http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/racing/core/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'racing, core' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/racing/core/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Presenting the intense racing/brawling action-packed title that was published for the Sega Genesis console. The Road Rash series, from Electronic Arts, has been revolutionary in the racing genre, incorporating raw speed with brutal combat mechanisms. Eat your heart out Mario Kart, you've got nothing on these nunchucks.

Platform: Sega Genesis
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 1995

]]> 10 Nov 2006 07:16:42 Darkwind: War on Wheels is a turn-based, massively multiplayer, persistent-world car-combat wargame that is currently in open testing (November 2006). The game currently features race, deathrace, and arena combat leagues. Long-term strategy runs to a real-world timescale and is carried out using the website.

In my confusion, I have put the screenshots over on my personal profile page: Sam Redfern

]]> 13 Nov 2006 03:01:07 An officially licensed simulation of NHRA top fuel and funny car drag racing. It includes the entire 25 event NHRA circuit and 30 of the top drag racing teams. Tune your car against changing weather conditions and view detailed telemetry via Racepak, the same software used by all the NHRA teams. The game supports force feedback devices and includes competitive online play.

]]> 21 Nov 2006 11:58:41 In Carmageddon, the player races a vehicle against a number of other computer controlled competitors in a (usually) suburban setting. The player has a certain amount of time to complete a specified number of laps of a course, but more time may be gained by going through checkpoints, collecting bonuses, damaging the competitors' cars or by running over pedestrians.

]]> 26 Nov 2006 03:33:30 Space Rally is a futuristic race where players sport hover vehicles across a 2,000 mile stretch of an abandoned mining asteroid at the edge of space. This is where the galaxy's roughest & toughest bad-asses get together to race a track filled with mechanical and natural hazards. With danger at every turn, this race isn't about winning, it's about surviving!

]]> 05 Dec 2006 02:38:08 Presenting rFactor, the new racing simulation series from Image Space Incorporated. After successfully creating over a dozen products in the past ten years, Image Space takes the next logical step, creating a completely new technology base and development process. This new isiMotor 2.0 environment will be the foundation on which to build exciting products for many years to come.

The first installment in the rFactor series features mixed class road racing with ultra realistic dynamics, an immersive sound environment and stunning graphics. This is the game you will want to play.

rFactor provides unprecedented flexibility, allowing the series to grow and evolve with mod community involvement, race club formation, and feedback from users worldwide. We hope you enjoy the ride!

]]> 07 Dec 2006 08:24:27 A full-fledged RC racing game, with inventive tracks; smooth, fast cars and a spunky soundtrack. This title came out in 99.

]]> 14 Dec 2006 06:03:00 LFS S2 is a serious racing simulator. No arcade modes, no steering aids - YOU have to do the driving. It is therefore highly recommended to play the sim with a wheel, because even though you can use keyboard and/or mouse, a wheel is what you use in a real car, so a wheel should be used in a serious racing simulator. Especially when going online, where fast reactions are required.

]]> 24 Dec 2006 05:41:24 Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars. And if anyone, including you, gets caught up in a big smash sit back and watch as the driver gets catapulted through the windscreen in spectacular effect. Also unique to FlatOut, anything you destroy or alter stays a part of the race lap after lap, increasing the carnage to unprecedented levels!

]]> 25 Dec 2006 04:47:18 For the first time ever a game is focused on the hard hitting, intense action of the exciting WTCC championship which is exploding in popularity all over the world.

Based on WTCC, one of only three official FIA world championships next to Formula 1 and WRC, RACE will feature the complete WTCC championship season of 2006, all the cars, drivers and locations, among these several official tracks and cars brand new to the racing game genre.

The game is recreating the championship as close to real life as possible and simulates the cars and the driving style in a ultra realistic fashion.

]]> 26 Dec 2006 02:20:56 Project Gotham Racing 3 (PGR3 for short) is an arcade-style racing game that was released with the launch of the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005 for the US market and December 2, 2005 in Europe, and was released on January 12, 2006 in Japan. Developed by Bizarre Creations, it is the third installment in the Project Gotham Racing franchise, a highly popular series on the Xbox console. Project Gotham Racing 3 was recently rated by Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) to be Xbox 360 "Game Of The Year" (2005). OXM also recently rated it "Best 1st Person (Not Shooter) of the Year", because of its realistic inside-car view.

]]> 01 Jan 2007 11:15:27 From the veteran Arcade designers who created games like RAMPAGE WORLD TOUR, ARCHRIVALS and GENERAL CHAOS, ARCTIC STUD POKER RUN is an outrageous, action-packed "Full-Contact Poker" game that uses heavily-armed, high-speed vehicles in a revolutionary MultiPlayer Battle experience that must be seen to be believed!

