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auto modellista
£34.99
PS2

auto modellista is the first true cel-shaded style racing game for the PlayStation 2 and provides an almost anime experience for players to enjoy. Designed to capture the essence of the racing experience, this new-style racer allows players to customise real-world cars and acquire essential components to improve handling, speed, ride and appearance. Licenses from well-known carmakers including Mazda, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Subaru offer a realistic feel to an otherwise cartoony overview, but the gameplay itself is every bit as real as its contemporaries.  

A new 3-D cel-shaded art style dubbed ‘Artistoon’ (using Capcom’s own proprietary technology) gives a fresh look to the racing game genre and these ‘new-style’ graphics provide a new visual outlook on racing. The sense of speed and the impact of tyres grabbing the pavement are also stunningly reproduced. Players are able to choose from an enormous selection of world-renowned vehicles and get to speed through diverse environments including racing circuits, cityscapes and mountain passes. 

Where the game truly shines, however, is in the customisation department. Vivid colour schemes and a wide array of options allow players to create incredibly diverse car designs. They can also change tyres, brakes, suspension, turbine kit, silencer, computer and transmission, plus much more, and by adding various accessories such as mirrors, wheels and racing decals players can modify the appearance of the cars and make them truly unique..

Three different game modes are available: Single Player Mode – Customise your own car and participate in various races, Arcade Mode – Split screen, two-player head-to-head racing, and VJ Mode – Record, edit and apply various effects to your previous races and capture all the highlights of performance racing. 

auto modellista captures the Sheer intensity of adrenaline packed racing and is simply a must for the insatiable car enthusiast who loves to twiddle with custom options. It also holds appeal for those who just want something different to the photo-realistic racing clones that seem to abound these days. 

Price: £34.99 for PS2.

Thanks to Capcom and Indigo Pearl for the release.