Category: Racing

Title: SBK Superbike World Championship
Publisher: Conspiracy
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/4/2009
Overview:
Over 10 real-life tracks. Fully customizable bikes and riders. All the detail of a sim and all the fun of an arcade racer. What more could you want? Lay down the two-wheeled rubber on well-known tracks like Phillip Island, Monza, and Magny-Cours. Use the tutorials to get the bike underneath you and learn how to steer around the curves, then get ready to race in the Racing Season against four different levels of AI! Don’t want that kind of commitment? There are 20 challenges, including passing the leader on the last lap and hitting checkpoints.

Title: Pimp My Ride: Street Racing
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/26/2009
Overview:
Speed is good, but style is better as Pimp My Ride goes Street Racing. Pack your bags and go global for a series of races in major cities. You’ll travel to the UK, France, and back to the States where you’ll race the stiffest competition on the streets. Pimp your ride with customizations and upgrades that give your car the look to dazzle the competition and the performance to match. Modify grills, spoilers, paint jobs, hood ornaments, wheels, and more, or jack up acceleration, speed, braking, and handling. With tracks, environments, vehicles, and style ripped straight from the MTV series, there’s Hip Hop and West Coast flavor around every corner.

Title: Iridium Runners
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 2/14/2008
Overview:
Iridium Runners is a racing game set in a futuristic world. Think you’ve played it before? Think again! Contestants in these frantic races compete on foot, using special power-ups and weapons to win. In the year 2050, you’ll chase the Iridium Championship in a series of races requiring ultimate athleticism on tracks that can get downright insane. Go for it all in Full-Championship Mode, get a quick fix in Single-Race, or try multiplayer. Put your skills side-by-side in head-to-head split-screen races or join together for team racing, where you’ll try to be first to the finish line while doing everything in your power to stop your opponents from getting there.

Title: Sprint Cars: Showdown at Eldora
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/13/2008
Overview:
It may be racing, but it sure ain’t graceful! Bump, grind, slide, and smash your way to victory in some of the fastest and most dangerous vehicles designed to run on dirt tracks, including the new Pro Stock, Late Models, Wingless Sprint, and Sports Fantasy Cars. Choose from one of 10 different cars and blast your way around 27 different tracks, thrilling fans and winning medals all the way. Try a single quick race, go after the first-place prize in multiple event challenges in Arcade Mode, or show a friend who’s got the skills in 2-player Split-Screen Mode. Plus, the dirt’s for more than racing – prove your power in the Tractor Pull!

Title: NASCAR 09
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 6/12/2008
Overview:
Capture NASCAR’s most sought-after title in NASCAR 09! The all-new Sprint for the Cup Career Mode highlights the 2009 version of the world’s most popular auto-racing circuit. Join coverboy Jeff Gordon in an all-out race for the checkered flag. Two handling settings let you race according to your skill level. Normal offers a little more control, while Pro throws you out there on your own against NASCAR’s best. Beyond Career Mode, challenge yourself to Quick Races, online matchups, or quick-hit contests in the Sprint Driver Challenge. All the while, keep an eye on your reputation – it’ll effect how other drivers respond to you on the track.

Title: Ford Racing: Off Road
Publisher: Empire Interactive
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 8/1/2008
Overview:
We all know trucks are built Ford tough, but how ’bout the drivers? Get behind the wheel of some of the toughest vehicles on and off the road in this arcade-style racer. Choose from 18 officially licensed and extremely burly rides from Ford and Land Rover. Models include Fords F-Series, the Range Rover Sport, and the Land Rover Defender. You’ll also find concept cars like the Range Stormer and SVX Concept. The terrain you’ll encounter ranges from ugly to downright nasty. Keep steady on snow, chew up desert sand, and blaze trails through woodland forests. Multiple game modes include progressive Career Mode, split-screen racing, and more.

