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
EngineISImotor
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: March 11, 2005
  • NA: May 3, 2005[1]
  • 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 in 2005. Simbin has also released an "add-on pack" called "Kings of Ovals" which contains a set of new oval-style tracks.[2] The game uses the engine that was used for Sports Car GT (1999). 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

  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
  5. ^ Mahood, Andy (March 2006). "The Twelfth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer US. 13 (3): 33–36, 38, 40–42, 44.
  6. ^ Staff (March 2006). "The Best (and Worst) of 2005; The 15th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (184): 42–47.