Category: Racing

Title: Dreamworks Super Star Kartz
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/15/2011
Overview: When these movie stars race, they don’t call in stunt doubles! Your favorite characters from DreamWorks animated films hit the track for a racing extravaganza that’s as outrageous as some of their movies. Compete for the checkered flag with the stars of Shrek, Madagascar, Monsters Vs. Aliens, and How to Train Your Dragon. Choose from a variety of different races, including Time Trial, Circuit,  Battle, and four-player split screen. Use power-ups to rocket past the competition on twisting turning tracks filled with challenges of their own. Announcer King Julien is on hand to call all the action.

Title: Need for Speed The Run
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title. A 2-day online trial is available via your Xbox LIVE gamertag or PSN ID while renting this title.

Jack is no different from any marked man. All he needs to do to save his life is make a clean getaway. Only, for Jack, the clean at the end of his getaway lies 3,000 miles away. Make a mad dash for survival in the greatest illegal street race of all: The Run. It starts in San Francisco, ends in New York, and breaks every law of the road in between. Survive, and you’ll finish the race. Win, and you’ll get to survive afterward. You’ll leave the car for the first time in a Need for Speed game. Meanwhile, the Autolog feature constantly tracks your performance, so you’re always competing against your friends.

Title: NASCAR Unleashed
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: Watching those cars take all those left turns, you have to wonder, what could those machines do if they were turned loose on a city street? Here’s your answer! NASCAR takes its racing experience over the top by taking the race off the track in NASCAR Unleashed. Drive the cars of 15 of NASCAR’s biggest stars, including Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, and Dale Jr. Race on iconic tracks like Daytona, Talledega, Martinsville, and Chicagoland. Things really get interesting when you explode off the track and onto the streets, beaches, and terrain nearby. Learn techniques like drafting, check your position and stats in the Heads-Up Display, and more.

Title: Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/1/2011
Overview: NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson is willing to take just about anything for a spin. He gives you a chance to hit the track in some unexpected rides in this anything-goes kart racer. Slap some horsepower on everyday objects and race dumpsters, drive lawnmowers, and more in elimination-style races on increasingly difficult tracks. Pick up some optional equipment mid-race with weapons power-ups that let you launch missiles, knock over opponents, and cause chaos. Race over trap triggers to release hazards that do even more damage – sometimes to the drivers behind you and sometimes to the ones you’re trying to catch.

Title: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 12/18/2012
Overview: The rules of the road no longer apply in this Sonic racing challenge where you’ll leave the track, soar into the air, and rocket across the water! Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed puts you in control of vehicles that convert from racers to fliers to boats and back. Switch between vehicle modes to conquer terrain that could shift at any moment. Earn All-Star moves and use them to crush your opponents. The more guts you show on the track, the more powerful the moves you earn! The 20 playable characters include favorites from Sonic games and other characters from the Sega universe. Up to eight racers can compete online.

Title: Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/29/2012
Overview: To be the Most Wanted, it doesn’t matter if you put the most distance between you and the law – you only need enough room to escape. Outrun the law and outsmart your rivals in this high-speed race to become the most skilled, most ruthless, most wanted wheelman on the road! Need for Speed delivers another completely fluid, open, street-racing world where you can take on missions, challenge friends, and compete against rivals with seamless transitions between single and multiplayer. Choose a vehicle to match your driving style and hit jumps, blast nitrous, and more in play where the action never stops. Discover hiding spots and hidden shortcuts and share your inside knowledge, or keep it to yourself to gain an advantage.

Title: Spy Hunter
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: The classic road-cruising spy saga returns on the PS Vita! Experience the franchise’s most thrilling espionage adventure yet with exactly what you’d expect in new spy saga: new toys! Play as the infamous Agent and take control of the souped-up G-6155 sports car. Your ride has been upgraded with new gadgets and more powerful weapons. You’ll need every ounce of that new firepower to take on a global terrorist network that’s out to conquer the world. Battle at top speed with your vehicle in sports car mode, or switch over and take the fight to other terrain as a speed boat or high-powered off-roader.