Title: Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 8/28/2008
Overview:
The Ferrari Challenge began in 1993. The circuit was conceived as a way to let enthusiastic Ferrari owners really stretch their cars’ legs in ways they just couldn’t between city traffic lights. Trouble was, unless you had a Ferrari in your garage, you couldn’t play…until now. Now you can drive the world’s most amazing machines on real-life courses, and you can choose from Ferrari’s top models, ranging from modern marvels to unrivaled classics. European GP2 series driver Bruno Senna drove each car on the track and made sure its exact performance made the game. A massive 16-player simultaneous online mode features surprising new elements worthy of Ferrari’s exotic, cutting-edge reputation.

Title: DT Carnage
Publisher: Agetec
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/6/2008
Overview:
It’s all on the line – your ride, your reputation, and your life – in this ferocious underground racer. In DT Carnage, you’ll need a lot more than speed if you’re gonna be first to the finish line. Use explosives and other weapons to take out opponents and gain the upper hand. Choose from 33 cars, customize your ride how you want, then gun it – in more ways than one. Zoom around 18 tracks based on real cities. Each race features realistic damage and wicked crashes rendered with intense graphics and sounds. Gear up before you get going: Make sure you’re ready for the action by getting some practice in RPG Mode.

Title: Speed Racer: The Videogame
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/26/2008
Overview:
Go, Speed Racer, Go! Enter the visually stunning world of Speed Racer in this game based on the movie. Take the wheel of the signature vehicles of 25 different characters, including Speed’s Mach 6 or Cannonball Taylor’s GRX. Use your car as a weapon in “Car-Fu” style combat racing on 18 tracks in six eye-popping environments. Enter “The Zone” to blow by the competition at speeds that top 500 mph. You’ll build your own racetrack, experience “choose your own adventure” play, and forge alliances with other players. It all comes to life with voices straight out of the film, including Speed (Emile Hirsch), Trixie (Christina Ricci), and Racer X (Matthew Fox).

Title: Mountain Bike Adrenaline
Publisher: Valcon Games
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/12/2007
Overview:
It’s time to get your adrenaline pumping! Mount your bike and prepare to take on the world’s most challenging and fastest tracks in the world. Your speed, your skill, and your guts all play in to your performance, and you’ll need all three to break the records and win new bikes. Power through four different locations, including Hawaii and Canada, each with its own feel and sensations. Choose from six different characters to make sure you have the right skill set for the challenge ahead of you. Pick from the four different game modes, including Arcade, Chrono, Challenge, and Freedom.

Title: Moto GP ’07
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/25/2007
Overview:
There’s nothing like hitting the road with only two wheels. The speed, the adrenaline, the challenge – they all add up to an experience unlike any other. Whether you’re a veteran of motorcycling games or brand new to the genre, you will be able to take up the challenge of the world’s most intense motorcycle tournament! Ultimate control will be yours as you go full-throttle, reaching speeds of over 200 miles per hour. You can even adjust the AI of your opponents to make things more of a challenge. Pick any rider from the 2007 season or make your own and compete on all 18 official tracks.

Title: Cars: Mater-National
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/31/2007
Overview:
Join Lightning McQueen and take on a new group of challengers all vying to be the first winner of a new race in this full-throttle Cars showdown! Lightning’s best friend Mater is hosting the First Annual Mater-National Race Festival. Do you have what it takes to outgun the competition and go home a champion? When you’re not racing, you can run wild in an enhanced open Radiator Springs world, check out Lightning’s new Racing Headquarters, and smooth out your skills at his practice facility. You’ll speed around new tracks, meet new characters, play new modes, try over 20 mini-games, and take on friends in over 10 multiplayer challenges.

Title: Monster Jam
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/15/2007
Overview:
There’s nothing like slipping behind the wheel of a finely tuned driving machine, finessing the corners, and crossing the checkered flag first. But let’s face it – sometimes, you just want to smash stuff, and now’s your chance! Choose from 20 of the biggest names in monster trucks, including Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, and Blue Thunder. Plow through intense qualifiers, freestyle competitions, and 18 indoor courses and 12 outdoor races, each with its own fully destructible obstacles. Crush cars and catch massive air; but be careful because your truck is just as destructible – lose a tire or rip the body off the chassis, and your race is over.

