<s>
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
Synetic	O
GmbH	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
TDK	O
Mediactive	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
clarified	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
slight	O
delay	O
regarding	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
posted	O
several	O
trailers	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
that	O
showed	O
off	O
various	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
March	O
2003	O
in	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
and	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
announced	O
gaming	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
different	O
characteristics	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
reasonably	O
typical	O
of	O
a	O
car	O
simulator	O
and	O
comparable	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Need	O
for	O
Speed	O
:	O
Porsche	O
Unleashed	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
notable	O
for	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
only	O
one	O
real-world	O
car	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
more	O
vehicles	O
(	O
two	O
not	O
"	O
licensed	O
"	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
add-ons	O
-	O
the	O
Aston	O
Martin	O
DB5	O
,	O
the	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
Race	O
Truck	O
(	O
racing	O
truck	O
,	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Slipstream	O
V8	O
(	O
muscle	O
car	O
resembling	O
a	O
second	O
generation	O
Buick	O
Riviera	O
)	O
and	O
SandHopper	O
ATV	O
7000S	O
(	O
sand	O
buggy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
it	O
had	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
reviewer	O
Matthew	O
Gallant	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
stunningly	O
accurate	O
sim	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
provide	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
overview	O
of	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
cars	O
that	O
you	O
'd	O
expect	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
has	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
few	O
flaws.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
said	O
"	O
With	O
110	O
cars	O
,	O
seven	O
stupidly	O
gigantic	O
courses	O
,	O
amazing	O
(	O
if	O
arcadey	O
)	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
staggering	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
(	O
once	O
you	O
unlock	O
free	O
roam	O
modes	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
not	O
to	O
recommend	O
this.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
European	O
reviewer	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
reviewing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
too	O
hard	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
bit	O
feebly	O
constructed	O
in	O
places	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
plays	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
real	O
driving	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
laden	O
with	O
UFOs	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
contradiction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Mag	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
5/10	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Max	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
5.2/10	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
N-Europe	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
5/10	O
.	O
</s>