Title: Ridge Racer
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/14/2012
Overview: Hi-def, edge-of-your-seat racing comes to the palm of your hand with Ridge Racer for PS Vita! Hit the accelerator for a customizable all-out driving experience. Tune the settings of the Custom Drift System to suit your driving style. Use the Machine Upgrade Map to swap in higher-performance parts. Join one of four racing teams and compete in the online Planetary League, where you can race anyone whether or not they’re online. If they’re logged in, link up for a race in real time. If they’re offline, you can still beat their top speed in a race against their ghost. Up to seven drivers can compete in ad-hoc multiplayer races.

Title: MUD – FIM Motocross World Championship
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 2/26/2013
Overview: Get the only authentic motocross experience with this game that lets you compete for the Monster Energy Motocross World Championship. Tear up the track on three Monster Energy Motocross circuits: The MX1, MX2, and MXoN championships. Choose from 84 of the sport’s best riders from 32 teams and race in 12 real-life motocross locations. Compete to be the world’s best among 16 national teams as you chase global bragging rights in the Motocross of Nations. Show off your speed on the track then show off your skills in post-race freestyle Trick Battle Mode. Rise up the ranks as you master your riding skills in gameplay featuring authentic racing physics and real-time track deformation.

Title: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/13/2012
Overview: The rules of the road no longer apply in this Sonic racing challenge where you’ll leave the track, soar into the air, and rocket across the water! Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed puts you in control of vehicles that convert from racers to fliers to boats and back. Switch between vehicle modes to conquer terrain that could shift at any moment. Get an edge on the competition with more powerful All-Star moves and build up your skills to avoid or block power-up attacks by other players. The expanded roster of playable characters includes returning racers like Sonic, Dr. Eggman, and AiAi, plus Gilius Thunderhead from Golden Axe, Vyse from Skies of Arcadia, and other characters from the Sega universe.

Title: F1 Race Stars
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: Formula One performance meets kart racing insanity in F1 Race Stars! The real tracks from the F1 circuit have been remade with extreme verticals and other twists that would never be possible in real life. Experience a fantastical twist on high-speed Formula One action on tracks filled with soaring loops, crazy jumps, and impossible hairpin turns. Collect power ups as you speed along F1 tracks like Monaco, Silverstone, and the Circuit of Americas. Use them to leave your opponents in the dust and claim the checkered flag. Chase multiple championships in the single-player Career Mode or compete with friends in 4-player split screen or 12-racer online play.

Title: NASCAR the Game: Inside Line
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/5/2012
Overview: Experience NASCAR racing any way you want in NASCAR the Game: Inside Line! From quick-hit challenges to the race for the checkered flag to the relentless pursuit of the Sprint Cup, it’s all here. Compete as your favorite driver in Season Mode. Create your own driver and compete over multiple years in Career Mode. You’ll not only jockey for position with other drivers on the track, you’ll compete to earn your team dollars from over 60 official NASCAR sponsors. Relive the most remarkable moments in racing history in Challenge Mode. Pick from over 120 customizable looks for your car in the Paint Booth, face-off with friends in split-screen multiplayer, and more.

Title: Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/29/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

To be the Most Wanted, it doesn’t matter if you put the most distance between you and the law – you only need enough room to escape. Outrun the law and outsmart your rivals in this high-speed race to become the most skilled, most ruthless, most wanted wheelman on the road! Need for Speed delivers another completely fluid, open, street-racing world where you can take on missions, challenge friends, and compete against rivals with seamless transitions between single and multiplayer. Choose a vehicle to match your driving style and hit jumps, blast nitrous, and more in play where the action never stops. Discover hiding spots and hidden shortcuts and share your inside knowledge, or keep it to yourself to gain an advantage.

