Category: Racing

Racing

Nail’d

Title: Nail’d
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/30/2010
Overview:
There are racing sims that seek to create a realistic experience. This is not one of those games. Nail’d ditches reality in favor of over-the-top craziness. The speed you feel will seem like the real thing, but it’s the places you’ll race through that get unreal in the best possible way. Race on lightning-fast two- and four-wheeled bikes on 14 incredible tracks in four epic environments, including Yosemite National Park and the Andes Mountains. Launch off jumps and sail over thousand-foot drops, careen down 70-degree slopes, and maintain control of your ride, even in mid-air. Customize your vehicle to suit your style, compete in 12-rider multiplayer, and more.

Monster Jam: Path of Destruction

Title: Monster Jam: Path of Destruction
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 12/3/2010
Overview:
You have driven the cars. Now, feel what it’s like to be one of the stars in this game that lets you be part of the Monster Jam circuit. Monster Jam: Path of Destruction is designed to bring home all the pyrotechnics and over-the-top thrills of a live Monster Truck Event. Choose from 30 officially-licensed Monster Jam trucks including Grave Digger, Grinder, and Maximum Destruction, or create a car-crushing mechanical beast of your own. There are thousands of customizable options, upgrades to earn, and new parts to unlock. Become the world’s best driver in single-player action, or compete against friends in all-out multiplayer in eight real-life stadiums packed with roaring fans.

Blood Drive

Title: Blood Drive
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/1/2010
Overview:
Blood drives usually ask you to give blood. This one wants you to spill it! Battle zombies from behind the wheel in an over-the-top post-apocalyptic televised fight to death in Blood Drive. With a scorched desert city as your arena, you’ll take control of a heavily-armored and heavily-armed four-wheeled dispenser of destruction. Watch the rotting zombies fly as you target the walking undead, including former cops, frat boys, and bachelorette partiers. But becoming a contestant on this game show doesn’t mean you’ll automatically go home with a set of steak knives. Other contestants will happily blast you, and the zombies will gladly dine on your brains.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Title: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/15/2010
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 PSN ID while renting this title.
In Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit you can choose the right side or the wrong side of the law. Either way, you are definitely going over the speed limit! Set out to be Seacrest County’s top cop or its most-wanted racer and get there at top speed with help from some of the finest engineering on four wheels. Gorge on horsepower with vehicles from Porsche, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, and other top manufacturers, including some rides playable for the first time as police vehicles. Manage your ascent with the Autolog, which tracks your progress, recommends challenges, keeps you connected with friends, and lets you see what the competition’s been doing.
 

ModNation Racers

Title: ModNation Racers
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 5/24/2010
Overview:
Kart racing gets kreative with this game that lets you customize your entire experience! Your character begins as a completely blank figure, and it all begins from there. Take hold of the same tools used by game developers and create every aspect of your car, driver, and even the track they’ll race on. Once the race begins, you’ll use drifts, jumps, weapons, and boosts, all with exceptionally realistic physics and handling. The race never ends online, where you can share your creations and drive the karts and tracks made by other members of the ModNation.

Blur

Title: Blur
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 5/24/2010
Overview:
Blur finds a new gear in racing games by combing photo-realistic cars and racetrack-realistic physics with a story that evolves based on social networking. Take the wheel of high-performance cars re-created with incredible detail. Jockey for position as you battle 20 cars trading paint on tracks through London, LA, Barcelona, San Francisco, and beyond. The game’s innovative story unfolds based on how you interact with the Blur racing community. Make friends, forge rivalries, win fans, and connect with other drivers to shape your single-player experience. The community will also shape the multiplayer experience, with Custom Groups that give you the ability to create and share your own multiplayer modes.

Super Bike World Championships SBK

Title: Super Bike World Championships SBK
Publisher: Valcon Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 6/17/2010
Overview:
Super-charged bikes deliver super-fast racing in the official game of the Super Bike World Championships. Experience realistic racing action on some of the world’s best bikes from Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, and other top manufacturers. Burn up the pavement in Time Trials, Team Racing, Free Play, or Season Mode. You’ll compete in 28 single-player races on over 30 tracks, each rendered with real-time lighting effects. Go online to go all out in 16 more races against players from around the world. Win races to win fans, unlock new riders, watch videos, and add umbrella girls to your growing entourage.

Kung Fu Rider

Title: Kung Fu Rider
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/14/2010
Overview:
NOTE: This title requires the PlayStation Move controller and the PlayStation Eye camera for gameplay. The controller and camera are not included with rental or purchase of this title.

Guide one of the weirdest getaway vehicles you will ever see in this wild ride through the busy streets of a gigantic city. The mob is hot on the trail of private detective Toby and his lovely secretary Karin, and the two are desperately trying to escape…by rolling away in their office chairs. Use the PlayStation Move controller to navigate the winding streets and crammed back alleys of a bustling metropolis. Careen around corners, burst through crowds, and bust out some Kung Fu moves when you need them most. Find hidden escape routes, team up in co-op play, and unlock additional chairs to make a crazy escape even crazier.

F1: 2010

Title: F1: 2010
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/22/2010
Overview:
The official game of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship features everything on the 2010 circuit: every car, every star, every track, and all of the speed! Pick from the top F1 drivers and teams, including Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, and seven-time champion Micheal Schumaker. Race on 19 tracks around the world, including the new Korean International Circuit. Gun for glory in Grand Prix, Championship, and Time Trial Modes, or race to the top in Career Mode. See how handling shifts when damage occurs and weather conditions change as you top 200 mph behind the wheel of the most technologically-advanced race cars in the world.

