Race Driver: Create & Race

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Race Driver: Create & Race
Race Driver Create & Race.png
European version cover art
Developer(s) Firebrand Games
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Designer(s) Mark Greenshields
Series TOCA
Engine Octane [1]
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release
  • EU: 28 September 2007
  • NA: 2 October 2007
  • AU: 18 October 2007
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Race Driver: Create & Race (V8 Supercars 3: Create and Race in Australia) is a racing video game developed by Firebrand Games and published by Codemasters exclusively for Nintendo DS. It is part of the TOCA / Race Driver series.

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Development

Race Driver: Create and Race is the second racing game developed by Firebrand Games to run on the Octane game engine (after Cartoon Network Racing ). [1] The engine was upgraded to support a track editor and Firebrand Games would go on to reuse it for DS versions of Race Driver: Grid [2] and Dirt 2 . [3]

Reception

Race Driver: Create & Race was met with positive reception upon release; it has a score of 79% and 76 out of 100 according to GameRankings and Metacritic. [4] [5]

At Christmas 2007 the game was in IGN's Buyer's Guide for the DS in which it was one of the ten titles in no particular order but was the only racing game. Eurogamer's top 12 DS games for Christmas included Race Driver as well as being the only racing game on the list. [16] [17]

The game was IGN's Racing Game of the Year for the DS. [18]

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