Though, at first glance, the game appears to be a madcap arcade-style "Free-for-all" that combines armed combat and off-road racing with the risk of high-stakes Poker, a single play reveals an intensely addictive, mentally stimulating thrill ride full of limitless strategy, nuance, and depth. Every round is a nail-biting cliffhanger that "ain't over till it's over" ...and yet the average game time is under three minutes long!

Players can use high-powered vehicles to rush out and grab any card they see, use machine guns, dynamite & heat-seeking-missiles to steal opponent's cards, put a "Bounty" on the head of troublesome adversaries, ...in short, use trickery, intimidation, bravado, deceit, speed, stealth and brute force to bankrupt their opponents and win the $100,000 EvilBrau Tournament!

In addition to over a 125 detailed levels, dozens of unique characters, and a hilarious backstory ripped from the pages of the dread Velcronomicon, Arctic Stud has a gameplay mechanic thats so unique, it's patented!

BREAKING NEWS:
Arctic Stud version 2.0 Available Now!

]]> 07 Jan 2007 01:59:20 Burnout Legends is a racing game, however it does a lot more than racing. Besides plain old race event there are Road Rage event, where the main goal is to take down as many opponents as possible, Burning Lap, which is a race against clock, Eliminator, where after every lap last place is eliminated, Grand Prix, and more. Wreck the traffic in Crash Mode, or challenge your friends in multiplayer mode.

]]> 21 Jan 2007 09:11:08 This game was released in 2006. It is an off road racing game. Besides MX Bikes and ATVs you can also race on Golf Carts, Monster Trucks, Dune Buggies, and other cool vehicles. Race in numerous trails and environments in many different categories and modes.

]]> 23 Jan 2007 05:39:18 An older top-down racing game for the Genesis in the spirit of Micro Machines, but with a variety of characters, all with unique vehicle statistics and weapons. It's a thoroughly entertaining multiplayer game, and can be played cooperatively against the A.I. or competitively against each other.

The game has a catchy musical score by John Carehag, who formerly earned his fame on the Amiga.

]]> 23 Jan 2007 08:00:37 Produced by the young, talented French studio Nadeo, TrackMania United is the latest version of the most entertaining car racing game available. Released in 2003, the TrackMania series has rapidly become one of the most popular video games for PC thanks to its fast and fun gameplay.

]]> 23 Jan 2007 10:50:48 The simplistic, yet zany racing style of mariokart, coupled with Nintendo's free wi-fi online service...there's really not much more to say here. Mariokart DS is the latest edition in the long running series of racing titles from Nintendo. Play as Mario, Peach, Bowser, and more in this exciting portable edition of Mariokart.

]]> 24 Jan 2007 01:06:36 First and foremost Skyline Riders is about powersliding. Before you try to beat anyone online I suggest traveling around the city in 3rd gear(manual) or top gear(automatic) and practicing 90 degree turns.
To do this just cruise along and tap the left mouse button to yank the emergency brake. This along with a slight movement (dependant on mouse sensitivity) of the mouse will initiate a power slide. Now aim your car in the direction you want to go and tap the right mouse button to turn on your traction control. With this set up you can spin 360's, 180's, or whatever turn you want and control it perfectly. If you are in 1st gear pressing left mouse button once along with a slight movement of the mouse will initiate a burnout.

I hope that everyone who plays the game can appreciate the beauty of this setup. It allows you to make increadibly precise turns without having perfect timing, although some timing is still required. It is somewhat hard to explain the control but the best way I can explain it is powerslide aim you car in the direction you want to go and wait for the car to get to the turn and then press the right mouse button. The car will not break from it's previous momentum until you either press the right mouse button or are going pretty slow.

]]> 24 Jan 2007 01:02:14 Super Mario Kart was a game for the SNES that introduced to many that racing games could include a lot more elements of play than just seeing who could get from point A to point B. It contained many items such as turtle shells to hit other players with, stars to make the player invicible, and mushrooms to speed up the character.

]]> 26 Jan 2007 05:58:13 This is a sequal to the famed 'racing game with a twist' for the Nintendo 64. Choose from some of your favorite Mario Bros. characters in order to cross the finish line first, with either a focus on power, top speed, or acceleration. Use items items to either help yourself advance or create trouble for the other racers.

