Superstars V8 demo now on Xbox Live

By Ellie Gibson Published 3 February, 2010

Online races for up to 16 players promised.

A playable demo for Superstars V8 Next Challenge is now available for Gold members on Xbox Live. Silver members must wait until 9th February.

As you may have guessed, the new game will let you drive the V8 production class cars of the official Superstars Championship. Expect "incredible" vehicle models, "photo-realistic" environments and online multiplayer races for up to 16 players. Superstars V8 Next Challenge is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 and will launch later this month. An exact date is yet to be announced.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • RumpyStumpy #1 2 years ago

    ooh my super sweet sixteen

  • FaceInTheCrowd #2 2 years ago

    ok tried this,my diesel skoda sounds more like a V8 than this game.Also found the handling a bit unpredictable,afraid its not for me,will stick with Forza

  • MontyBrewster #3 2 years ago

    Just did a few races, demo is 3 laps around Monza, 19 cars on the grid, you can change assists and difficulty.

    Like the previous poster said the handling's odd, lots of understeer and no ability to change the sensitivity in the demo.

    Ai seems very good, nice and clean overtakes, no rear ending in heavy braking zones. If you select the wet race a dry line forms as the race goes on which is pretty cool.

    If they sort out the controller issues (didn't try the wheel) it could be half decent.

  • T4RG4 #4 2 years ago

    Weird steering makes it overly difficult to actually keep the cars in a straight line. No sense of what the tyres are doing either.

    Graphics are budget, as is the audio. Wet weather is nice to see in a racing game, but they havent made much of it IMO.

  • CHACK #5 2 years ago

    I'm pretty sure that its just the demo that doesn't allow for the car tweaking but credit where credits due, 16 player multiplayer should be cool, even Forza doesn't have that.
    I hadn't noticed the wet/ dry track until MontyBrewster pointed it out, sure enough the track grip changes as the race develops, nicely done.

  • nottingham01 #6 2 years ago

    this game is a load shit do not buy

  • Darren #7 2 years ago

    Is this the multiplayer demo of the single player demo I tried last year? If so then good luck to the devs in selling the game to the punters because I thought it was a massive pile of mediocrity. I'm struggling to remember specifics but I recall the handling being awful and the graphics and audio bland.

  • CHAZBIGPOTATO #8 2 years ago

    Please can people who have tried this game use the rating on my right to show if its good or bad.

    Thanks!

  • metalangel #9 2 years ago

    This isn't the same Superstars V8 that's been out for at least six months, is it? Or is it a sequel?

  • TheStatics #10 2 years ago

    Just had a shot of this and I actually quite like it!

    Reminds me of TOCA on the PS1, but with nicer graphics (although it's no GRID).

    Would consider a purchase if it's released at a reasonable price.

  • DAN.E.B #11 2 years ago

    if it handles like TOCA with a steering wheel im sold.
    GRID certainly didnt! come to think of it codies havent done great handling since colin 4!

  • Ryze #12 2 years ago

    @nottingham01

    +1 for making me chuckle