<s>
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
most	O
racing	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
winning	O
a	O
race	O
does	O
not	O
necessarily	O
mean	O
the	O
player	O
advances	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
round	O
;	O
instead	O
advancement	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
requires	O
both	O
driving	O
fast	O
enough	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
challenge	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
scoring	O
enough	O
Kudos	O
points	O
to	O
advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
world	O
cities	O
realistically	O
recreated	O
;	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
London	O
and	O
Tokyo	O
all	O
return	O
from	O
Metropolis	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
newly	O
introduced	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
received	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
enough	O
gloss	O
,	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
originality	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
best	O
and	O
give	O
speedfreaks	O
a	O
great	O
reason	O
to	O
jump	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
bandwagon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
and	O
,	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
went	O
respectively	O
to	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
and	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$44	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
NextGen	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
43rd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
games	O
reached	O
2.1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
