IndyCar Racing II

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IndyCar Racing II

Developer(s)	Papyrus Design Group
Release date(s)	^NA 1995
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player
Platform(s)	MS-DOS
Media	(DOS) CD-ROM
System requirements	(DOS) VGA and SVGA graphics modes.
Input	Computer keyboard, Joystick

IndyCar Racing II is a racing game developed by Papyrus Design Group. It is the sequel to IndyCar Racing, and was released in 1995. A little over a year later, the game was re-released, with a few minor upgrades, under the title CART Racing. The name change came about as a result of the CART series losing licensing rights to the name IndyCar, after spliting from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IRL in 1996.

1 Gameplay
2 Development
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Gameplay

For further information see IndyCar Racing

Although they are different games, see IndyCar Racing for gameplay details of the series.

[edit] Development

Little is known about the development of the game, but a demo for the game was released in August 1997, and several patches for the DOS and Windows 95 were created after the game's release to improve it. ^[1]

[edit] Reception

IndyCar Racing II received generally good ratings, such as 7.8 out of 10 by GameSpot, and 4 out of 5 by Computer Games Magazine. Some reviewers commented on the extreme detail and customization of the racecar, and the ability to change any part. Game Revolution remarked "There are thirteen different customizable characteristics to the car..." and "You could spend an entire week inside the garage just fiddling with the many ways to improve your car's performance."^[2] Finally some reviewers commented on the realism of the game, such as Gamespot, who noted "Even on the easiest of settings, driving an IndyCar is comparable to riding a wild bull."^[3]