Project Gotham Racing 3

Project Gotham Racing 3 is an arcade style racing video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released exclusively for the Xbox 360 as one of the console's launch titles in November 2005, making it one of the earliest showcases for the new hardware's graphical capabilities. The game continues the Project Gotham Racing series' emphasis on stylish, precision driving through real world city courses, rewarding players not just for finishing races quickly but for driving with flair through its Kudos scoring system, which grades drifts, near misses and clean racing lines. As a launch title, Project Gotham Racing 3 was widely used to demonstrate the Xbox 360's improved lighting, reflection and car modeling compared with the original Xbox generation, and it helped establish Bizarre Creations' racing series as one of the platform's signature exclusives during its early years. The game's roster of licensed real world vehicles and its recreation of city environments across several continents were central to its identity as a launch showcase title.