Pimp My Ride (video game)

Pimp My Ride

Developer(s) Eutechnyx
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
  • NA November 14, 2006
Xbox 360
  • NA December 5, 2006
PlayStation Portable
  • NA April 10, 2007
Wii
  • NA December 11, 2007
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen (T)
Media/distribution DVD (PlayStation 2/Xbox 360), UMD (PSP), Wii Optical Disc (Wii)

Pimp My Ride is a simulation/racing game published by Activision. This game is based on the popular MTV show. It was released in 2006 for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 consoles. In the game, players are challenged to pimp out their friends' cars by Xzibit, transforming something old and rusty into something worthy of displaying on the streets. Cars can be redesigned from bumper to bumper and it will be players’ responsibilities to capture the styles, likes and interests of their clients.

Reception

 Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
GameSpot PSP: 1.7/10[1]
PS2: 4.5/10[2]
360: 4.5/10[3]
IGN PSP: 2.0/10[4]
PS2: 2.2/10[5]
360: 2.9/10[6]
Official Xbox Magazine 360: 4/10[7]

The game has received universally negative reviews, with the PSP (PlayStation Portable) version being cited as the worst version of all. The PSP version has scored significantly lower than the other two versions, with critics deriding the game's frame rate, gameplay mechanics and replay value. The Xbox 360 and PS2 versions received 4.5 out of 10 from GameSpot,[3][2] with the 360 version receiving 2.9 out of 10,[6] and the PS2 version 2.2 out of 10 from IGN,[5] whereas the PSP version received 1.7 from GameSpot[1] and 2.0/10 from IGN.[4]

Alex Navarro of GameSpot described the PSP version as having a "nauseatingly choppy frame rate" and commented that the game crashed "on a semi-regular basis... thus corrupting or killing your save file", summing up by saying "There is no version of Pimp My Ride worth recommending to anyone, but the PSP version is definitely the one that should be most actively avoided".[1]

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