See the sparks fly in TOCA Race
Driver 3 – the most detailed damage engine ever revealed! Incredible new
particle effects and deeper damage phsyics revealed.
Renowned for delivering the most
realistic and impressive crashes, collisions and damage effects in racing games,
Codemasters’ TOCA series is about to up the ante.
For TOCA Race Driver 3, coming
February 2006 to PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, a hugely advanced version of the
series’ proprietary Terminal Damage Engine is being designed to deliver 100
times the level of damage effect detail.
TOCA Race Driver 3’s advanced
Terminal Damage Engine will be even richer in its damage visuals thanks to
incredible particle effects and, most importantly, far deeper in terms of
physics that effect your car’s handling and ultimately your race result.
The additional particle effects
create hugely impressive visuals that really show the punishment you car’s
receiving: sparks fly spectacularly when you bottom out and end up grounding the
car. You’ll see windscreens shatter, wings get ripped off, spoilers break and
fly from the car. Plus, new game effects will show incremental amounts of damage
as bodywork realistically deforms around crumple zones during a race.
Keeping an eye on the state of your
tyres is key; watching for wear and temperature. Any impact to the tyres can
send the wheels into misalignment, resulting in juddering drive as you head for
the pit lane. If they become too worn during a race, they’ll overheat and, if
there’s no let up, they’ll finally burst, sending your car crashing down on its
steel wheel rims, kicking up a shower of sparks and smoke.
Similarly, if your car’s coolant
system fails, the radiator will overheat and smoke begins pouring from under the
bonnet. Too much strain and the smoke will billow from your car as the radiator
finally blows.
These spectacular damage physics
even run across all the AI opponents’ cars, making racing a truly thrilling,
test of nerves and racing expertise. All this detail means that long-term races
become more engaging and tactical. It’s not always the fastest driver who will
cross the finishing line first; those who employ better pit-stop strategies and
keep an eye on tyre wear can reap rewards.
Be daring and tune your car and
upgrade parts to suit your racing prowess. Every race team has a budget to spend
on car tuning through the course of a race season and there are up to 27
upgradeable parts for each car including real tuning parts from Brembo,
Bridgestone Motorsport and OMP.
If you want to make your car more
robust, you can replace the roll cage, add engine struts, and improve its
suspension, tyres and brake pads. For those who are confident in their racing
abilities, you can increase your engine’s horsepower but make sure your radiator
and coolant system can take the additional strain!
But remember changes to your racing
environment can also make for a more hazardous race. If it rains while you’re
qualifying, when you come to the full race itself, the track may still be wet,
increasing the risk of skids and spins.
With so many different racing
experiences and real racing cars, TOCA Race Driver 3 is revving up for a release
in February 2006 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC.
