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Frankie
Dettori Horse Racing
The
Key Features of Frankie Dettori Horse Racing
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Highly detailed horses with
motion captured animation for horses and riders.
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20 photo-real race courses from
around the world, including licensed real-world courses such as
Flemington, Classic Caulfield and Ascot
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Cinematic replay system
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Full race commentary audio,
featuring Matthew Hill
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Play the game as any combination
of owner, jockey and punter (betting enthusiast)
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Multiple game modes including
Single Race, Jockey Championship, simulated Betting Party, Simulation
Mode and Season Mode
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Up to 8 player multi-player
Betting Party, on the same machine
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Online multiplayer for Jockey
Championship and Betting Party
Does
the game feature motion-captured horses?
Yes.
The motion capture was recorded in a huge warehouse by Weta Digital,
the special effects wizards behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy and
King Kong.
What is the difference between
Melbourne Cup Challenge and Frankie Dettori Racing?
Melbourne
Cup Challenge is the name of the game in Australasian territories.
Frankie Dettori Racing is the name of the game in Europe.
When
the game starts you will be asked to select your territory, and from
then on you will play the game as MCC or FDR as you chose.
The
order in which tracks are unlocked differs between the two modes, with
European tracks being available earlier in Frankie Dettori Racing, and
Australian tracks available earlier in Melbourne Cup Challenge.
If
playing as Frankie Dettori Racing then the season mode will use the
northern-hemisphere racing calendar. If playing as Melbourne Cup
Challenge, the season mode will use the southern-hemisphere racing
calendar.
All
game features and all unlockable content are available in both game
types.
Does Melbourne Cup Challenge
feature real races?
Yes,
key races such as the Melbourne Cup, the Golden Slipper, and the Cox
Plate are incorporated in to the racing calendar of season mode.
Season
Progression:
- Day by
day, week by week, season by season progression
- Win
races to earn money, trophies and to qualify for other races
- Use
cash to hire new staff, improve your facilities, buy new horses and
place simulated bets
Horse
Breeding:
- Breed
from your horses: Send your mares to be covered, or raise funds by
using your top stallions as studs
- Breeding
will combine attributes from both horses to create a new unique
thoroughbred
Stable
Management:
- Hire
and fire jockeys. The better your jockeys the more races your horses
will win
- Hire
and fire trainers. The better your trainers, the more of your horses'
potential will be used
- Hire
and fire betting managers. Betting managers can place simulated bets on
all races, even the ones you don't attend. But how good they are will
dictate whether you see ever-increasing winnings or plummeting losses
- Expand
your stables. The bigger the stables, the more horses you can own the
more horses you own the more races you can win!
Simulated
betting options:
Frankie Dettori Racing allows you to place multiple simulated bet types
on any and all races in a race meet.
- Simple
bets - Win or Place
- Accumulator
bets - Double or Treble
- Combination
bets - Trixie, Patent, Yankee etc.
- Forecast
bets - Quinella, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta etc.
Create
my own horse:
You can create your own horse for use in simulation mode or season
mode. You can alter the horse's name, age, colour, markings and
performance statistics. In season mode you have to buy any horses you
create, so if you create one with perfect stats it's going to be pretty
expensive! Using the season mode you can create horses that represent
the appearance and performance of real world horses, and then pitch
them against each other. This allows you to recreate classic races, and
also to create fantasy races. If you want to see whether Makybe Diva
would beat Pharlap in the Melbourne Cup; simply create horses that have
the performance characteristics of those real horses and pitch them
against each other in a 3200m race at Flemington.
Licensed
race events included:
Here's a list of just some of the races
included...
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- Turnbull
Stakes
- AAMI
Victoria Derby
- The
Melbourne Cup
- Crown
Oaks
- Emirates
Stakes
- The
Cox Plate
- BMW
Caulfield Cup
- AJC
Derby
- Doncaster
Handicap
- AJC
Oaks
- Sydney
Cup
- Epsom
Handicap
- Warwick
Stakes
- Chipping
Norton Stakes
- Challenge
Stakes
- Royal
Sovereign Stakes
- Coolmore
Classic
- Dubai
Rosehill Guineas
- The
Golden Slipper
- Queen
Anne Stakes
- Prince
of Wales's Stakes
- The
Gold Cup
- Coronation
Stakes
- Golden
Jubilee Stakes
- The
King George
- Queen
Elizabeth II Stakes
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What
sort of computer will I need to play on PC?
Minimum System requirements
PIII 500MHz
128MB RAM
32MB 3D DirectX 8.1a compatible accelerated video card
16 Bit DirectX 8.1a compatible Sound Card
1850MB of Hard Drive Space
Windows 98SE, 2000*, XP*, Vista
CDROM drive
*With latest service pack
Recommended System requirements
P4 1.3GHz
256MB RAM
64MB 3D DirectX 8.1a compatible Texture & Lighting video card
16 Bit DirectX 8.1a compatible Sound Card
1850MB of Hard Drive Space
Windows 98SE, 2000*, XP*, Vista
24x CDROM drive
*With latest
service pack
What do I need to play online?
You will need:
A copy of the game
A networked PS2 / Xbox console (or computer - to match the copy of the
game you have)
An active broadband internet connection
What sort of internet connection will I need
to play online?
To play online you will need a broadband
connection, with a minimum of 128Kbps bandwidth (both ways). To host
games with up to 8 players, you will need a minimum of 256Kbps
bandwidth (both ways).
Additionally, online multiplayer games
work best with low latency (the time it takes to get a message from
your computer or console over the internet to other players in your
game and back again), so satellite-based and some radio-based
connection types aren't suitable. In most cases Cable and ADSL-based
connections are normally adequate.
Suitable for Windows
98SE/2000/Me/XP/VISTA
£29.95
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