Melbourne Cup Challenge (also known as Frankie Dettori Racing in Europe) is a horse racing simulation video game based on the Melbourne Cup. It was developed by Sidhe Interactive and was published by Tru Blu Entertainment. The game was released in Australia and New Zealand on 26 October 2006 and 8 December 2006 for Europe. It was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.Multiplayer online play for all platforms, allowing competitive and friendly play over the Internet.
Multiple game modes including, career mode, jockey challenge, betting party. In depth Career Mode including auctions, horse breeding, training, and stable management.
Highly detailed graphics including realistic horses and jockeys, weather effects, and accurately modelled international race courses. Lifelike horse and jockey animation, motion captured by Weta Digital, the VFX wizards behind The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. I am trying to find the FULL version of this game, i can only find the demo. I have looked in the stores and online for this game and cant find it anywhere. Does anyone have the keyObviously u can go with kinect.
This one best kinect. Xbox 360 console.
Product Feature Edition: 250 GB Kinect Bundle. Xbox 360 250GB Console.
Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360. Kinect Adventures Game - rated 'E' for Everyone. Xbox 360 Black Wireless Controller and Xbox 360 Headset. Xbox 360 Composite A/V cable (standard definition). It's racing in the Melbourne Cup over 2 miles in November and is 40/1 in early markets. Prize money is $5 million so you have to be one of the world's best to win.
Could itRacingVic has been trying for an American runner for sometime and may get their wish this year with new owners placing the horse with Danny O'Brien with the express aim of running in the Melb Cup. Popular opinion suggests the staying form of horses from the US should be treated with caution, add to that the possibility of the horse having previously raced on some medication which may not allowed in Australia. Whilst there's little recent history to back it up, popular belief says the requirement to race with less drugs in the system is a challenge difficult to overcome. Add to all this is the fact there will be little acclimatisation period for the horse, who has raced quite recently. He has racked up a number of easy wins recently though. They have, however, been in small fields. Just the won run beyond the 2400 too, albeit a winning one.
What is in his favour is his trainer Danny O'Brien. O'Brien picked up Honor In War,another US import last year. Whilst he's yet to achieve a win here from a handful of starts he has shown some promise.
Tacit Agreement currently around the $67 mark. For the moment, I have a slow HP laptop which I only use for browsing the internet and playing simple games such as Torchlight and Warcraft. Windows 7, 1GB RAM, 32 bit operatinghi anwar, i have a very big list of games for u which can run in ur laptop, trust me! And yaeah, the games have great graphics and will work fine with ur laptop so this is the list!
Genre: SportsPublisher: TecmoDeveloper: TecmoRelease Date: May 2, 2006Buy 'GALLOP RACER 2006':Horse racing, known as the sport of kings, is a sport that most people participate in by wagering on it. In turn, the only risk of injury that the gamblers take is the risk of sudden decrease in wallet size. Still, betting on a horse race can be fun, and the excitement in the air is palpable as you see those large, muscular beasts racing around a track at breakneck speeds and listen to the cheers and cajoling that come with it. For those who can't get enough of real-life horse racing, or want to go behind the scenes and take part in some of the other aspects of this sport of kings, Gallop Racer 2006 attempts to provide the full equestrian experience.Starting out, you'll want to enter the Theme Park where you have all your racing options.
From here, you can start onto your long career as a horse owner, breeder, and jockey, as well as a part-time gambler. The amount of options and stats available to view and tweak is astounding, not to mention tedious and occasionally frustrating.
From the beginning, you'll choose your jockey's colors and are given some money that you can use to buy your first horse. This is the horse you'll use to build your dynasty.
Depending on your horse's stats, type, age, and zodiac sign (not really), it'll be qualified to enter into different races.You'll basically go through the staggering list of races and find ones that your horse can enter, and then enter it into them. From here, you'll race.
The racing part of the game is probably the most exciting and also the most complex. Your horse can have numerous abilities or faults that can help or hurt it during a race. For instance, it might be delicate and can't handle being knocked around in the pack, or it might not like straightaways or turns. On the other hand, it might be explosive when it gets ahead of the pack, or have great speed when it's on the outside line.
