, Chad Mossholder, Steve Pabst, Mike Smith, and Heather Sowards.[1]

References
  1. Game Manual, Page 24.
  2. Hwang, Kaiser (November 6, 2002). "Pulse Racer (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. "Pulse Racer for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  4. "Pulse Racer". Game Informer. No. 118. GameStop. February 2003. p. 105.
  5. Davis, Ryan (January 9, 2003). "Pulse Racer Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. Goldstein, Hilary (December 13, 2002). "Pulse Racer". IGN. Ziff Davis.
  7. "Pulse Racer". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. February 2003. p. 75.
  8. Kane, Brad (January 20, 2003). "'Pulse Racer' (Xbox) Review". X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2003. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. Geddes, Ryan; Clayman, David (July 15, 2009). "The Wednesday 10: Best Worst Game Reviews". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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