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Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey and Gallop Racer - Playstation 3

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  • The Jockey Experience: Use the PlayStation Move or the Wii Remote & Nunchuk to drive your horse, use your whip, jump fences, and experience real life Horse Racing action!
  • Real World Inspired Tracks: Race on a total of 19 different tracks inspired by real world horse racing tracks, including American-style tracks focusing primarily on dirt tracks and steeplechases, and traditional turf tracks.
  • Accessible "Fun Race Mode": You don’t need to be a serious Horse Racing fan to race in Champion Jockey. An available "Fun Race Mode" tones down the simulation levels of authenticity to maximize the fun of using motion controls to race horses.

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Get back in the saddle for some serious thoroughbred Horse Racing action! Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer is the spiritual successor of the G1 Jockey and Gallop Racer series, and depicts the Horse Racing universe through a collection of real world races and immersive and intuitive gameplay with simple controls. Through the use of the latest motion controllers on the market, experience what it feels like to be a Jockey!

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From G1 Jockey to Champion Jockey: The new star of horseracing action is born!

Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer is the spiritual successor of the G1 Jockey and Gallop Racer series, and depicts the Horse Racing universe through a collection of real world races and immersive and intuitive gameplay with simple controls. Through the use of the latest motion controllers on the market, experience what it feels like to be a Jockey!


From G1 Jockey to Champion Jockey: The new star of horseracing action is born!
View larger. A brand new experience accessible to everyone through simple controls: In addition to the realistic racing controls of the G1 Jockey series, Champion Jockey also provides simplified control systems, plus races for novices.

Ideal for both casual gamers and racing enthusiasts, players can experience the same excitement regardless of their control style!

A multitude of races awaits you in realistic horseracing environments: Worldwide racecourses, with their natural twists and turns, together with steeplechases, are part of the show. In addition to traditional turf races, dirt races and night races complete the line-up for a total of 19 unique racecourse types.

Experience the thrill of horseracing action with motion controls: Following in the hoofsteps of G1 Jockey on the Wii console acclaimed motion control system, now you can experience real jockey action with intuitive controls using PlayStation Move.

Playstation Move: Grab the reins with one PlayStation Move controller and crack the whip with the other, just like a real jockey. You can also use the PlayStation Move with a Navigation Controller, or just one PlayStation Move.

Wii: Play with the Wii Remote, Nunchuk and Wii Balance Board, or just one Wii Remote.

Key Game Features

  • The Jockey Experience: Use the PlayStation Move or the Wii Remote & Nunchuk to drive your horse, use your whip, jump fences, and experience real life Horse Racing action! In addition to controlling their horse, players must understand its unique rhythm, potential, stamina and preferred racing style to truly master the game.
  • Real World Inspired Tracks: Race on a total of 19 different tracks inspired by real world horse racing tracks, including American-style tracks focusing primarily on dirt tracks and steeplechases, and traditional turf tracks.
  • Accessible "Fun Race Mode": You don’t need to be a serious Horse Racing fan to race in Champion Jockey. An available "Fun Race Mode" tones down the simulation levels of authenticity to maximize the fun of using motion controls to race horses.
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The world of racing recreated, including steeplechase courses!
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Choose your horse and racecourse and take part in a Free Race or Free Battle.
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Challenge up to 3 other players in the brand new online multiplayer mode.
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Experience the thrill of horseracing action with motion controls!
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Customers like the quality of the game, saying it's a really good game with interesting and fun gameplay. They also appreciate the graphics, saying the horses look good. However, some customers find the game boring, frustrating, and time consuming. They say the cut scenes and story mode tutorial sequences are somewhat cartoonish and there's unnecessary dialogue.

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15 customers mention15 positive0 negative

Customers find the video game really good, challenging, and interesting. They also say the graphics are good and the game offers many interesting challenges on your way to being the premiere jockey. Customers also say that it's a hard game that takes some thought.

"...But I'm still learning the RPG portion. It's very exciting riding a closing horse blasting through the pack...." Read more

"...The races in Japan are authentic. This game includes races on both dirt and turf, and brings with it the formerly G1 Jockey exclusive jump races..." Read more

"It's pretty good. I like it better than Phar lap . But that's on PS3. We need a new horseracing game for Ps4 and PS5." Read more

"...It's a really good game and I'm glad I bought it. I am 73 years old and play this game on a PS3 with no glitches of any kind...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers like the graphics in the video game. They mention that the horses look good.

