Champion Jockey (PS3)

Thought I'd try this game as there are distinct lack of Horse Racing games available. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Ignoring the very "arcadey" set up, lies a very complex and immersive Jockey experience. The Story mode is well thought out - occasionally the story gets in the way a bit of the gamplay but you can easily skip through the dialogue. The controls are a bit tricky at first but it doesn't take long to master them.The races themselves shouldnt be as addictive as they are, but I am forever saying "oh just one more race" and as you go through the difficulty modes the game becomes more and more challenging.You also have an option to breed and train your own horses,by choosing your own dam and sire, and then putting it through its paces throught the training option. The training itself I find pretty difficult, so normally utilise the auto train option. There is a great sense of achievment when your horse ir ready to race and you get a win with your own bred horse.All in all this game will have you celebrating victories and cursing defeats!A very good effort, and with a few tweaks in a possible sequel - could be an amazing game.And for the price on offer too - I'd recommend this to any horse racing fan!

this is the first ever review. champion jockey is the best horse racing game iv played. its good to see that both games companies g1 jockey and gallop racer joined together to make a more realistic horse racing simulation, the downside for me is the horse training and breeding. on gallop racer you had the chance to build your own stud farm increasing the number of horse you trained each time, you up graded your facilities and you had more horses that was your own. graphic are good and the horse move in the race like in real life. the bad thing about g1 jockey4 was the horse seem to be glued together in the race. you could never get in to positions u needed, which i see has now been rectified. in all a fun games with in-race tutorials to help you become a champion jockey.

Like this game play a lot

Item came in good time, and good value for money

wouldn t play in england

Where to begin? The gameplay is extremely basic, despite them throwing in tons of different commands to do when you're racing, it stills feels far too easy with no real way to make it harder. The horses are stiff and look more like donkeys with very short necks. There is no fluidity in the way the horse or jockey moves. The music is awful: tacky elevator style when you have to listen to it because there's a weird looking stranger standing next to that you're too scared to smile at. The only good thing would probably be the artwork of the non-animated phases of the story. For a PS3 game with all it's high graphics and glamor, this just doesn't step up to the mark.Opt for the Wii version instead, because unlike this, that won't disappoint.

There's nothing quite like Champion Jockey on PS3, an in-depth portrayal of the horse racing world: what could have been a cheap throwaway is instead a surprisingly lengthy pursuit.The Move controls are enjoyable without being essential and the career mode would have seemed out-dated five years ago, but if you want something original and don't mind a gamble you could find yourself backing a winner[[ASIN:B005A29V26 Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer

I had the original Gallop Racer on the PS & enjoyed it immensely so when a friend told me about G1 Jockey (on the PS2) I started to look around to see if there was anything available on the PS3. I found this amongst several others & I think I got the best of the lot. Getting used to the controls takes a while but all in all its a great game.