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was being developed, the implementation of roaming freely around the game's map was not without the concern of hardware limitations β Nakagawa said: "It proved very hard to reconcile all the elements we wanted to include β such as authentic areas of LA β with a game design that enabled the player to travel anywhere on a very large map. Players must be able to enjoy the game in any part of the map and get to it from a number of angles. This was particularly difficult. Furthermore, as players are in a town it would have been strange not to include other road users, so we added different vehicles to create a lively, cosmopolitan atmosphere."
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Players choose one of five Harley-Davidson models (the FLSTF Fat Boy, FL Panhead 1948, FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide, XL 1200S Sportster 1200 Sport, and a Police
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When the bike is selected, the player has to complete a course of three to five randomly assigned checkpoints of popular destinations and freeways around Los
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