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Racing games. Category of games about racing with rivals using various vehicles. Player’s purpose is to be first on the finish line or to achieve the best lap time possible. There are titles with land, water and air vehicles which are controlled in an arcade or simulating manner. more

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)

Racing 15 November 2005

The ninth installment in a legendary racing game franchise created by Electronic Arts company. After two Underground games, featuring illegal night street races, the franchise went back to its roots, combining ideas from the two most recent titles with classic elements. The player’s goal is to climb to the top of a black list of the most wanted drivers. Again you get to explore a huge virtual city, taking on different racing challenges.

Test Drive Unlimited
Test Drive Unlimited

Racing 20 February 2007

A new incarnation of the popular racing game series launched back in 1987 by Distinctive Software and Accolade. Test Drive Unlimited was developed by Eden Games, the creators of the V-Rally franchise, under the aegis of Atari. The main change in relation to its predecessors is the vast open world set on the faithfully recreated Oahu island, which can be freely explored. The players can undertake a number of various racing challenges to earn cash that lets them buy new vehicles for their garage.

Need for Speed Carbon
Need for Speed Carbon

Racing 01 November 2006

The tenth installment in the bestselling racing game series originally launched back in 1995. The game lets you play as the main protagonist of the previous game. He returns to his home city only to find his domestic street racing scene taken over by rivaling gangs. As you take on new racing challenges, you take back your home town one district at a time. The game’s mechanics employ the well-proven solutions introduced by its predecessors, while introducing several new elements at the same time.

Need for Speed: Underground 2
Need for Speed: Underground 2

Racing 17 November 2004

A sequel to Need for Speed: Underground, a best-selling 2003 game from Electronic Arts, which changed the shape of one of the most popular car racing franchises. The game takes you to a virtual metropolis that thrives after dark. For the first time in the history of the franchise, the city is completely open for exploration. As you ride around its streets you can challenge the drivers you meet on the way or learn more about the favorite locations of the street racing community.

Need for Speed: Underground
Need for Speed: Underground

Racing 17 November 2003

The seventh installment in the legendary racing series developed since 1995. Created once again by EA Black Box, the game brings revolutionary changes to the series, focusing on illegal street racing, popularized mainly by The Fast and the Furious movie. This time, apart from usual races, the player can take part in several racing events, such as drifting competitions or drag races. The game offers a wide set of licensed cars popular among the illegal racing aficionados.

Need for Speed ProStreet
Need for Speed ProStreet

Racing 13 November 2007

The 11th installment in the popular racing game series developed by Electronic Arts. In contrast to the previous parts of the game, this title completely abandons the idea of illegal races and transfers the action to professional racing circuits. Players take part in a number of challenges divided into four race variations: Drag, Grip, Drift, and Speed Challenge, in the latter the driver who reaches top speed wins. Successive victories unlock new challenges and cars.

Juiced
Juiced

Racing 13 June 2005

Juiced is a combination of realistic simulation and the simplicity of control and gameplay effects typical of dynamic arcade games. An interesting element is the great emphasis on the driving style. If we don't take care of it, our opponents may refuse to compete with us.

Need for Speed: Undercover
Need for Speed: Undercover

Racing 18 November 2008

After the slightly more realistic ProStreet, in which the players raced on professional racing circuits, the popular Need for Speed series returns to city streets with a traditional, arcade installment. Developed by a Canadian EA branch, Undercover puts a special emphasis on the storyline. As an undercover cop, the player has to infiltrate the ranks of a racing gang.

Crazy Frog Racer 2
Crazy Frog Racer 2

Racing 01 December 2006

Sequel sports game (specifically car racing), with the media star - Crazy Frog - in the lead role. A nice (though for many annoying) frog, dressed in a "nut" helmet and goggles, comes back to attack the computer games market for the second time.

Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout 3: Takedown

Racing 07 September 2004

A third installment in a popular series of console racing games, originally launched in 2001 by the British studio Criterion. Burnout 3: Takedown is the biggest game in the series, sporting an impressive set of more than 70 cars, divided into 12 categories, and 40 varied racing tracks on three continents. The list of game modes was also updated, with an overall of 9 single-player modes and 7 multiplayer ones, in which up to 16 players can take part.

