Flag to Flag explained

Developer:ZOOM Inc.
Publisher:Sega
Producer:Takashi Uryu
Director:Masakazu Fukuda
Composer:Akihito Okawa
Houzou Okazaki
Genre:Racing
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms:Dreamcast

CART: Flag to Flag, known as in Japan, is a racing video game developed by ZOOM Inc.[1] and published by Sega for the Dreamcast console.

Gameplay

Flag to Flag is officially licensed by the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) racing league. It is based on the 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series. The game contains the 19 race tracks, 27 drivers, and 18 teams that were used in the 1998 CART Season.

Tracks

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1MiamiHomestead, Florida, United StatesOvalMarch 15, 1998
2MotegiMotegi, JapanOvalMarch 28, 1998
3Long BeachLong Beach, California, United StatesStreet CircuitApril 5, 1998
4NazarethNazareth, Pennsylvania, United StatesOvalApril 26, 1998
5Rio de JaneiroJacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOvalMay 10, 1998
6Gateway Int'lMadison, Illinois, United StatesOvalMay 23, 1998
7Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin, United StatesOvalMay 31, 1998
8DetroitDetroit, Michigan, United StatesStreet CircuitJune 7, 1998
9PortlandPortland, Oregon, United StatesRoad CourseJune 21, 1998
10ClevelandCleveland, Ohio, United StatesTemporary Road CourseJuly 12, 1998
11TorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaStreet CircuitJuly 19, 1998
12MichiganBrooklyn, Michigan, United StatesOvalJuly 26, 1998
13Mid-OhioLexington, Ohio, United StatesRoad CourseAugust 9, 1998
14Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United StatesRoad CourseAugust 16, 1998
15VancouverVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaStreet CourseSeptember 6, 1998
16Laguna SecaMonterey, California, United StatesRoad CourseSeptember 13, 1998
17HoustonHouston, Texas, United StatesStreet CourseOctober 4, 1998
18Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland, AustraliaStreet CourseOctober 18, 1998
19FontanaFontana, California, United StatesOvalNovember 1, 1998

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen called it a "competent" racing title, but nothing more than what racing fans would expect. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZOOM ONLINE INFORMATION . Japanese . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120628092811/http://www.zoom-inc.co.jp/page/index_work.html . June 28, 2012 . March 14, 2020.