Juiced

Juiced is a racing video game created for the PlayStation 2, XBOX, PC, and mobile phones. Its original developer was to be Acclaim Entertainment, but due to their bankruptcy, THQ had bought the in-production game. Juiced was officially released in June 13, 2005 in North America, four days later in Europe, and in May 18, 2006 in Japan.

Gameplay
The gameplay of Juiced was inspired by the Need for Speed and Gran Turismo game series. It has similarities to Need for Speed: Underground with the immense car customization, Nitrous Oxide, and the racing crews. It also takes the car control realism and damage aspect from Gran Turismo.

Game Modes
Players can choose from Career or Arcade modes. In Arcade, you can enter a 5-event race series. There are 15 in all (counting the Prototype and Extreme Nitrous series), totaling up to 75 races in all. You must start at the Novice Series and work your way up, although the last four series can only be unlocked by 100% completing the already available Arcade series. You are given a pre-determined car and track to race on. To complete a race, you must finish 1st. To win the series, you must win all 5 races in that series. There is also a Custom Race option at the main menu, where you can use any unlocked car, "auto-mod" it, and race it on the track of your choice.

There is also a Career mode. In this game mode, you must earn money to buy and upgrade cars with authentic name-brand parts. You can then take your car and race it against the other racing crews in the city. There are 8 crews, with different respect levels, which can be raised or lowered based on your application to their specialties and race performance. You can also raise a crew of your own, and each of the unlockable crew members will ask to join at random times. There are also 8 car classes, depending entirely on horsepower. Class 8 is the lowest class, while Class 1 is the highest. You can advance to better classes by applying upgrades and buying faster cars, which will appear from time to time in the dealership. Once you get a car fitted with all Level 3 upgrades, there will be sponsored races hosted, in which the winner will get a prototype part for the area depicted in the flyer. In addition to racing in the events, you can also "attend" the events, where you can bet up to $500,000 on whoever you think will win. If they lose, you lose your betted amount; if they win, you get twice the amount of money you bet on them. You can also bet when racing, where you can bet a set amount of money on yourself; if they challenge you, though, they give you a set amount, and you can choose whether to accept, decline, raise, or lower the bet. (You can also, for a fee, look at the stats of their car.) You also have a mobile phone, chosen at the start of Career mode, which you can use to call the leaders of the different crews and either take on their crew challenges, or race them for pink slips (if you have a sufficient amount of Respect). At first, only the first crew leader will be listed, but as you bet against the other 7 crew leaders, they will be added to your mobile phone. As you do all of this in Career, you will become steps closer to 100% completion.

Race Types
There are four different kinds of races in the game: Circuit, Point-to-Point, Sprint, and Showoff.

Circuit
In Circuit races, you race around a closed track for a certain amount of laps. These are generally the longest and most common type of race, lasting anywhere from a minute to half an hour, depending on the track and amount of laps. Up to 6 drivers can participate.

Point-to-Point
Point-to-Point races are somewhat similar to Circuit races, except that the track is not closed and it is only from start-to-finish once. These are probably the shortest races, lasting about up to 3 minutes. Up to 6 drivers can participate.

Sprint
The Sprint races in the game are the "drag races" of the game. There are three "heats" down a straight track, around a 1/4 mile to 2 miles long. After each heat, you get a certain amount of points based on your position: 6 for 1st, 4 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd, and 0 for 4th. After all three heats have been finished, the driver with the most points wins. In the event of a tie, a random winner is chosen out of the top scorers. Up to 4 drivers can participate, and only one crew member (including you) can race at a time.

Showoff
In a showoff, you try to perform tricks to earn points, such as a 360 spin or a donut. Harder tricks will earn more points. There is also a 'bonus move", which will give you bonus points if you perform it, and it will change from time to time. You have a limited time to reach a target score. Only you can participate in Showoffs.

