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Race Driver: Grid Previews

12:49 AM - March 4, 2008 by hdaniel1

GameSpy has posted Race Driver: Grid previews for the following consoles:

Xbox 360

Quote:


	"In each of the three regions, you'll start as a fresh driver looking for a hire. It's a bit silly that you can proceed to championship levels in Europe and have to start at the bottom in Japan, but we understand the need for an advancement system."

Nintendo DS

Quote:


	"Actual gameplay mirrors the next-gen games', revolving around proving yourself a champion in three different regions of the world. We're not sure how the event count will compare to that of the HD versions, however."

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Member Comments

# 1 pk500 @ 03/04/08 10:08 AM

A 24-minute 24 Hours of Le Mans race? What a joke.

And the excuse offered by Codemasters is even more ridiculous:

>>>>>Another step towards respectable casual-gaming friendliness is the inclusion of Le Mans solely as a 24-minute race. Each minute represents an hour of the grueling event, making it a more palatable affair to attempt. However, we're not sure we understand the appeal of racing "Le Mans" in 24 minutes. The whole point is that it is an all-day event, a test of mankind's ability to persevere in the face of extreme duress. Grimley pointed out that the logistics of bug-testing a real-time Le Mans made it a prohibitively difficult feature to include, but we would still really like to see it.<<<<<

Really? Infogrames was able to include a 24-hour version of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Test Drive: Le Mans, which was released in 2000 for the Dreamcast and PSX. Yet Codemasters can't handle it eight years later?

OK. No problem.

Take care,
PK