]]> 26 Jan 2007 06:15:23 Select your favorite ATV, or for the first time in franchise history, MX Bikes, Buggies, and Trophy Trucks to race through 72 tenacious tracks on six different continents en route to the checkered flag. Featuring an all-new story mode, players will be able to live the life of a rookie rider and earn a path to the ranks of professional racer. Players will experience the drama and intensity of realistic offroad racing with increasingly difficult race challenges and events all tied together with engaging, story-driven Full Motion Videos (FMVs). ATV Offroad Fury 4 adds cross communication capabilities with ATV Offroad Fury Pro for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, including vehicle exchanges and upgrades, shared online communities, and the ability to share user created circuits. Adding to the selection of classic ATVs, more than 30 new vehicles are available to race including MX bikes, buggies, and trophy trucks. Extensive vehicle customization provides players the chance to upgrade a vehicle's suspension, engine, gearbox, exhaust, intake, and brakes.

]]> 27 Jan 2007 04:33:21 Motocross is, as the title implies, a motocross racing game. You compete in a season against the best riders and try to come out on top. There is an extreme amount of customization for your motorcycle. You can adjust the shocks, tire pressure, fork angle, gear ratio, and engine characteristics. All of these options are crucial to change if you want to win in some races. The control also takes a realistic approach. If you are in a high gear and don't give enough gas, your bike will stall and you will have to start it back up. Also, you can square off the corners and take them sharper if needed.

]]> 30 Jan 2007 06:38:53 Through both on- and offline gameplay, you can tear up the tracks in more than 24 ATVs, including six competing ATVs in single-player and multiplayer modes. You can race in more than 30 unique environments with six distinct terrain types, as well as compete in eight minigames.

]]> 01 Feb 2007 08:35:10 Over 35 types of racing through 120 championships
TOCA RACE DRIVER 3 features the most motorsports in any game:
OPEN-WHEEL - GT - TOURING CAR - OVAL - OFF-ROAD - CLASSICS

PRO CAREER MODE:
Choose from one of six racing disciplines and work your way from entry-level vehicle, up to the pinnacle of your chosen career path and the ultimate racing machine.

WORLD TOUR MODE:
Takes you on an exhilerating tour through the game and lets you sample all the different racing styles on offer.

OVER 70 LICENSED RACE CARS

OVER 80 INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

MOST REALISTIC DAMAGE IN ANY RACING GAME

8 ONLINE PLAYERS:
With new practice, Qualifying and Elimination modes.

TRUE MECHANICAL EFFECTS:
Blown engines, overheating radiators and more...

UP TO 21 CARS ON TRACK IN ULTRA CLOSE PACK RACING
against aggressive AI drivers.

Publisher: CodeMasters

]]> 01 Feb 2007 09:28:39 In the future racing is faster - much faster. More dangerous - much more dangerous. And it's totally merciless, which means anything goes. Run by the XGRA (the Extreme Gravity Racing Association), this motorized bloodsport throws teams of futuristic bikes and daredevil riders against one another through dangerous tracks that crisscross vast and treacherous landscapes pushing all to their limits.... And beyond!

]]> 01 Feb 2007 06:40:14 Burnout Revenge might not be the revolution that Burnout 3 was, but in the end, it changes more than enough to make it feel like a very different game. It's a technical marvel, but more importantly than that, it's one of the most exciting racing games ever made. Unless you don't have the reflexes to handle it, Burnout Revenge is a must-own game, especially for fans of online competition.

]]> 02 Feb 2007 12:19:18 Sega's main mascot is back and ready to race once again in Sonic Rush for the Nintendo DS! Fly through eight new worlds, and fight new bosses to save the world from Dr. Eggman (Robotnik) and recover the Chaos Emeralds. Utilize new powers such as the dash, and new characters like Blaze the Cat, and get a better view of every level with the dual screen functionality. You can even race your friends wirelessly with a single card.

]]> 02 Feb 2007 12:33:49 Nintendo and SEGA -- both accomplished masters of high-speed fun -- have collaborated to create the fastest, most visually stunning racing game ever. F-Zero GX is the race to end all races, as fearless pilots risk everything to claim the title of the top speedster in the universe.

In Grand Prix mode, you select from four cups of five races each. Each course pits you against 29 opponents in a three-lap race. Points are tallied at the end of a cup circuit to determine the winner. Vs. Battle allows two, three or four players to compete in a split-screen race on any unlocked course with any unlocked machines. Even when playing with four players, the action blazes by without a hitch.

Choose Time Attack mode to pit yourself against the best time and top speed for each course. If you save your ghost data to a Memory Card, you can race against a transparent re-enactment of your best run.

