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Daytona USA (video game)

Daytona USA
Daytona USA arcade flyer.jpg
Daytona USA arcade flyer
Developer(s) Sega AM2
Publisher(s) Sega
Director(s) Toshihiro Nagoshi
Producer(s) Toshihiro Nagoshi
Yu Suzuki
Designer(s) Toshihiro Nagoshi
Programmer(s) Takuji Masuda
Composer(s) Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
David Leytze
Platform(s) Arcade, Sega Saturn, Windows, PlayStation Network, Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Release Arcade
  • JP: August 1993(limited release)
  • WW: April 1994
Sega Saturn
  • JP: 1 April 1995
  • NA: 11 May 1995
  • EU: 8 July 1995
Windows
  • JP: August 1996
PlayStation Network
  • WW: 25 October 2011
Xbox Live Arcade
  • WW: 26 October 2011
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Arcade system Sega Model 2
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com (PSN/XBLA) B
AllGame (Arcade) 4/5 stars
(Saturn) 3/5 stars
(PC) 2.5/5 stars
CVG (Arcade) 96%
(Saturn) 96%
Edge (Saturn) 8 / 10
EGM (Saturn) 15.5 / 20
Eurogamer (XBLA) 9 / 10
Famitsu (Saturn) 30 / 40
(Saturn) 8 / 10
(Saturn) 9 / 10
GameFan (Saturn) 264 / 300
GamePro (Saturn) 4.5 / 5
GamesMaster (Saturn) 84%
GamesRadar (PSN/XBLA) 4.5/5 stars
OPM (UK) (PSN) 8 / 10
OXM (UK) (XBLA) 9 / 10
Games World (Saturn) 94%
Maximum (Saturn) 5/5 stars
Mean Machines (Saturn) 96%
(PC) 86%
(Saturn) 95%
Sega Pro (Saturn) 94%
Sega Saturn Magazine (Saturn) 5/5 stars

Daytona USA is a racing video game developed by Sega AM2 and released by Sega, with a limited release in 1993 followed by a full release in 1994. One of the highest grossing arcade games of all time,Daytona USA was Sega's first title to debut on the Sega Model 2 arcade board, and, at the time of its release, was considered the most visually detailed 3D racing game. Compared to the flat-shaded polygons of its predecessor, Virtua Racing, Daytona's 3D-world was fully texture-mapped, giving it a more realistic appearance. Daytona was one of the first video games to feature filtered, texture-mapped polygons, giving it the most detailed graphics yet seen in a video game up until that time. In single-player mode, Daytona maintained a consistent 60fps (frames per second) rate, even with multiple opponents on screen, surpassing the motion smoothness of the only other racing game in a comparable graphical arena, Namco's Ridge Racer.

A slightly updated version of Daytona USA was re-released in arcades in 2010 as Sega Racing Classic.

On 12 October 2011 Sega announced that Daytona USA would be coming to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. This also marked the return of the original name. The game saw its release on 25 October for PlayStation Network, and 26 October for Xbox Live Arcade.

The player is put behind the wheel of a (known as the Hornet, and the car has a lot of similirities with the NASCAR Chevrolet Lumina), with the choice of three tracks as well as an automatic or manual transmission. The player's objectives are to outrun the competing cars, and complete the race before time runs out.


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