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==Reception== {{Video game reviews | CVG = 78%<ref name=CVG>{{cite journal|title=Tranz Am review|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=November 1983|issue=25|page=154|url=https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-025/CVG025_Nov_1983#page/n153/mode/1up|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> | rev1 = ''Home Computing Weekly'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=HCW>{{cite journal|title=Tranz Am and Cookie review|journal=Home Computing Weekly|publisher=[[Argus Specialist Publications]]|date=August 1983|issue=26|url=https://archive.org/stream/home-computing-weekly-026/Home_Computing_Weekly_026#page/n7/mode/2up/search/tranz+am|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> }} The game received a mostly positive reception upon release. ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' praised the game's controls and accessibility, stating that they were "easy to get into" upon the first try.<ref name=CVG/> A reviewer writing for ''Home Computing Weekly'' found the game to be "compulsive" overall, but noted that the game did not live up to the promises made by the description on the packaging.<ref name=HCW/> Simon Lane of ''[[Popular Computing Weekly]]'' praised the game's graphics, sound and presentation, stating that they were of "a very high quality" and that ''Tranz Am'' was an "original game" in comparison with the other games released by Ultimate.<ref name=PCW>{{cite journal|title=Tranz Am review|journal=[[Popular Computing Weekly]]|publisher=[[Sunshine Publications]]|date=1 September 1983|issue=13|page=14|url=https://archive.org/stream/popular-computing-weekly-1983-09-01/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1983-09-01#page/n13/mode/2up/search/tranz+am|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> Lane criticised the game's interface, however, stating that he found it difficult to "concentrate on everything all at once". Lane also added that the game did not reward the player enough for collecting all of the cups, displaying just a short congratulation message before inviting him or her to begin again.<ref name=PCW/> A reviewer writing for ''[[Your Computer (British magazine)|Your Computer]]'' magazine heralded the game as a program of "outstanding achievement", considering that the game's playing area was calculated at "600 times more than the actual screen area".<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tranz Am overview|journal=[[Your Computer (British magazine)|Your Computer]]|publisher=IPC Electrical-Electronic Press|date=December 1983|volume=3|issue=12|url=https://archive.org/stream/your-computer-magazine-1983-12/YourComputer_1983_12#page/n23/mode/2up/search/tranz+am|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> ''Tranz Am'' reached number one on the ZX Spectrum charts compiled by [[WHSmith]] replacing Ultimate's first game ''[[Jet Pac]]''.<ref name='pcw220983'>{{cite magazine|title=Top 10|magazine=Popular Computing Weekly|issue=|publisher=Sunshine Publications|date=22 September 1983|page=47|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=2773&page=47|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>
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