Title: Forza: Horizon
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/22/2012
Overview: Push the limits of speed and automotive performance in the first open-world Forza experience! Forza: Horizon blends cutting-edge cars with cutting-edge music, sending you hurtling toward showtime at a giant Colorado music festival. Hit the wide-open roads on the highest peaks in the American west with the freedom to roam and the horsepower to do it. Race against a stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, winding through breathtaking landscapes and high mountain passes, or hit the dusty wilderness trails for off-road action. Choose from an incredible collection of cars, all re-created with lifelike detail and tuned for the ultimate driving experience.

Title: F1 2012
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Immerse yourself in the adrenaline-charged world of F1 racing with the official game from the globe-trotting chase for the checked flag. Choose any driver and team from the 2012 season and compete on every one of the circuits on the F1 race calendar. In addition to presentation and technical fine-tuning, the 2012 edition adds a new Young Driver Test Mode that offers tutorials on driving F1 vehicles then challenges you to earn a spot on a team. The 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Austin, Texas makes its video game debut, and the famous German Hockenheim circuit makes a triumphant return to the competition to be 2012’s best.

Title: Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 7/3/2012
Overview: Odds are good that you’ve always wanted to drive one of Ferrari’s dream machines. Here’s your chance to get behind the wheel of 52 of them! Test Drive: Ferrari Legends fills your garage with premier automobiles from one of the world’s most prominent car makers and gives you plenty of ways to see what they can do. Choose from 52 modern and vintage Ferrari sports cars, all rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Pick from a variety of racing challenges, including F1, GT, and Rally style, and compete on 36 racing circuits or in 8-driver online multiplayer. The only thing more ferocious than than the competition is the Ferrari engine under that hood.

Title: DiRT Showdown
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 6/15/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

You won’t win if you aren’t willing to lose some paint in this driving challenge where the most impressive engine might be the damage engine. From demolition derbies to stunt challenges to high-velocity racing, DiRT Showdown has it all. Push your engine to its limits on courses filled with jumps, obstacles, and multiple routes to the finish. Put the damage engine to the test in a demolition derby. Tear through free-roaming stunt parks in trick competitions, and more. In each contest, you’ll trade paint and smash up vehicles in truly spectacular fashion. With easy-to-master controls that let anyone dive in and drive, DiRT Showdown is racing at its no-holds-barred best.

Title: Ridge Racer Unbounded
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/27/2012
Overview: Wage a battle of drift and destruction as Ridge Racer adds a new smash-and-crash element to its finely-tuned drift-racing style. Unbounded takes off the training wheels for a high-speed rampage through the city of Shatter Bay. Become a member of the Unbounded street racing gang and take on your rivals on courses throughout the streets of the city, expanding your turf with each win. Drive new machines built for destruction, follow the signs to see what you can smash through in Demolition Mode, and smash speed records in Drift Attack Mode. You can design your own racing cities, compete in 12-driver online multiplayer, and much more.

Title: Dreamworks Super Star Kartz
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/15/2011
Overview: When these movie stars race, they don’t call in stunt doubles! Your favorite characters from DreamWorks animated films hit the track for a racing extravaganza that’s as outrageous as some of their movies. Compete for the checkered flag with the stars of Shrek, Madagascar, Monsters Vs. Aliens, and How to Train Your Dragon. Choose from a variety of different races, including Time Trial, Circuit,  Battle, and four-player split screen. Use power-ups to rocket past the competition on twisting turning tracks filled with challenges of their own. Announcer King Julien is on hand to call all the action.

Title: Need for Speed The Run
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title. A 2-day online trial is available via your Xbox LIVE gamertag or PSN ID while renting this title.

Jack is no different from any marked man. All he needs to do to save his life is make a clean getaway. Only, for Jack, the clean at the end of his getaway lies 3,000 miles away. Make a mad dash for survival in the greatest illegal street race of all: The Run. It starts in San Francisco, ends in New York, and breaks every law of the road in between. Survive, and you’ll finish the race. Win, and you’ll get to survive afterward. You’ll leave the car for the first time in a Need for Speed game. Meanwhile, the Autolog feature constantly tracks your performance, so you’re always competing against your friends.