GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game

GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game is a sports car racing simulator developed by Blimey! Games and SimBin Studios (later Sector3 Studios) for the x86 PC and is a sequel to GTR. Since its release in September 2006, it has received widespread acclaim. The game simulates the 2003 and 2004 FIA GT Championship racing series.

GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game
European cover art
Developer(s)Blimey! Games, SimBin
EngineISImotor
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: September 29, 2006
  • AU: September 29, 2006
  • EU: October 6, 2006
Genre(s)Racing simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Modding

One of the reasons GTR 2 has been so popular is the ability to create custom content for the game. This has led to a large community of players who create new vehicles and tracks to race with.

Reception
  • IGN's award for Best PC Racing Game of 2006.
  • GameSpot's award for Best Driving Game of 2006 as well as the Best Game Nobody Played of 2006.
  • GameSpy rated it the 9th best PC game of 2006.

The editors of Computer Games Magazine presented GTR 2 with their 2006 "Best Simulation" award. It was a runner-up for their list of the year's top 10 computer games.[1] It also won PC Gamer US's 2006 "Best Racing Game" award.[2]

References
  1. Staff (March 2007). "The Best (and Worst) of 2006; The 16th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (195): 46–51.
  2. "The 13th Annual PC Gamer Awards Reveals The Best Of The Best For 2006" (Press release). South San Francisco, California: Future US. February 2, 2007. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007.
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