The Italian Job is a video game based on the original 1969 The Italian Job

The Italian Job

The Italian Job is a 1969 British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson. Subsequent television showings and releases on video have established it as an institution in the United Kingdom....

film. It was first released for PAL-based PlayStation markets in 2001, and in North America for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

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 in 2002. The game features a story mode based on the movie and a multiplayer mode where the player drives through several different circuits in London and Turin. The game features representations of London and Turin that the player can drive around freely within a sandbox mode, in a range of cars including the famous Mini

Mini

The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...

. The North American PlayStation

PlayStation

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...

 version was one of a number of budget titles released near the end of that console's lifespan that debuted at only $9.99 MSRP.

Italian Job Mode

Loosely following the plot of the film, the player guides Charlie Croker and his gang as they pull together all of the people and parts they need to pull off the "Italian Job".

Party Play Mode

1-7 players race through a series of checkpoints, competing for best time. Players take turns by passing the controller from person to person.

Challenge Mode

This mode is unlocked when all levels and race types in London are completed. It includes Brake Tests, Jump Tests and others with increasing difficulty as the player completes a race/mission.

Checkpoint Mode

A series of checkpoint-based racers in both London and Turin. Based on how well the player performs in a checkpoint race, consequent levels with increasing difficulty are unlocked.

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