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 enlarge | From: Codemasters
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.95
Buy Used: $8.79
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New (6) Used (12) from $8.79
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 8470
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 40117
Model: 767649401178
UPC: 767649401178
EAN: 0767649401178
ASIN: B000CC5CVI
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: this is a previous rental item, artwork is re-produced, does NOT include instruction manual but basic game controls are printed at the back of the artwork, disc/s may have some light surface scratches but plays excellently, Used, Very Good, Thousands of Titles Listed, Fast Processing. Case and/or artwork may show visible wear.
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 Closest to Next Gen Racing on the Playstation 2 June 9, 2006
This game is the closest to next gen racing you will get to see on the PS2. Aside from graphics, this game is leaps and bounds ahead of games like GT4, Enthusia, etc. Features include:
In-car view (seen in the likes of GT5 Prologue for the PS3)
Weather effects
Damage
Excellent computer AI
More than 18 cars on the track at once
Sound is superb(real engine sounds, not artificial sounding like in GT4/Enthusia, etc.)
Large selection of disciplines- Formula one to off road buggies-its like having several racing games in one.
Works great with the Logitech Driving Force Pro- excellent customization options for wheel use (saturation levels, deadzone settings, etc.)
Highly recommended.
first class racing game April 23, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
GT 4 is the standard which all racing games are judged, and rightly so due to the amazing physics that have been reached with that 4th installment. Although you've heard "just as good as Grand Turismo" before (as with the woeful "Enthusia"), this one truly is a match. There is no mental compensation for any idiosyncries, you simply drive this as you would drive real cars.
It appears to have been designed for the Driving Force Pro wheel, because it works just absurdly well with it. You can let the car find its own path like Lauda or Prost, or manhandle it like Mansell. The wheel kickback is just perfect.
The drawback with Gran Turismo is that beyond a some great new addtions (like Le Mans), there's mostly the same tracks that have been in the series since the beginning. if you're looking for new tracks, this is for you.
To true racing conniseuers, some of the best racing going these days is the DTM and Australian V8 sedan series. All those great European tracks and Australian tracks are here, plus the new tracks in Shanghai and Istanbul (with that wild four apex corner). I've seen former F1 drivers who are driving DTM say what a blast these cars are, and it shows here. The Australian cars are just as good.
But those are just two of the classes here. There's open wheel cars and sports cars of all types to run these tracks, including classics going all the way back to the '30s. There's also a small American oval series that has four very different ovals, including a very well done version of Indy. There's also both a short dirt track and rally series which actually exceeds the shortcomings of GT4 dirt track races (although still short of the standard, 2001's still great "WRC").
This is obviously aimed at a European market, so for American fans of European racing, you will love this.
 JACK OF ALL TRADES MOTORSPORTS DRIVER! March 5, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Having played just about every Codemasters driving game over the past several years I was anxious to sample there latest offering TOCA RACE DRIVER 3. By and large it does not disappoint.
On the plus side there is the same enjoyable and mostly realistic driving dynamics/simulation we have come to know on all of there many fine Driving games. In some ways the Codemasters team have totally captured the experience of driving the big tin top race cars like the British GTs,German DTMs and Aussie V8s. The weighty steering felt thru the (very necessary) Logitech steering wheel, the brilliantly reproduced sound of a snorting V8 and the compellingly accurate cockpit driver's view all serve to reinforce the fact that Codemasters is a major player in the world of Driving games.
The dirt track cars and trucks represented here also have an absolutely superb overall feel and may be the highlight of the game - they are a total gas to drive. Many historic racecars are also represented here from the Lotus 49 to even more vintage Mercedes as well as the 70's, 80's and 90's Williams F1 cars - as well as a modern F1 car.
There are the usual compliment of the many fine British and Australian race tracks as well as the new Bahrain and Shangai Formula One racetracks - a very nice bonus for the Formula One student. Laguna Seca is there as well as Indy and just too many others too mention. The rally stuff is I'm afraid to say mediocre - track and car wise - EXCEPT for the historic rally machines represented which are very very cool.
Another slightly weak area is noted during any open wheel
racing event. There is an overzealous tendency for your competitors to smash into you from the side and mostly from behind. This really detracts from the game play.
Visually the game is fair to good, but cannot compare to a GT4.
The replays are a bit fuzzy and lack any real visual drama - this an area which needs major work.
Codemasters may have tried a bit too hard to be a Jack of all trades driving game, but they do manage to suceed in many areas. The wanna be 'boy racer' may find this game trying and tiresome, but for the real motorsports driving enthusiast there is a treasure trove of material here to be enjoyed for many many hours indeed.
 Not enough March 1, 2006
2 out of 14 found this review helpful
Lots of racing series, but a small amount of cars on the track. Only a very small handful of tracks for each series. The "pro career" is nothing of the sort; no stats, no championship to win, more like any normal mode in any other racing game. Worse, you instantly stop if you go off the track. The controls are stiff. Everything must be unlocked. With Gran Turismo, Burnout, and so many others to choose from, TOCA 3 just don't cut it. Too mediocre. Its 2006, these companies have got to excel beyond the norm to make a good racing game, no more copies.
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