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Spinout (video game)
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Spinout has been created by UK
developer
Icon Games. It was recently released on both PlayStation Portable
and PlayStation 2
. It is an arcade
-style racing game
where the player races in a spherical object, called a Xorb (the idea is derived from the real-life sport of zorbing
). The 54 tracks raced on are set high above the ground, in 9 different environments. Features include 4 person multiplayer, Xorb customisation, and unlockable rewards.
United Kingdom
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developer
Software developer
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Icon Games. It was recently released on both PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
and PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
. It is an arcade
Video arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
-style racing game
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
where the player races in a spherical object, called a Xorb (the idea is derived from the real-life sport of zorbing
Zorbing
Zorbing is the recreation of rolling downhill in an orb, generally made of transparent plastic. Zorbing is generally performed on a gentle slope, but can also be done on a level surface, permitting more rider control. In the absence of hills some operators have constructed inflatable, wooden or...
). The 54 tracks raced on are set high above the ground, in 9 different environments. Features include 4 person multiplayer, Xorb customisation, and unlockable rewards.