Firemint Raises the Bar for iPhone Racing with 'Real Racing'
posted August 19th, 2008 10:58 AM CDT by arn in Upcoming GamesReporting from GCDC 2008, PocketGamer.co.uk was demoed a new iPhone racing game called Real Racing. Australian developer Firemint shows off what appears to be a very promising accelerometer-based iPhone game:
PocketGamer.co.uk had a hands on and described the graphics as "spiffing" and claims the tilt controls "knock spots off other iPhone racing games so far." Head-to-head multiplayer over network or Wi-Fi is also available. What most impressed them, however, was the community features which allow you to upload you best times to a central website. This lap data can then be converted into replay videos that are send to YouTube.
A sample of this replay "footage" is also provided:
The company expects Real Racing to be out before Christmas of this year.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
WOW
Head-to-head multiplayer over network or Wi-Fi is also available.
That game looks as good as a PSP game
August 19th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Neat. I'll have to pick that one up.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
This is incredible! This confirms the iPhone as a real game platform. Watch your back, PSP.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
looks like Gran Turismo 1 for the iphone, consider me interested.
I like the badly rehearsed gameplay demo, notice how the wheel in the car makes some sharp turns and the guy holding the phone does nothing.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
This one looks amazing. I can't wait.
I love the fact you can create youtube content based on the lap data…great feature!
August 24th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
How was the acceleration and braking controlled? By tilt or onscreen controls?
I agree, that it does look as good as Need For Speed on a PSP. That's really terrific.