Race Driver: Grid
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Race Driver: Grid is a 2008
Gameplay
Grid was developed and published by Codemasters, the creators of the TOCA series. It is a game in which the player runs their own race team, acting as the primary driver. As players progress they gain sponsors and can hire a teammate to drive alongside them in certain events.
The game begins with the player accepting jobs to drive for other teams to earn money, and once the player gains enough capital they can purchase their own vehicles and drive independently, as well as continuing to drive for other teams should they choose to. Grid features a gameplay mechanic known as Flashback which allows the player to rewind gameplay by up to ten seconds and resume from their chosen point, similar to the "rewind" ability in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. This is a limited-use feature, determined by the difficulty setting.
Grid features several modes of competition using various cars. Three main regions are found in the game, United States, Europe, and Japan, each with their own championship. Each of the game's 43 cars are tied to one of these three regions. Grid also features several types of events to compete in, including GT championships, drifting, touge, open wheel racing and demolition derby, as well as variants on several of these motorsports. Players can also participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the end of each racing season.
Courses in the game are a mixture of real world and fictional circuits and point-to-point tracks. Real road courses such as Le Mans and Spa-Francorchamps are included, while some defunct street circuits such as the Detroit street circuit in Michigan and the Washington D.C. street circuit are also included. There are also several fictional tracks inspired by real-world locations and circuits, such as street courses in San Francisco, California and Milan, Italy as well as Mount Haruna.
The Nintendo DS version is a racing simulator consisting of twenty available circuits across Europe, Japan and the US, along with 25 cars to choose from. The game also includes an updated version of the track designer from Race Driver: Create & Race, which allows players to create their own custom circuits and roadside billboards.[7] The game also features vehicle customization and online multiplayer.[8]
Development and marketing
Grid uses Codemasters' own
A mobile version published by
In 2010, an arcade version of the game was published by Sega. Grid has had its official servers for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3 shut down as of 19 June 2011.[18] The servers for the Xbox 360 version are still running as of July 2014.
Downloadable content
Codemasters released two downloadable content (DLC) packs; the first of the two was released on 4 December 2008, the 8-Ball Pack on the
Reception
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Edge | N/A | N/A | 9/10[20] | N/A |
Eurogamer | 8/10[21] | N/A | N/A | 9/10[22] |
Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 9/10[23] | 9/10[23] |
GamePro | N/A | N/A | N/A | [24] |
GameRevolution | N/A | N/A | N/A | B[25] |
GameSpot | 8.5/10[26] | N/A | 8/10[27] | 8/10[27] |
GameSpy | N/A | N/A | [28] | [29] |
GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | 9/10[30] | 9/10[30] |
GameZone | 7.8/10[31] | N/A | 9/10[32] | N/A |
IGN | 8.3/10[3] | 8.7/10[33] | 8.7/10[34] | (US) 8.7/10[34] (AU) 7.9/10[35] |
Nintendo Power | 8.5/10[8] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Official Nintendo Magazine | 89%[36] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/10[37] |
PC Gamer (US) | N/A | 86%[38] | N/A | N/A |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | N/A | [39] | N/A |
VideoGamer.com | 8/10[40] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
411Mania | N/A | 9.5/10[41] | N/A | N/A |
Digital Spy | N/A | N/A | N/A | [42] |
Grid received "generally favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[43][44][45][46]
Edge ranked the game #41 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today", stating that: "it blows cobwebs from the genre, with handling a great balance of sim twitchiness and arcade abandon, breathtaking speed, and a sense of being there like no other racer".[47]
North American publication Nintendo Power gave the game a score of 8.5 out of ten. The review heaped praise on the game's robust car and course customization features, superb graphics, and multiplayer modes.[8] N-Europe gave the game an eight out of ten.[48] IGN awarded Grid with its DS: Best Racing Game 2008 award.[49]
Awards
Grid received a
Sequels
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External links
- Race Driver: Grid at MobyGames
- Grid at Killer List of Videogames