Gtr - Fia Gt Racing Game

GTR – FIA GT Racing Game
GTR – FIA GT Racing Game
	European cover art
Developer(s)	Simbin Studios AB
Publisher(s)	10tacle Publishing
Designer(s)	William Ian Bell; Stephen Viljoen
Programmer(s)	Andy Garton
Artist(s)	Eric Boosman
Composer(s)	Stephen Baysted
Engine	ISImotor
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	EU: March 11, 2005; NA: May 3, 2005; AU: October 5, 2007;
Genre(s)	Sim racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

GTR – FIA GT Racing Game is a sports car racing simulator developed by SimBin Studios AB (later Sector3 Studios and KW Studios) and published by 10tacle Publishing for the x86 PC. Simbin has also released an "add-on pack" called "Kings of Ovals" which contains a set of new oval-style tracks.^[2] A sequel, GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game, was released in 2006.

Reception

GameSpot said: "Despite its blemishes, GTR is the breath of fresh air this genre so badly needed". They awarded the game a score of 8.8 (Great).^[3] IGN.com also praised the game and gave a score of 8.5 (Great).^[4]

GTR won PC Gamer US's "Best Racing Game 2005" award. The magazine's Andy Mahood wrote: "With its licensed field of exotic sports and GT machines, exquisitely rendered European circuits, and outstanding vehicle physics, GTR advanced the technology of racing simulations to hitherto unseen levels".^[5] It was also a runner-up for Computer Games Magazine's list of the top 10 computer games of 2005.^[6]

References

^ "Gamespot: GTR FIA Racing". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
^ "GTR FIA Racing: King of Ovals (PC)". GameSpy. IGN. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ "PC review on Gamespot.com". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
^ IGN.com PC review
^ Mahood, Andy (March 2006). "The Twelfth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer US. 13 (3): 33–36, 38, 40–42, 44.
^ Staff (March 2006). "The Best (and Worst) of 2005; The 15th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (184): 42–47.

External links

GTR at MobyGames
GTR at Curlie

[1] "Gamespot: GTR FIA Racing". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.

[2] "GTR FIA Racing: King of Ovals (PC)". GameSpy. IGN. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[3] "PC review on Gamespot.com". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.

[4] IGN.com PC review

[pcgamerusawards2005-5] Mahood, Andy (March 2006). "The Twelfth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer US. 13 (3): 33–36, 38, 40–42, 44.

[cgm15th-6] Staff (March 2006). "The Best (and Worst) of 2005; The 15th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (184): 42–47.

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