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' on PSP. It is based on the arcade game ''500GP''. There is no mention of what season it represents (if any) on the box but by the inclusion of the

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bike and the

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track it can be deduced that at least contains some of the 1999 season - albeit with a much reduced bike/team/rider/track list. Later games in the series went on to fill out the gaps and became more of a true representation of the season/s they covered. This first installment is also notable for the inclusion of Klonoa, the titular character of another Namco series, who appears as a playable guest character.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, '' Famitsu'' gave it a score of 35 out of 40. David Chen of '' NextGen'' said: "It's fast and in-depth enough to satisfy the armchair 500cc-class racer, but it certainly doesn't fit the bill of 'fun for the whole gang.'"

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