Strap yourself in and hold on for dear life in the challenging off-road
racing game, Baja 1000 Racing, from Red Orb Entertainment, a division of
Broderbund Software. The next generation 3D driving game for PC, under
development by Trilobyte, pits man and machine against one of the most
brutal courses on earth and features fast action gameplay coupled with the
physics and attention to detail of a simulation. In Baja 1000 Racing, you
attempt not to just win the race, but to survive it.
"Players will feel the rush of the competition as they not only compete
against other drivers, but attempt to conquer what is arguably the world's
most extreme race," said Ken Goldstein, Broderbund's vice president of
entertainment and general manager of Red Orb Entertainment. "They'll face
the unknowns of a thousand mile course, experience the freedom of the open
'go anywhere' environment, and the challenge of surviving the fury of the
Baja 1000."
Red Orb Entertainment has signed an exclusive license for the Baja 1000
through SCORE International, the organization which produces and sanctions
the Laughlin SCORE Desert Series. The Series' flagship event is the SCORE
Tecate Baja 1000. The license includes the rights to reproduce the actual
Baja 1000 course.
"The Baja 1000 is no Sunday drive in the desert," said Sal Fish, CEO and
president of SCORE International. "We will be working closely with Red Orb
Entertainment to ensure that Baja 1000 Racing captures the actual bone
jarring experience of the real race."
In Baja 1000 Racing, drivers feel the power of huge engines, finely tuned
controls, and the precision of prototype suspensions via an incredibly
realistic driving model which allows six degrees of freedom and 4-wheel
independent physics. The action is displayed via a state of the art 3D
engine delivering stunning, high polygon count graphics at a high,
sustainable framerate.
Competitors conquer a wide variety of terrain and weather conditions,
including mud, dirt, sand, and snow, as they traverse a course modeled on
the 1998 race covering the entire length of the Baja California, Mexico
peninsula. Players choose from a selection of Class 1 open wheel buggies or
super high performance Trophy Trucks, and race up to 15 computer controlled
racers or 15 human opponents via the Internet.
More information can be found at the Baja 1000 Racing web site at
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