Race Driver 2006

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Race Driver 2006
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Developer(s) Sumo Digital
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Series TOCA
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: 6 June 2006
Genre(s) Racing game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Race Driver 2006 is a racing video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Codemasters exclusively for PlayStation Portable. It is the expanded US release of TOCA Race Driver 2.

Contents

Features

Reception

The game received "favourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

It was given IGN 's awards for Best PSP Racing Game and Best PSP Simulation of 2006.[ citation needed ]

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