GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game

GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game is a sports car racing simulator developed by Blimey! Games and SimBin Studios (later Sector3 Studios and KW Studios) and published by 10tacle Publishing in 2006 for the x86 PC. The game is a sequel to GTR. Not only the game simulates the official 2003 and 2004 FIA GT Championship racing series, but also open practice, race weekend, championships, time trials, endurance race events (including Spa 24 Hours) and driving school, with more than 140 high detailed cars from the GT and NGT classes as well as 34 different track-layouts. Since its release in September 2006, the game has received widespread acclaim. Extending the physics engine from GTR, it features realistic physics including steering command by sensitivity, dynamic lighting, damage modeling and 3 different game modes (Novice, Semi-Pro and Simulation).

GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game
European cover art
Developer(s)	Blimey! Games SimBin
Publisher(s)	Viva Media 10tacle Studios
Composer(s)	Stephen Baysted
Engine	ISImotor
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	NA: September 14, 2006[1] EU: September 29, 2006[2] AU: October 6, 2006[3]
Genre(s)	Racing simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Modding

One of the reasons GTR 2 has been so popular is the ability to create custom content for the game. This has led to a large community of players who create new vehicles and tracks to race with.

Simulation

Settings allow user to set up keyboard, mouse or joypad controls in order to simulate the steering control while a PC steering wheel is not available. These settings include:

• Sensitivity (time reaction from keypress)
• Speed sensitivity (steering inertia depending on vehicle speed)
• Lock (max steering angle at certain degrees)

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	90/100[4]

Review scores

Publication	Score
IGN	9.2/10[5]
GameSpot	9/10[6]
Operation Sports	100/100[7]
Gaming Nexus	95/100[8]
Eurogamer	9/10[9]
Gamernode	95/100[10]

Reception

• IGN's award for Best PC Racing Game of 2006.
• GameSpot's award for Best Driving Game of 2006 as well as the Best Game Nobody Played of 2006.
• GameSpy rated it the 9th best PC game of 2006.
• Metacritic's #3 Best PC Game of 2006.

The editors of Computer Games Magazine presented GTR 2 with their 2006 "Best Simulation" award. It was a runner-up for their list of the year's top 10 computer games.^[11] It also won PC Gamer US's 2006 "Best Racing Game" award.^[12]

References

1. "GTR 2 Now Shipping in North America!". GamesIndustry. September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
2. Rainier (September 13, 2006). "'GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game' Goes Gold". WorthPlaying. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
3. Jastrzab, Jeremy (October 2, 2006). "Updated Australian release list, 2/10/06". PALGN. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
4. "GTR 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
5. IGN
6. "GTR 2 Review".
7. "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
8. "Gaming Nexus - GTR Racing - Review - by Dave Gamble". Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
9. "GTR2". Eurogamer. 17 October 2006.
10. "GTR 2 Review for PC". Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
11. Staff (March 2007). "The Best (and Worst) of 2006; The 16th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (195): 46–51.
12. "The 13th Annual PC Gamer Awards Reveals The Best Of The Best For 2006" (Press release). South San Francisco, California: Future US. February 2, 2007. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

External links

• GTR 2 official website