G1 Jockey 3- PS2 (PlayStation 2) Game- NEW

G1 Jockey 3 players take the role of an apprentice jockey thrust into the highly competitive sport of thoroughbred racing. During a season, players face fierce competition in its quest to become the world? S High Grade 1 jockey. All the action and animated spectacle of horse racing are captured in real time 3D. Players have full control of your horse right at the door and all up to the furious finish.

Ten tracks and 35 courses, including flat racing and steeplechase. 4,000 playable horses, each with its own characteristics. More than 100 jockeys rival. Changing weather and track conditions. Meticulous 3D modeling colored silk brands knight, bells and lights flashing.

Departure Region: United States
Release Date: May 27, 2003

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #14886 in Video Games

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Platform: PlayStation2

Dimensions: .50 pounds

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Editorial Reviews

From the Manufacturer
Excitement in the homestretch! Start as a rookie, compete for the best rides, and race to the elite G1 class. Victory depends on how well you know each of your rides. Choose from over 4000 playable horses, each one with unique characteristics. Work your horse into form, set a racing schedule, and ride to victory!

Features:

A variety of unique horses: 4,000 playabe horses with unique characteristics. Victory depends on how well you know each of your rides.

The ultimate in horseracing action: 10 racetracks with 35 courses. Join the jockeys on the track for intense real-time racing excitement.

Sharpen up on the training track: The last training session before a race may hold the key to victory.

Challenging steeplechases: Leap over a variety of obstacles in exhilarating steeplechase races.

Ultimate realism: Changing weather and track conditions, Steward's inquiries, and falls.

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Customer Reviews

Best Game EVER!!
Now I have not Played Gallop Racer 2003. But Let me tell you this is an AMAZING GAME right here! I have had so much fun playing it. I have played it for hours on end. Really good graphics, The controls are not too complex. There are just many things as a jockey that you can do to effect your mount. This is a game for people who love horse racing. You do interact with your mounts in the race, you can help suggest races for your regular rides if you are able to be good enough to have a trainer ask you to be a regular rider. It is very realistic. Easy is not too easy and hard...well that says enough! It's HARD! The game is not over after you become a Grade 1 Jockey. It will keep going year after year if you want it too! It is an amazing game! If you like Horse Racing you will LOVE this game. It is funny how some horses are named very closely to real ones. Cat Thief in the game is Catch Thief. lol There are alot more. Very funny really. See if you can catch some more! Lemon Drop Kid = Lemon Syrup Kid haha. They say none of them match but it sure seems like they are close. Even the silks are close. Silver Charm = Silver Calm, he has similar green and yellow striped silks! lol Any way GREAT GAME! I will definately get G1 Jockey 4!!

G1 Jockey 3 is my favorite game!
This game is excellent for anyone who enjoys racing or horses! It takes some patience but once you get into it your hooked. I started out on the easy level until I learned the trick of the trade. It's very realistic as far as the technical aspect of racing, trainers, horses, etc are concerned. I've read complaints that you don't get to breed and own your own horses but this game is about building a career as a jockey. It's very fun and I'm hoping Koei will come out with G1 Jockey 4.
Note: If you start out in easy mode try to get the horse Superb Stone he's the Seabiscuit of the game :)

As Real As You Can Get
I have recently bought both G1 Jockey 2003 and Gallop Racer 2003, and have found that I like the G1 Jockey 2003 much better than Gallop Racer. I am an avid horse racing fan, and even though Gallop Racer is a good game, this is the better game for people who watch more than just the Kentucky Derby every year. It takes the reality of how trainers interact with the jockies, and allows you to do workouts to get to know the horses.

Comparisions to Gallop Racer:
* Graphics are more realistic, and backgrounds won't make you dizzy (I've had problems with the GR Backgrounds)
* You ride more than the six horses, and work with numerous trainers.
* Access to 4000 horses, with oppertunities to ride any of them
* You are acctually treated like a jockey, and experience what they go through when they win/lose

And for those who do own Gallop Racer and get frustrated with the Easy mode not being so easy, the Easy mode in the game is really easy and I can't wait to try the others.

Price: $27.60

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII, players become one of those brave men who answered the call to arms. Finally, the players goal is the unification of China. Players can play multiple roles, the agent of pride to help his master to a rogue general forging his own path to glory.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #9782 in Video Games

Brand: Koei

Released on: 2003-07-22

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Platform: PlayStation2

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .20 pounds

Features

Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII includes a multitude of new features that will make it the finest game of its kind.

