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DTM Race Driver 2 for PlayStation 2
DTM Race Driver 2 for PlayStation 2 lets you build a racing career across different branches of motorsport. You drive not only German touring cars, but also formula cars, sports cars and heavy racing trucks. The career connects the races through conversations, rivals and a team trying to help you progress. After moving to another class, you must learn again how much grip you have, when to brake and how much room the car needs.
The programme includes DTM, V8 Supercars, rallycross and ice racing. The PlayStation 2 version also includes Catalunya and an expanded championship structure. You compete on real circuits and specially designed tracks, with cars that differ greatly in weight, drivetrain and speed. Damage is more than a battered exterior: a heavy collision can affect handling or end your race. Getting through a crowded opening lap calmly can therefore achieve more than immediately trying to exploit every gap.
Outside the career, you can set up individual races, run time trials and change your car's setup. Replays can be saved to watch a successful race again later. Two players can compete locally in split-screen, each with their own controller. These head-to-head races do not require a Multitap. Above all, the broad selection asks you to find a different rhythm for each class, from short braking zones to carefully building speed on a slippery surface.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
DTM Race Driver 2 for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of DTM Race Driver 2
Codemasters released DTM Race Driver 2 for PlayStation 2 in October 2004. The earlier Xbox and PC versions had arrived in April. The PS2 edition therefore followed later and was not carried over without changes. In its June 2004 announcement, Codemasters emphasised a dedicated development process, extra content and a broader racing programme. Spain's Catalunya circuit and an expanded championship structure were among the visible additions for this version.
Where the first Race Driver game followed Ryan McKane, this sequel put the player more directly in the foreground. The career retained conversations with teammates and rivals, but used a different viewpoint for its story scenes. At the same time, the sporting range extended beyond the series' touring car roots. Open-wheel formula cars, trucks and races on other surfaces joined DTM and V8 Supercars. That succession of different disciplines became a recognisable part of Race Driver.
Damage calculations also received attention during development. Collisions were intended to produce not only deformed bodywork, but also changes to the car's behaviour. The technology thus supported short, closely fought races in which a mistake can cost you the event. DTM Race Driver 2 is the regional name of TOCA Race Driver 2, not a standalone DTM game. The later PSP release is another platform version again. This is the original PS2 version with its own content and local two-player races.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
DTM Race Driver on PlayStation 2 makes the same connection between racing and scenes around a team. There, you follow Ryan McKane and his family history, with a programme more heavily focused on touring cars. The second game has you change to another form of motorsport much more often. If you want to follow a circuit race with a truck, formula car or loose-surface event, this offers more variety within the same career structure.
DTM Race Driver 3 for PlayStation 2 builds on the changes between classes and the importance of damage. It adds a separate Pro Career in which you follow one motorsport direction in greater depth, alongside the broad World Tour. The second game uses its story-led career as its main thread. Both games demand adaptation to different cars, but the third offers more room to work your way up within one type of competition.
Gran Turismo 4 on PlayStation 2 gives you many different real cars and circuits to learn, just like DTM Race Driver 2. Progress there revolves around buying cars, earning licences and expanding your own garage. DTM Race Driver 2 guides you from discipline to discipline through a story-led career. The possibility that a collision will damage your car enough to end the race also creates a different set of decisions here.
Colin McRae Rally 2005 for PlayStation 2 shares the changing surfaces and the importance of driving carefully with a damaged car. It concentrates on rally stages, where you follow a route using a co-driver's instructions. DTM Race Driver 2 includes rally and rallycross within a much broader programme. You therefore alternate the attention required by loose surfaces with wheel-to-wheel racing in touring cars, sports cars or formula cars on a closed circuit.
Ferrari F355 Challenge on PlayStation 2 also has you work on braking points, a smooth line and consistent lap times. One Ferrari model remains its foundation, making learning the same car the connecting thread. DTM Race Driver 2 regularly changes vehicle and class instead. Their similarities lie in concentrated circuit driving, while the choice mainly depends on exploring one car in depth or repeatedly adapting to different racing conditions.