V-Rally 3
V-Rally 3

Racing 23 June 2002

Conversion of the latest part of the very popular on consoles (the number of over 5 million copies sold all over the world speaks for itself) of the rally simulation cycle.

Hugo: Bukkazoom!
Hugo: Bukkazoom!

Racing 28 November 2003

Hugo: The Bukkazoom is another family game whose hallmark is a child-friendly troll named after Hugo. This time our hero and friends are reduced to inconspicuous size. This allows them to take part in miniature car races.

Test Drive Off-Road: Wide Open
Test Drive Off-Road: Wide Open

Racing 24 August 2001

Dynamic and at the same time quite realistic car races, in which we sit behind the wheel of one of several dozen licensed off-road cars. The game offers a diverse range of gameplay modes.

MotoGP 08
MotoGP 08

Racing 23 October 2008

Motorcycle racing simulator. According to its name, the game uses a MotoGP license and reflects the reality of struggles between the best players in the world, including Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden. Vehicles made by leading motorcycle manufacturers - Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Ducati, Kawasaki, KTM and Aprilia - are used to struggle with tyres.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Racing 26 September 2006

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a product that uses motifs from the third part of a well-known cinema cycle, which includes, among others, the memorable film The Fast and the Furious. The title was prepared by the Eutechnyx team under the patronage of Namco.

Total Immersion Racing
Total Immersion Racing

Racing 08 November 2002

Another attempt to transfer GT races to our computers. TIR offers us the opportunity to participate in a driver's career, from competitions on lower class cars to GTR machines.

Pro Rally 2002
Pro Rally 2002

Racing 28 March 2002

Quite a realistic racer, taking up the subject of car rallies. We sit behind the wheel of one of several sports machines. We have more than 40 special sections to cover.

London Racer Police Madness
London Racer Police Madness

Racing 28 October 2005

London Racer Police Madness is another representative of a series of low-budget yet typically arcade car racing models.

Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars
Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars

Racing 05 July 2002

Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars studio Kodiak Interactive is an action game, combining elements of racing and fighting. The creators of the title were inspired, among others, by the film Ben-Hur and Gladiator. The plot takes us to ancient Rome, in the times of the great Olympics. We play the role of a competitor taking part in chariot races.

Cyclone Circus: Power Sail Racing
Cyclone Circus: Power Sail Racing

Racing 01 September 2003

Cyclone Circus is an innovative, futuristic race, in which instead of machines equipped with the most modern jet or rocket engines, the player has at his disposal wind-powered vehicles. The action of the game takes place in 2078, when the Earth became a place of excessive industrial exploitation, the climate has changed radically and fuel resources have been greatly reduced.

Alarm for Cobra 11: Vol. II - Hot Pursuit
Alarm for Cobra 11: Vol. II - Hot Pursuit

Racing 26 November 2004

The second installment of the arcade racing game based on the popular German series about the adventures of police officers patrolling motorways. This time the action takes place on the streets of 4 German cities: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich. The game offers a much improved graphics and a wider choice of play modes, including a 2-player split screen.

Iridium Runners
Iridium Runners

Racing 15 February 2008

Iridium Runners are quite unconventional, futuristic races followed by Playstos Entertainment studio. Unconventional because the characters compete with each other running on their own feet - there is no question of using any vehicles. It should be emphasized that this is a low-budget title, sold at the moment of its premiere for half the price of a standard, new game on PlayStation 2.

Powerdrome
Powerdrome

Racing 20 August 2004

Powerdrome is an extremely dynamic race of futuristic vehicles, the production of which is the responsibility of Argonaut Games studio. What is interesting, for the producer of the described "racer" it is a kind of debut on the market of more serious titles.

Street Racing Syndicate
Street Racing Syndicate

Racing 31 August 2004

"Street Racing Syndicate" is another product referring to the subject of illegal car racing, which most often takes place at night. Originally, it was to be released by 3DO, but after its collapse, it was taken over by Namco, an expert in the field.