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]]> 21 Jul 2007 12:23:20 Midtown Madness 2 delivers even more mad-cap racing excitement with all the wild and hair-raising racing challenges you've come to expect! Midtown Madness 2 features two great locations (London & San Francisco) and 9 hip urban road machines!

Midtown Madness 2 features the single-player Crash Course mission mode where budding drivers master the tricks of Madness racing as a Hollywood Stunt Driver on location at a San Francisco movie set or as a Cabbie Trainee at the East End Cab Company School of Driving in London!

]]> 11 Jun 2007 11:49:15 Rally Trophy is a challenging racing game and the first-ever rally simulation with historical elements. There are eleven shiny old classic cars to drive in total, all of which have been modeled in great detail. Great emphasis has been put on visualization. Races lead you through beautiful landscapes with varying weather conditions such as daylight, sunset, snowfall, rain, storm and foggy weather. Everything imaginable is included, such as fine particle effects, skid marks and reflections. Rally Trophy combines stunning playability, breathtaking visuals and a great selection of cars and tracks. It's real fun, smooth to play and adds some unique content to the racing game genre.

Rally Trophy was also awarded the title of the "Best racing game of the year 2002" by the GameSpot.

]]> 09 Jun 2007 08:10:06 In this game you have to drive the BMW to the Eiffel Tower. Use the Left and Right drive the BMW. Avoid the obstacles and collect the money bags

]]> 01 Jun 2007 06:16:24 Fitting more or less between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Shadows of the Empire follows the smuggler Dash Rendar as he attempts to rescue the carbonite-frozen Han Solo from the bounty hunter Boba Fett, and fights off the attempts of the Black Sun syndicate to kill Luke Skywalker.

The game is one part of a multimedia experiment performed by LucasArts back in the mid-90s (the other components being a book and a comic, covering different aspects of the same story). Besides the interesting project background, the gameplay itself is uncommon -- the game at times being an air/space combat sim, a third-person shooter, racing game, or a rail shooter.

]]> 20 May 2007 03:55:41 Use the keyboard arrow keys to manoeuvre the car. The aim is to avoid the obstacles and slow down for the speed cameras, making sure you get to the checkpoints before the time runs out.
Everyone can drive fast but can you drive carefully in order to complete the challenge?

]]> 17 May 2007 03:45:00 Put prestige, pink slips and cold hard cash on the line. The finish line! Just make sure you get there first.

The night is yours, the streets are yours and that sucker's ride is going to be yours too, just as soon as the pedals drop and this show hits the road, literally. Just strap in, hold on and don't swallow your tongue, because there's no first and second place here, only winners and losers. Tracks on city streets are lit up with turns indicated by large glowing arrows. Avoid parked cars and other obstacles. Watch out, the hand brake is quite touchy and takes some getting used to, try using regular braking to slow your speed and avoid spinning out around corners. Good luck!

Car damage WILL affect your car's performance. The"R" key will repair all damage to your vehicle, place your car on its wheels and back on the road. If you accidentally flip your car, hit 'R' to put it back on its tires. It does take a few seconds for your car to be reset.

]]> 15 May 2007 06:22:56 Monster Truck Madness 2 is the sequel to one of the best-selling auto-racing games for the PC, Monster Truck Madness. Monster Truck Madness 2 combines outrageous attitude, unrestrained racing and real monster trucks to provide a fun and exhilarating off-road driving experience across rugged and challenging terrain.

Monster Truck Madness 2 adds new tracks and a bunch of new trucks, improved graphics and sound, and variable weather conditions. For the more traditional drivers, there are also 11 original trucks from Monster Truck Madness including Bigfoot and Grave Digger. The game seats players behind the steering wheel of the world's most powerful vehicles as they crush, splatter, jump and roll their way to victory.

]]> 30 Apr 2007 08:27:11 MiniOne Racing is of course a racing game, where players drive colorful, humorous miniature cars over various landscapes, taking them to beaches, schoolyards... and even other planets !!!
Spread over 15 tracks and arenas, you'll be racing fast and dangerously armed vehicles, using any of 6 Power Ups to vanquish your AI or human opponents.

]]> 24 Apr 2007 05:46:12 MINI#37 is an episodic racing game and every couple of months or so, new sections of the game will be released. The first public release (Episode One) will be available in Q3 of this year. It will include tracks set in Newtown as well as Cape Town (tracks include Camps Bay, the V&A Waterfront, and the dock area). Each city/location will consist of three tracks, and new cars will also be available as downloadable updates or as part of the next release. All of the MINI vehicles will eventually be available, including vintage MINI's and some hotted up MINI's like the GP and JCW.

