Video Gaming News - January 2003
New York, NY (January 14, 2003) - Codemasters today announced that
Indy Racing League will ship in spring 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC.
From Codemasters:
Set to be the most exciting and entertaining open-wheel racing game ever
designed, Indy Racing League features adrenaline-fuelled, ultra-close pack
racing, with up to 33 cars racing on a track at one time. Requiring total focus
to handle the incredible overtaking maneuvers, players will be racing at speeds
well over 200mph.
Indy Racing League delivers the Indy Racing season, including the
Indianapolis 500 (Indy 500) race, "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." The season
is an open-wheeled championship on short ovals and super speedways throughout
the US, including California and Texas, with the Indy 500 as the highlight of
its racing calendar. Indy cars are similar to F1 but are powered by 3.5-litre V8
engines, used by all teams. Fast and furious, the 650 bhp cars reach 0-100 mph
in less than three seconds.
As a game, Indy Racing League provides immediate lightening-paced action,
authentic yet intuitive handling, spectacular collisions and a dynamically
adjusted level of difficulty to keep the challenges on the circuits coming thick
and fast. To succeed in this intense sport, it’s all about racing using real
Indy Racing tactics, making for a fresh racing game challenge. Players must
continuously overtake other drivers, defend positions, perform close maneuvers
at high speeds, utilize drafting techniques and switch fuel settings to take
advantage of either speed or economy.
Codemasters’ Indy Racing League is the only game that features the official
cars, tracks, teams and drivers, totaling 14 tracks, 27 cars and 15
action-packed races all in US TV-style presentation. A fully authentic Indy 500
mode features the spectacle and excitement of the most attended single-day
sporting event in the world. Brilliant detailing makes it a hugely realistic
racing challenge, with all the Indy Racing League rules and flags, right down to
a dynamic track surface in which track temperature affects tire grip. Accurate
in-game recreations of the racing speedways even include fully animated pit
crews, field marshals, clean-up crews and vehicles.
For updates on the game’s continuing development, see the dedicated web site
at
www.codemasters.com/indyracingleague.
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