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| Indianapolis 500 Legends | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Torus Games |
| Publisher | Destineer |
| Platforms | Wii,Nintendo DS |
| Release | Wii
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| Genre | Racing game |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Indianapolis 500 Legends is aracing game recounting the history of theIndianapolis 500. Players take on the roles of various famous racers between 1961 and 1971, completing tasks such as overtaking a specified number of cars or qualifying under a set time. Some missions will change the course of history, such as guidingParnelli Jones to victory in 1967 when historically, in the 197th lap, a faulty bearing ground his car to a halt. The option is also given to race the full 200 laps.[1] Players are also able to unlock three different '500' racers as they complete their missions under Mission Mode. Some of the missions are: 'epic', 'pit stop', 'race', 'battle', 'qualify', 'dodge' and 'pass'.
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| DS | Wii | |
| Metacritic | 51/100[10] | 47/100[11] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| DS | Wii | |
| GamePro | N/A |   [2] |
| GamesRadar+ | N/A |  [3] |
| GameZone | 6.3/10[4] | 3/10[5] |
| IGN | 5/10[6] | 5.8/10[7] |
| Nintendo World Report | 4.5/10[8] | 3.5/10[9] |
The DS version received "mixed" reviews, while the Wii version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic.[10][11]
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