Race Driver 2006's Golden Finish
It's done, and soon you'll be able to play it.
Published: May 25, 2006
Codemasters' Race Driver has gone through plenty of name revisions. We've seen TOCA Race Driver, Pro Race Driver and now, finally the TOCO and Pro-free [game=]Race Driver 2006[/i]. Regardless of the name, the games have always offered a rock-solid physics model, a ton of cars on-screen at the same time and a damage model that makes the cars look like they're made of paper mache (that's a good thing when it comes to accidents).
Now, finally the game is inching its way to the PSP, but the port is more than just a straight conversion of the PS2 big brother. Race Driver 2006 is packing an unheard of amount of detail into the portable version; 21 cars on screen at once, 12 car Wi-Fi multiplayer (that's Ad-Hoc only, folks), 4 player local games with a single UMD thanks to game sharing, seemingly every race type in existence (including the new TransWorld Cup), 60 tracks to race those types on, and a list of dream cars you have to... well, just look at this list:
Aston Martin DB5, DB7, DB9, V12 Vanquish
Ford 150 Lightning, 1934 Coupe, 1968 Mustang, 9000, GT 40, GT 90
Jaguar E Type, XJ 220, XKR convertible, XKR Racer (Trans Am)
Mercedes Benz W196, W25, Mercedes CLK DTM
Chevrolet Corvette L88 Sunray DX, Silverado Truck
Buick Gran Sport 455
Pontiac Firebird Formula 400
Dodge Charger
Mustang 2000 Cobra R
Koenig 2002, C62, GT, GT-D
Nissan 350Z Nismo, Skyline
AC Cobra 289 CRS, AC Mamba
BMW E26 M1 Group 4
Formula Ford
Gemballa GTR 750 EVO
GT Light
Land Rover Bowler Wildcat
Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Turbo
MG Xpower SVR
Mitsubishi Evo VII Rally, Evo VII Street, GT 3000
Renault Clio Racing, Clio V6
Seat Leon
Subaru Rally, Subaru Street
Audi TT DTM
Opel DTM
Ford Falcon AU, BA, VX, VY
To celebrate, we've kicked up a trailer of the game running on the PSP. Head on over to [pspmedia=135]the RD2006 media page[/pspmedia] and have a look, won't you? The game has officially gone gold and hits in less than a week (May 30th for those that must know). We'll have a review right around then to let you know how it turned out.
Now, finally the game is inching its way to the PSP, but the port is more than just a straight conversion of the PS2 big brother. Race Driver 2006 is packing an unheard of amount of detail into the portable version; 21 cars on screen at once, 12 car Wi-Fi multiplayer (that's Ad-Hoc only, folks), 4 player local games with a single UMD thanks to game sharing, seemingly every race type in existence (including the new TransWorld Cup), 60 tracks to race those types on, and a list of dream cars you have to... well, just look at this list:
Aston Martin DB5, DB7, DB9, V12 Vanquish
Ford 150 Lightning, 1934 Coupe, 1968 Mustang, 9000, GT 40, GT 90
Jaguar E Type, XJ 220, XKR convertible, XKR Racer (Trans Am)
Mercedes Benz W196, W25, Mercedes CLK DTM
Chevrolet Corvette L88 Sunray DX, Silverado Truck
Buick Gran Sport 455
Pontiac Firebird Formula 400
Dodge Charger
Mustang 2000 Cobra R
Koenig 2002, C62, GT, GT-D
Nissan 350Z Nismo, Skyline
AC Cobra 289 CRS, AC Mamba
BMW E26 M1 Group 4
Formula Ford
Gemballa GTR 750 EVO
GT Light
Land Rover Bowler Wildcat
Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Turbo
MG Xpower SVR
Mitsubishi Evo VII Rally, Evo VII Street, GT 3000
Renault Clio Racing, Clio V6
Seat Leon
Subaru Rally, Subaru Street
Audi TT DTM
Opel DTM
Ford Falcon AU, BA, VX, VY
To celebrate, we've kicked up a trailer of the game running on the PSP. Head on over to [pspmedia=135]the RD2006 media page[/pspmedia] and have a look, won't you? The game has officially gone gold and hits in less than a week (May 30th for those that must know). We'll have a review right around then to let you know how it turned out.