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Game entry

Ignition

1997 · Racing, Sports · PC, DOS · Virgin Entertainment

Ignition carries 1,428 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 3,629 in the world ranking, with 36% of duels won out of 107 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against F1 2020: 3 duels settled, 1 to 2. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 57 out of 78 (1997).

World rank

no. 3,629

ELO score

1,428

Wins

36%

Duels played

107

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About Ignition

Ignition is an action packed racing game viewed from above and slightly behind the player. The cars on offer range from police car and VW Beetle to school bus and truck, each of which has its own strengths and weaknesses - trying to win with the bus, which involves blocking everyone behind the hideously slow vehicle for 3 laps, is perhaps the ultimate challenge.

Initially there are 5 tracks available, with practice and single race modes as well as full championship at 3 levels - winning each of the first 2 levels unlocks an extra track. They all have hazards running through them, and sections where you must make a split-second choice between the safer route and the risky but potentially rewarding one. Multiplayer can be done via network or by split-screen - in a break with convention the screen is split vertically rather than horizontally.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,428 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Ignition sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,626 Operation Flashpoint: Red River 1,429
  2. 3,627 Super Hexagon 1,428
  3. 3,628 Darkstalkers 3 1,428
  4. 3,629 Ignition 1,428
  5. 3,630 Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero 1,428
  6. 3,631 Pit People 1,428
  7. 3,632 Magic: The Gathering Arena 1,428

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The standing

Where Ignition ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Ignition stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 57 out of 78 (1997).

Where Ignition ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,629 5,110
Racing 178 259
1990s 472 655
1997 57 78

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