RACE - The Official WTCC Game

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RACE - The Official WTCC Game

Developer(s)	SimBin
Distributor(s)	Template:Vgrealease Valve Corporation (Steam)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release date	November 24, 2006
Genre(s)	Sim racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	PEGI 3+
Media	DVD, download
System requirements	Microsoft Windows XP 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or 100% compatible processor, 512 MB RAM, 2.5 GB free disk space, DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 128 MB memory, DirectX 9 compatible sound card, keyboard and mouse, DirectX version 9

RACE is a racing simulator computer game based on the World Touring Car Championship released in November 2006. The game was developed by SimBin, who had earlier produced critically acclaimed racing simulators like GTR and GT Legends, and distributed by Eidos in Europe and by Valve Corporation across their Steam network. The first expansion pack, Caterham Expansion was released in June 2007 featuring new cars and tracks.

The game features almost all drivers and all of the teams and tracks from the 2006 World Touring Car Championship season.

[edit] Gameplay

The game is essentially a simulator, and when set to the highest difficulty, it produces a highly demanding and challenging game pace. However, the game can be made easier by togging on various aids, like traction control, anti-lock braking system and such. Moreover, the game does demand players to drive as real world race drivers will do, like the usage of braking to prevent wheels from locking up, and braking the car to an appropriate speed before turning into a corner. An attempt of "drifting" through the corner will usually cause the car to spin out.