![]() ![]() The demo has been downloaded by over one million people over three platforms. The demo also had two competition tracks available online, and allowed up to 12 players to compete online. The American competition ended at midnight on 25 May, whereas the European competition ended on 31 May, also at midnight. The demo also featured a competition challenge, with a BMW 3 series, as a prize, for European-based gamers, and a Ford Mustang for U.S.-based players. The demo allowed players to try two game modes: racing and drifting. Ī demo was released on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace and for Microsoft Windows in May 2008. Firebrand Games, developer of Race Driver: Create & Race, made a Nintendo DS version of the game that ran on Create 's Octane engine, incorporating its 3D racing graphics, user interface and track editor. Ambisonics was used in the audio engine of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. The damage code has been completely rewritten to allow for environments with the potential for persistent damage. Grid uses Codemasters' own Ego engine, an updated version of the Neon engine already being used in the critically acclaimed Colin McRae: Dirt. The game also features vehicle customization and online multiplayer. The game also includes an updated version of the track designer from Race Driver: Create & Race, which allows players to create their own custom circuits and roadside billboards. The Nintendo DS version is a racing simulator consisting of 20 available circuits across Europe, Japan and the US, along with 25 cars to choose from. There are also several fictional tracks inspired by real-world locations and circuits, such as street courses in San Francisco, California and Milan, Italy as well as Mount Haruna. Real road courses such as Le Mans and Spa Francorchamps are included, while some defunct street circuits such as the Detroit street circuit in Michigan and the Washington D.C. Players can also participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the end of each racing season.Ĭourses in the game are a mixture of real world and fictional circuits and point-to-point tracks. Grid also features several types of events to compete in, including GT championships, drifting, touge, open wheel racing, and demolition derby, as well as variants on several of these motorsports. ![]() Each of the game's 43 cars are tied to one of these three regions. Three main regions are found in the game, United States, Europe, and Japan, each with their own championship. Grid features several modes of competition using various cars. This is a limited-use feature, determined by the difficulty setting. Grid features a gameplay mechanic known as Flashback which allows the player to rewind gameplay by up to ten seconds and resume from their chosen point. The game begins with the player accepting jobs to drive for other teams to earn money, and once the player gains enough capital they can purchase their own vehicles and drive independently, as well as continuing to drive for other teams should they choose to. As players progress they gain sponsors and can hire a teammate to drive alongside them in certain events. It is a game in which the player runs their own race team, acting as the primary driver. Grid was developed and published by Codemasters, the creators of the TOCA series. For the latest on the game, including the latest videos, go to and sign up for driver briefings.Grid features several different types of motorsports spanning three major regions. GRID is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB. Gamers can test drive the game by playing the GRID demo available from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace, PLAYSTATION®Network and at for the Games For Windows demo. ![]() By putting the 'racing' back into the racing genre, we've reignited what makes people love these games." "GRID is turning out to be one of the highest-scoring racing games the industry has seen in years*. "Codemasters has a rich history of producing AAA racing games," said Dave Miller, Vice President of Marketing. GRID features the most detailed and destructible range of courses ever included in a Codemasters title, challenging gamers with a wide variety of racing styles - from official circuit challenges and drifting events to road races and urban street competitions around the globe. In addition to the exciting, ready-to-race gameplay that gamers have come to expect from Codemasters' racing titles, GRID incorporates only the most powerful racecars ever created - new and classic, circuit and drift. GRID is an all-new race experience, taking players on a world tour of intricately designed racetracks and courses through Europe, the US and Japan. GRID is now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games For Windows®. JStart your engines! Codemasters® today announced that GRID™ has shipped to US retail stores. CODEMASTERS®' GRID™ CROSSES THE FINISH LINE,
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