Juiced (video game)
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Main cover featuring Mazda RX-8
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| Developer(s) | Juice Games |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Distributor(s) | Sega (Japanese version) |
| Series | Juiced |
| Platform(s) | Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox Mobile phone |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer, online multiplayer |
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| Edge | N/A | 6/10 5/10 (Beta) |
6/10 5/10 (Beta) |
6/10 5/10 (Beta) |
| EGM | N/A | N/A | 6.83/10 | 6.83/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10 |
| Famitsu | N/A | N/A | 29/40 | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 7.5/10 5.75/10 (Beta) |
7.5/10 5.75/10 (Beta) |
| GamePro | N/A | N/A |   |
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| GameSpot | N/A | 6.1/10 | 6.3/10 | 6.3/10 |
| GameSpy | N/A | |
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| GameZone | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10 | 7.4/10 |
| IGN | N/A | 6/10 | 6.5/10 | 6.8/10 |
| OPM (US) | N/A | N/A | |
N/A |
| OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.1/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | N/A | 68% | N/A | N/A |
| Detroit Free Press | N/A | N/A | |
N/A |
| The Times | N/A | |
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| Aggregate scores | ||||
| GameRankings | 77% | 67% | 68% | 71% |
| Metacritic | N/A | 63/100 | 68/100 | 68/100 |
Juiced is a racing video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and mobile phone. The game was delayed for release in 2004 because its original publisher, Acclaim, went bankrupt. Juice Games and Fund 4 Games retained ownership of the property and sold the game to THQ, who funded the project for a further six months of improvements. In early 2006, British software publisher Focus Multimedia re-released the PC version of Juiced at a new budget price as part of its "Essential" games series. The game offers different modes including career and arcade that present the player with challenges of increasing difficulty. The player can customize the car to suit their style and unlock new ones in arcade mode. The game features nitrous boosts, similar to that of other racing games. Juiced went to number one in the United Kingdom MCV sales charts and its first version sold 2.5 million units.
There are four different racing types: circuit (standard racing with laps), point-to-point (single lap), sprint (drag race), and showoff (timed race). The player's reputation fluctuates with their wins and losses, and receives awards for raising their reputation.
Juiced was originally intended to be published by Acclaim Entertainment, and released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC in late 2004. However, the game was caught up in Acclaim’s bankruptcy issues and never released by them. Game magazines around the world wrote reviews on nearly finished copies of the game. It was then picked up by THQ and published in 2005. During the development of Juiced, Acclaim filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy before Juiced was set for release in late 2004. It was picked up by THQ and further delayed as Juice Games was given more development time to refine the game. When Acclaim went bankrupt, they held an auction. Most of the promotional posters were destroyed, but a number of them made it out and were sold along with a few other items. The promotional posters are highly coveted around the world today; a set of them was seen on eBay America in early February 2007.
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