| GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game | |
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| Developer(s) | Blimey! Games Ltd. under license to SimBin |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Racing, Simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (Everyone) |
| Media/distribution | CD-ROM, DVD |
| System requirements
1.8 GHz CPU, 1024 MB RAM, 64 MB video card RAM, DirectX 8.1, 1700 MB available hard disk space, Windows 2000 |
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GTR2 is a sports car racing simulator developed under license by Blimey for SimBin for the x86 PC and is a sequel to GTR. Since its release in September 2006, it has received widespread acclaim. The game simulates the 2003 and 2004 FIA GT Championship racing series.
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GTR2 offers many different game modes - Championships, Single Races, Practice, 24hr Races, Time Trials and the Driving School. The Official Championships consist of the 2003 and 2004 FIA GT Championship series. However, unlike its predecessor, GTR2 offers smaller unlockable championships as well as the ability to create custom championships.
Another major addition to the game series is the inclusion of a driving school. This teaches the user racing techniques, and allows the user to practice them, unlocking rewards in the process.
The 24hr races demonstrate the new dynamic day and night cycles very well. The transition between day and night is seamless and steady, unlike in the original where the race had to be paused whilst the new time of day was loaded. The day and night cycles can also be experienced by changing the speed of which the time of day passes during a race weekend. Selections here can be accelerated up to 60x.
There are more than 27 models of car included, spanning all the classes involved in FIA GT racing. They range from 600 hp GT class, to 400 hp NGT class vehicles. With the ability to create your own content, many more vehicles have been created by the dedicated GTR2 community.
Here is a list of the 24 models originally included in the game:
Included with GTR2 are 15 real-world tracks, with 34 different variations to choose from. Highlights include Spa, Monza, Imola and Barcelona
Track list:
There are hundreds of add-on tracks available. Highlights of these included the legendary 22 kilometre Nürburgring, Laguna Seca, Macau, Circuit de la Sarthe (host of the Le Mans 24 Hours), and Bathurst.
One of the reasons GTR2 has been so popular is the ability to create custom content for the game. This has led to a large community of players who create new vehicles and tracks to race with.
There have been several user community mods released to the public:
Other than GT/Touring Cars, several open wheelers mods are also released. Some popular examples are:
Other than pure race cars GTR2 has several streetcar mods to offer.Some popular and recent mods are:
Most of the configurability of GTR2 is in the PLR file. While difficult to dig through, changes here can help improve the frame rate on a host of systems.
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