TOCA/DTM Race Driver 3 Announced

Codemasters has announced the development of TOCA Race Driver 2006 for the PlayStation 2, the Xbox, and the PC. Currently scheduled for release this winter, TOCA Race Driver 2006 (DTM Race Driver 3 in Germany, TOCA Race Driver 3 in other PAL territories) will offer an even greater breadth of motorsport disciplines than its predecessor, as well as a number of all-new gameplay modes.

"TOCA Race Driver 3 is a huge project and one we've had in the works for almost a year already. The team are doing an incredible job and taking motorsport gaming to a level that no one else is even touching upon and they're doing it to a hugely advanced point. The refined engine will enable players to really thrash the cars and see the real-world results of doing so: Radiators will overheat, tires will burn out, engines will blow--the works," said Gavin Raeburn, studio head at Codemasters. "This detail means the actual races become far more exciting and tactical. You may be a good-enough driver to get to the front of the pack, but can you stay there when your engine is threatening to rip itself out and there's hardly any rubber left on your rims?"

Like previous Race Driver games, TOCA Race Driver 2006 will feature a story-driven career mode that puts you in the role of a driver attempting to make a name for himself by competing in a number of different disciplines. This year's game will feature no fewer than 35 different motorsport disciplines, and it will also boast an all-new pro career mode in which you can choose one specialized discipline.

Disciplines available in the pro career mode will include GT, off-road, touring cars, historic, open-wheel, rally, and oval. The pro career mode will challenge you to race your way up through the ranks of championships that span the entire breadth of your chosen discipline. If you choose to pursue a career as an open-wheel race driver, for example, you'll start out racing go-karts, and you'll have to prove yourself in Formula 1000, Formula BMW, and three events before you're even considered for a seat on the BMW Williams F1 team.

Did I read that right? Williams?! They must have a deal done with BMW... I doubt it will have McLaren and Ferrari in there too. At least we can expect some decent looking cars. I've been waiting for a career mode like this forever. I just hope they give the physics an overhaul to match!

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Like previous Race Driver games, TOCA Race Driver 2006 will dissapoint anyone who lays a finger on the box of the game

brilliant, i love toca race driver 2, i play it all the time. this is a career mode i have wanted. just hope they have the btcc in it again, or at least wtcc.

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The ToCA games are great career games, brilliant graphically, and appealling as pick-up-and-play games.

They are NOT simulations.

So Korn_Freak's comment comes from someone who expected a simulation. I'll admit, if I had wanted a sim I would have been very disappointed also, but I've got enough sims already, godammit!! I want a fun, easy game which looks nice on-screen.

The ToCA games satisfy that criteria perfectly, so to claim that anyone will be disappointed is a little misdirected. Long live the arcade eye-candy!

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So Korn_Freak's comment comes from someone who expected a simulation.



If you stick a logo saying "Ultimate Racing Simulation" onto the images you release, then what do you expect people will think when it comes out and its a pile of wank?

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2005 06:26PM by DaveEllis.

LoL!

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> So Korn_Freak's comment comes from someone who
> expected a simulation.
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> If you stick a logo saying "Ultimate Racing
> Simulation" onto the images you release, then what
> do you expect people will think when it comes out
> and its a pile of wank?
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actually says Ultimate Racing Simulater

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

Actually it says "Ultimate Racing Simulator" :P

H E L L O

PWNED!

I saw some screens for the game and considered posting about it... but then I remembered how you all hated Race Driver 2 :P

I must say the game looks ok, one of the pics was of a F-Renault kind of car, crashing. It was nice seeing parts of the car coming out realistically, but the graphics seemed a bit cartoony, but that's better than the washed away look

I saw that pic too. Looks like it's been edited though, but if it hasn't, that's some seriously decent damage model. Although I love the 2D rims!!

I have RD2, and I would never buy RD3 until I was thoroughly impressed with the demo. RD2 was fine for a while, then I got bored of not having decent AI, decent collisions and arcade physics. If I want some fun now, i play FlatOut

The online mode for RD2 was great imo! Probably better than i've seen for any other racing game, except maybe LFS. I liked RD2, despite it being a let down in the physics department. I'm sure they've heard all the comments and have tried to fix it... they're forum was bombarded with requests for more realistic physics.

Having real pit-stops wouldn't have no a stray either....

Actually having real race weekends in championship mode rather than being just thrwon onto the grid would be nice too.

Some piccies... looks good. Look at that damage model on the F3 car! Fantastic!

Here's some info from the Codemasters newsletter...

So what

Bigger pic for ya :P



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how edited is the picture?

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tbh it just looks like a crap render than an ingame shot

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I liked the damage model, and the visor on the helmet. But the rest... the tires are square, the shape isn't that nice in the areas where you can notice most