Title: Need for Speed: ProStreet
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/15/2007
Overview:
It’s no longer enough to dominate in the neighborhood. Now, you have to dominate the world! Build your perfect ride and compete in 4 different styles – Drag Mode, Drift Mode, Grip Racing, and Speed Challenge – to prove you have what it takes to lead the streets. A new physics engine and refined AI mean the experience is more real than ever – but that’s not all that’s new. Street racing is brutal and aggressive, and each dent, bump, and slide has consequences. Advanced damage-capturing technology puts a new meaning to the word “crash,” as you watch metal crumple as see debris flying through the air.

Title: MX vs ATV Untamed
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 12/18/2007
Overview:
Hop on, fire it up, and get ready to ride! Choose a dirt bike, an ATV, or one of six other vehicles as you prepare to race through gigantic outdoor levels. Pull off moves unlike anything you’ve done before, using the updated, next-gen Rhythm Racing physics engine. Throttle-based powerslides, near upside-down whips, and new scrubs at full speed all await you. Showcase the capabilities of each of the eight vehicles in the X-cross Mode, or take on the all-new challenge of EnduroCross Mode, where treacherous trails of rock, mud, and logs will push your skills to the max. And your favorite pro MX and ATV racers are back for classic stadium racing!

Title: Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 1/9/2008
Overview:
Sonic Riders returns with another insane racing challenge that brings all the action you’d expect from the series, but leaves gravity behind! Race at the speed of light on 16 courses that range from futuristic city streets to the outer reaches of space. Choose from 19 colorful characters, including Sonic himself, and hop aboard one of 60 vehicles, all ready to pull off stunts you have to see to believe. Compete with up to three friends in three multiplayer modes. And since you have the power to control gravity, you’ll carve a mind-blowing path to the finish line by cracking through walls, opening black holes, and much more.

Title: Twisted Metal: Head On Extra Twisted Edition
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 2/6/2008
Overview:
Racing action, with a twist! This Extra Twisted Edition brings all the destruction from Twisted Metal Head On and adds some never-before-seen bonus features. Choose four modes of play and follow Story Mode, race AI opponents in Challenge and Endurance races, or go all-out in single race or two-player split screen. Choose your vehicle, use a high-powered arsenal, and lay waste to cities around the world. In addition, you can destroy four “lost” levels, built for a never-released Twisted Metal: Black sequel, and join Sweet Tooth, who steps out of his ice cream truck for the first time to explore a level filled with surprises from Twisted Metal developers.

Title: Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2
Publisher: Crave
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 4/19/2007
Overview:
Go back to where it all began, but you better go really fast, in this game that takes you to drift racing’s birthplace. The reigning champ has disappeared, putting his title up for grabs. Head for the mountains of Japan, where you’ll race on courses filled with ridiculous twists and terrifying turns. Earn cash in legit races by day, then head underground to settle the score with opponents by night. Choose from over 180 cars from 16 automakers. Tweak your car to suit your style and maximize performance with nearly unlimited engine customizations. Hang tough as you try and race, grind, and drift your way to racing’s most hard-earned crown.

Title: NASCAR 08
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 7/24/2007
Overview:
Join two-time champion Tony Stewart as you make your way through the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in the most realistic NASCAR game yet! Join the team as a hotshot young rookie driver. Work through the circuit as you develop the racing skills you need to gain licenses and earn contracts from power-hungry owners and unlock legendary cars from NASCAR’s most important champions. Use over 40 different tuning options and the money you earn from your races to make your car the fastest on the track, and then use your skills to get the most out of it. Once you’ve got that perfect car, take it online and share it with the world – or race it against others in full online competitions.

Title: NHRA Drag Racing: Countdown to the Championship
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 7/24/2007
Overview:
It’s time to kick some asphalt! Choose from several different game modes, including Quick Race to test your driving skills. In this mode, you’ll tune your car to maximum efficiency, then see how fast and far you can race around the course. Take on Versus Mode where you compete against other drivers one-on-one. Or put your corporate sponsorships and your money where your mouth is as you compete in the ultimate challenge in Career Mode. Pick from all the top drivers in drag racing, or build your own, then race on 20 famous tracks around the country in four of the most popular vehicle classes, including Funny Car, Pro Stock Car, and the new Pro Stock Bike Class.