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V8 Challenge
V8 racing is pretty big in car circles in Australia, and the old Falcon vs Commodore debate flares up everywhere as soon as you start
throwing fans together anywhere. V8 Challenge from EA Sports is one of the first real attempts to build a game for the PC which
focuses almost exclusively on Australian V8 racing.
All the top Aussie racing teams are featuring - Holden, Castrol Perkins, and OzEmail Racing Teams represent, complete with authentic
colours and logos on their various vehicles. Holden and Ford cars abound, including a variety of utes that you can race with as well.
There are a couple of unlockable bonus cars which keen players will discover later in the game as well.
The Gameplay:
There are a few different gameplay modes in the game; most people just jumping into it for the first time will quickly select the single
race mode, which just allows you to quickly pick a car, pick a track and set some options and jump straight into the racing action. This
is a great option if you're just looking to have a quick race and gives you a good chance to experiment with the various settings.
The full season Championship mode is the ultimate goal for the single player mode. Consisting of 18 races spread out over nine
different tracks, a points-based system is used to determine the winner, with varying points being given out depending on your place.
To really put the pressure on, the last heat awards double points, which is great if you're not winning but if you're only a few points
ahead you really want to make sure you're on top of your game.
In each gameplay mode, a variety of options are available for your car - manual or automatic obviously being one of the choices. But
keen racers can get down and funky with some of the finer details of their automobile, such as brake balance, how much clearance
your car has at the front and back, tyre types, wheel camber, and a variety of other options.
The racing itself I found a little different to the other racing games I've been playing recently (mainly Gran Turismo 3 on the
PlayStation 2, so I guess it is only to be expected!). Using a digital controller (ie, a keyboard) sucks in general for racing games, but
unfortunately it was all I had available at the time. There is some initial adjustment required to get used to the way the cars move (if
you're anything like me you'll spend the first few minutes accidentally doing doughnuts on the grass). However, once you've got it
down you'll be fanging around corners, or if you're feeling slightly nasty, going around the other track to try and produce some
spectacular crashes.
Multiplayer is another aspect of the game that will definitely prove popular; the game ships with a dedicated server option that
should hopefully increase the number of Internet servers around the place. The multiplayer modes are good fun and of course give
you a great chance to test out your skills against real human opponents.
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V8 racing is pretty big in car circles in Australia, and the old Falcon vs Commodore debate flares up everywhere as soon as you start
throwing fans together anywhere. V8 Challenge from EA Sports is one of the first real attempts to build a game for the PC which
focuses almost exclusively on Australian V8 racing.
All the top Aussie racing teams are featuring - Holden, Castrol Perkins, and OzEmail Racing Teams represent, complete with authentic
colours and logos on their various vehicles. Holden and Ford cars abound, including a variety of utes that you can race with as well.
There are a couple of unlockable bonus cars which keen players will discover later in the game as well.
The Gameplay:
There are a few different gameplay modes in the game; most people just jumping into it for the first time will quickly select the single
race mode, which just allows you to quickly pick a car, pick a track and set some options and jump straight into the racing action. This
is a great option if you're just looking to have a quick race and gives you a good chance to experiment with the various settings.
The full season Championship mode is the ultimate goal for the single player mode. Consisting of 18 races spread out over nine
different tracks, a points-based system is used to determine the winner, with varying points being given out depending on your place.
To really put the pressure on, the last heat awards double points, which is great if you're not winning but if you're only a few points
ahead you really want to make sure you're on top of your game.
In each gameplay mode, a variety of options are available for your car - manual or automatic obviously being one of the choices. But
keen racers can get down and funky with some of the finer details of their automobile, such as brake balance, how much clearance
your car has at the front and back, tyre types, wheel camber, and a variety of other options.
The racing itself I found a little different to the other racing games I've been playing recently (mainly Gran Turismo 3 on the
PlayStation 2, so I guess it is only to be expected!). Using a digital controller (ie, a keyboard) sucks in general for racing games, but
unfortunately it was all I had available at the time. There is some initial adjustment required to get used to the way the cars move (if
you're anything like me you'll spend the first few minutes accidentally doing doughnuts on the grass). However, once you've got it
down you'll be fanging around corners, or if you're feeling slightly nasty, going around the other track to try and produce some
spectacular crashes.
Multiplayer is another aspect of the game that will definitely prove popular; the game ships with a dedicated server option that
should hopefully increase the number of Internet servers around the place. The multiplayer modes are good fun and of course give
you a great chance to test out your skills against real human opponents.
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This post has been edited by grumbles2b: 10 September 2009 - 06:58 PM
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