Each of these traits must be taken into account when you're racing your steed around the track.Before the race, you'll have the opportunity to bet on the race. All the standard betting options are there, such as win, place and show. There are also the non-standard betting options, such as quinella and trifecta. Depending on the risk you take, the reward can be large.
Betting on your own horse to win can be lucrative, as long as you are sure it's going to win. Otherwise, gambling can be a quick road to bankruptcy. However, you need money to proceed, so taking a risk is necessary if you want to proceed quickly and not make your money solely from the first place prizes.Thankfully, it's not all about the horse. There is a certain amount of skill involved in the race itself, and if you aren't proficient enough in guiding your horse with the reins and encouraging him with the whip, you'll find yourself losing consistently.
On the flipside, if you are a skilled rider, you'll find yourself able to beat faster horses with your own weaker horse. The race itself requires reflexes and timing, as a circular meter with moving bars requires you to time your start and also provides insight into your horse's condition. You can beat your horse, tap him, or show him the whip to get him moving. Pacing your horse is very important, as making him go too quickly at the beginning will leave him tired when he needs a final burst of speed to win.As you wins races and increase your spending ability, you'll find yourself purchasing more horses and entering more races. Once you've got a stable of a few powerful and fast horses, you'll probably want to start breeding them to save on cost and to replace your aging and slowing horses.
When breeding a horse, it will take on some of the attributes of the parent horses, and possibly some attributes from their parent horses. The game keeps track of several generations of ancestors for each horse, so you can take a look and make sure that your horse's offspring will have the best stats possible.The main goal is to have your horse enter into the Field of Legend and win this series. To be able to get this far, you'll have to have proved yourself to be a formidable horse owner and racer on and off the track, having won several titles with a few of your horses. Outside of the Theme Park, there's also Simulation mode, which allows you to create your own horses and tracks, and a quick race mode, which allows you to just jump into horse racing action and take a few turns around the track. The most robust mode is definitely the Theme Park, though.Gallop Racer 2006 makes no excuses for its subpar graphical capabilities. At the core, it's a horse simulation game, and as if to emphasize this point, the horses are the graphical showpieces of the game.
They look good, they move realistically, and when the cut scene plays that shows them walking on the track on their way to the gate, and they are rearing back their heads, you really can appreciate how they look. During the race itself, they are animated nicely. The tracks themselves are nice, and there are a lot of them, but mostly they fade to the background and aren't too impressive. Unfortunately, you'll be staring at a menu screen for most of the time, and while it is colorful, it can be a bit confusing, with lots of numbers and letters and symbols.If the visuals are sub-par, then the sound is a few bogeys behind them. You'll get your basic elevator music for the menus, and the race day sounds and music consist of the blowing of the trumpet and the stomp of horses' hooves as they race around the track. There is an announcer who doesn't contribute all that much to the experience, as he is not as exciting nor as familiar as the stereotypical horse racing announcers from the movies. Still, the sound could have been much worse, and it does serve its purpose even without a lot of flash.There is a multiplayer mode, and players can pit their own horses against each other in a battle for world domination.
Well, maybe not world domination, but the right to call yourself the owner of a digital Secretariat. Although multiplayer is provided, there is no online mode, which is unfortunate because the odds that you will have a friend or even know someone else who owns this game are astronomical. If you have friends who are as in to quirky horse simulation games as you are, you'll have a lot to do and a lot of competition ahead of you.As engrossing and deep as Gallop Racer 2006 is, it's still a horse-racing simulation, after all. This severely limits the appeal of the game, as most people are probably more interested in managing a football franchise or a baseball team than a horse farm.
However, if you're in the mood for something different or just happen to be a budding horse breeder, Gallop Racer 2006 might be the game for you. Just be prepared for a lot of stats and a lot of staring at a horse's backside. If you have a touch of equine blood running in your veins, Gallop Racer 2006 is calling to you.Score: 7.5/10.