Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R
| Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Media Rings |
| Publisher(s) | Media Rings |
| Director(s) | Yutaka Kaminaga |
| Series | Zero4 Champ |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita (PSN) |
| Release | June 20th, 1997
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, cooperative |
Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R (ゼロヨンチャンプ Doozy-J TypeR) is a 1997 touge racing game for the Sega Saturn. It was released by Media Rings released exclusively in Japan as part of their Zero4 Champ series. It was released on the same day as the PlayStation game, Zero4 Champ DooZy-J - it is not currently known what makes Type-R different.
Summary
- Zero4 Champ (ゼロヨンチャンプ) is a series of racing games created by Yutaka Kaminaga of Media Rings, which started in 1991 with the Super Famicom and PC Engine title Zero4 Champ. The Saturn version DooZy-J Type-R is no different that the rest apart from the backgrounds being made of polygons instead of sprites.
- Zero4 Champ mixes the more "stylish" Japanese drag racing with an anime-style "Story Mode". Unlike the American version of the sport which uses oversized metal blocks on wheels, Japanese drag racing features various sport-grade Japanese cars such as the Toyota MR2-GT (SW20), the Mazda RX-7 Type RS (FD3S), the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI (CP9A), the Subaru Impreza WRX STi (GDB), the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BNR34), and the Honda NSX Type-S Zero (NA2), all import scene classics. There are also around 5 mini-bonus games which add replay value.
Reception
- Visually, Zero4 Champ wasn't well-received as the developers decided to use sprites for the cars rather than polygon models. The game allows extreme car customization so that they outperform the opposition. As well as loads of options to choose from for customizing there's also full RPG and simulation gameplay. Overall, Zero4 Champ was considered an average drag racing-style game; not an adequate arcade racer or racing simulation.
The series
1991.03.08: Zero4 Champ (ゼロヨンチャンプ), PC Engine- 1993.05.03: Zero4 Champ II (ゼロヨンチャンプII), PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
- 1994.07.22: Zero4 Champ RR (ゼロヨンチャンプ ダブルアール), Super Famicom
- 1995.12.25: Zero4 Champ RR-Z (ゼロヨンチャンプ ダブルアール・ヅィー), Super Famicom
- 1997.06.20: Zero4 Champ DooZy-J (ゼロヨンチャンプ ドゥーヅィージェイ), PlayStation
- 1997.06.20: Zero4 Champ DooZy-J Type-R (ゼロヨンチャンプ ドゥーヅィージェイ タイプアール), Sega Saturn
- 2002.11.21: Zero4 Champ Series: Drift Champ (ゼロヨンチャンプ シリーズ ドリフトチャンプ), PlayStation 2 (Hudson Soft)
- 2002.12.24: Go! Zero4 Champ (GO!04チャンプ), Mobile phone i-mode 504i (Hudson Soft / Profire)
