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in 2004 for Windows, PlayStation 2 and

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. It is part of the ''

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'' game series. A PlayStation 2 version was not released in North America.

Plot

The plot takes place in 2003 and is about Vince, an underground driver who is looking for a car. A GTSR model (the best in the game) his only clues are the name RedSet and the premises of a mechanic, a reference point for car enthusiasts in the area. Vince enters. The mechanic tells him to leave if it's for an oil change, but Vince explains that he is looking for a car and the mechanic replies that this is different and lets him choose his car from three models: the Hatchback si, the Pick up 150 or the 322 ci. Then he meets Rick, an underground racer with his two henchmen: Mac and Dante. After a few races, he meets Carmen, the mechanic's daughter, and Lewis, his brother. The mechanic offers him an exchange for the GT coupe, as his is still new. After a while Rick introduces him to Mike, Lucy and then Donny, his mechanic, who offers him an exchange for the Horse V8, the second fastest car in the game. Later the thief turns out to be Rick, who was trying to sell it to a policeman called McCullen with a plan not to get caught. In one part you fight Dante, then Rick. After Carmen, who used to hate Vince, now has fallen in love with him, shoots Rick and it turns out it was him who wanted to sell the GTSR, just from a briefcase full of money that Vince will find in the boot of Rick's car.

Reception

The Xbox version received "generally unfavourable reviews" according to the

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References

External links

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