"...The graphics are alright. The horses look very good, and I like the variety that Gallop Racer seemed to be lacking...." Read more

"...dialogue, and the music is monotonous and annoying, but the graphics are very good...." Read more

"like this game, graphic are good, hard game.takes some far thought. overall, i would recommend it to people who do like horses and racing" Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers find the game boring, frustrating, and time consuming. They also say the mini-games are very difficult and the cut scenes and story mode tutorial sequences are somewhat cartoonish. Additionally, they mention that the music is monotonous and annoying. Overall, customers find the storyline to be unrealistic and the game to be very hard to master.

"...I personally found the mini-games very difficult, and cannot be successful in many of them. Thankfully, the game has an "auto ride" option...." Read more

"...that you have to complete before you can race, are frustrating and time consuming and the story line seems like a filler. It was very disappointing!" Read more

"...I realize that this game was very hard to master when I tried the campaign mode for a bit...." Read more

"...The cut scenes and story mode tutorial sequences are somewhat cartoonish and almost anime styled cartoon artwork which takes away from the immersion..." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Chuck S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Be the Jockey...
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2012
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
Best jockey game since Gallop Racer 2001. For those who don't have the Move yet they let you use your Sixaxis controller and it works great. I was able to jump right into the riding portion of the game. But I'm still learning the RPG portion. It's very exciting riding a closing horse blasting through the pack.

My only fault with this title is that they use European tracks and the metric system for a North American release.

I rate Winning Post as my favorite horse racing game, even after 16 years. You Sega Saturn owners know what I am talking about. But this would be tied for second with the 2001 version of Gallop Racer.

I am still hoping for a N. American update to the great Winning Post. Go KOEI!
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Leslie Hlavaty
4.0 out of 5 stars The most realistic horse racing experience on the market
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2013
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
First off, I must admit that I have always been a devout fan of the Gallop Racer franchise. My first game was Gallop Racer 2001, followed by 2003, 2004, and then 2006. I have always been impressed not so much with Gallop Racer's graphics or race elements, but the depth of customization the games offered through breeding your own horse. In the Gallop Racer games, the focus was always put more on your horses and horse ownership than it was on being a jockey. Not so anymore with Champion Jockey.

Players of Gallop Racer 2004 will be more familiar with this approach to a horse racing game. Like in 2004, you begin the game as a newblood looking to make their name in the racing world. After some short tutorials (which can thankfully be repeated as much as necessary), you are turned loose in the racing world. Within twenty minutes of playing (or more, depending on how fast you read the ofttimes silly but nevertheless engaging story text) you are playing the main part of the game.

I feel this game is more realistic than Gallop Racer in the sense that it focuses on the life of a jockey. This includes the improvement of skills, the ability to train, and the relationship between yourself, other jockeys, the stable trainers you work for, and the press. This is a formula that will be familiar to those who played Gallop Racer 2004, just without the silly rival jockey and trainer caricatures. Your ultimate goal in this game is to establish good relationships with the trainers so that the trainers offer you more rides. The better relationship you have with your trainers, the better horses they will ask you to ride or become stable jockey (regular rider) for. Having good relationships with other jockeys and members of the press and training staff at your stable will also give you perks.

The racing experience can be as simple or as difficult as you want it to be. Players who are familiar with the G1 Jockey controls may choose to manually control everything from the horse's bit position to flying lead changes in the middle of the race. Newer players may opt to use more basic controls with more of the more difficult controls taken care of manually. One of the things I love about this game is that it allows complete customization of the controls. You could have a very easy race experience, or a more realistic race experience complete with horse and jockey falls and injuries and race enquiries which may change your finish position if you block another horse and interfere with the flow of the race.

The game includes several different tracks which were inspired by their real-life counterparts. As your skills and wins increase, you will be able to transfer to different countries to ride and participate in different races. While you might not be able to participate in the famed Kentucky Derby or Breeder's Cup, the American races have suitable equivalents ("The Louisville Derby" and "Jockey Cup" series). The races in Japan are authentic. This game includes races on both dirt and turf, and brings with it the formerly G1 Jockey exclusive jump races (steeplechases). Steeplechases are only run at certain times during the year, and are a lot of fun to ride in.

The graphics are alright. The horses look very good, and I like the variety that Gallop Racer seemed to be lacking. Each color has two to three variants. Your horse can be grey, dark grey, black, brown, bay, dark bay, chestnut, dark chestnut, or flaxen chestnut. You can also unlock other colors such as red and cremello ("albino") through breeding and mutations. The horses vary in size as well, which is different from Gallop Racer.