There are two game modes: Arcade Mode will feature single races on any of the unlocked tracks, and Championship Mode will require players to compete through a series of tracks in Grand Prix style racing. Both game modes will be playable as single player or multiplayer experiences.

The soundtracks and sound design are being done by Tripwire (Lead singer of the band Pestroy (http://www.pestroy.co.za)), and Paul Norwood from 16Stitch (http://www.16stitch.co.za).

Download Trailer here: http://www.mini.co.za/MINI37/images/MINI37.zip
MINI#37 Website: http://www.mini37.co.za
Luma: http://www.luma.co.za

]]> 24 Apr 2007 03:32:22 Multiplayer online realtime 3D racing simulator for PC.
Realtime statistics and driver rankings.
Currently available futuristic motorcycle racing.

]]> 22 Apr 2007 07:29:26 Paradox is an action based racer, putting more emphasis on the thrilling events and obstacles you will encounter. This game will feel more like a thrill ride than a straight racing game. Each level will take place in a different time period and event. One level you may be racing in the Jurassic period with a t-rex attacking you, the next level may be cruising on a highway through space in the future.
The levels are not lap based as many other racers are. Instead, the levels are one long track you will travel through to find the time rifs.
This game is currently in production and will be realeased sometime within late 2007 to early 2008. This is the first game from the indie game company Vision Lizard.

]]> 18 Apr 2007 09:07:00 Buggyracers is a racing game for kids where contenders are bugs in improvised cars made from matchboxes and corks. There are 4 tracks available and 8 characters to choose from.

Players can choose from single race or championship. There is a hot-seat mode for two players, and also network multiplayer for up to 4 players.

Buggyracers was developed by LocZ Games.

]]> 31 Mar 2007 08:40:44 The sequel to Project 053. Sideswipe is a fast-paced side scrolling game with plenty of action and enemies to boot.

Progress through the level collecting coins and avoiding the obstacles. Enemies can be destroyed by dashing through them. A dash can be performed when the dash meter in the top left of the screen is filled (a green light turns on at this point).

Edge Forward/Back - Left/Right Cursor Keys
Shift - Jump
Control - Dash (When Dash Meter is filled)


Features:
- Customizable Bike Paint Jobs
- Original Music by Yoshiman, Prowler & Nobuyuki
- Gallery Secrets
- Extra sound effects by Odi

]]> 30 Mar 2007 05:42:51 Hard Wheels 3D is a racing game.

]]> 29 Mar 2007 12:26:06 TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge roars in with a cavalcade of officially licensed racecars, world-famous tracks and a new, progressive central game mode – the World Challenge. As the piston-pumping heart of the game, the World Challenge has players competing through a series of international championship tiers, each packed with skill tests, specialised events and championships that span different racing styles.

Each World Challenge tier is designed to enhance and expand your race driving skills and experience. First, a series of tests and events will build your racing prowess in areas such as damage control, using the racing line, manoeuvring, timely pit stops and braking accuracy. Now you’re ready for the main event: the tier’s specialist Championship season with a series of closely-fought multiple car races on different circuits. Come first overall in the championship and you’ll move up to compete in the next tier of the World Challenge.

Throughout TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge, you’ll be racing the world as each tier has its own international location and theme: from the British GP, to the heavyweight touring cars of Australia’s V8 Supercars and Germany’s DTM events, through to American Race series across the USA and then to a global Masters championship tier where you’ll compete against the best of the best.

Of course, with all this competitive racing, TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge features spectacular collisions thanks to its realistic damage system; sparks fly when you bottom out, smoke billows from tyres, doors flap, windscreens shatter, wings get ripped off, spoilers break and fly from the car and bodywork realistically deforms with every impact.

In addition to the World Challenge, TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge comes loaded with additional play modes including Free Race and Time Trial. There’s also wireless WLAN multiplayer action play for up to a staggering 12 players simultaneously and further multiplayer action via Game Share, enabling up to four players to enjoy fantastic WLAN racing from just one UMD.

]]> 17 Mar 2007 04:03:30 Old-school 2D racing game in a plug & play steering wheel, sold by Radio Shack.