Bottom Line

F-Zero GX is the ultimate racer for speed freaks. A galaxy's worth of unlockable content provides ample replay value. Exclusively available for Nintendo GameCube, F-Zero GX is any speed demon's dream come true!

]]> 02 Feb 2007 09:22:11 Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
Developed by: Psygnosis Limited
Released: Sep, 1995
Genre: Action, Racing / Driving, Sports/ Sci-Fi / Futuristic

]]> 06 Feb 2007 10:35:19 Published by: Psygnosis Limited
Developed by: Psygnosis Limited
Released: Sep 30, 1996
Genre: Action, Racing / Driving
Perspective: 1st-Person, 3rd-Person

]]> 06 Feb 2007 10:42:48 Published by: BAM! Entertainment

Developed by: SCE Studios Liverpool

Genre: Racing Action
Number of Players: 1-2
Release Date: June 18, 2002

]]> 06 Feb 2007 10:57:48 Published by: Psygnosis

Developed by: Psygnosis

Number of Players: 1-4
Release Date: September 30, 1999

]]> 06 Feb 2007 11:12:01 Published by:
SCEA
Developed by:
SCEE Studio Liverpool
Released: Mar 16, 2005

Genre:
Action, Racing / Driving / Sci-Fi / Futuristic
Perspective:1st-Person, 3rd-Person

]]> 06 Feb 2007 11:18:20 Published by: Midway
Developed by :Psygnosis Limited
Released: Oct 31, 1998

Platform: Nintendo 64
Perspective 1st-Person, 3rd-Person

]]> 06 Feb 2007 11:34:34 Published by: SCEA
Developed by:
SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.
Released: Nov 14, 1996

3rd-Person Perspective

Sci-Fi / Futuristic

]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:00:37 By: SCEA, SingleTrac
Genre: Futuristic Racing
Release Date: Oct 31, 1997
Players: 1-2

]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:24:15 By: 989 Sports, Pacific Coast P&L
Genre: Futuristic Racing
Release Date: Aug 31, 1999
Players: 1-2

]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:33:42 Innovative top-down racer featuring a unique career mode. If you got what it takes to get in, a whole new world opens where the greedy club members fight you for the top spot among the divisions in the Roadclub league system and to finally become the Roadclub Master!

]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:55:37 TORCS (an acronym for The Open Racing Car Simulator) is a 3D racing cars simulator using OpenGL. The goal is to have programmed robots drivers racing against each others. You can also drive yourself with either a wheel or keyboard or mouse.

This concept is directly inspired from RARS.

]]> 06 Feb 2007 03:06:51 RARS is the Robot Auto Racing Simulation, a competition for programmers and an on-going challenge for practicioners of Artificial Intelligence and real-time adaptive optimal control. It consists of a simulation of the physics of cars racing on a track, a graphic display of the race, and a separate control program (robot "driver") for each car. All RARS software and activities are free and open to the public. Currently only Windows and Unix versions are actively supported, but some old DOS and OS/2 code exists and it should be possible to get it back to work.

]]> 06 Feb 2007 03:15:22 Released: Oct 1996
Game Type: 3D Simulation
Developer: Reflections Interactive
Publisher: Psygnosis

]]> 06 Feb 2007 09:32:33 Dotstream is a racing game, but rather than controlling a car, spaceship, or anything like that, you control a solitary pixel racing against other pixels.

Dotstream is part of the first series of games in Nintendo's bit Generations collection of games for the Gameboy Advance.

]]> 07 Feb 2007 03:40:08 Continuing its illustrious history, Ridge Racer 7 returns as a title on the PlayStation 3 platform. Drift around corners at speeds over 160 mph taking the lead as Ridge Racer 7 brings gamers a driving experience unlike any other.
With a new platform comes new territory as RR7 promises to reinvent itself, allowing players to choose from 40 different machines and over 20 courses. With reversed courses, the total grows to 40, most in the series ever! Players can further enjoy the drift racing experience by taking part in the new customization mode, opening up the experience with up to 200,000 customization combinations. With full support of Sony’s new network service, Ridge Racer fans have an entirely new world to explore and drift through!

]]> 19 Feb 2007 01:40:41 "Design, build and race original prototype cars against the world's most prestigious automobiles including Jaguar, Aston Martin, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Dodge, Chevrolet and more-80 cars in total."--From Box

]]> 08 Feb 2007 05:55:28 MotorStorm was officialy released in Japan on December 14th, 2006 where it became the best-selling PS3 game.

