IHRA Drag Racing (video game)

IHRA Drag Racing is a racing video game developed by Digital Dialect and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is part of the IHRA Drag Racing series of video games. A Dreamcast version, which was scheduled to release on April 25, 2001,^[4] was canceled.^[5] The game was released on mobile phones on June 1, 2003.^[1]

IHRA Drag Racing
Developer(s)	Digital Dialect
Publisher(s)	Bethesda Softworks, Vir2L Studios
Series	IHRA Drag Racing
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Windows[1]
Release	Windows November 29, 2000[2] PlayStation November 20, 2001[1][3]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer[1]

Development

The game was announced in March 1999.^[6] The game was scheduled to release in Q2 2000.^[6]

Reception

Review score

Publication	Score
GameSpot	5.3/10[7]

Reception

Stephen Poole of GameSpot reviewed IHRA Drag Racing for Microsoft Windows and rated it a 5.3 of 10 stating "If you devote a lot of time and patience to the game, there's certainly some fun to be had in IHRA Drag Racing. Unfortunately, because of all the game's problems, it seems likely that not many players will stick with it long enough to enjoy it."^[7]

Sales

IHRA Drag Racing sold more than 750,000 copies by March 2003^[1] and over 1 million by November 2003.^[8]

References

1. OH, Norwalk (March 6, 2003). "IHRA and Vir2L Release Cutting-Edge Wireless Phone Game". dragraceresults.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
2. "Bethesda Softworks Ships "IHRA Drag Racing" PC Game". ihra.com. November 29, 2000. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
3. Perry, Douglass C. (March 17, 2000). "Off the Record, Vol. 43". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
4. "Video Game release dates". The Pantagraph. March 29, 2001. p. 65. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Chau, Anthony (April 25, 2001). "IHRA Drag Racing Blows A Tire". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
6. "IHRA". powersims.com. March 8, 1999. Archived from the original on February 6, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
7. Poole, Stephen (January 23, 2001). "IHRA Drag Racing Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 19, 2001. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
8. "Mforma Announces Launch Of First Multicarrier, Multiplayer Wireless Game For U.S Carriers". bethsoft.com. November 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 7, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2022.