Race Driver: Create & Race

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Sept 7, 2007 Race Driver: Create & Race looks and plays really well, but what are particularly interesting are its many customisation options, including a touch-screen course editor. We expected a simple tool to give you about as much artistic freedom as Rolf Harris in a straight jacket, but it's actually incredibly flexible. You put together a course first, which can have hills, dips, and cross-over sections using either template course pieces or drawing freely on the touch screen. You then

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Race Driver: Create & Race is amazingly not just another port of the Race Driver series. This DS release actually makes good use of the system's touch-sensitive screen to enable gamers to create their own tracks. Circuits can either be pieced together by dropping templates onto a grid or gamers can just draw lines free-hand, then go for a fly-over or a test-drive.