{{short description|1998 racing video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = C3 Racing | image = C3 Racing cover.jpg | caption = European cover art | developer = Eutechnyx | released = {{vgrelease|EU|10 December 1998<ref name="jeuxv"/>|EU|15 January 1999<ref>{{cite web | url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/C/SLES-01363.html | title=C3 Racing - Car Constructors Championship - (Pal) }}</ref>}} | designer = | genre = Racing game | publisher = Infogrames Multimedia | platforms = PlayStation | modes = Single-player, multiplayer }}
'''''C3 Racing: Car Constructors Championship''''', released in Britain as '''''Max Power Racing''''' as a tie-in to the ''Max Power'' magazine,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=C3 RACING - CAR CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP - (PAL) |url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/C/SLES-01363.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=psxdatacenter.com}}</ref> is a racing video game first released in December 1998, developed by Eutechnyx and published by Infogrames Multimedia for the PlayStation. The game allows the player to race in 11 locations around the world in a variety of licensed sports cars. It is the follow-up to 1997's ''Total Drivin''.<ref name="play"/>
==Gameplay== left|thumb|Gameplay screenshot The game can be played by either one or two players in split-screen.<ref name=":0" /> In Arcade mode the player races on all 31 tracks in the game, unlocking new and more powerful cars with every two victories.<ref name=":0" /> In the beginning of the game the player races in either Africa or Peru in either a Nissan Micra or a Renault Clio. These are separate tangents that unlock separate countries to each other.
If the player finishes first on all three tracks in Africa then they will unlock the Chinese tracks, and they finish first on those tracks then they will unlock the Indonesia tracks. From here, the USA tracks are unlocked followed by the Brazilian tracks. After unlocking the Brazilian tracks no more tracks can be unlocked in this tangent.
As for the Peru tangent, finishing 1st unlocks the Rome tracks, followed by Norway, Monaco and the United Kingdom. After unlocking all available GTI cars during the course of the Arcade Mode the choice of cars will change to High Performance Class, starting as with the GTI Class with two cars to choose from. If the players have finished all the 31 tracks, they will be able to race on all the tracks reversed.
In Championship mode, the player races in four Championship classes, with pre-determined circuits for racing on.
== American localization == In North America, the game was rethemed and renamed as '''''TNN Motorsports Hardcore TR''''' by publisher ASC Games, which featured different cars, but had similar tracks (relocated to locations within the United States) and menus to ''C3 Racing.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=TNN MOTOR SPORTS HARDCORE TR - (NTSC-U) |url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/T/SLUS-00980.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=psxdatacenter.com}}</ref>
== Reception == British magazine ''Play'' rated the game 75%. The reviewer praised the cars, handling and track scenery, but was critical of graphics and plain looking licensed cars, concluding that ''Max Power Racing'' is "good fun, but no front runner".<ref name="play">{{Cite magazine |date=1999 |title=Review: Max Power Racing |url=https://archive.org/details/play-045/page/n63/ |magazine=Play |pages=64–65 |issue=45}}</ref> Pete Wilton of the ''Official UK PlayStation Magazine'' rated it 7 out of 10, saying that the game "feels unfinished" and being critical of the cars appearing "blocky and badly drawn".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1999 |title=PlayTest: Max Power Racing |url=https://archive.org/details/official-uk-playstation-magazine-42/page/n97 |magazine=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |pages=96–98 |issue=42}}</ref> German magazine ''MANiAC'' rated it 76%.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/MANIAC.N075.2000.01/page/n99 | title=MANiAC.N075.2000.01 [+400dpi] | date=6 August 2016 }}</ref> French magazine ''Joypad'' rated ''C3 Racing'' 5 out of 10, commenting that it is enjoyable but ultimately brings nothing new to the racing genre. Its editors, Rahan and Trazom, wrote that with ''TOCA 2: Touring Cars'' coming out at the same time, and with the existing hits ''Gran Turismo'' and ''Colin McRae Rally'', it makes it difficult to choose ''C3 Racing''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 1998 |title=Test |url=https://archive.org/details/joypad-081-decembre-1998/page/n113/ |magazine=Joypad |pages=114–115}}</ref> JeuxVideo.com rated it 15 out of 20, writing that it is a "good racing game that has the advantage of being very fast".<ref name="jeuxv">{{Cite web |date=2004-02-03 |title=C3 Racing - XBOX - Test avec JeuxVideo.com |url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com:80/articles/0000/00000161_test.htm |access-date=2024-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040203170642/http://www.jeuxvideo.com:80/articles/0000/00000161_test.htm |archive-date=2004-02-03 }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Eutechnyx games}}
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