Leadfoot (video game)

Leadfoot: Stadium Off-Road Racing, or Leadfoot for short, is a computer video game by the now defunct Ratbag Games. It is a spin-off of the dirt track racing series by Ratbag, which includes Dirt Track Racing, Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars and Dirt Track Racing 2. It is a racing game simulation reproducing the sport of stadium off-road racing. Pick-up trucks and buggies race around dirt tracks built inside stadiums - Supercross on four wheels. The tracks are short and tight, and are packed with jumps and other stunt features. The result is tight, close racing with plenty of fender banging.

Leadfoot
Scan of the booklet included with the game.
Developer(s)Ratbag Games
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)David Hewitt
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Movie Maker

Software included in Leadfoot allows for the exporting of video clips of game action in AVI format.

Race vehicles

Players can choose from 8 different vehicles, in 2 classes.

Notes

The original game that was tested before its release initially included 3 classes of vehicles (Sport Trucks, Buggies, and Stadium Lites), as well as a "Track Editor" much like the one found in Sierra Entertainment's off-road racing game SODA Off-Road Racing. The track editor was dropped before beta-testing started. The buggy class was dropped in the time span between beta-testing, and release of the game. Rumors ran around sim-racing sites that the buggies would make a return in Leadfoot 2. Ratbag dropped the Leadfoot 2 title within a few months of Leadfoot's initial release.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGW[3]
GameSpot7.1/10[4]
GameZone8.5/10[5]
IGN7.8/10[6]
PC Gamer (US)78%[7]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]

Computer Games Magazine nominated the game as the best racing game of 2001, but ultimately gave the award to NASCAR Racing 4.[8]

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References
  1. IGN staff (May 19, 2001). "E3 2001: Leadfoot Gold". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. "Leadfoot for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. Goble, Gord (September 2001). "Cheap Thrills (Leadfoot: Stadium Off-Road Racing Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 206. Ziff Davis. p. 94. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. Varanini, Giancarlo (June 7, 2001). "Leadfoot Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  5. Lafferty, Michael (June 7, 2001). "Leadfoot Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  6. Blevins, Tal (June 14, 2001). "Leadfoot". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  7. "Leadfoot". PC Gamer. Imagine Media. 2001.
  8. CGM staff (March 2002). "11th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine. No. 136. theGlobe.com. pp. 50–56.
  • Ratbag Games Last version of Ratbag Games official website reproduced by Australian video game website Sumea for archives purposes.
  • Leadfoot at MobyGames
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