<s>
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
MTO	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
features	O
forty-five	O
Japanese	O
cars	O
and	O
places	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
races	O
on	O
thirty-two	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
is	O
a	O
customizable	O
experience	O
,	O
including	O
48	O
cars	O
from	O
8	O
car	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
and	O
32	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
R	O
and	O
L	O
buttons	O
shift	O
the	O
car	O
up	O
or	O
down	O
a	O
gear	O
in	O
manual	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
D-Pad	B-Device
controls	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
steering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Advance	B-Device
GTA	I-Device
,	O
had	O
save	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
THQ	O
pulled	O
the	O
battery	O
RAM	B-Architecture
out	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
utilized	O
passwords	O
to	O
save	O
data	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTO	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
about	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Pocket	O
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Advance	B-Device
GTA	I-Device
,	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
the	O
anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
grew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
robust	O
and	O
graphically	O
impressive	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
hampered	O
by	O
passwords	O
,	O
it	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
racing	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responding	O
to	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
password	O
save	O
system	O
,	O
THQ	O
later	O
re-instated	O
the	O
battery	O
save	O
feature	O
into	O
the	O
two	O
sequels	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
,	O
and	O
GT	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Concept	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
.	O
</s>
