TOCA Race Driver 3 Review (PS2)

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  • Steve_OS
    Editor-in-Chief
    • Jul 2002
    • 33884

    #1

    TOCA Race Driver 3 Review (PS2)

    We have just posted our TOCA Race Driver 3 review. Find out what Clay Shaver had to say about it.
    "Everyone has had that band or movie or maybe even a television show that they loved, but could never find anyone to talk about it with. Your buddies hadn’t seen it. Half of them have never heard of it. And, try as you might to convince them, people seemed reluctant to give it a try. Call it a cult classic. An underground act, maybe. But you were in on the ground floor. You believed when no one else did.

    Inevitably what happens? People discover it. A little publicity begins to circulate. Hype starts to generate. Then, before you know it, your Grandpa is talking to you about his favorite scene in “Clerks” or you watch Green Day sweeping the Grammy Awards when you still remember seeing them in a tiny club and buying a cassette of “Kerplunk” out of a cardboard box afterwards.

    In the sports gaming world, we’ve seen a similar path carved out by different titles. The Winning Eleven series from Konami is one example of a cult classic, a critic’s darling that appears to have finally made the leap to mainstream success. Who’s ready to make that leap next?"
    Steve Noah
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  • TCrouch
    MVP
    • Jul 2002
    • 4819

    #2
    Re: TOCA Race Driver 3 Review (PS2)

    Excellent. Nice job, Clay. Hit the nail on the head with the comments about it being unknown. It's getting better, but for such a fine title, it's still relatively obscure.

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    • forensicd
      MVP
      • Mar 2003
      • 1565

      #3
      Re: TOCA Race Driver 3 Review (PS2)

      Hopefully it will gain some steam, but i doubt it, as they just dont push the game enough advertising wise. It is an amazing game, and cant wait to see what they do on the 360.
      "Basketball may have been born in Massachusetts, but it grew up in Indiana." - James Naismith

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      • TCrouch
        MVP
        • Jul 2002
        • 4819

        #4
        Re: TOCA Race Driver 3 Review (PS2)

        Originally posted by forensicd
        Hopefully it will gain some steam, but i doubt it, as they just dont push the game enough advertising wise. It is an amazing game, and cant wait to see what they do on the 360.
        I've seen 2-page full color spreads in magazines lately. They're certainly pushing this one more than previous games. Not to mention reviews for the past 2 versions have been universally praising, so word of mouth helps a franchise pick up steam as well.

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        • pk500
          All Star
          • Jul 2002
          • 8062

          #5
          Re: TOCA Race Driver 3 Review (PS2)

          Yeah, the Codies have pushed this game harder than any other in the series. But what works against Codemasters is the very reason we love them -- a reputation for console racing sims with very few compromises.

          The simple fact is that console sim racers are a niche. The vast majority of console gamers want something like PGR 3, Need For Speed, NASCAR or Burnout, an arcade game that's fairly brainless, pick-up-and-play fun.

          I'll take TOCA or Colin McRae Rally, every time!

          Take care,
          PK
          Xbox Live: pk4425

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