TOCA Race Driver (DTM Race Driver in Germany, Pro Race Driver in North America and V8 Supercars: Race Driver in Australia) is a 2002 racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Xbox. It is the fourth game in the TOCA series. The racing elements of the game continued to receive positive reviews and the game went straight to number one in the UK game charts. Xbox and PC conversions followed in March 2003, with a further Xbox version released several months later at budget price adding Xbox Live support.
TOCA Race Driver features various racing disciplines and weather changes.
Race Driver took the game in a new direction, since the main game mode featured a plot (leading to the game being labelled as a "Car-PG") where the user took on the role of a fictional race driver called Ryan McKane, trying to make a name for himself in a multitude of car championships, all the while under the shadow of his more successful older brother and haunted by the death of his father on the racetrack (as witnessed by Ryan as a child).
The British Touring Car Championship (TOCA) which gives the game series its name, returned for this game. The real-life championship had undergone a transformation after most of the manufacturers had pulled out, and crowd numbers dropped, so TOCA asked Codemasters to include the series to boost the audience interest. However, the return was short-lived. Many tracks were added, and some of the "World" tracks were not continued from TOCA 3, despite their popularity, such as Watkins Glen and Surfers Paradise. The game continued with random grid positions and no penalties for bad driving.
The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favourable" reviews, while the PC version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregatorMetacritic.[27][28][26]
In the UK, Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine gave the PS2 version a score of eight out of ten and said that it was an "ultra-realistic racer with top visuals";[29] they also listed it in their top 100 games and awarded it a Bronze Medal.
A sequel, TOCA Race Driver 2 was released in April 2004 for Windows and Xbox and later for PlayStation 2 in October 2004. Two more platforms were also released: a mobile version was released only in North America in February 2005 and the PlayStation Portable version was released only in Europe in September 2005. The North American version also uses the redesigned Race Driver name.
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TOCA Race Driver DTM Race Driver in Germany Pro Race Driver in North America and V8 Supercars Race Driver in Australia is a 2002 racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows and Xbox It is the fourth game in the TOCA series The racing elements of the game continued to receive positive reviews and the game went straight to number one in the UK game charts Xbox and PC conversions followed in March 2003 with a further Xbox version released several months later at budget price adding Xbox Live support TOCA Race DriverDeveloper s CodemastersPublisher s CodemastersSeriesTOCAPlatform s PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows XboxReleasePlayStation 2EU 23 August 2002NA 10 December 2002Microsoft Windows XboxEU 28 March 2003NA 15 April 2003Genre s RacingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay and plot 2 Reception 3 Sequel 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGameplay and plot edit nbsp TOCA Race Driver features various racing disciplines and weather changes Race Driver took the game in a new direction since the main game mode featured a plot leading to the game being labelled as a Car PG where the user took on the role of a fictional race driver called Ryan McKane trying to make a name for himself in a multitude of car championships all the while under the shadow of his more successful older brother and haunted by the death of his father on the racetrack as witnessed by Ryan as a child The British Touring Car Championship TOCA which gives the game series its name returned for this game The real life championship had undergone a transformation after most of the manufacturers had pulled out and crowd numbers dropped so TOCA asked Codemasters to include the series to boost the audience interest However the return was short lived Many tracks were added and some of the World tracks were not continued from TOCA 3 despite their popularity such as Watkins Glen and Surfers Paradise The game continued with random grid positions and no penalties for bad driving Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePCPS2XboxMetacritic74 100 26 81 100 27 80 100 28 Review scoresPublicationScorePCPS2XboxEdgeN A7 10 1 N AElectronic Gaming MonthlyN A7 5 10 2 N AEurogamer8 10 3 7 10 4 N AGame InformerN A9 25 10 5 9 10 6 GameProN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 