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Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: pstwo on February 05, 2002, 04:51:34 PM: Is it me or is this an awsome racer!! I LOVE racing games!! :)
Link:http://www.xboxgamers.com/newspr...226,34088,

Yowser. The TOCA series was always known for its attention to detail and focus on realism, but there\'s no denying that TOCA Race Driver, the first for PlayStation 2, will be the most in-depth yet. Codemasters showed off some more sensational car models today, along with a full car list and a string of international tracks. Chuck in all the story-based features and focus on the driver, Ryan McCane, and you\'re looking at very steamy stuff indeed. It should be: the publisher confirmed a £3 million development tag for the game today.
42 cars are scheduled to appear. Here\'s a list, not including a heap of ultra-mega-bonzer-mate cars hidden away for you to uncover:

Lexus IS200
Alfa Romeo 147
MG ZS
Peugeot 406 Coup

Vauxhall Astra Coupé
Alfa Romeo GTV
Mitsubishi Mirage
Subaru Impreza WRX Type-R STI Version 6
Toyota Chaser
Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Coupé
Dodge Neon Highline Sedan GT-R
Eagle Talon (Turbo)
Proton Satria GTi
DPRS T-230
Saab 95 Aero
Audi TT
Mercedes CLK
Opel Astra Coupé
Ford Falcon
Holden Commodore SS (VX)
Toyota Supra Mk4 93-98 Turbo
Lotus Sport Elise
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Chevrolet Monte Carlo with Stock Car Body Kit
Here are the tracks. Some for every occasion:
UK:

Brands Hatch (Indy & GP Circuits)li>Oulton Park
Silverstone
Donington Park
Knockhill
Germany:
Hockenheimring (Short & GP Circuits)
Nurburgring
Oschersleben
Norisring
Australia:
Phillip Island
Oran Park
Adelaide
Eastern Creek Raceway
Canberra
Bathhurst
Sandown International
France:
Magny Cours
Dijon Prenois
Americas:
Charlotte
Mexico City
Vancouver
Bristol Speedway
Searspoint
Las Vegas
Plus:
Catalunya (Spain
Monza (Italy)
Vallelunga (Italy)
Fuji (Japan)
TI Circuit AIDA (Japan)
Zandvoort (Netherlands)
Mantorp Park (Sweden)
Zolder (Belgium)
A1 Ring (Austria)
Rockingham Motor Speedway (International) (UK)
Rockingham Motor Speedway (Oval) (UK)

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Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: dajo on February 05, 2002, 04:58:47 PM: I don\'t think those cars look that good at all. Could just be the pictures though.

Back grounds look nice.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: Paul on February 05, 2002, 06:39:07 PM: It looks FANTASTIC!!! however, i think it\'s definitely PC-pre-rendered pics...resolution is way too high and too sharp for TV.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: Watchdog on February 05, 2002, 07:38:12 PM: I really have to disagree, those cars look great--too good for in game, tv res though.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: PSR-225 on February 06, 2002, 09:40:56 AM: I have to agree with pstwo, those graphix are amasing, and i don\'t put it past the ps2 to do that on a TV.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: Sublimesjg on February 06, 2002, 09:52:59 AM: well you arent alone on the cars

they look weird to me as well - they look nice excpet they look too smooth and roundish so to speak - like there is no indents anywhere - which makes it look well fake - i mean there are no just painted on lines to seperate stuff and the reflection hits those lines so it makes it look fake

sorry i cant explain it too well because i cant put it into words but i think that they could have done better with the cars
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: PSR-225 on February 06, 2002, 10:02:25 AM: now that you mention it, they do look too perfect.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: GmanJoe on February 07, 2002, 09:31:43 AM: Why oh why can\'t they make the rims perfectly rounded? If the can make the car\'s body look curvy smooth....why not with the rims and tires?
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: Watchdog on February 07, 2002, 12:47:35 PM: Can you really notice while playing?

I\'ve never really noticed until now, but I can see what you mean.

It\'d take a lot of polys to do that, and I\'m not sure it\'s worth it.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: GmanJoe on February 07, 2002, 12:57:07 PM: No, of course not. But if they\'re gonna have show off shots like that, at least make it look rounder especially since it\'s not an in-game shot.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: Watchdog on February 07, 2002, 01:49:44 PM: Point taken.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: rastalant on February 07, 2002, 05:22:19 PM: Thanks for the pics pstwo. Whoa!!!!!! Thats a ps2 game? That looks amazing.
Title: TOCA Race Driver: WOW!!
Post by: seven on February 08, 2002, 09:59:41 AM: I\'m not really impressed by the screens. It looks nice and all, but that\'s probably just because there are almost no jaggies and the cars are all shiny and all.

And I would think they could at least make round tires... looks horrible. I still play GT3 A-Spec regularly and the wheels are pretty smooth (during play aswell as at the car selection screen).

BTW: It might take a lot of polygons to make something round or more smooth, but the Emotion Engine can handle Beziers curves.