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CART Fury: Championship Racing | 
 enlarge | From: MIDWAY
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.79
Buy Used: $4.37
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New (5) Used (16) from $4.37
Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 14000
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: Unknown
UPC: 031719268320
EAN: 0031719268320
ASIN: B00004Y5SQ
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| Features:
| • | 1-2 Players | | • | Digital Control | | • | Analog Control | | • | Vibration Function |
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Product Description
Feel the Fury. 5 Different Game Modes. Soundtracks from Outkast, Disturbed and more....
Amazon.com Review
Despite its Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) license, Midway's CART Fury Championship Racing is an arcade game through and through. Players looking for a CART simulation will not find it here. Instead, they'll discover an easy-to-play game in which a broad appeal is hindered by several flaws. For every positive aspect of this game, there's a negative one that more than neutralizes it. While the gameplay itself is very straightforward--reminiscent of Midway's Rush and Hydro Thunder series--its menus are quite frustrating. Although the graphics are good, the sound is extremely poor--the music isn't suited for CART and there's a noticeable lack of variety in sound effects. While the game features 15 real-life CART racers and seven actual tracks, the racers behave nothing like their namesakes, and the fictional tracks are uninspired. The artificial intelligence deficiency is the most criminal. The game's AI causes the computer-controlled drivers to behave very predictably, which makes several of your opponents too easy to defeat. The rest of your opponents are just as predictable in their dominance. This makes game sessions either unchallenging or frustrating. The game's numerous faults make it difficult to recommend to serious racing game fans. It does have Midway's trademark user-friendly appeal, making it an interesting choice for casual gamers looking for easy-to-learn fun. --Raymond M. Padilla Pros: - Easy for most gamers to pick up and play
- Fun, arcade-style gameplay
- Above average graphics
Cons: - Poor artificial intelligence
- Long load times
- Weak sound effects and music
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Holy toledo, what a dog... December 31, 2008
Please don't purchase this game - new or used. Under any circumstances. Period. Ever.
Now that that is out of the way-if you can find an old copy of CART World Series - buy that instead. Even as a 1997 PS1 game, it has a helluva lot more to offer than this worthless piece of garbage. Yes, it too has it's faults and limitations, but overall it was a damn fine game (and EXCEPTIONAL compared to CART Fury). Ugh. That was $4.56 (plus shipping) that I will never get back.
Oh yes, I will admit the graphics are quite good, but that is the only feature in the game worth ANYTHING. As far as the game being easy to use, yes it is-so easy it is boring. The physics of the game are comical (but not in a good way). Flush four and a half bucks down the toilet-I promise you will feel better about it than if you buy this game
(game being used in the loosest sense of the word).
I loved CART and its sister series, the IRL. This doesn't do anything for any kind of racing at all. Unless perhaps, you have the mentality of a five year old. (NOTE: I do not mean that as an insult to ANYONE, but just as an exclamation point to my opinion-sorry if that offends.)
 Avoid Disappointment - Read This First ! ! ! ! April 22, 2008
It is true they did make a CART video game once upon a time. However, consider yourself warned, if you are a fan of simulation style racing games this is most likely not what you are looking for. This is a campy, unrealistic, and unchallenging arcade style racing game. Do not be fooled by its claim that it has a simulation mode it is not any different from the arcade version. I bought this game knowing all of this information before hand and I do enjoy playing and laughing at this game from time to time. I am a fan of open wheel racing and I decided the cheese factor alone was worth the investment. How cheesy is it? Let's just put it this way; one of the tracks that you race in the game is ON THE MOON, enough said.
 Really fun game that does require skill! March 23, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, here is the honest truth.....I actually bought this game twice and took it back both times, thinking that is was really cheesy and silly. But then a funny thing happened. I played it with my girlfriend and she loved it!! We had a lot of fun racing every car and every track. Then, even after she got sick of it.....I KEPT PLAYING IT. I found out that it DOES take a LOT of skill to keep lowering your record times. I raced the various tracks HUNDREDS of times...each time shaving off seconds at a time...sometimes only hundreths of a second...with every tiny little time decrease being a direct result of precisely how well I drove each lap. Eventually I had ALL of the top times on EVERY track! It is very very exciting when you set the top time, especially when you are breaking your own records slightly each time! Give this game a chance....when you race it over and over again you will see that it DOES take a LOT of skill!
Great ARCADE type racing July 7, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is one of my favorite games. The controls aren't overly sensitive like some games I played. Now, I actually have another game where my girlfriend can play with me and not get frustrated with the controls. The graphics are cool too. If your looking for a GAME not a Simulator then get this game.
 Glad I Bought it used! June 5, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As far as racing games go, if you're REALLY bored then maybe it's worth the time to load into your PS2 (and wait for it to load). The simulation mode seems decent, with the ability to tweak your car though even that is limited. I was disappointed to find there was no pit stops. There are shortcuts, but I found them to only slow me down. The sub-games are fun, i.e. demolition. But whose idea was it to make a two sentance background music EVERY TIME the game loads? (sloooooowly) It was enough to make me want to strap m-80s to it and blow it to pieces. Do yourself a favor and turn the music(I use that term loosely) off. Would not recommend.
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