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Just bought this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

O.K. people need to figure something out, why would you buy a horse racing game and expect something else, this game is intended for the person who loves horse racing and simulated horse gambling so what if you can't name your own horse when breeding you still get to pick the sire and dame.

three positives:
1. The graphics quality is actually surprisingly good
2. The racing aspect is quite challenging but if you know what your doing you are set
3. The # of actual racing venues is pretty vast

three negatives
1. It is too easy to win
2. like i said you can't name your own horse
3. The AI horse names are repetitive

Ugh...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ok, first of all I love horses...that's enough said. Now for the point I would like to make. Horse racing, the sport of Kings, Right? Umm I guess it's not anymore. With all the cool game graphics and details...why is it so damn hard to animate a horse?! I have seen a few games that did a half decent job (Gun & Equestrian Challenge) but nothing impressive. I guess I would like to see a game with good graphics, good game play, and a freaking point. Horse racing is very in depth. Most horse games are for kids anyway. So I guess I'll just stick to the real thing. It's more fun anyway. Oh and for the game -- boo on it! It was only .50 cents. Now I know why. But at least they tried...

Ok game, I like it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this is a good game for people who get frustrated all the time when they loose, this game can get booring but it is easy to win, I think gallop racer is way too hard so, this is better. I dont like how you dont have to do anything when you race, accept when you go through the starting gate. the rest of the time you just have to do NOTHING! untill the end when you whip and hold the analog stick up. I hope you found my review usefull!

A Disappointment - Mildly Engaging at Best

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Gallop Racer is the accepted leader for horse racing games, but being a Japanese franchise, it lacks some of the authentic feel of American thoroughbred racing (e.g. the whole "amusement park" setting, a lackluster wagering system, etc.). I had hopes that this game would make up for those shortcomings since it was sponsored by the NTRA. And while the atmosphere may be much more familiar to North American racing fans, the game unfortunately falls woefully short in gameplay and lasting appeal.

The two primary downfalls are the game's simplicity and redundancy. Simplicity in that there is no challenge at all, either in single races where any mudder can beat an all-time great or in the stable mode where within only a few weeks you'll be flush with winnings and able to breed the finest horses available. Simplicity also in the races themselves - there is very little player interaction beyond some timed button mashing. What should be the centerpiece of the experience feels more like a mini-game added at the last minute. There are other frustrations with the races as well, such as no variety in the camera angles, no ability to look back at your competitors during the race, and no replays at all after the fact.

The redundancy is showcased in the stable mode. What should have been the key driver for replayability instead feels like a treadmill of tasks. You simply cycle through breed, train, enter, wager, race over and over again. It feels very repetitive by the third cycle.

On the plus side, wagering is realistic and robust, complete with tutorials. The fact that it's the most complete aspect of the game leads my cynical side to believe that the entire title is simply an advertisement to get people to the track. This suspicion is further bolstered by the fact that you can't opt out of races that your stable isn't competing in - the game wants you to handicap, wager, and watch each go-round.

All in all, this title feels like a PDA or PSP game - something decent for killing time at the airport while on a layover. But as a console game, it lacks enough that anyone would hard-pressed to spend much time in front of it given the other options.

An okay game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I liked this game a lot, I liked Gallop Racer too but it was too hard for me, I really stink at a lot of video games. Well this game is easier than Gallop Racer, but your horse can get injured really easily, and you don't even get to choose any of your horse's names. I liked racing against champions like Funny Cide and Seabiscuit but they were pretty easy to beat. If Gallop racer is too hard for you but you love horse racing games, this is a good game for you.

Horse lover's buy this game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. But i warn you only buy it if you are a horse lover and also love horse racing.

Awesome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: July 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Other people have said that this game sucks. It sure doesn't. They are wrong. First of all i think that you have to be a horse lover to enjoy it. Some people said that they are horse racing fans but you have to love horses all together. The racing part is the best part of the whole game. The horses look real. You get to choose your horses training and you get to breed other horses. Another good thing about this game is that when you breed horses the horse just appears in your stable. I have a computer horse racing game that is similiar to this game except in that game you have to wait a year for foal to be born and then you have to wait until it is old enough to race (2 years old). I reccomend this game to horse fans and if you happen to love horse racing too like me then you will definetly love this game.

Horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 18
Date: March 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As a fan of horseracing and video games, I was very excited to see a game like this being marketed. I've played Gallop Racer and G! Jockey, and liked them both. The way this game was marketed, I thought it would be the eqivalent of Madden or 2K sports to horseracing. I was wrong. It plays terrible. It plays like a game from Atari, it is so bad. The races are ridiculous, you can go from 1st to last to 1st again. And in between races, you have to do all sorts of boring things to get to the next race. I think they wanted the player to concentrate on handicapping and betting to try and win over new racetrack converts. Maybe they will do that, but if you're looking for a good horseracing video game to play, this isn't it. Save your money, I traded mine in within a few days, this game was so bad

Way Too Easy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: February 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I had played gallop racer, which was awesome. So I decided to get NTRA because I had played xbox most often and enjoyed horse racing. But I was wrong in getting this. This game is sooo boring!! You could win races with your eyes closed, literally. It seems almost impossible to lose, the breeding isnt that fun, and pretty much the whole game itself isnt that fun. I was expecting a lot more from this game. So take my advice and get one of the Gallop Racer games for Playstation, they are way better.

"Impressive" NOT

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: February 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My dad got me this game for Valentine's day. I was SOOO excided, But when I started to play, it was boring. The races were too easy, and the stable part is comfusing. You have to claim your horse and you can't even groom it!! I didn't want to hurt my dad's feelings, so I said the racing part was fun.

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