Touring Car Challenge?

Is Touring Car Challenge from Codemasters the North American version of TOCA2 or something new and different? Also saw on EB's site that Barbie's race and ride is due out. Any beta testers care to comment if this game is more sim or arcade, how is multiplayer, and does it support FFB? Adam

It is the American TOCA 2. http://www.simracingnews.com/article.cfm?news_id=118

The article looks like the publishers press release. Any opinions from a less biased source?

sigh.... Yes, we have seen the demo. What about the full retail version?

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> Download the demo. > > The article looks like the publishers press release. Any opinions from a > > less biased source? > > > > Is Touring Car Challenge from Codemasters the North American

version > > > > of TOCA2 or something new and different? > > > It is the American TOCA 2. > > > http://www.simracingnews.com/article.cfm?news_id=118 > > > > Also saw on EB's site that Barbie's race and ride is due out. Any beta > > > > testers care to comment if this game is more sim or arcade, how is > > > > multiplayer, and does it support FFB? > > > > Adam

Yes, I wasn't thrilled with the demo either, but it only had the "standard" mode. I was hoping that someone would have some experience with the "advanced" mode. Also, I wanted to know some more about the street course that is supposedly included.

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> Don't know about the full version, I thought maybe you havn't tried the > demo yet. > The demo didn't impress me too much though. > > sigh.... > > Yes, we have seen the demo. What about the full retail version? > > > Download the demo. > > > > The article looks like the publishers press release. Any opinions

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> > > > less biased source? > > > > > > Is Touring Car Challenge from Codemasters the North American > > version > > > > > > of TOCA2 or something new and different? > > > > > It is the American TOCA 2. > > > > > http://www.simracingnews.com/article.cfm?news_id=118 > > > > > > Also saw on EB's site that Barbie's race and ride is due out.

Any > > beta > > > > > > testers care to comment if this game is more sim or arcade, how is > > > > > > multiplayer, and does it support FFB? > > > > > > Adam

Download the demo.

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> The article looks like the publishers press release. Any opinions from a > less biased source? > > > Is Touring Car Challenge from Codemasters the North American version > > > of TOCA2 or something new and different? > > It is the American TOCA 2. > > http://www.simracingnews.com/article.cfm?news_id=118 > > > Also saw on EB's site that Barbie's race and ride is due out. Any beta > > > testers care to comment if this game is more sim or arcade, how is > > > multiplayer, and does it support FFB? > > > Adam

Don't know about the full version, I thought maybe you havn't tried the demo yet. The demo didn't impress me too much though.

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> sigh.... > Yes, we have seen the demo. What about the full retail version? > > Download the demo. > > > The article looks like the publishers press release. Any opinions from a > > > less biased source? > > > > > Is Touring Car Challenge from Codemasters the North American > version > > > > > of TOCA2 or something new and different? > > > > It is the American TOCA 2. > > > > http://www.simracingnews.com/article.cfm?news_id=118 > > > > > Also saw on EB's site that Barbie's race and ride is due out. Any > beta > > > > > testers care to comment if this game is more sim or arcade, how is > > > > > multiplayer, and does it support FFB? > > > > > Adam

Well, it isn't an article, but the PR. It says article, but it's in the sense of "The Full Article". If you want to read reviews on the game, just go to any site and look for TOCA2 reviews. -- Kenneth Verburg Webmaster/Editor-in-chief High Gear http://www.simracingnews.com

Ah, hell, I broke down and bought the game this morning anyway.. It's pretty fun and has more options than the old TOCA 1. I love road courses, and it didn't take much to convince me to buy a game that has so many. The actual racing simulation is simplistic compared to SCGT or GPL (so is everything, of course) but it's still fun and you do have to pay attention to what you are doing.