New TOCA game for PSP

By Ellie Gibson Published 29 August, 2006

Complete with new mode.

Eurogamer can exclusively reveal that a new instalment in the TOCA series is heading to PSP later this year.

According to Codemasters, TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge will feature a "cavalcade" of officially licensed cars and world famous tracks. Plus there's a new game mode - the World Challenge, which sees you competing in a series of international championship tiers.

You'll begin each tier with a series of tests and events designed to improve your racing skills, with a focus on the likes of damage control, using the racing line, manoeuvering, quick pit stops and braking accuracy.

Then it's on to the main event. Each tier has a specialist Championship season, where you must compete on a variety of different circuits. Only by winning the championship can you move up to the next tier.

The championships take place all over the globe - you might find yourself driving in the British GP or Australia's V8 Supercars, or taking part in the American Race series or Germany's DTM events, to name but a few. Once all that's out of the way, you can take on the very best in a global Masters championship.

Other game modes include Free Race and Time Trial, and up to 12 players can take part in Wi-Fi races simultaneously. There's also a game share feature, so up to four players can compete even if you've only got one copy of the game.

TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge is out this winter, and will only be released in PAL territories - hard luck, Americans.

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Jesus: Action Figure #1 6 years ago

    Am I the only one not working today?

    As in at work. But not working? :o

  • coojam #2 6 years ago

    So, TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge eh? I love the TOCA games, but this sounds like a stripped down TOCA Race Driver 3.

  • smoison #3 6 years ago

    YAY! Much more anticipated then GT portable.

  • Hughes. #4 6 years ago

    Hooray! At last! A driving game for PSP!

    Oh, wait...

    I found the difficulty a bit of a pisser for a handheld title. TOCA has always been the most realistic racing experience, but it can be rock-hard at times, I'd rather have a new Ridge Racer with infrastructure mode.

  • jonsaan #5 6 years ago

    This sounds like the US release of TOCA which had the added World Mode. It did make the game much more complete but it's still TOCA. Not very exciting I'm afraid.

  • Zero Beat #6 6 years ago

    Does it come with a USB joystick?

  • mingster #7 6 years ago

    yawn another driving game...

  • Arwin #8 6 years ago

    Great! I am looking forward to this one ...

  • SomaticSense #9 6 years ago

    So still no World or British Touring Car championships? For god sake why not? The DTM and V8 supercar championships are great and all, but it is about time they included at least the British championship as well as the WTCC.

    I understand that the FIA own the rights to the WTCC, but surely Codemasters could get it if they tried as I'm not aware of any other games featuring this licence so surely it's there to be taken. They have Formula BMW, Formula 3 and all the rest that are official FIA championships, so what the hell is stopping them getting the WTCC licence as well?

    I for one would BY FAR prefer the WTCC to the Aussie V8s.

  • BraveArse #10 6 years ago

    SimBin ( the makers of GTR ) have the exclusive WTCC licence... and apparently it's coming to consoles. Should be better than anything codies would do to it in my opinion.

  • Kostabi #11 6 years ago

    I still find it ridiculous that they call it ToCA Touring Car when it doesn't include the BTCC.

  • SomaticSense #12 6 years ago

    ^^I agree. They should definitely change the name. It is seriously misleading.

    Bravearse - Do you have any idea if they have a WTCC game in the works then? Or will it be included in GTR along with the FIA GT season (never played the PC version)?

  • BraveArse #13 6 years ago

    @SomaticSense - as luck would have it they recently announced the game's website.

    RACE