Posted on 06/04/2009 5:39:59 PM PDT by yankeedame
If you don’t have access to a Mustang GT500, a Chevy Camaro or a Corvette ZR1 and a racetrack, a video game with these cars, we guess, is the next best thing. At this year’s E3, racing games reign with multiplayer games like Blur hosting live races 24/7, or games with massive racing worlds like Fuel. Even the iconic character, Sonic the hedgehog, strapped on his seatbelt and revved his engines at E3 this year. Here are 10 games creating a buzz at E3 2009.
By Kyle Roerink
Published on: June 3, 2009
The Game /// Blur is an online and offline road racer where up to 20 players—either online or computer simulated—go head-to-head.
What’s Cool /// Using its community-based interface, Blur offers players the ability to challenge each other and affect their game’s narrative through the Internet. Players can create their own multiplayer modes or have a four-player split screen if their console is not connected to the Web.
Availability /// Gamers can expect to see Blur in stores in fall ’09 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PCs.
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The Game /// This game races around castles, jungles and the cosmos, led by the blue hedgehog and other characters found in the classic Sega games. Up to eight people can play against one another online.
What's Cool /// The racers can ride on cars, planes and motorbikes, and have weapons and power-ups to help players retain or gain the lead.
Availability /// The game will be available on Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2010.
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The Game /// Drivers compete against each other on reality TV in this game’s story line.
What’s Cool /// The action button triggers explosives to take out your competition.
Availability /// 2010 for PS3 and Xbox 360
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The Game /// This game is supposed to be a technical and realistic portrayal of real-life street racing. Driving in shift focuses on maintaining control and harnessing speed in a racecar.
What’s Cool /// The car list. Shift includes the 2007 Audio TT 3.2 Quattro, the Corvette Z06 and dozens more.
Availability /// Sept. 22, 2009, on Xbox 360 and PS3
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The Game /// This is an imitation of an arcade-style racing game. Nitro lets players gain boost power by drifting and dragging behind opponents.
What’s Cool /// Taking a worthy car list —including a 2008 BMW M6, 1967 Corvette Stingray and 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10—to the custom shop.
Availability /// Fall ’09 on Wii and Nintendo DS.
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The Game /// This is another technical street-racing game that mixes the world’s most exotic cars with the toughest muscle cars on courses throughout the world.
What’s Cool /// The game features 450 cars from 50 different manufacturers and includes a cockpit view, graphics engine and full rollover crashes.
Availability /// October 2009 and will be available on Xbox360.
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The Game /// This off-road rally-racing game uses a new car-handling physics system and damage-engine effects system for realistic riding.
What's Cool /// Gamers can play against the computer or go head-to-head online in Dirt 2’s collection of licensed rally cars.
Availability /// The game’s release is scheduled for 2009 on Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and Wii.
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The Game /// Fuel is an off-road adventure where gamers can choose from an array of 70 different on-road and off-road bikes, cars, quads trucks, buggies and dragsters. Rides in this game can range from 40 minutes to 4 hours.
What’s Cool /// With more than 14,000 square kilometers of environment and 100,000 miles of tracks, paths and trails to ride, Fuel’s designers created the world’s largest racing environment for a game.
Availability /// Fuel hits stores this month and will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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The Game ///, This is a Mario Kart-like game that offers four-player racing or single player action.
What’s Cool /// During the race, players need to drift, use boost control and get power ups to work their way to the finish line. With juvenile characters and utopian plot, the game is geared toward a younger audience.
Availability /// It hits stores June 2009 on Wii and Nintendo DS
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The Game ///, Victory is a free, retro online game inspired by the 1960s world of Formula One racing. The Age of Racing has players competing for cash to beef up aesthetic and internal accessories on their vehicles.
What's Cool /// The game runs off of the netKar Pro simulation engine and is a free online game connected to a social network so players around the globe can compete against each other at no cost.
Love the racing games, but if you’re a Star Wars fan, this game trailer looks pretty neat:
http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/816935/bioware-mmo-project/videos/sw_oldrepublic_trl_e3.html
No mention of Gran Turismo? Whatever.
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