If you love playing games that involve cars, then it’s a nice time to buy the Xbox 360. One more game joins the likes of Project Gotham 4 and Forza Motorsport 2! Atari has sent word about RACE Pro, an ultra realistic racing video game for the Xbox 360, which runs on the Lizard physics engine.
Cyril Voiron is the vice president of brand management of worldwide publishing at Atari. Voiron says, “With five years worth of experience under SimBin’s belt, RACE Pro ensures a unique racing experience unlike anything seen before on console. Nothing gets you closer to the ultimate racing sensation than RACE Pro and Atari is proud to add this product to our holiday line-up.”
Henrik Roos is the chief executive officer of SimBin Studios AB. He commented, “Having personally taken the leap from 20 years of championship racing to racing simulation development, I am really excited for SimBin to be taking its own leap from PC to Xbox 360. We are proud to be taking this significant move with Atari, our trusted partner since our very first game.”
RACE Pro will not only feature ultra realistic car models but also official FIA championships and tracks. Gamers can expect WTCC (World Touring Car Championship), Formula 3000 and Formula BMW as well as cars such as Audi R8, Dodge Viper SRT10 and cars from Saleen and Aston Martin. RACE Pro will include WTCC cars from manufacturers Alfa Romeo, BMW, Chevrolet and Seat.
RACE Pro also features a Mini Cooper Challenge. As we pointed out before, the racing game will have thirteen real life tracks from all over the world. It will include Macau, Porto and Pau as well as US tracks Laguna Seca and Road America. The game has online play via Xbox 360 and the system link supports up to twelve gamers. There is even a ‘Hot Seat’ feature in RACE Pro that lets gamers play for a limited amount of time before passing the game controller to the subsequent player and so on.
RACE Pro for the Xbox 360 is being developed by SimBin, whose Lizard physics engine is being used in the game. Though SimBin have previously worked on the PC platform, this the first time they will be working on the Xbox 360. RACE Pro will be out later this year in Fall 2008.