Top Gear GT Championship

Top Gear GT Championship, known in Japan as Zen Nihon GT Senshuken (全日本GT選手権, lit. "All-Japan GT Championship"), is a racing game developed and published by Kemco for the Game Boy Advance and released in 2001. The game was a launch title in Japan and Europe^[1] for the Game Boy Advance, and was the first Game Boy Advance game in the Top Gear series.

Top Gear GT Championship
Developer(s)	Kemco
Publisher(s)	Kemco
Series	Top Gear
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release	JP: March 21, 2001 EU: June 21, 2001 NA: July 9, 2001
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	55%[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Edge	4/10[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	4.33/10[4][a]
Famitsu	21/40[5]
Gamekult	2/10[6]
GamesMaster	65%[7]
GameSpot	5.9/10[8]
Next Generation	[9]
Nintendo Power	[10]

Reception

The game received mixed reviews. NextGen said of the game, "Great paint job, but the engine's not running on all cylinders."^[9] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.^[5]

Notes

1. Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 4.5/10, 3.5/10, and 5/10.

References

1. IGN staff (February 28, 2001). "Top Gear GT Championship (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
2. "Top Gear GT Championship for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
3. Edge staff (May 2001). "Top Gear: All-Japan [sic]" (PDF). Edge. No. 97. Future Publishing. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
4. Hager, Dean; Boyer, Crispin; Dudlak, Jonathan (July 2001). "Top Gear GT Championship" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 144. Ziff Davis. p. 94. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
5. "全日本GT選手権". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
6. Kuipers, Kévin (April 18, 2001). "Test : All Japan GT [Championship] : un moteur qui cale". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
7. "Top Gear GT Championship". GamesMaster. Future Publishing. 2001.
8. Provo, Frank (July 5, 2001). "Top Gear GT Championship Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 4, 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
9. "Top Gear GT Championship". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. July 2001. p. 69. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
10. "Top Gear GT Championship". Nintendo Power. Vol. 145. Nintendo of America. June 2001.

External links

• Top Gear GT Championship at MobyGames