Race Driver: Create and Race (also called V8 Supercars 3: Create and Race) is a racing video game for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 developed by Firebrand Games

Firebrand Games

Firebrand Games is a video game development company with studios in Glasgow, Scotland, Florida, USA, and Baton Rouge, USA. The team specialises in the production of racing games. Firebrand Games was founded and is run by Mark Greenshields who has been in the games industry his entire career...

 and published by Codemasters

Codemasters

The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986...

, and first released on 25 September 2007.

Modes

• World Tour Mode - In which the person races through a series of touring-car races from across the world. Reward points are gained to buy items such as extra championships, new challenges, cheats, track designer parts and customization parts in the Rewards shop.

• Pro Tour Mode - A harder version of World Tour mode, in which the other drivers are more skilled, damage is more realistic and in witch the person has to drive with the manual gears.

• Simulation - This mode contains Free race, Time trial and Challenge mode.

• Track Designer - An innovative part of the game in which players create their own race track and can race it in Multiplayer championships.

Reception

IGN

IGN

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: 8.2 out of 10

Cubed3: 9 out of 10

GameZone

GameZone

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: 8.4 out of 10

Eurogamer

Eurogamer

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: 8 out of 10

Pocket Gamer

Pocket Gamer

Pocket Gamer is a website and video game magazine that focuses on handheld video games. It was launched in 2005 and is published by Steel Media. The publication covers all major portable and mobile gaming formats, including iPhone, Android, PSP and the various versions of the Nintendo DS and was...

: 8 out of 10

HYPER>> magazine: 79 out of 100

At Christmas in 2007 the game was in IGN's buyers guide for the DS which it was one of ten titles in no particular order but was the only racing game. Eurogamer's top 12 DS games for Christmas included Race Driver as well as being the only racing game on the list.

The game was IGN's racing game of the year for the DS

External links

• Official website at Codemasters
  Codemasters
  The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986...
  
  
• Official website at Firebrand Games
  Firebrand Games
  Firebrand Games is a video game development company with studios in Glasgow, Scotland, Florida, USA, and Baton Rouge, USA. The team specialises in the production of racing games. Firebrand Games was founded and is run by Mark Greenshields who has been in the games industry his entire career...