Madagascar Kartz

Title: Madagascar Kartz
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/27/2009
Overview:
The madcap world of the Madagascar movies hits the racetrack with this wild and crazy kart racer. All your favorite Madagascar characters are here: Alex, Marty, Gloria, King Julien, Melman, and those crafty penguins. You can even unlock bonus DreamWorks characters like Shrek and B.O.B. Experience krazy kart racing action on 20 tracks inspired by scenes from the movies. Soar off jumps, flip, roll, and pull off other high-speed stunts. Pick up Madagascar-style power-ups and add to your bag of tricks. The crazier your driving gets, the higher you’ll score!

MX vs. ATV Reflex

Title: MX vs. ATV Reflex
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/30/2009
Overview:
MX vs. ATV Reflex pulls off an amazing new trick, performing a split that gives you unprecedented control. Previously, vehicle and rider were controlled as one. This time, you’ll use the left stick to control the vehicle and the right stick to control the rider! As you guide your wheels and gun your engine, lean your rider to make tighter turns, cruise over bumps, execute ridiculous freestyle tricks, and save your ride from catastrophe. Customize and tune high-powered MX bikes and ATVs. Rage through rivers, carve paths across deserts, and storm through swamps on terrain that’s constantly changing and against competition that never lets up.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Title: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 2/24/2010
Overview:
Race at the speed of Sonic when this All-Star cast of Sega characters hits the track! Join Sonic, Dr. Eggman, Tails, Amigo, AiAi, and other favorite Sega heroes and villains for a dash to the finish line. Each character guides their own unique vehicle, including cars, planes, motorbikes, and even a banana mobile. Take secret shortcuts, collect power-ups and weapons, and speed past the competition with special All-Star moves that give your ride a custom boost. Chase the checkered flag in three ways: scramble for first in frantic single-player races, jostle with up to four friends in split-screen contests, or compete with up to eight online.

MotoGP 09/10

Title: MotoGP 09/10
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/25/2010
Overview:
Chase glory through two seasons in this one full-throttle racer! Play out the ’09 Moto GP season, then download free ’10 season content as it unfolds. Compete against the best riders on 17 official Moto GP circuits as you play those seasons in Championship Mode. An extensive Career Mode goes way beyond just gunning the throttle. Start with 125cc bikes, manage your reputation, score points based on style, and hire a team – from engineers to a press handler – to get you to the top. Race against the clock in Arcade Mode, race your ghost to practice how to attack the track, or go online.

Split/Second

Title: Split/Second
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 5/17/2010
Overview:
Contestants on this reality show are not voted off. Instead, they’re derailed, flattened, crushed, and flat-out blown up! Try to survive 24 episodes of this rigged-to-blow racer set inside a smash-hit international reality TV show. Compete against elite drivers for a shot at fame and fortune. Can’t shake the competition? Let the city do it for you. Strategically crash into structures, objects, or buildings to trigger explosive, Hollywood-style collapses and bury your opponents – or carve a new path through the course. Be careful – mess up the timing and you’ll bury yourself. The entire city is yours to destroy in solo, two-player split-screen races, and eight-driver online showdowns.

Wheelman

Title: Wheelman
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/26/2009
Overview:
Vin Diesel is back, and this time, he’s back in the saddle! Take control of Milo Burik, an undercover agent sent to Barcelona to investigate gang activity. You’ll find yourself enmeshed in a power struggle among three rival gangs. Earn the trust of each gang by taking jobs and working your way to the group’s bosses. Learn to air jack cars – taking them while on the move. Slow down time and pull off amazing stunts to thwart enemies and cops. You can even use your vehicles as a melee weapon, taking down other vehicles or just dodging out of the way. A deep control scheme, cinematic action, and plenty of great story will keep you coming back for more!

Fuel

Title: Fuel
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 6/2/2009
Overview:
In an alternate version of the present, the globe has been scorched by environmental abuse. Out of the desolation, a new challenge arises – a race through the wasteland for fuel supplies. Adrenaline junkies with home-built off-road machines come from all over just for the chance to refuel. Race through an unprecedented open-ended world measuring over 5,000 square miles. Choose your own vehicle from a huge selection of two- and four-wheelers. Make your own trail as you blaze past the competition on more than 100,000 miles of track. Explore the tsunami-wrecked Pacific Coast, the desert wastes, and treacherous forests. Race day and night through sunshine and rain just for the chance to get some precious fuel.

Dirt 2

Title: Dirt 2
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/9/2009
Overview:
Put the pedal to the metal and get your gravel on! Take on a full roster of contemporary off-road events, including canyon racing, jungle trails, and indoor arena events. Compete in the World Tour, where you’ll have to prove yourself both solo and against other racers. Race all over the world in environments that are as diverse as the rides available. Choose your favorite type of vehicle, trick it out, and carry it across multiple disciplines. Blast through a rally cross in the massive Los Angeles Stadium. Shut down your friends online in the Malaysian rainforest. And push past the edge in out-of-control canyons in the Utah desert!

Need for Speed: Shift

Title: Need for Speed: Shift
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/14/2009
Overview:
Put your brain in the body of a real-life racer. Now drive. That’s the simple premise behind Need for Speed: Shift, which gets you behind the wheel like never before. Your personality seeps into the game through your driver profile. The game tailors your persona based on your driving style: aggressive or precise. Your style impacts your career trajectory, your online matchups, and even how you unlock car doors. You’ll experience all the emotions that drift through a driver’s head as you balance the skill needed to control your machine with the fearlessness needed to forget that any crash could be your last!