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Batman: Gotham City Racer

Cruise as Batman, Nightwing, or Batgirl - or one of 23 criminals like The Joker, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, and Killer Croc. Master 15 supercharged vehicles loaded with signature weapons like Batarangs, Laughing…

18 April 2001

Batman: Gotham City Racer is a racing developed by Sinister Games, Inc., released 18 April 2001 on PlayStation.

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What Batman: Gotham City Racer is

Batman: Gotham City Racer is a racing game developed by Sinister Games, Inc. and released in 2001. It was published by Ubi Soft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cruise as Batman, Nightwing, or Batgirl - or one of 23 criminals like The Joker, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, and Killer Croc. Master 15 supercharged vehicles loaded with signature weapons like Batarangs, Laughing Gas, Cat Claws, Sewage Slicks, and tons more. Live Batman's world through 51 episode-based missions with real cut-scenes from the TV show. Go on a crook-bustin' free-for-all in Patrol Mode or start a wild crimewave as a Villain and leave Batman in the dust! Go head-to-head against a friend in Hero-vs.-Villain splitscreen. Blaze through the urban maze of Gotham in massive 3D-rooming environments and multiple angles.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Batman: The Animated Series series

Batman: Gotham City Racer is the third of 3 entries we hold in the Batman: The Animated Series series. It arrived 5 years after The Adventures of Batman & Robin: Activity Centre. It is the most recent released entry in the series.

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What it launched against

Batman: Gotham City Racer launched on 18 April 2001, within three weeks of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Worms World Party, Flower, Sun, and Rain and Tropico.

Released around the same time: Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Worms World Party, Flower, Sun, and Rain, Tropico.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Batman: Gotham City Racer come out?
Batman: Gotham City Racer was released on 18 April 2001 for PlayStation.

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