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IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition

IHRA Sportsman marks a new direction for the popular IHRA series, with its new racing rule set and gameplay completely redesigned from the ground up. IHRA Sportsman utilizes the Official IHRA Bracket Racing…

40 9 March 2006

IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition is a racing developed by Bethesda Softworks, released 9 March 2006 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition is

IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition is a racing game developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 2006. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

IHRA Sportsman marks a new direction for the popular IHRA series, with its new racing rule set and gameplay completely redesigned from the ground up. IHRA Sportsman utilizes the Official IHRA Bracket Racing rule set of the Sportsman Series - featuring Top Sportsman and Top Dragster car classes. Designed to appeal to the casual racer along with the drag racing enthusiast, the game will offer a quick play Arcade mode along with a detailed simulation mode that allows you to experience the excitement and challenge of the IHRA Sportsman 12-event season. Players will earn money, buy and unlock new higher quality parts and cars as they progress towards the IHRA Sportsman Championship. You can…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action.

How it was received

IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 6% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 25 points below the year average.

What it launched against

IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition launched on 9 March 2006, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II and Daxter. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter.

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When did IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition come out?
IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition was released on 9 March 2006 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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