Licensed Brands
Juiced has 52 licensed cars in the game, like the Holden Monaro CV8, and the Dodge Viper GTS. Juiced also has more than 20 different authentic performance brands, such as KaminariUSA, K&N Performance, and NOS. Here is the list of cars, and performance brands, in the first Juiced.

Car List
As with a group of races in Juiced, the car list can be both separated into Brands, and Regions.

Acura

 * Acura Integra Type R
 * Acura NSX
 * Acura RSX Type-S

Chevrolet

 * Chevrolet Camaro
 * Chevrolet Camaro Z28
 * Chevrolet Corvette
 * Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Dodge

 * Dodge 1969 Charger R/T
 * Dodge Neon R/T
 * Dodge SRT-4
 * Dodge Viper GTS

Fiat

 * Fiat Punto 1.8 HGT

Ford

 * Ford Falcon XR8
 * Ford 67 Mustang
 * Ford 2003 Focus SVT
 * Ford 2004 Focus ZTS
 * Ford Mustang 99 GT

Holden

 * Holden Monaro CV8

Honda

 * Honda Civic DX
 * Honda Civic Type R (EP3)
 * Honda CR-X
 * Honda Integra Type R '02
 * Honda Integra Type R '99
 * Honda NSX
 * Honda Prelude VT
 * Honda S2000

Mazda

 * Mazda MX-5
 * Mazda RX-7
 * Mazda RX-8

Mitsubishi

 * Mitsubishi 3000GT
 * Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
 * Mitsubishi FTO
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

Nissan

 * Nissan 300Z
 * Nissan 350Z
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R

Peugeot

 * Peugeot 206 GTI

Pontiac

 * Pontiac Firebird

Renault

 * Renault Clio Sport 2.0 16 V

Subaru

 * Subaru Impreza 22B STi
 * Subaru Impreza WRX STi

Toyota

 * Toyota Corolla 1.6
 * Toyota Celica SS-I
 * Toyota Celica SS-II
 * Toyota MR2
 * Toyota MR-S
 * Toyota Supra

Vauxhall

 * Vauxhall Corsa SRI 1.8i 16 V

Volkswagon

 * Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8T
 * Volkswagen Corrado VR6
 * Volkswagen Golf MKIV

Induction Systems

 * Injen Technology
 * K&N
 * HKS
 * Pipercross

Suspensions

 * Spax
 * Bilstein
 * Koni Suspension
 * Eibach Springs
 * Tein
 * Leda Suspension

Exhaust Systems

 * Borla
 * Rage
 * DC Sports
 * HKS
 * A'Pexi

Brakes

 * Brembo
 * Ferodo
 * EBC Brakes
 * Tar Ox Linea Freni Speciali
 * AP Racing
 * AEM

Tires

 * Yokohama
 * Bridgestone
 * Pirelli
 * Falken

Turbo Systems

 * HKS
 * Holley

Nitrous Injection System

 * NOS
 * Venom
 * Nitrous Express
 * ZEX
 * HKS

Visual Parts List
Note: Bomex, Ground Designs, Kaminari, Veilside and Wings West are licensed body kit makers, while the rest (NU:UK, StreetTweaks (SweetTweaks in the Acclaim version) and Zychos (Aerodrive in the Acclaim version)) are entirely fictional.

Front Bumpers

 * Bomex
 * Ground Designs
 * Kaminari Aerodynamics USA
 * NU:UK
 * StreetTweaks
 * VeilSide
 * Wings West
 * Zychos

Hoods

 * Kaminari Aerodynamics USA
 * NU:UK
 * StreetTweaks
 * VeilSide
 * Zychos

Wheels

 * O.Z.
 * BBS
 * König
 * Enkei
 * Momo
 * Speedline Corse
 * Arospeed

Side Skirts

 * Bomex
 * Ground Designs
 * Kaminari Aerodynamics USA
 * NU:UK
 * StreetTweaks
 * VeilSide
 * Wings West
 * Zychos

Rear Spoilers

 * Bomex
 * Ground Designs
 * Kaminari Aerodynamics USA
 * NU:UK
 * StreetTweaks
 * Wings West
 * Zychos

Rear Bumpers

 * Bomex
 * Ground Designs
 * Kaminari Aerodynamics USA
 * NU:UK
 * StreetTweaks
 * Wings West
 * Zychos

In-Car Entertainment

 * Kenwood
 * Alpine

Enemy AI-Crews
Within the fictional Angel City, where Juiced takes place, there are 8 AI-controlled crews that the player can race, watch, earn respect from, and challenge.