MotorStorm will be released on February 27th, 2007 in North America, and with the launch of the PlayStation 3 in Europe March 23rd, 2007. Both the North American and European version will include online play which was not included in the Japanese release. Online play for Japan may arrive as an update in the future.


Players will descend upon the MotorStorm Festival, a celebration of the alternative and extreme offroad racing culture. Throwing caution to the wind, players will take on a variety of racing fanatics and battle through chaotic, action-packed tracks to try and become the Festival champ.

Capitalizing on its pedigree in offroad racing, Evolution Studios has created a true next-generation gameplay experience that features smarter artificial intelligence (AI), real-time track deformation, fully destructible vehicles and environments, and stunningly detailed scenery. Tapping into the power of the PlayStation 3, MotorStorm will showcase cinematic effects such as motion blur, depth-of-field, and Hollywood-style “crash camsâ€

]]> 19 Feb 2007 12:49:47 Take the wheel as Max Damage and drive extreme vehicles in a racing game like no other. The objective: win the race. The motive: greed. The rules: none whatsoever! Based on SCi's popular PC/console game, Carmageddon Mobile pits you against three crazed opponents and 36 different tracks to race on.

Take command of extreme and powerful cars, customize your vehicles with parts stolen from your victims, and smash 'n' trash your way to the top. Earn extra points and time for imaginative and humorous opponent bashing. In Carmageddon, there is no room for wimps...

]]> 11 Feb 2007 08:27:12 The races themselves put the player against two (in 2-player games) or three (1-player games) computer opponents and are viewed from an isometric viewpoint. In the background play instrumental versions of several heavy metal and rock 'n roll songs: "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath, "The Peter Gunn Theme" by Henry Mancini, "Highway Star" by Deep Purple, "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf, and "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood. Players are updated on the race by commentator "Loudmouth Larry" (Larry "Supermouth" Huffman) making comments like "The race is set, the green flag drops!" (or "Let the carnage BEGIN!"), or "Rip: is about to blow!" at appropriate points through the race. (There is a slight pause between a name and action, as each name and each action is its own sound effect, which can be heard in the FX screen).

The tracks are littered with mines, money power-ups ($1,000 for each one you collect), and health power-ups. Similarly, in each lap, each player's frontal weapons (energy weapons or missiles), rear weapons (oil slicks or mines), and turbos (jumps or nitro boosts) are recharged. The number that you get depends on the ammo upgrades you've bought, which maxes out at 7. You get money for blowing opponent cars up and for lapping (gaining a full 1 lap lead on the opposition) your opponents.

The race goes on for 4 laps and the final standings provide rewards: 400 points and $10,000 for first place, 200 points and $7,000 for second, 100 points and $4,000 for third, nothing for fourth. Money is used to buy upgrades and new cars. Points are used to advance to the next racing class or the next planet. In 2-player mode, one player can choose to advance and leave their "loser friend" (as the character in charge of advancement calls players without enough points to advance) behind, kicking him/her out of the game for good. Once left behind, the other player has no choice but to hope that they had written down their password (available fron the F/X screen) and that the other player will reset the game and let them try again at some point.


--from the Rock and Roll Racing wiki

]]> 12 Feb 2007 02:27:53 As the only official interactive game of the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, this is the chance for gamers to rewrite the 2006 season with all the official drivers, teams, cars, circuits and racing rules. Enhanced driving aids allow F1 newcomers to enjoy the exhilaration and thrill of the sport while online play will demonstrate whom the real world champion is with a full 22-car grid. Adding to the fun, PlayStation 3’s SIXAXIS Wireless Controller will enable gamers to discover a new way of racing with its motion sensing technology.
Loaded with High Definition visuals, full surround sound audio, extensive circuit details and lighting effects, progressive car damage and changing weather conditions, F1 is the only way to fully interact with the sport. Gamers will experience the real pressure of a Grand Prix race thanks to interactive pit stops, formations laps, unexpected collisions and race incidents. F1 has evolved, welcome to the next level in racing.

]]> 19 Feb 2007 01:26:13 Hurtling through the turn, you lock-on to the lead car and fire. In less than a second, your falcon missile slams into the target and explodes in a ball of fire. You smile to yourself-he was a good assassin, but a lousy driver. Instantly, your radar detects a terminator bearing down on your exhaust. You swerve, but it's too late. Another small mistake ends a brief career on the Death Track-yours

-Box description

]]> 23 Feb 2007 06:12:32 "Plenty of variety between the fast, fun extreme tracks and the more technical grand prix tracks; excellent online play with plenty of customization options; great lighting and weather effects; motorcycles handle well and are just plain fun to race." By GameSpot

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