XGRA: Extreme G-Racing Association is a futuristic 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...

 and the follow-up to Extreme-G 3

Extreme-G 3

XG3: Extreme G Racing, or XGIII, or more commonly known as Extreme-G 3, is a futuristic racing game for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2. It was developed by Acclaim Cheltenham and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on August 21, 2001,...

. This game features more tracks as well as a brand new weapon system.

Overview

At the turn of 2080, SINN (Sports Interactive News Network) announced XGRA (Extreme-G Racing Association) had declared the Global Season Tour of 2080 was going to take place.

The game features a wide range of riders, tracks and bikes that can accelerate at an incredibly rapid rate, going from 0mph to 300mph in a matter of seconds. It is even possible to break the sound barrier during gameplay: breaking of the sound barrier occurs around 750 mph, at which point all sound effects except the item collection sound, other drivers' taunts, the sounds of your own weapons firing and the in-game music cut out. Also while in game you are able to choose from different corporations to attain the cycles mentioned above.

XGRA allows you to race for eight different teams. With each teams bike having their own advantages and drawbacks

"Far Away" by Noise Therapy was featured in the soundtrac

Team Names

Terranova,
Vixen,
Palus,
Starcom,
Talon,
Manta,
Scarecrow and
Templar Racing