Viper Racing Explained

Viper Racing
Developer:	Monster Games
Publisher:	Sierra On-Line
Producer:	Owen Justice
Designer:	Owen Justice Dave Pollatsek
Programmer:	Richard Garcia Dave Broske
Artist:	Troy Harder Brian McCabe
Genre:	Sim racing
Modes:	Single player, up to 8 players in multi-player
Platforms:	Windows

Viper Racing is a Dodge-licensed 3D car racing game, released in 1998 on the Windows PC platform. It was the first commercially released game developed by Monster Games.

Development

The game was developed in two years with a team of six people.^[1]

Reception

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.

The game was a finalist for Computer Games Strategy Plus 1998 "Racing Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Motocross Madness. The staff called the former "a fabulously rich game experience, with an excellent career mode and more customization options than you could find at a real Dodge dealer."^[2]

External links

• • VRGT, new cars and tracks, updated game, utilities, on-line racing series, forum
• Full Game, add-on cars and tracks, tips, tricks, info on converting cars and tracks for Viper Racing
• Impreza WRX's Car Creation or Conversion Tutorial for Viper Racing
• LamboGTR's Add-on cars and links to Viper Racing community

Notes and References

1. Web site: Features. https://web.archive.org/web/19981206152234/http://www.gemonthly.com:80/features/viper_racing_interview/viper_interview.html. Gaming Entertainment Monthly. December 6, 1998. March 26, 2024.
2. Web site: The Best of 1998 (Racing Game of the Year) . CGSP staff . February 11, 1999 . Computer Games Strategy Plus . Strategy Plus, Inc. . https://web.archive.org/web/20050208151531/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/017/163/racing_of_year.html . February 8, 2005 . dead . April 26, 2021.