GRID

GRID

Agustus 28, 2008, 10:46 am
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Grid

Race Driver: GRID

is the latest addition to the TOCA Touring Car series by Codemasters, published and developed by the same company. It was announced on April 19, 2007, and is available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and PC. The game was released on May 30, 2008 in Europe, June 3, 2008 in North America, and in Australia on June 12, 2008. Despite its release date, as of June 5, 2008, GRID is available in Australia on the Steam digital distribution service.

Gameplay

This game is made by Codemasters, the creators of the TOCA/Race Driver series. GRID is a hybrid between arcade and simulator of mainly tarmac racing that consists of 43 cars. The game features an instant replay feature which allows the player to rewind time by up to 10 seconds. While the instant replay can be used as many times as the player wants, the Flashback feature can only be used a limited number of times, determined by the difficulty setting. A feature similar to what was introduced in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

There are several types of competitions for different cars: GT races, open wheel races, demolition derbies, etc. There are also several tracks from different countries, including Japan, United States and European tracks such as Le Mans and Spa Francorchamps. A track through the streets of Milan is also available.

Technology

Race Driver: GRID uses Codemasters’ own Ego engine, an evolved version of the Neon engine already used in their previous release Colin McRae DIRT. The damage code has been completely rewritten to allow for persistent damage environments.

Portable version

Firebrand Games, the developers of Race Driver: Create and Race, are developing the game for the Nintendo DS. The game will have 20 circuits, with 25 cars. The game will also included a “Track Design” utility from Create and Race which will allow players to create their own custom circuits and side-road billboards. The portable version will launch in early August.

Demo

On May 8th, 2008, a demo was released on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace. The following day, a PC version was released (which uses Securom for DRM). The demo lets players try two game modes: racing and drifting.

The Demo also features a competition (challenge) to win a BMW 3 series for European based gamers and a chance to win a Ford Mustang for U.S. based players. The competitions for Europeans ended on May 31 at midnight, BST, and for U.S. gamers on May 25, 2008 midnight, ET.

PC system requirements

• Windows XP/Vista. (If running Windows Vista, SP1 is recommended)
• DirectX 9.0c
• Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66Ghz or Athlon X2 3800+
• 2GB RAM.
• Graphics Card: GeForce 8800 or Radeon HD 3800 series
• Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card.
• Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
• 12.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Supported Graphics Cards

ATI Radeon X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, HD2600, HD2900, HD3850, HD3870, HD4850, HD4870

NVIDIA Geforce 6800, 7100, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8500, 8600, 8800, 9600, 9800

Laptop versions of these cards may work but are not supported…

The demo also has the two competition tracks available for an online racing experience; it allows up to 12 players to compete online.

The demo has been downloaded by over one million people on the three platforms it is available for.

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