TrackMania 2: Canyon

Trackmania, the racing franchise from Ubisoft Nadeo, is back with the most compelling remake of Trackmania Nations.

Trackmania² Lagoon has you racing on raised tracks above a tropical island filled with insane activities. It comes with a free Trackmania multiplayer channel, an exclusive solo campaign, a new game mode and a world of possibilities in user-generated content thanks to an upgraded Maniaplanet system increasing the creative power of players. Like other Trackmania² games, Trackmania² Lagoon is pure fun and simple, offering thrilling graphics and instant gameplay.

Trackmania offers you the ultimate arcade racing universe where everything is about reaching the perfect racing time. Test your skills in over 200 tracks, experience immediate fun by challenging your friends at home (offline splitscreen) or online. The competition lasts forever: design and share your own tracks with other players in the Trackbuilder!

TrackMania² Valley is the third environment of TrackMania², the sequel to Nadeo Studio's online racing phenomenon TrackMania. Valley is a new take on the classic arcade rally racing genre. Flirting between arcade and simulation, Valley marks a new checkpoint in the history of racing games. As with all TrackMania² games, Valley comes with a solo campaign, deep multiplayer experience and a world of possibilities in user-generated content thanks to the upgraded ManiaPlanet system.

TrackMania is a racing game and the first entry in the TrackMania series, combining driving with track construction. Players race across circuits filled with jumps, loops, and tight corners to earn in-game currency, which is spent on building blocks used to design their own tracks on a snapping grid. Three environments, Rally, Snow, and Desert, each provide a distinct car and handling style, and the game includes Race, Puzzle, and Survival modes. Players can create custom car skins and share their tracks and skins online, and the game supports hotseat, LAN, and internet multiplayer. A later re-release, TrackMania Original, added new block types and features.

TrackMania Sunrise is the sequel to TrackMania and featured 3 new environments and new game modes.

With over 12 million players, Stadium is the all time favorite racer on PC. A classic needs to stay true to its roots. The acclaimed gameplay of Stadium remains identical: same speed, same controls, same blocks! This core experience is improved by ManiaPlanet: better graphics and more tools for the community. Lots of competitions, new maps and game modes. The most creative community on PC can now benefit from ManiaPlanet cutting edge technologies.

"Top Gear sends players over eight countries around the world with one of four cars, facing sharp turns, pit stops, and debris in this arcade-style racing game."

Forza Motorsport 4 is a racing video game, and the fourth in the Forza Motorsport series. Like Sony's Gran Turismo franchise, Forza games are racing simulations; heavy emphasis is placed on making the cars drive and look as realistic as possible. Races are conducted on closed circuit tracks. 500 cars are featured in the core game experience, ranging from road cars to race cars. Players can utilize Kinect to look into a corner using a new head tracking feature. This allows them to look toward the apex of a corner or at nearby cars. The controller or steering wheel is used to control the car while Kinect is used independently for viewing around the driver. Players can also use Kinect as a game controller. In this setting the game automatically accelerates and decelerates the player's vehicle utilizing a modified version of the feature known as Auto Brake in Forza Motorsport 3. The steering is controlled by placing the players arms out as if controlling an invisible steering wheel. Kinect will allow the player to use voice commands to start races and navigate menus.

The Need for Speed series returns, this time reverting back to the 'chase' arcade experience instead of a racing simulation. Top speed racing is the name of the game, where you must outchase not just the opposing drivers, but the cops. Choose from a selection of today's (and yesterday's) top sports cars, including the Ferrari F50, Porsche 911 and a range from the likes of Ford, Corvette, BMW, Lotus, Mercedes, Aston Martin, the McLaren F1 and a lot more. The competitive race mode allows you to take on other drivers and beat them to the line. A selection of tracks allows you to not only dodge incoming traffic, but perform deadly jumps and stunts to receive points. These points, combined with the points recieved from your finishing position, can unlock new cars and tracks. The Hot Pursuit mode combines all the major elements of the competitive mode with the chance to out run the cops. They will throw everything at you to try and stop you, including running you off the road, setting up road blocks and unleashing an attack helicopter equiped with missiles. Three busts by the cops ends the race.

Gran Turismo 2 is a racing game for the Sony PlayStation and the sequel to Gran Turismo. The game uses two different modes: Arcade Mode and Gran Turismo Mode. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose vehicles they wish to use, and can enable damage. However, the Gran Turismo Mode requires the player to earn driver's licenses, pay for vehicles, and earn trophies in order to unlock new courses. Gran Turismo 2 features nearly 650 automobiles and 27 racing tracks, including rally tracks. Compared with Gran Turismo, the gameplay, physics and graphics are very similar. The major changes are the vastly expanded number of cars, tracks and races in simulation mode. Other differences include that the player can race events separately, if they don't want to enter the whole tournament. The player is no longer able to "qualify" for each race entered.

rFactor 2 is a realistic, easily extendable racing simulation that offers the latest in vehicle and race customization, great graphics, outstanding multiplayer and the height of racing realism. It features mixed class road racing with ultra realistic dynamics, an immersive sound environment and stunning graphics. You can race against both AI and other drivers in multi-player mode.

Sled Storm is a racing game featuring snowmobiles (referred to as sleds), stunts and fourteen snow-covered courses consisting of slippery slopes, inclement weather and treacherous cliffs. Up to four players can also participate at once, making this title one of the few racing games on the PlayStation (as of 1999) to feature split-screen action with more than two players. Sled Storm also offers two forms of racing for both multi-player and solo competition: Championship and Quick Race.