Racing
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!
Sometimes, the biggest action comes in the smallest package! Get behind the wheel of any of 30 cars pulled straight from the Hot Wheels lineup. Race on 12 tracks built to scale - corkscrews, loops, shortcuts and hidden paths, chokepoints, and interactive elements - then battle on four different battlegrounds. Unlock special awards for the best tricks and jumps. Put the pedal to the metal in five different gameplay modes, including Race, Eliminator, Rampage, and Battle. Bottle Rockets, Ice Guns, and Parachutes line the courses, giving you a major advantage over the competition. Show your friends how hot you are, and then challenge them to beat that!
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.
The year is 1971. Your car is part of the "new era" of winged super-cars in the Formula One class. And you're sitting on the most famous track in American racing history. Climb into the cockpit of some of the world's most dangerous and innovative cars from the pages of Formula One racing history, from the years of 1961 to 1971. Ride in the famous rear-engine Lotus-Ford or try out a turbine-powered racer, each of which has been modeled based on over 500 different hand-drawn schematics from the '60s. Try out a variety of different cars in qualifying and 33-man races as you relive some of the track's most infamous races.
Does the hunger for the race overtake you? Then you belong in the GRID. Race all over the world on beautifully and realistically rendered tracks. Use the accurate driving physics to your advantage as you take on different types of races. Head to Japan for not-quite-legal import drift racing in industrial parks and back streets in the black of night. Step into an exotic like a Ferrari or Lamborghini and take on the toughest tracks in Europe. Or put the hammer down in some classic American muscle for drag races right here in the U.S. of A. Then take your skills online and race against people from all over the world!
Need for Speed returns and drops you even deeper into the world of illegal street racing. Take on a story of pursuit and betrayal, as you choose jobs and compete in races to prove yourself. Then use your skills and reputation to take down an international crime syndicate. You'll fight off the cops in high speed multi-car chases, where an all-new AI system means the cops will do whatever it takes to take you down. The Heroic Driving Engine, a new engine built for this release, lets you pull off amazing moves for the ultimate driving edge. You can even play as a cop and chase down the criminals in Criminal Scramble Mode!
Gran Turismo fans, get ready for a serious tune-up. With new physics and AI engines, Gran Turismo 4 advances gameplay with better graphics, more cars, more racetracks, and more modes. Drive in over 650 different car models and race in photo-realistic environments from New York City to the Grand Canyon. Driving simulation has never been so good. Modes include Photo, B-Spec, T Career Simulation, and GT Arcade. NOTE: Epson Printer Compatible.
Rainbow Studios draws on its wealth of off-road racing properties to deliver the ultimate off-road experience in MX vs. ATV Unleashed. Race with motorcross bikes, ATVs, bi-planes, monster trucks, sand rails, and 4x4 golf carts! Race in a host of new racing events, freestyle challenges, and mini-games, including SuperMoto, short tracks, hill climbs, Monster Mash, Gap Jumps, and more. MX vs. ATV Unleashed also features 8-player races online and Rhythm Racing, which allows players to race through non-linear environments using Rainbow Studios innovative physics engine. Whatever your favorite ride is, get ready to motor!
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition was popular enough become an Xbox Platinum Hit. Now that acclaimed street-racing experience has been overhauled and upgraded with more than 20 new, officially licensed vehicles, a bigger and better soundtrack, and a whole new city full of streets to conquer. Choose your ride from the Midnight Club garage of racers, including new models from Cadillac, Lamborghini, Dodge, and more. Customize just about every aspect of your car's look and performance. In addition to Atlanta, Detroit, and San Diego, you can now race through Tokyo. Additional game modes, including multiplayer, await online. DUB Edition Remix is fully compatible with the original.
Give your racetrack a laugh track with this wild and wacky action racer straight out of the fairy tale world of Shrek! Shrek Smash 'n' Crash takes you on a wild ride through 12 locations including Shrek's Swamp, Dragon's Castle, and more. Choose from bizarre vehicles like Puss N' Boots' bull and Ginny's cupcake. Play as 12 favorite characters, including Fiona, Donkey, and the big green guy himself. Pick up magical power-ups and fend off enemies with goofy melee weapons in Tournament Mode, Battle Mode, Quick Race, Time Trial, Cup Challenge, and split-screen multiplayer. No matter where you finish, you'll get there laughing thanks to the hilarious running commentary.
Give your racing experience a 'toon up with this wacky racer featuring the stars of the Cartoon Network! Choose your favorite characters from The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and I.M. Weasel. Get ready for a wild ride on 24 courses, including 12 themed tracks and 6 show tracks, in environments that are fully interactive, a rarity for a racing game! Single-player modes include Tournament, Quick Race, and Cartoon Eliminator. Multiplayer modes include Battle, Kart Kurling, Quick Race, Cartoon Eliminator, Bomb-Bastic, MINE MINE MINE, Co-op, and Toon Cup Collection. Not feeling the need for speed? Try non-race modes including multiplayer Battle Arenas.
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.
Every aspiring NASCAR driver has to cut their teeth somewhere. Where do they do it? On the short tracks in hundreds of small towns across the U.S.A. Choose your class, be it Stock Car, 3/4 Midgets, Modified, Wingless Sprint, Late Model, Hobby Stock, or a Pickup. Tune everything perfectly, down to the tire pressure and the steering ratio, to make sure your machine is running at peak performance. Then roll out on the the track and get ready to rub fenders with the competition. Try out 20 different tracks, including the I-10 Lucas Oil and the Peach State Speedway.
