Pimp My Ride: Street Racing review

Might want to include some actual pimping

GamesRadar+ Verdict

Pros

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    Earn scrilla to pimp your ride

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    "Cool" hip-hop vibe

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    Fast

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    arcadey racing

Cons

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    Very little pimping

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    Nothing beyond mediocre

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    No Xzibit or West Coast Customs

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For a game supposedly based on MTV’s shamefully addictive car-modding show, there’s very little pimping here. In fact, the options for doing up your vehicle don’t seem much more expansive than what you’d find in a Need for Speed title.

This is totally average, but made more disappointing by the fact we couldn’t see Xzibit or the West Coast Customs ‘crew’ anywhere in it. Pointless!

Jul 7, 2009

More info

GenreRacing
DescriptionDespite being named after the once popular MTV car improvement series, this is just a hum-drum racing game with less customization than most car titles.
PlatformDS
US censor ratingEveryone
UK censor rating3+
Release date24 March 2009 (US), 6 June 2009 (UK)
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