TOCA Race Driver

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TOCA Race Driver
File:TOCA Race Driver cover.jpg
Developer(s) Codemasters
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Platforms PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
      Windows & Xbox
      EU 2003032828 March 2003
      NA 16 April 2003 (Xbox)
      NA 17 April 2003 (PC)
      AUS 2003 (Xbox)
      Genre(s) Racing
      Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

      TOCA Race Driver (Pro Race Driver in North America and V8 Supercar: Race Driver in Australia) is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters, being part of the TOCA Touring Car series.

      The game took a new direction, since the main game mode featured a plot (leading to the game being labelled as a "Car-PG") where the user took on the role of a fictional race driver called Ryan McKane, trying to make a name for himself in a multitude of car championships, all the while under the shadow of his more successful older brother and haunted by the death of his father on the racetrack (as witnessed by Ryan as a child).

      Despite this slightly clichéd script, the racing elements of the game continued to receive positive reviews and the game went straight to number one in the UK game charts. Xbox and PC conversions followed in March 2003, with a further Xbox version released several months later at budget price adding Xbox Live support.

      The British Touring Car Championship (TOCA) which gives the game series its name, returned for this game. The real-life championship had undergone a transformation after most of the manufacturers had pulled out, and crowd numbers dropped, so TOCA asked Codemasters to include the series to boost the audience interest. However, the return was short-lived.

      Many tracks were added, and some of the "World" tracks were not continued from TOCA 3, despite their popularity, such as Watkins Glen and Surfers Paradise. The game continued with random grid positions and no penalties for bad driving.

      Reception

      Reception
      Review scores
      Publication Score
      PC PS2 Xbox
      Edge N/A 7/10[1] N/A
      EGM N/A 7.5/10[2] N/A
      Eurogamer 8/10[3] 7/10[4] N/A
      Game Informer N/A 9.25/10[5] 9/10[6]
      GamePro N/A 3/5 stars[7] 3/5 stars[8]
      Game Revolution N/A N/A B[9]
      GameSpot 7.1/10[10] 7.6/10[11] 7.7/10[12]
      GameSpy 2/5 stars[13] 4.5/5 stars[14] 4/5 stars[15]
      GameZone 8/10[16] 9.5/10[17] 8.1/10[18]
      IGN 7.5/10[19] 9.3/10[20] 8.9/10[21]
      OPM (US) N/A 4.5/5 stars[22] N/A
      OXM N/A N/A 8/10[23]
      PC Gamer (US) 51%[24] N/A N/A
      Entertainment Weekly N/A B[25] N/A
      Aggregate scores
      GameRankings 77.80%[26] 82.45%[27] 80.82%[28]
      Metacritic 74/100[29] 81/100[30] 80/100[31]

      Reviews of the game range from positive to average. It currently has a score of 82% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[27][30] 81% and 80 out of 100 for the Xbox version,[28][31] and 78% and 74 out of 100 for the PC version according to GameRankings and Metacritic.[26][29]

      In the UK, Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine gave the PS2 version a score of eight out of ten and said that it was an "ultra-realistic racer with top visuals";[32] they also listed it in their top 100 games and awarded it a Bronze Medal.[citation needed]

      See also

      References

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