TOCA Race Driver 2

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TOCA Race Driver 2
File:TOCA Race Driver 2 cover.jpg
Developer(s) Codemasters
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Platforms Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Mobile phone
Release date(s)
13 April 2004
  • Windows & Xbox
    NA 13 April 2004 (Xbox)
    NA 15 April 2004 (PC)
    AUS 15 April 2004 (Xbox)[1]
    EU 2004042323 April 2004
    JP 15 July 2004 (PC)
    PlayStation 2 & PlayStation Portable
    NA 5 October 2004 (PS2)
    AUS 7 October 2004 (PS2)[2]
    EU 15 October 2004 (PS2)
    EU 1 September 2005 (PSP)
    • KO: 1 September 2005 (PSP)[3]
    AUS 2006 (PSP)
    JP 2006121414 December 2006
    Mobile
    Genre(s) Racing
    Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

    TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (V8 Supercars 2 in Australia, DTM Race Driver 2 in Germany) is a racing video game installment of the racing video game TOCA Touring Car series, released on Xbox and Microsoft Windows in April 2004, with a PlayStation 2 version following six months later.

    Two PSP conversions were released in 2005 and 2006; the first being TOCA Race Driver 2 in Europe and Japan and the second being Race Driver 2006 in the US. The game continued to use a scripted career mode as introduced in the previous Race Driver game, but dropped the Ryan McKane character. Story-developing cutscenes were played out from a first-person perspective, with other characters never addressing the user by name (similar to the storytelling method of later Need for Speed titles). The Mobile phone version was released only in the U.S. a few months later.

    The career mode offered a wider selection of championships than previous games, featuring the likes of Supertruck and Rallycross in addition to the traditional touring car formats. However, not for the first time in the series, the British Touring Car Championship was not included, yet the franchise continued to license the TOCA name in the title. In addition, online play was featured heavily, with support for up to 8 players on Xbox Live.

    The PC version of the game features 31 licensed and fictional global race locations offering 48 tracks.[4] These include Hockenheim from the German DTM series and Surfers Paradise from the Australian V8 series. The PS2 version features an additional track, Catalunya.[5]

    The PlayStation 2 version also allows up to 8 PS2 on-line players, without broadband Internet service being required, too.

    Alcohol and tobacco related sponsors

    In the game, the Sirromet and Hasseröder logos were removed from Paul Morris Motorsport's Holden VY Commodore and Abt Team's Audi TT-R respectively.

    Reception

    Reception
    Review scores
    Publication Score
    PC PS2 PSP Xbox
    Edge 8/10[6] N/A N/A 8/10[6]
    EGM N/A N/A N/A 8.33/10[7]
    Eurogamer N/A N/A 8/10[8] 9/10[9]
    Game Informer N/A 7.5/10[10] N/A 7.5/10[11]
    GamePro N/A N/A N/A 4.5/5 stars[12]
    GameSpot 7.7/10[13] 8.2/10[14] N/A 8.2/10[15]
    GameSpy 4.5/5 stars[16] N/A N/A N/A
    GameZone N/A 8.7/10[17] N/A 8.7/10[18]
    IGN 8.2/10[4] 8.2/10[19] N/A 8.2/10[20]
    OPM (US) N/A 4/5 stars[21] N/A N/A
    OXM N/A N/A N/A 7.8/10[22]
    PC Gamer (US) 75%[23] N/A N/A N/A
    The Sydney Morning Herald N/A 4/5 stars[24] 4/5 stars[25] N/A
    The Times 4/5 stars[26] N/A N/A 4/5 stars[26]
    Aggregate scores
    GameRankings 85.13%[27] 82.50%[28] 77.91%[29] 83.32%[30]
    Metacritic 81/100[31] (AU) 83/100[2]
    (US) 82/100[32]    		 84/100[33] (AU) 90/100[1]
    (US) 82/100[34]

    The game was met with positive reception. It currently has a score of 85% and 81 out of 100 for the PC version;[27][31] 83% and 90 (AU)/82 (US) out of 100 for the Xbox version;[30][1][34] 83% and 83 (AU)/82 (US) out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[28][2][32] and 78% and 84 out of 100 for the PSP version according to GameRankings and Metacritic.[29][33]

    See also

    References

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