GameRevolutionN AN AB 9 GameSpot7 1 10 10 7 6 10 11 7 7 10 12 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 GameZone8 10 16 9 5 10 17 8 1 10 18 IGN7 5 10 19 9 3 10 20 8 9 10 21 Official U S PlayStation MagazineN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 22 N AOfficial Xbox Magazine US N AN A8 10 23 PC Gamer US 51 24 N AN AEntertainment WeeklyN AB 25 N A The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received favourable reviews while the PC version received average reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 27 28 26 In the UK Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine gave the PS2 version a score of eight out of ten and said that it was an ultra realistic racer with top visuals 29 they also listed it in their top 100 games and awarded it a Bronze Medal Sequel editMain article TOCA Race Driver 2 A sequel TOCA Race Driver 2 was released in April 2004 for Windows and Xbox and later for PlayStation 2 in October 2004 Two more platforms were also released a mobile version was released only in North America in February 2005 and the PlayStation Portable version was released only in Europe in September 2005 The North American version also uses the redesigned Race Driver name Another Race Driver sequel was released in February 2006 See also editV8 Supercars in video gamesReferences edit Edge staff October 2002 TOCA Race Driver PS2 Edge No 115 Pro Race Driver PS2 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 163 February 2003 p 135 Archived from the original on 1 April 2004 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Taylor Martin 10 April 2003 TOCA Race Driver PC Eurogamer Retrieved 23 August 2015 Bramwell Tom 7 September 2002 TOCA Race Driver PS2 Eurogamer Retrieved 23 August 2015 Leeper Justin November 2002 Pro Race Driver PS2 Game Informer No 115 p 112 Archived from the original on 17 September 2008 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Kato Matthew April 2003 Pro Race Driver Xbox Game Informer No 120 p 91 Archived from the original on 7 March 2004 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Air Hendrix 9 January 2003 Pro Race Driver Review for PS2 on GamePro com GamePro Archived from the original on 12 February 2005 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Dan Elektro 14 April 2003 Pro Race Driver Review for Xbox on GamePro com GamePro Archived from the original on 4 February 2005 Retrieved 23 August 2015 G Wok May 2003 Pro Race Driver Review Xbox Game Revolution Retrieved 24 August 2015 Osborne Scott 7 April 2003 Pro Race Driver Review PC GameSpot Retrieved 23 August 2015 Osborne Scott 13 January 2003 Pro Race Driver Review PS2 GameSpot Retrieved 23 August 2015 Osborne Scott 18 April 2003 Pro Race Driver Review Xbox GameSpot Retrieved 23 August 2015 Smolka Rob 14 April 2003 GameSpy Pro Race Driver PC GameSpy Retrieved 23 August 2015 Steinberg Steve 31 December 2002 GameSpy Pro Race Driver PS2 GameSpy Retrieved 23 August 2015 Meston Zach 14 April 2003 GameSpy Pro Race Driver Xbox GameSpy Archived from the original on 26 December 2005 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Ovaldog 13 May 2003 Pro Race Driver PC Review GameZone Archived from the original on 8 November 2008 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Tha Wiz 25 December 2002 Pro Race Driver PS2 Review GameZone Archived from the original on 25 December 2008 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Raymond Justin 8 May 2003 Pro Race Driver XB Review GameZone Archived from the original on 4 October 2008 Retrieved 23 August 2015 MacGruder Randy 21 April 2003 Pro Race Driver Review PC IGN Retrieved 23 August 2015 Perry Douglass C 10 December 2002 Pro Race Driver PS2 IGN Retrieved 23 August 2015 Boulding Aaron 24 March 2003 Pro Race Driver Review Xbox IGN Retrieved 23 August 2015 Davison John February 2003 Pro Race Driver Official U S PlayStation Magazine p 109 Archived from the original on 29 March 2004 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Pro Race Driver Official Xbox Magazine June 2003 p 85 Mahood Andy May 2003 Pro Race Driver PC Gamer 62 Archived from the original on 15 March 2006 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Brooks Mark 24 31 January 2003 Pro Race Driver PS2 Entertainment Weekly No 692 693 p 106 Retrieved 23 August 2015 a b Pro Race Driver for PC Reviews Metacritic Retrieved 23 August 2015 a b Pro Race Driver for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved 23 August 2015 a b Pro Race Driver for Xbox Reviews Metacritic Retrieved 23 August 2015 TOCA Race Driver Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine Future Publishing 24 September 2002 External links editTOCA Race Driver at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TOCA Race Driver amp oldid 1183051436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