If I had to have one gripe with Champion Jockey it would be with their stable jockey and breeding system. The depth is gone from the breeding system, and works as it did in Gallop Racer 2006 where you are allowed to select two horses from your trainer's stable to breed and then train. The foal stage is gone, and you can begin training the resultant horse from your chosen pairing immediately after the breeding. In order to train your horse, you must complete mini-games. Your success in the mini-games determines the growth of your horse's skills. I personally found the mini-games very difficult, and cannot be successful in many of them. Thankfully, the game has an "auto ride" option. When choosing auto-ride, the game takes into accounts your skills and the condition of the track, and you get a randomized result from training.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoy Champion Jockey and would recommend it to any horse fan or racing fan.
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TSalarek
5.0 out of 5 stars Experienced with GR and G1J series
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2012
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
I actually prefer GR, but I tried out G1J and got hooked. When I heard this game was coming I waited with baited breath for it to go on pre-sale then ordered as soon as it did. LOVE IT!

This is the successor to both series and is developed by the now-merged Tecmo-Koei group. This game brings in aspects of both titles and blends them quite well. It also expands on some areas familiar to players of both titles.

It's based largely and heavily on G1J:

-Follow the career of a Jockey from Apprentice to Pro
-Gain the ability to breed one horse each season, selecting parents from you trainer's string and selecting flat or jump style preference
-most of the rest of the gameplay will be familiar to anyone who's played G1J
-Unicorns, Red, White, and the other unlockables have been included

It also imports some features from GR:

-horses have a surface preference: Dirt and/or Turf
-Horses have Abilities that can be activated in race and inherited when breeding
-Abilities can be upgraded, though the method is different from what GR used
-Night Racing

New features exclusive to this title:

-Jump Races have been added along with Abilities exclusive to the jump horses (Likes Jumping, for example)
-Jockey's can transfer to a new Region if they have done well-enough during the year (US in year 1 gives you the option to transfer to Japan, EU transfers to US [North America, in game]) - note that you can not take your bred horse(s) with you if you transfer
-Trophy Support on PSN
-A bred horse may spontaneously mutate and develop new abilities based on how you train it (my horse was born with no abilities then suddenly developed 4 "???" abilities for her first race [a hold-up/Follow runner, 2 abilities wound up being Free and Closer, I suspect another is Last To First])
-The bots may now be disqualified by the stewards if they interfere with you.
-Live network functionality: local and WiFi multiplayer
-Mo-cap: PS-eye and Move controller required for this functionality, though the game is 100% playable on a standard Sixaxis/DualShock3 controller.

Gameplay tips:

Do the tutorials; every one of them. Run the practice races in Jockey School at the beginning. The paper manual is like all the others in the G1J franchise: lackluster; GR's manual was much more comprehensive. The tutorials teach you the basic controls as well as how to jump properly.

Falls and Stewards Enquiry can both be enabled or disabled; it's a riot to see your jockey fall in the gate or from tripping over someone else coming down the stretch, though it's likely to result in you losing out during your career due to protracted recovery times. Note that the horses may also suffer injuries and be sidelined. Would suggest setting these to "disabled" if you're just starting out; they can be adjusted later.

This title is NOT available on the XBox in USA. If you have a USA XBox console you'll have to import from UK or Australia. PS3 title runs with standard AV cables, but you'll see amazing video quality if you use HDMI (mine is in 1080i and it's fabulous - I can see the horses' breath steaming and even the dirt clods kicked up from their hooves).

Highly Recommend this title.
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Holly
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed!
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2018
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
I was hoping that the game would be more like the Gallop Racer game for PS2. The training segments, that you have to complete before you can race, are frustrating and time consuming and the story line seems like a filler. It was very disappointing!
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Abudalrahman Meteb
1.0 out of 5 stars It's too bad And I wish I didn't bought
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2014
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3
It's too bad
And I wish I didn't bought it
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Ace Allen
3.0 out of 5 stars Champion over Phar lap
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2021
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
It's pretty good. I like it better than Phar lap . But that's on PS3. We need a new horseracing game for Ps4 and PS5.
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The Riz
5.0 out of 5 stars An old guy says, "Okay."
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2011
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
Finally, a horse race game with which I can be successful, especially in the easy mode. It's a really good game and I'm glad I bought it. I am 73 years old and play this game on a PS3 with no glitches of any kind. The game has flat courses and jumping courses as well as falls or accidents, fouls and inquiries and you can study the traits of dams and sites when deciding to breed your own horse.
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Threefunkids
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2015
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
Arrived by time frame given and excellent game
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Kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 4, 2016
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
Satisfied
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Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2016
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Verified Purchase
Arrived on time and my husband is enjoying it
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