Touring Cars Question

I only want to buy one more racing sim this year, and can not decide between 'Touring Cars' and TOCA 2. The former is now EB as 'Coming Soon' but I have seen no reviews for it. Anyone with any advice? PJ

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>Path: >I only want to buy one more racing sim this >year, and can not decide between 'Touring Cars' >and TOCA 2. The former is now EB as 'Coming >Soon' but I have seen no reviews for it. Anyone >with any advice? >PJ

I'm not personally aware of such a title- perhaps you mean Grand Touring (elite title, Empire to publish)? It's due... this weekend, i believe in the UK. As far as toca 2- 27th Nov ship for PSX (demo due on OPSM this month) PC- who the *** knows 8) I'd hope before Xmas,but the 27th is really the last week people will take new titles pre-Xmas. TOCA2 will be worth your wait. ;) For the Formula Ford's alone. Z

You're right - I meant Grand Touring.

I think he meant TOCA 1,what is this Grand Touring Cars about??And what other additions are being made to TOCA 2 to make it better than its predecessor???

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> >Path: > >I only want to buy one more racing sim this > >year, and can not decide between 'Touring Cars' > >and TOCA 2. The former is now EB as 'Coming > >Soon' but I have seen no reviews for it. Anyone > >with any advice? > >PJ > I'm not personally aware of such a title- perhaps you mean Grand Touring > (elite title, Empire to publish)? > It's due... this weekend, i believe in the UK. > As far as toca 2- 27th Nov ship for PSX (demo due on OPSM this month) > PC- who the *** knows 8) > I'd hope before Xmas,but the 27th is really the last week people will take new > titles pre-Xmas. > TOCA2 will be worth your wait. ;) For the Formula Ford's alone. > Z

For loads of info on TOCA2 go to: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/street/sc32/toca/ and http://www.tpjones.demon.co.uk/tocaug.htm where you'll find heaps of info on TOCA2 - there'll be an exclusive interview with Gavin Raeburn in the next 2 or 3 days. IMO, TOCA 2 is going to put all the other closed wheel sims in the shade. I've download the 3 versions of Grand Touring car and have steadily got more disappointed with what I saw. It's a long way from finished, but the last demo had a checkpoint system rather like Sega games. The makers claim that the final version will have realistics physics and certainly the suspension graphics in one of the demos looked ok, but the sounds are appalling and the feel wasn't too good, though the graphics are quite reasonable. With TOCA2 close over the horizon they've got an awful lot of ground to make up. Paul > I only want to buy one more racing sim this > year, and can not decide between 'Touring Cars' > and TOCA 2. The former is now EB as 'Coming > Soon' but I have seen no reviews for it. Anyone > with any advice? > PJ

Better physics, better graphics, better AI, much better internet play, editable car skins, pit stops, 1998 BTCC season, damage model, range of realistic support cars (just as a typical BTCC race meet), laser scanned cars, more tracks, wireplay, T2 server, 30 fps on a P166, SLI graphics support (+others) and quite a lot more - the wonder is can they fit it all onto one disk? Must be the assembler language code. The more I hear about TOCA2 the more I feel like a little boy at Christmas looking at those tantalising presents under the Christmas tree. Paul

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> I think he meant TOCA 1,what is this Grand Touring Cars about??And what > other additions are being made to TOCA 2 to make it better than its > predecessor??? > > >Path: > > >I only want to buy one more racing sim this > > >year, and can not decide between 'Touring Cars' > > >and TOCA 2. The former is now EB as 'Coming > > >Soon' but I have seen no reviews for it. Anyone > > >with any advice? > > >PJ > > I'm not personally aware of such a title- perhaps you mean Grand Touring > > (elite title, Empire to publish)? > > It's due... this weekend, i believe in the UK. > > As far as toca 2- 27th Nov ship for PSX (demo due on OPSM this month) > > PC- who the *** knows 8) > > I'd hope before Xmas,but the 27th is really the last week people will take new > > titles pre-Xmas. > > TOCA2 will be worth your wait. ;) For the Formula Ford's alone. > > Z