Melbourne Cup Challenge

Melbourne Cup Challenge Frankie Dettori Racing
Australian Box Art
Developer(s)	Sidhe Interactive
Publisher(s)	Tru Blu Entertainment
Designer(s)	Andy Satterthwaite
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)	AUS 26 October 2006 EU 21 December 2006
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ACB: PG CERO: A PEGI: 12+
Media/distribution	DVD (PS2, Xbox), CDROM (Microsoft Windows)
System requirements PIII 500 MHz 128MB RAM 32MB Videocard 850MB Hard Drive space Windows 98SE, 2000 or XP CD-ROM Drive DirectX 8.1a

Melbourne Cup Challenge (also known as Frankie Dettori Racing in Europe) is a horse racing simulation video game based on the Melbourne Cup. It was developed by Sidhe Interactive and was published by Tru Blu Entertainment. The game was released in Australia and New Zealand on 26 October 2006 [1] and 8 December 2006 for Europe. It was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.

Features

Multiplayer online play for all platforms, allowing competitive and friendly play over the Internet. Multiple game modes including, career mode, jockey challenge, betting party. In depth Career Mode including auctions, horse breeding, training, and stable management. Highly detailed graphics including realistic horses and jockeys, weather effects, and accurately modelled international race courses. Lifelike horse and jockey animation, motion captured by Weta Digital, the VFX wizards behind The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.

Content

Races

• Frankie Dettori
• Emirates Melbourne Cup Race
• Flemington Race Course
• Classic Caulfield
• The Caulfield Cup
• The Cox Plate
• The Victoria Derby
• The Crown Oaks
• Royal Ascot Race Course

• Australia
• Flemington Racecourse
• Moonee Valley Racecourse
• Caulfield Racecourse
• Randwick Racecourse
• Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• Warwick Farm Racecourse
• Canterbury Park Racecourse
• Brisbane Park
• Yarraglade

• Europe (England, Ireland and France)
• Ascot Racecourse
• Epsom Downs Racecourse
• Curragh
• Sandown Park Racecourse
• York Racecourse
• Three Oaks
• Goodwood Racecourse
• Paris

• China and Japan
• Tokyo Racecourse
• Hong Kong

• United Arab Emirates
• Dubai

External links

• Sidhe Interactive Website
• Melbourne Cup Challenge official website
• Frankie Dettori Racing official website
• CHRA Online Racing Association website
• Home Entertainment Suppliers website
• SCA Sound Studios website