Car Battler Joe

[1] The player, taking the role of 16-year-old Joe, must earn money by battling to buy parts for his car to make it stronger.The game was developed by Ancient, with joint publishing by Victor Interactive Software in Japan and Natsume Inc. in the United States.[2] Known in Japan as Car Battler Go, Natsume Inc. secured the North American publishing rights for the game, changing its name and originally scheduled its release in mid-2002.[7] It was well received by Nintendo Power, which called it a "one-of-a-kind adventure" due to its combination of driving challenges and "RPG depth".[18] In his review, he commented that while the story was weak and the concept unoriginal, it was "easily one of the most fun action RPGs on the portable system".