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CNET Editors' review
In its follow-up to 2003's Pro Race Driver, Codemasters stuck to its RPG/driving angle, offering racing challenges around the world that you must complete while building a professional racing career. The full version promises 31 "championship tracks," which are collections of specific racetracks and vehicles. The demo only offers three, each with one car: the Jaguar E-Type, the AMG Mercedes CLK, or the HRT Holden Commodore VY. We'll have to wait for the full version to test Career mode, but the demo races indicate the game's potential.
First off, gameplay is excellent. You set difficulty along a sliding scale, the driving controls are easy to learn, and the physics are realistic. As in any quality racing game, your success depends on taking the best lines and handling corners better than your opponents do. Damage modeling also is well designed. Pieces of your car that fall off remain on the track as future obstacles, and one egregious crash can knock you out of the race completely. You can customize all the important details, such as suspension, gear ratios, and brakes, and you can choose automatic, manual, or manual-with-clutch transmissions. Though we experienced stability issues that required a reinstall, the ToCA Race Driver 2 demo offers a tantalizing peek at a high-quality racing game.
Publisher's Description
From Codemasters:
Codemasters provides petrol-head gamers with the most diverse range of challenging motorsports ever seen in one game with ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator. With more than 30 global championships, players can compete in events on 56 racing circuits from around the world. It's on these world-famous circuits that ToCA Race Driver 2 will demonstrate its completely new physics model, deformation damage system, graphics engine, and AI.
Put yourself in the driver's seat of three of the game's 35 cars--the Jaguar E-Type, the AMG Mercedes CLK, and the HRT Holden Commodore VY--then rip it up around Brands Hatch Indy, Hockenheimring, and Phillip Island circuits.
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"DONT EVEN WASTE YOUR TIME"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Pros
GAME COULDNT OPEN
Cons
GAME COULDNT OPEN
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"IT WAS DIRT"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Cons
EVERTHING it didn't load for me
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"The best"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Pros
This sim is as close as you can get to real racing, with out getting killed. I tried the demo and bought the game.I have complted 67% of this great sim.
Note: if you don't understand how a race car preforms, or have no knowlege, this could be one tough game to master. But if you do know how to drift around corners, brake, and use the throttle to make your car competive, than this is THE ONE!
The replays are awsum! Cars look as real as the come.
Cons
In order to make game more popular a tutoral should be on the disk.
Also on reply info, such as speed and postion should be displayed!
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"Better than...."
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Pros
I downladed NFS: Most wanted and found the controls a little difficult so i tried TOCA. IT's awsome! maybe the graphics arn't as good and you do't get the police chases like NFS but to me it's worth buying this one instead. the gameplay makes up for it.
Cons
not amazing graphics, in the demo you can't configure your controls.
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"go get it now"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Pros
Just a top game to play .The demo gives you enough to keep you interested.I will buy this game .
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"Great Game! I tried it then bought the full version."
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Pros
This game scores a 9/10 on the realistic scale, and the sound works so well with surround sound that you can hear the cars going by you (or hopefully you going by them) on either side, with the doppler effect too!
Cons
The rally stage sucks, and you have to do it in career mode.
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"good"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Pros
This game is wery realistic and good for playing and damege is very realistic!!
Try it!!
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"Beautiful and challenging"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Summary
If you prefer a game that lets you win even when you're not driving well, you'll probably want something else. This is an excellent game for race gamers who want something more challenging. It requires and rewards skill and effort.
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"This is great!"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Summary
The graphics are great, the feel from the cars is good, its alot of fun. And no matter what the other person said you CAN reassign buttons for a controller, I used the Logitech dual action, and it was cool!!!
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"Realistic Tracks, Cool Cars Fun"
Version: ToCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator demo
Summary
I downloaded the demo and bought the game. Works great with my Sidewinder Force Steering wheel, some problems I have experienced are that there are no rear view mirrors, you have to click a button or hit a key to see behind you, which at 170 mph into a curve is dangerous... There ought to be a way to choose any of the available cars for a track instead of just the few you qualify for. Although, who can beat driving a GT40 at Laguna Seca :)
