Auto Modellista is a racing game developed and published by Capcom, first released on Sony PlayStation 2, and subsequently, on Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox. It marked itself apart from other games of the same genre with cel-shaded graphics, which made them look as though they were hand-drawn and cartoon-like. As this was its selling point, which developers had experience in within, what the game suffered from was a poor handling dynamics due to lack of experience in the genre, this novelty game turned out to be a critical and commercial failure. In 2003 to address the problems cited by the Japanese and European PS2 versions, Capcom reworked the game and added some US cars initially for the US market, titled as Auto Modellista US Tuned, this could sway US buyers into buying the game as it still suffered the same handling dynamics that haunted the game. The US Tuned edition would be ported as a GameCube and XBox game, the latter was due for release in Europe on April 2004 when distributors pulled the game out of release knowing sales of the game were going to be poor.
In the garage mode, the player is granted the ability to select one of four tire types which affects road grip and in regards to the weather occurring on the race track (for example, the "Semi-Slick Tires" provide maximum speed and grip in dry weather, but suffer in rain). Other options include brakes (which determines braking efficiency), suspension (), Turbines, Mufflers, Computer (determines the cars ability to accept upgrades later in the game), the engine, "Final Gear", and Weight Reduction. All these aspects contribute to a working and efficient car, but no individual option will drastically change a car's driving ability.
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auto modellista - Official site offers details of the game, including screenshots and pictures of a few of the cars.
Contactmusic.com - [7/10] If you enjoyed Gran Turismo you will more than likely enjoy Auto Modellista... Also contains screenshots. (Playstation 2)
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GameSpot - Review, news, movies, screen shots, and cheat codes for the PlayStation 2 version.
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GameSpy - [45/100] Review of the PlayStation 2 version by Adam Pavlacka. A victim of feature creep, the core game suffers greatly.
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Gaming Nexus - [5.8/10] Review of GameCube version by Charlie Sinhaseni. Add a few more cars, clean up the visuals a bit, keep the same horrid gameplay and strip it of the online element and what do you get? Auto Modellista for the GameCube, a rushed port that obviously was released to cash in on a few desperate bucks.
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