These crews include:

Urban Maulerz

 * Leader: T.K
 * Location: San Ricardo
 * Respects: Circuit Racing
 * Crew:
 * Nails
 * The Finger
 * Spike
 * Experience: Good.
 * All are mechanics and ex stock-car racers
 * Favorite Cars: Anything with wheels

A.W.B

 * Leader: Biggi Mombassa
 * Location: Campbell Hills
 * Respects: Sprint Racing
 * Crew:
 * 'Sister' Joane
 * 'Brother' Clyde
 * Dec Spilsby
 * Experience: Good
 * Favorite Cars: Japanese imports

Vixens

 * Leader: Sue Yen
 * Location: Downtown
 * Respects: Showoff Skills
 * Crew:
 * 'Smoothy'
 * Sally Wong
 * Katie Jinx
 * Experience: Newcomers that like to show-off
 * Favorite Cars: Japanese imports with serious body kits

The Wild Cats

 * Leader: Maria
 * Location: Angel North Central
 * Respects: Crew Performance
 * Crew:
 * Tina
 * Soto Marquez
 * Carmona Ortiz
 * Experience: Excellent
 * Serious team racers
 * Favorite Cars: Mitsubishis

Omega Tau

 * Leader: Jack Walker
 * Location: Angel Westside
 * Respects:
 * Crew:
 * Art
 * Billy
 * Chuck
 * Experience: Moderate
 * Keen with cash to spare
 * Favorite Cars: Toyota imports

Public Chaos

 * Leader: Melody
 * Location: Southside Beach
 * Respects: Car Collection
 * Crew:
 * Laura 'No More'
 * Crystal
 * JJ Flipin
 * Experience: Good
 * Well established on the scene
 * Favorite Cars: Any

The Lordz

 * Leader: Poppa Zee
 * Location: East Angel Island
 * Respects: Gambling
 * Crew:
 * Jeffo
 * Slacko
 * Quickhand Pop
 * Experience: Excellent
 * Favorite Cars: US muscle cars

Legion

 * Leader: Carlos
 * Location: West Anderson
 * Respects: Pink Slip Racing
 * Crew:
 * Toraidio 'Backfist'
 * Emilio DeMilla
 * 12 Bullet Virgilio
 * Experience: Excellent
 * Favorite Cars: Any

The Player's Crew
Aside from the AI-controlled crews, there is also the chance for the player to build up their own crew.

These characters in the game can be obtained after they call you on your phone and to join your crew, and if you decide to let them join, you can even let them go to races for you. But it is not as easy as just letting them drive for you, and this is because this characters are semi-controlled by the player, in the sense that you control their aggression, thus allowing you to control how they take the race as a whole, and this can actually stress the drivers out if you leave them on a setting for too long, like how if you tailgate an opposing AI driver you can make them spin-out but here it is how they drive and how aggressive you want them to be that stresses them out, and makes them spin-out

The characters that can be gained by your crew include Vito Davinchi, Amber, and Chief. Aside from these characters there were also about 14 unused assets that include other characters (or at least the names) that could have been crew members. They include "Scars", "Tommy", "Jarred", "Sen Chung", "Hard Nut", "Fatboy", "Selena Leang", "Montombo", "Bruiser", "Lote", "Sue (which may or may not be Sue Yen)", "August", "Johny" and "Scars 8".

Strategies

 * For an easy way to get plenty of money, set up a class 1 Sprint race. Next, bet on whoever has a Viper (if both participants drive Vipers, bet on whoever has more skill), and that's it.