Ducati World Racing Challenge

Last year, Acclaim released F355 Challenge for the Sega Dreamcast. It was a superb racing game that featured one of the most respected vehicle manufacturers in automotive racing: Ferrari. With the release of Ducati World Racing Challenge, Acclaim was undoubtedly hoping to capture that same essence using yet another revered name in Italian racing. Unfortunately, while the game boasts about 40 different Ducati motorcycles that span the length of the company's storied existence since World War II, Ducati World Racing Challenge is severely hampered by its poor control, obsolete graphics, and bad sound.

Ducati World Racing Challenge is split up into two distinct gameplay modes--quick race and Ducati life--the latter of which makes up the majority of the game. Similar to the Gran Turismo games for the PlayStation and the evolution mode in EA's Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, this open-ended mode lets you choose from a number of racing events throughout the history of Ducati's 50-year product line. You start Ducati life with $10,000 with which to buy a bike, helmet, and leathers. You'll only be able to afford a cheap bike initially, but you can gain more money by competing in the many racing events available. Most of these events have some sort of prerequisite that you need to meet before being allowed to compete--such as possessing a certain class of license or bike--and by successfully completing the events, you'll be rewarded with new bikes, hidden tracks, and prize money. You can use prize money to stock your garage full of Ducatis that range from classics from the '50s and '60s to modern-day beasts like the 996SPS and 748. The game lets you squeeze more performance from your bike by letting you upgrade various parts like the gearbox, exhaust, brakes, wheels, tires, and clutch.

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