]]> 16 Mar 2007 09:50:34 James Bond is the incarnation of the playboy spy that every man would like to be. While the newest 007 game doesn't let you wrestle with Pussy Galore, at least you get to drive Bond's cars. Choose from an Aston Martin DB5, BMW 750, BMW Z8, Lotus Esprit, or BMW Z3 and outfit it with rockets, missiles, shields, machine guns, smokescreens, and various other accessories; then choose how you want to play. You can tackle missions with unique goals and options in Story mode, or let your friends in on the action with the Two-Player mode. If you should scratch your car or return it in disrepair, prepare to be scolded by Q. 007 RACING brings all of James Bond's vehicular exploits to the PlayStation.

]]> 07 Mar 2007 06:08:16 Developer: Namco
Publisher: Atari
Release date: 1982
Mode: Single player
Platform: Arcade
Computers: Atari 800, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore C64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, PC DOS, PC Windows, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
Consoles: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, GCE Vectrex, Atari XEGS, Mattel Intellivision, Atari 7800
In Namco Museum: PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox

Input Steering wheel, Gear shifter, Pedals
Arcade cabinet Standard and Sit-down
Arcade system: Namco Pole Position
Arcade CPU: Z80 @ 3.072 Mhz
Arcade display Raster: 256 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 128 colors

]]> 06 Mar 2007 05:55:29 Ultra Tubes is a game of futuristic race & shoot. If you can’t outrun your enemies then at least you should be able to shoot them down. In multiplayer mode, 8 players can play via LAN or internet. Players and AI’s alike can team up and make the game even more exciting. The racing takes place in enclosed tunnels, occasionally reaching the voids of the open world. Dozens of vehicles, are available, three worlds, and plethora of mines and weapons as well as additional pick ups and vehicle upgrades. All this is additionally flavored by Ageia PhysXtm power, so if you are a proud owner of PhysXtm card you will enjoy enhanced physics and enhanced visual destructive powers. However if you do not own one, do not despair, we have done all in our power to make the game as playable, even without the PhysXtm card.

]]> 05 Mar 2007 03:33:11 "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

]]> 04 Mar 2007 10:53:28 Crash Team Racing is a racing game for the PlayStation, made by Naughty Dog. It was released in 1999. This was the last Crash game made by Naughty Dog. After this game, they left Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Games) and became an in-house developer for SCEA.

Crash and his friends are preparing to enter a kart racing tournament. Unfortunately, an extraterrestrial named Nitros Oxide sees this, and travels to Earth to compete. He claims to be the fastest racer in the Galaxy, who travels the stars looking for creatures to test his skill. He then challenges Earth to a "little game" he calls "Survival of the Fastest", and explains the rules: Oxide races against the best racer on Earth. If Earth's driver wins, Oxide will leave Earth alone. But if Oxide wins, he'll turn the entire globe into a concrete parking lot, and make Earth's inhabitants his slaves. The drivers of Earth prepare to race for the fate of their planet.

Gameplay is similar to that of Mario Kart; the following are gameplay elements original to CTR. Collecting ten wumpa fruit improves any item used. The game has a special "power slide" move that gives the player a speed boost while turning. It should be noted that in the last Jak and Daxter game from Naughty Dog: Jak X: Combat Racing also has a "power slide" which gives you an extra speedboost.

In the races, boxes contain weapons or other powerups that give the player an advantage. Green and black arrows on the ground (turbo boosters) will give the player a short speed increase. Most of the courses contain obstacles that cause a loss of speed, and must be avoided.

As in Mario Kart, CTR has a battle mode, in which players attack each other in one of several special battle arenas, some of which are unlockable.

Collectible items include trophies, crystals, gems, and relics. A number of secret characters can be activated throughout the course of the game.

]]> 04 Mar 2007 03:17:32 Two men, stranded on a hilltop, with an empty fridge. When the desire to drink beer strikes them, they must race to the bottom of the hill. Loser buys.

This game was created in 2003 for the DarkBasic Winter Competition.
It was never fully completed, but did win second place. If anyone is a DarkBasic developer and wants the source code, it is provided as a link below, free of charge, to do with as you please.

]]> 02 Mar 2007 10:22:03 Stunt Race FX (Wild Trax in Japan) is a cartoon style 3D racing video game produced and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo console system. It was the company's second game to use the 3D-centric Super FX chip. The game, co-developed with Argonaut, was known as Wild Trax in Japan.

The game features racing levels, obstacle courses, and a multiplayer mode.

Vehicles

Coupe - A small, yellow, car with balanced settings. It's top speed is 120 MPH.

F-Type - A Formula One-like racer with high speed and good acceleration, but with a weak body. It's top speed is 140 MPH.

