Because each team is trying to invent something unprecedented: someone pays more attention to the psychology of racing, someone generally goes from cars to other vehicles. But the company Codemasters, it seems, has found his gold mine. Their new car simulator TOCA Race Driver 3 develops the ideas contained in the last part, and gives the gamer to participate in as many tournaments as possible at all in a single game.
And you know, with the task they have coped! Only licensed Championships for more than thirty-five! Think about this number. Not thirty-identical machines with separate championships for each. A body and rally races, off-road racing on the "Bigfoot" and buggy, mad speed of cars of various "formulas" ... historic championships, karting, even trucks are not deprived of attention!
 | |  | There just are no cars in the new Toca. For example, here is a hybrid of buggies and aircraft. | | Each machine has its own bath. For example, here is how the cockpit of a racing truck. |
Seasoned racers tormented question - and the developers were able to correctly reconstruct such a huge variety of cars? After all, it was difficult for the last part, which shows an acceptable result on the pavement and turned into a dreadful monster on the roads.
I hasten to all the good news: as developers this time are not wasting time on creating graphics engine, they are likely to come to grips of the car on the road. And the result did not wait! Perhaps, on the pavement behavior of vehicles and not so plausible, as in GT Legends, but it's not hard to close your eyes. They do not break down mindlessly in drifts, not roam at every movement of steering, governance has become more smooth. Particularly pleased with the difference between the huge fireballs from the DTM Touring Car Championship and light brisk "formulas." Not to mention the differences between competitions in trucks from the championship minicar.
If the behavior of vehicles on the pavement gripes about it does not, on the roads have something to complain about. The developers are very good job of simulating drifting and general adhesion with gravel. But from time to time jumps are still observed strangeness, when multi-ton SUV crashes with hill and lands like a feather, no rumble, clank and blow on the steering wheel.
 | |  | Bottom right of the screen there are many different indicators. Each of them is responsible for damage to the various units of the machine.Moreover, the gearbox can be broken with reckless increase in speed. | | The dream of every child - go-karting. To practice his driving is now possible in TOCA Race Driver. Sorry, only available the most advanced of their class, driving away for a hundred miles an hour. |
Still, the overall impression from the physics of the game - excellent! For each class of vehicles to choose a style of driving, lots of settings, and they actually affect the situation. And for the hardcore, in addition to a manual transmission, there are also such "goodies" such as support for analog clutch.
Individual words deserve to track, since their total number reaches as much eighty! It has everything: from the oval Indy Car Series to the most complex tracks from the Touring Car Championship DTM and V8 Supercars. And to win, you have to learn almost every turn - the game does not forgive mistakes, especially at the level of complexity Hard. Contributes to this highly advanced AI opponents.
 | |  | Repetition in TOCA Race Driver 3, of course, are not as scrutinized as in Gran Turismo, but the site looks gorgeous. | | In addition to many Touring Car Championship, this time there are a lot of formula, the fireballs from the open-wheel. |
And yet - the card of the series TOCA - damage system, which has always been the best in the genre. Each strike affects both the body of the car and its driving performance: the wedge transmission, the engine loses power and turns the wheel hard to one side due to a damaged suspension. If a strong collision with strikers can forget about the continuation of the race - you simply tear off the wheel with the lion's share of body kit. Look damaged even more spectacular than ever before - in a frontal collision at high speed of the machine is crushed like a tin under foot giant! Of course, here was not without incidents, often the car of the terrible accident leaves almost no scratches, and the opponent from a light touch immediately flies off the rear wing.
New TOCA was a success! A huge number of competitions, a lot of trails, good physics, great damage model. Plot a career mode, which for thirty-two races will keep you in suspense, and the ability to take a full championship in any discipline, whether DTM, TOCA or Indy Car, prick to screen for many days. Graphically, the game, maybe not as flawless as promised developers (engine, then stayed on the last part), but his eyes have a lot to enjoy. Excellent model cars, high-quality textures, very nice special effects. And while the trees around the trails are still looking cardboard, and spectators in the stands with flat, the picture is anything but average. PS2 version suffers from a dull color and poor texture, but the game still remains one of the most beautiful races on today. Recommended to all fans of motor racing, regardless of affiliation, and a gaming platform.
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The game can be included fines for breaking the rules. For too rude shocks rivals or cutting corners you simply disqualify by showing a black flag. But most of all happy that these rules can be applied in multiplayer when you create a server.
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