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Sneak peek: V8 Supercar Race Driver Codemasters is promising the most immersive racing experience ever by enveloping gamers in the heart of a global racing championship with the announcement of V8 Supercar Race Driver. The advent of V8 Supercar Race Driver marks a true convergence of racing gaming and cinematic experience as the title becomes the first licence-based racer to introduce a character and plot-driven narrative with both on and off-circuit developments. Due in 2002 for PlayStation 2, PC CD-ROM and other next-generation platforms, V8 Supercar Race Driver is the evolution of Codemasters' critically acclaimed TOCA Touring Car series, which has shipped over 3.5 million copies. Says Gavin Raeburn, Codemasters' Studio Head and Producer of V8 Supercar Race Driver: "It's no longer sufficient or exciting to deliver a new edition of a best-selling franchise that just recreates previous editions on a new format. We have got to move on from the expectation that a sequel can be justified by simply adding more cars and tracks. With V8 Supercar Race Driver we want to move the whole racing genre forward by delivering a very personal experience that the gamer can passionately connect with." Retaining the series' core values of close contact racing with real cars, real teams, real track, real drivers and an astounding damage engine, V8 Supercar Race Driver introduces a character-based narrative and episodic story-line. The game blends real world global championships with a fictional cast, with you taking the central role of aspiring driver Ryan McKane. The heart of the game sees you advancing Ryan's career from a test driver to a potential world champion. Ryan's races form part of the evolving narrative which involve his racing colleagues and his fiercely competitive family who have a rich heritage in motor racing. From the outset, V8 Supercar Race Driver will draw you in by doing away with standard game furniture such as front ends, option screens and the standard opening periphery. The meat of the V8 Supercar Race Driver experience is the sublime racing action, provided by an all-new physics and AI system that takes full advantage of the power of the next-generation platforms. Complete with its unique FEM (Finite Element Modelling) damage system, the high-impact collisions form an exciting part of the whole experience. Codemasters will also be featuring some of the world's other flagship
Racing Car Championships in the game. In addition to the AVESCO
V8 Supercar Shell Championship licence, rights have also been secured
to additional overseas series including Germany's DTM Championship
and the British Touring Car Championship.
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