The series continues to evolve and bring each character vividly to life by giving players complete control of interpersonal affairs. While depicting historically significant relationships, such as the brotherhood between Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, or the bitter animosity between Ma Chao and Cao Cao, the game allows players to create new bonds between characters, with new commands such as Marriage and Sworn Brother.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII empowers gamers with the ability to play as any of the games 711 officers, 100 of which are original characters that can be created by the player. For the first time in the series, Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII introduces a multi-character system using all of the games officers. This system allows gamers the option of playing up to eight characters within a single game.

Each charactere is part of an alliance, nearly all forces can engage in a single battle, regardless of where their power bases are situated. This allows the most prestigious officers from each force to meet each other on the same battlefield. Consequently, power and spheres of influence can change at any moment. The outcome of events will never be completely clear until the end, even if one dominant force emerges midway through the game.

The lynchpin of any historical simulation game is the battle scene. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII, field and siege fighting have been combined into a single process. Now the player can decide whether to gradually advance their army, bypass hostile forces, or attack an enemy fortress in one swift move. Battle sequences now require moment-to-moment decision-making. Players must carefully consider the terrain, field of view, unit types and war council advisories as the battlefield situat

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Customer Reviews

ROTK8 - Constantly Getting Better and Better
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 is an excellent game. Like ROTK7, you can play any character in the game rather than just the ruler. The game follows the magic of the book, which heros that have herculean strength and some even have magical abilities. Significant characters from the previous games have had their abilities changed to better reflect the book which the game is based. For example, Cao Cao have great Charm, Political wisdom and intelligence, but him war experience is somewhat average, reflecting the fact that he was more of a strategist than a front line soldier.
I only had a few problems with the game. Titles, which officers could be given as the ruler's rank increased in ROTK7 have been removed. I liked being able to give my officers different titles. Also, I think there should be more intrigue in the game. Hardly any officers rebel against their rulers and start their own kingdom, only happening when the ruler dies and even that is rare.
Overall, this game is excellent and well worth the time of playing it. If you like Koei style strategy games, you will love this game.

An epic historical adventure
First off, let me start by saying this game is NOT for the attention deficient set. It is slow and and hard to get into. Even I had a hard time getting into it at first. You can only wage war once every three months which makes it hard to build momentum when you have to go to war, then stop and invest or farm or some other domestic concern. I think they put this feature in so that players would actually have to focus on domestic concerns instead of just going to war constantly which is what I did in most of the other games. Still, I enjoyed it once I got into it.
I am at a loss at why I love this game. It is certainly not good looking graphic wise. There are a lot of moments where there could have been graphics to illuminate the situation but weren't the most prominent being the officer banquet. It would have been nice to see a little picture showing officers eating or something. The gameplay is about as fast paced as the diary of ann frank but still it draws me in. I suppose it brings out the plotter and schemer in me. There's nothing cooler than convincing a rival general to defect during battle and then turning the tables on your rival. Another cool thing is the ability to develop your character from an average schmo to an awesome all around officer although unlike Romance 7 you can only improve your character so far. Like Romance 7 you can play as any officer. It is fun to rise through the ranks though it can be frustrating as well. Especially when your ruler turns down all your proposals.
A nice feature of the game is the ability to marry people although that can be a hard event to trigger without some helpful hints from the internet. As usual you can create your own officer. You have a lot more options when creating your officer such as assigning them different personalities. And if you collect all the special items in the game then you can make super powerful officers that are a match even for the elite generals like Zhou yu or Zhuge Liang.
Another new feature is the inclusion of 'tactics', which are skills that can be used on the battlefield. These tactics become a key part of battles, so much so that with the right tactics a small army can put a much larger one to route. Because of this the battles often decided not by numbers but tactics.
Finally, I say that if you like strategy games then you might like this, although you might want to try Dynasty tactics if you like war but don't like doing things like repairing walls and harvesting grain or if you like flashy pretty eye candy graphics. You might also want to give Romance 7 a hot if you like this game but don't like waiting three months every time you want to go to war.

Take over Ancient China.
Some people play Halo. Some people play Counter-Strike. If you're a strategy fan, you're now playing Romance of the 3 Kingdoms 8. Released on August 12, 2003, Koei added a new title to their longest-running series. If you're familiar with, and enjoyed, previous titles in the Ro3K series, 8 is a perfect choice for you. If you're into games with fast paced action, walk right by. Fans of PC-style strategy games like Civilization and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri will be right at home with Ro3K8.

The game is very, very deep with tons of replay value. If you're an armchair general, get this game.

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