4WD - A monster truck-like racer with poor acceleration and speed, but with a strong body. It's top speed is 100 MPH.

2WD - A two-wheeled car, with high speed, good acceleration, and a fair body. It can sometimes be difficult in turning. It's top speed is 140 MPH. It can only be playable in Free Trax or after winning first place in every Speed Trax circuit.

* 18-Wheeler - A semi-trailer truck that can only be played in the Bonus Trax in Speed Trax.

]]> 02 Mar 2007 06:14:36 Wave Race: Blue Storm is a jet ski racing game released as a launch title for the Nintendo GameCube on November 18, 2001. It is a sequel to the 1996 Nintendo 64 game Wave Race 64.

]]> 02 Mar 2007 03:46:10 Wave Race is a jet-ski themed racing game for the Nintendo Game Boy, released July 1992. It is a relatively simplistic game in which the player controls a jet skier around a track aiming to beat the computer or up to three friends using the link cable accessory.

There are two modes in which the game may be played:

Slalom

The goal is to race through pairs of posts across the track. Each one passed through increases the player's score by one point. The player with the most points once all posts have been taken wins.

Race

A race in which the player must proceed through certain checkpoints and complete each lap in a time limit. Two powerups are available on the track. The dolphin gives the player increased turning ability, while the octopus allows the recipient to steal from opponents.

In both modes there are a variety of obstacles including ramps, shallow water and whirlpools. There are eight tracks for each mode.

]]> 02 Mar 2007 03:34:03 Wave Race 64 is a racing game for the Nintendo 64 that was released on September 27, 1996 in Japan and on November 5, 1996 in North America. It is a sequel of the Game Boy game Wave Race (hence the "64"). In Wave Race 64 the player races on jet skis in many different weather conditions, on a variety of different courses. The game featured the Kawasaki Heavy Industries brand.

The objective of each race is to not only to beat the other racers but also to successfully weave the jet-ski through various buoys. There are two types of buoys: red colored, which are signified by an R on them and must be passed on the right side, while yellow buoys, which are marked with an L and must be passed on the left side. Each time a buoy is correctly passed, a power arrow will light and the jet-ski will gain speed. Up to five arrows can be lit in order to obtain a maximum power.

Failure to do either of these will result in a loss of power (though the arrows can be lit again) and missing five buoys over the course of a race will result in disqualification. Leaving the course, either by leaving the area limited by pink buoys or by getting out of the water and staying in this way for more than ten seconds will also result in disqualification.

The game modes are: Championship; Warm Up; Time Trials; Stunt Mode; 2P VS.

]]> 02 Mar 2007 03:26:13 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 Cars is an immersive, yet casual mission-driven adventure game inspired by the fun characters and settings from the Disney/Pixar feature film. Play the game as hot shot racecar Lighting McQueen, and complete a variety of missions across a range of difficulty levels. The ultimate goal is to race in the Piston Cup. Missions include bringing cars to Mater’s junkyard, racing through a check point challenge, giving ol’ Bessie a tug, and other fun activities. As you progress through the game, Lightning McQueen gains new abilities and special driving moves, which he learns by successfully completing the missions assigned to him by his friends from Radiator Springs.

]]> 23 Feb 2007 12:56:25 Race with your VW Lupo against others one 4 different tracks. Do a simple race against the AI or other players over LAN. You can also choose the petit prix and enhance several parts of your car in between.

Can you win the grand trophy?

]]> 23 Feb 2007 04:30:27 Based on the popular "Antz" movie, this game allows players to take to the road as they race other insects in multiple tournaments. With "Antz" having set a high-water mark for it's time in the cinema, sadly this game disappointed overall.

]]> 22 Feb 2007 08:25:02 "Who's faster than Kid Speedy? EVERYBODY!! This little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. Try not to get dead last while avoiding sweets and insults in this hilarious arcade-style race 'em up." -Videlectrix

Kid Speedy is a game in which you play the character Kid Speedy, trying to win a race (or, at least, not come in last). The game was originally mentioned on Videlectrix's website as a joke game concept before being made available as an actual game on July 10, 2006. It can be found at Videlectrix's site, or at Homestar Runner since characters from that site can be unlocked as playable characters in the game.

On January 28, 2007, a new page called "Viidelectrix" appeared on the Videlectrix website. It's specifically for Wii owners using the Internet Channel trial version and it links to Wii-friendly versions of Kid Speedy and three other games.

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