GTR – FIA GT Racing Game

GTR – FIA GT Racing Game is a sports car racing simulator developed by SimBin Studios (later Sector3 Studios) for the x86 PC.

GTR – FIA GT Racing Game
European cover art
Developer(s)SimBin Studios
Publisher(s)
  • EU/NA: 10tacle Studios

SeriesGTR 
EngineCustomized ISImotor
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: March 11, 2005
  • NA: May 3, 2005
[1]
  • AU: October 5, 2007
Genre(s)Sim racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Modifications and add-ons

Simbin has also released an "add-on pack" called "Kings of Ovals" which contains a set of new oval-style tracks.[2]

Reception

GameSpot said, "Despite its blemishes, GTR is the breath of fresh air this genre so badly needed." They awarded the game a score of 8.8 (Great).[3] IGN.com also praised the game, stating, "Big claims come close to reality.". IGN.com gave a score of 8.5 (Great).[4]

GTR won PC Gamer US's "Best Racing Game 2005" award. The magazine's Andy Mahood wrote, "With its licensed field of exotic sports and GT machines, exquisitely rendered European circuits, and outstanding vehicle physics, GTR advanced the technology of racing simulations to hitherto unseen levels."[5] It was also a runner-up for Computer Games Magazine's list of the top 10 computer games of 2005.[6]

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See also
  • GTR - FIA GT Racing Game 2

References
  1. Gamespot: GTR FIA Racing
  2. IGN.com: GTR FIA Racing: King of Ovals
  3. PC review on Gamespot.com
  4. IGN.com PC review
  5. Mahood, Andy (March 2006). "The Twelfth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer US. 13 (3): 33–36, 38, 40–42, 44.
  6. Staff (March 2006). "The Best (and Worst) of 2005; The 15th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (184): 42–47.
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