At the Hot Import Nights tour, everything is on the line: your cash, your car, and your street cred. Find out what that's like as you immerse yourself in the tour! Create a profile called Driver DNA, which tracks your progress online and shows the world your capabilities. Download celebrity DNAs and test yourself against the best in the biz. Perfect your drifting skills and compete in multi-car drift races. Over 90 different cars have been digitally scanned for perfect replication on-screen. More than 250 available aftermarket mods mean you can build exactly the car you want to play to your strengths. Trick out your ride, assemble a hand-picked crew, and find out what you're really made of in an all-out race for the top!
MotoGP4 adds improved racing physics and plenty of enhanced features to the series' impressive roster of officially licensed bikes, tracks, and riders, making it the most comprehensive, rubber-burning MotoGP release yet! Go full throttle on bikes from all three of the circuit's engine classes and all 16 official tracks, plus three bonus racecourses. Compete as and against legendary riders including Kevin Schwantz, Mick Doohan, and the late great Daijiro Kato. MotoGP4 adds the ability to upgrade through between-race Parts Tests, new Training and Melee Modes (bringing the total to seven), a player-controlled replay camera, and first-time online play for up to eight racers, complete with USB voice chat support.
Strap into your seatbelts as Burnout gets ready to rev up your PSP! Featuring all the best parts of previous Burnout games, Burnout Legends drives just like Burnout 3, with all the awesome car-tossing crashes, spark explosions, slick racing animation, and concussive action Burnouts know and love! Modes include Race, Time Attack, Crash, Pursuit and Road Rage. You can also go up against friends and strangers with the ad-hoc wireless mode in 4-player races. It's time to burn the competition wherever you go with your PSP!
Put the pedal to the firewall, pop the clutch, and spray gravel as you race for glory in the next-gen version of the classic rally racer! Multiple cars race bumper to bumper through eight different, beautifully constructed and exotic rally locations, all taking inspiration from locations around the world. Massive, looping tracks with a wide variety of surface types are completely destructible, ensuring no two laps will ever be the same. Choose from several different vehicles and classes, including 4WD, 2WD, and Classic. And if the advanced AI isn't enough of a challenge, take the race online for more rally action!
Put the pedal to the firewall, pop the clutch, and spray gravel as you race for glory in the next-gen version of the classic rally racer! Multiple cars race bumper to bumper through eight different, beautifully constructed and exotic rally locations, all taking inspiration from locations around the world. Massive, looping tracks with a wide variety of surface types are completely destructible, ensuring no two laps will ever be the same. Choose from several different vehicles and classes, including 4WD, 2WD, and Classic. And if the advanced AI isn't enough of a challenge, take the race online for more rally action!
Burnout is back, and domination is the name of the game. Battle across all-new tracks tailor-made for every style of racing, including drifting and racing in the oncoming traffic lane. The crazier you drive, the more you'll max out your boost. Drain it completely and perform a burnout to get an instant boost recharge. Chain multiple burnouts and keep the adrenaline flowing! Maniac mode allows you to drive over the edge and watch your score skyrocket. Every track has shortcuts, so slam your enemies into the barriers and shave precious seconds off your time. Each car has unique qualities, and you'll need to master them all if you want to win the World Tour.
Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be a famous BMX biker? Now's your chance to find out! BMX legend Dave Mirra is the featured rider as you step into his shoes and take him from the street to the top. Ride well and pull off awesome tricks to win and customize your collection of bikes. Take on 12 different environments, 3 different game modes, and 17 different tracks as you pull off wicked moves. Create your own player with deep levels of customization. Choose from over 10 different bikes to make sure you've got the right set of wheels. Make use of the Wii Remote for motion-control steering!
Now is your chance to prove yourself in the high-stakes world of Hollywood stuntmen! Perform stunts for 6 uniquely themed films in over 25 different vehicles, and perform a variety of 36 stunt maneuvers. But be careful, because in order to get more jobs, you have to pull off the stunt perfectly to match the action. Boost the excitement by improvising reckless moves during stunt runs to unlock bigger-budget films and commercials. Build your own stunt runs with the Stunt Constructor, and then put them on the line for other stuntmen to try. Or battle others online as you race through the film sets or the custom-built back-lot arenas!
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.
After logging millions of miles in arcades, racing fans will have a chance to roar through America's most fabled locations all over again. Classic arcade favorite Cruis'n is back, and the only place to find it is the Wii. Get behind the wheel of 12 super-charged licensed street racers including the '05 Chevy Corvette C6, '98 Nissan Skyline GT-R34, and more. Ignore the speed limit as you race through 12 top destinations, including Times Square, Hollywood, and Central Park. Achieve top speeds, perform insane stunts, and catch some serious air. Build the ultimate street racer with customized spoilers, engines, tires, neons, turbo-boost kits, and other upgrades.
Finally, the trademark mayhem of the FlatOut series crashes and burns onto the PSP handheld! Crazy bone-breaking stunts are brought to a whole new portable level, capturing arcade racing and teeth-chattering stunts at its best. Push around a dirt track as you force the competition off the road. Or launch your car off insane jumps as you prove you have the most guts so you can gain the most glory. A real-world physics engine, three different game modes, and WiFi racing, stunts, and competitions make for a dynamic racing experience you can take on the road!
