advance championship racing advance championship racing known advance japan racing game developed published launch title game boy advance released japan march north_america june europe june game sequel advance released june north_america advance features japanese cars places player races thirty tracks positive reaction game japan purchased publishing rights european releases game reported bidding war added controversial save system game cut costs game received positive reviews critics praised game fun gameplay criticized reviewers adding game japanese version battery backed saves gameplay advance championship racing experience including cars car manufacturers courses cars featured game exclusively found asia courses vary paved dirt roads requiring player adapt driving meet conditions course driving game championship mode features levels play cups varying levels racing mode upgrades earned gameplay added player car cases change physical appearance vehicle game contains multiplayer support allowing people play game link cable controls simple buttons controlling player gas brakes respectively buttons shift car gear manual control pad controls car steering game requires player master technique corners reduce lap time graphics roads game painted flat plane allows game progress smooth rate makes harder player upcoming turns road problem playing track multiple times gain familiarity turns course cars rendered frames giving impression graphics game save system japanese version game save support pulled battery ram european releases game utilized save data instead system forces players european releases enter sixteen digit code consisting upper letters numbers symbols game retrieve data critics blamed perceived cost cutting measure major change japanese version game development began development advance championship racing year release game japan game announced august exception new save system kept minimum north american version game choice japanese version use english game playable outside japan japanese version game praised critics anticipation european releases game grew reported bidding war united_states publishing companies release game began positive feedback japanese version reported month gained publishing rights game north american european releases reception advance championship racing garnered praise critics overall gameplay inclusion save system european releases game heavily criticized ign praised high quality graphics engine entertaining system observed regards system players included throw hands disgust game gamespot observed advance core robust impressive racing game despite praising gameplay gamespot recommended players buy japanese import version game instead english included battery save feature eurogamer wrote advance hampered definitely advance way current sterling example handheld racing properly responding criticisms save system later battery save feature sequels game advance advance pro concept racing
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