RACE: The WTCC Game

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 113 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 113
  3. Negative: 21 out of 113

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  1. JoeBlow
    Dec 31, 2006
    7
    Feels like a cheap GTR2 mod, with nothing new short of cars and tracks. Not worth the $45 pricetag.
  2. KristofH.
    Oct 16, 2007
    7
    Not simbin's finest game, but after the initial bugs where fixed it offered a good and realistic touring car racing experience.
  3. JeffE.
    Jan 18, 2007
    5
    Fairly annoying game to play. Corner warnings come on late so sharp corners are hard to slow down for. Also, all cars act as if they are rear wheel drive and can drift around corners which is very annoying. A front wheel drive car should not randomly drift around a corner.
  4. ChristopherS.
    Dec 30, 2007
    7
    If your a fan of Touring Cars and race sims in general then you really can't go wrong here. The handling and rival AI is very good. My one complaint would be the graphics. Though the car and track modeling is first rate the special effects need some serious updating. If you don't know what I'm writing about you need to play a game like Codemaster's ToCA Race Driver 3. If your a fan of Touring Cars and race sims in general then you really can't go wrong here. The handling and rival AI is very good. My one complaint would be the graphics. Though the car and track modeling is first rate the special effects need some serious updating. If you don't know what I'm writing about you need to play a game like Codemaster's ToCA Race Driver 3. Reflective track surfaces and sun glare effects have been around for years but for some reason never show up in SimBin games. If its a limitation of the long in the tooth F12002 engine then its certainly time for something new.… Expand
  5. J.T.
    May 27, 2007
    5
    Games is O.K but forcing users to have to use and run the steam software is wrong. It's a waste of time and a drain on reasources. If you have paid the retail price of a product you should be able to use it instantly. Not wait hours for steam to update inadequate servers, and not be forced to mess around registering.
  6. Khildram
    Nov 13, 2011
    7
    It's a great game but was released a bit early. Better get RACE07 that has it all (caterham expansions, and also more as they have WTCC07) and better done in terms of sensations. To be played with a wheel.

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PC Zone UK
    72
    While there's still a decent driving model underneath, it's hard to see RACE appealing to fans who've driven Simbin's other titles, and so, this time at least, the hare comes out on top. [Jan 2007, p.87]
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  2. PC Gamer UK
    80
    There are times when - beaten by twitchy analogue controls, insufficient feedback and maybe just a sheer lack of hardcore skills - it can feel like a dispassionate sim rather than an affecting, involving game. [Jan 2007, p.90]
  3. PC Format
    84
    While it's nowhere near as theatrical as "GTR2," there's a solid core of tight, exciting racing and impressive physics here. [Jan 2007, p.56]
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