ToCA Race Driver

Codemasters' ToCA games were about touring car racing. Back in 2003, ToCA Race Driver attempted to not only enhance racing, but provide a cinematic experience. The result is this unique racing game. My thoughts on this title will be expressed in this blog post. So if you are looking for some classic racing games, maybe this is one you can consider i I provide good marks for it. Welcome one and all to "John's Race Space!"

NOTES: This blog post is about my PlayStation 2 experience with this game, and by its proper name (besides its USA name). My version of this game won't run any more on my PS2, so all I will share with you is based on what I remember about this game.

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ToCA Race Driver

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^ from: www.amazon.com - In an attempt to merge motorsports with movies, ToCA Race Driver offers unique racing with a cinematic feel.

Pro Race Driver (USA name) merged motorsports with movies. There is a cinematic feel to the action as you explore this realm of racing. The vastly successful ToCA World Touring Cars has lent itself the opportunity to try a different style of ToCA with a new twist.

In the 1980s, there was a race that happened as the McKane brothers watched their dad race. While father McKane won the race, he was then blindsided by a sore loser and died in a fiery crash. The two McKane brothers are now grown up and have their own racing careers. You play as one of the brothers, Ryan McKane. Being the little brother to big brother McKane, you are doing what you can to get out of big brother's shadow. The profile you can select is based on the nickname you choose for Ryan McKane. It is up to you to help Ryan McKane become the greatest driver in the world.

Cars.

All of the cars you can select in ToCA Race Driver are all either pure race cars or street cars tuned for racing. You can compete in a vast number of racing machines by series. Each car takes a good amount of damage depending on how rough the racing gets. Try to race as clean as you can. Selecting a car will allow you to choose different liveries.

There are extra cars you can unlock by winning challenges in the Career Mode.

Locations.

To my knowledge, every course in ToCA Race Driver is a real-world course. You can compete on any of the tracks in different conditions. Courses can be raced on in dry or wet conditions. Some tracks can even be raced in the evening. You can unlock more tracks through progression through the Career Mode.

Races and Career.

Try out any number of different race events in Career Mode or outside of the main mode with Free Race. You can even take part in multiplayer action.

In Career Mode, you can race in any championship for any team. Some team offers, however, require you to complete a time trial before you can race for that team. You then try to fulfill as many objectives as possible to get yourself into the bigger and better races. There are three tiers of competition in ToCA Race Driver. You begin in the Super Sports Tier and then work your way up into the Power Tier. Your ultimate goal is to race in the LOLA World Championship with the fastest cars and toughest races.

It is recommended that you try to finish races rather than exit out of them. This gives you the best chance of completing each championship and earning the proper progress.


Now for some of my Final Thoughts on this game.

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ToCA Race Driver: Final Thoughts

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ToCA Race Driver surely offers a more intense and more immersive experience than the previous ToCA generation. In it, you will be involved with greater racing challenges with some great-looking graphics. The challenge is surely real from the racing to the cinematic approach to everything. I think the movie-like atmosphere is done very well, though the acting can be pretty dopey at times. My biggest problem with ToCA Race Driver is its AI. The AI can be so aggressive sometimes that you feel you have to defeat them before they defeat you. There were times where the AI tried to kill me first chance they get. Other than this, if you're a fan of the ToCA games from Codemasters, this title should be in your collection of racing games.

Want this game? For the PlayStation 2, here is the game of the hour (it is available for other platforms, though):






I hope you found this review interesting. I am pleased to share another review here on my racing/driving game blog. Thank you for reading! Take care and be well.

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