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DTM Race Driver 3 for PlayStation 2
DTM Race Driver 3 for PlayStation 2 brings touring cars, formula cars, GT cars and off-road racing together in one racing game. In World Tour, you work through a series of tiers containing different championships. You choose events from the available selection and must meet the objectives to progress. If you would rather follow one direction, Pro Career lets you work your way up within a chosen branch of motorsport. You decide whether to keep changing or spend longer learning the same kind of cars.
On tarmac, you learn braking points and racing behaviour, while off-road vehicles and rallycross make different demands. Cars react to collisions and wear; tyres and components also need attention. More detailed race settings let you include rules and flags. A fast lap alone is then not enough: you also need to overtake carefully and keep your car intact. Real circuits such as Hockenheim, Spa-Francorchamps and Zandvoort alternate with tracks designed especially for the game.
Outside the two careers, you can put together your own races or improve lap times in Time Trial. Two players can compete locally in split-screen, each with their own controller. No Multitap is needed. Moving from a light formula car to a heavy touring car changes how early you brake and how you approach a corner. Learning anew to read the car and circuit is a large part of the game.
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 3 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 3
Codemasters released DTM Race Driver 3 in February 2006 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. Outside regions using the DTM name, it appeared as TOCA Race Driver 3. The project had previously also been announced under the working title TOCA Race Driver 2006. The final PS2 release belongs to the third Race Driver generation, with a much broader sporting programme than the original touring car games on the first PlayStation. The regional title on the box does not change its place in the series.
An important design choice was separating World Tour from Pro Career. Earlier games used a story as a route through different championships. The third retained that broad journey, but also gave followers of one discipline their own progression. Codemasters presented the choice as the difference between sampling many motorsports and developing further in one direction. GT, touring cars, historic cars, formula cars, ovals and off-road events consequently each received a clearer place in the whole.
Circuits and vehicle behaviour also received more attention. Codemasters described using terrain data to recreate real circuits, including a specially commissioned survey of Mount Panorama at Bathurst. The influence of components and tyre use on a race was developed further at the same time. The technology was intended to make decisions during longer races more important. This is the original PlayStation 2 version, not the later TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge for PSP. The standard and Platinum PS2 editions represent the same game here.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
DTM Race Driver 2 for PlayStation 2 already has you change between touring cars, formula cars, trucks and rally events. The third game follows directly from this, but divides progression between World Tour and the more focused Pro Career. Components, tyres and race rules also carry more weight in its design. The second keeps its story-led career more central, while this sequel provides a separate route for anyone wanting to stay with the same motorsport discipline longer.
The first DTM Race Driver on PlayStation 2 builds a racing career around Ryan McKane and his family. The third retains the combination of real cars and races with consequences for your vehicle, but puts more emphasis on its broad sporting programme. The original also offers four local players with a Multitap and controllers. In DTM Race Driver 3, local split-screen for two players is the way to race directly against each other.
Gran Turismo 4 for PlayStation 2 shares DTM Race Driver 3's attention to real cars, famous circuits and improving your racing line. A garage of purchased cars and licence tests give Gran Turismo a different progression. DTM Race Driver 3 builds its progress around championships and different motorsport classes. Damage and race rules add different concerns here from mainly earning money, choosing a car and improving it for the next event.
Grand Prix Challenge on PlayStation 2 also has you learn braking points on real circuits and race against a full grid. It concentrates on the 2002 Formula One season, with that year's cars, teams and calendar. DTM Race Driver 3 makes formula cars part of a much larger whole. You can switch to GT cars or off-road races there, whereas Grand Prix Challenge keeps you working within the same specific racing world for longer.
WRC Rally Evolved for PlayStation 2 shares the importance of grip, damage and adapting to changing surfaces. It revolves around rally stages with a co-driver and incidents along the route, within the official rally championship world. DTM Race Driver 3 uses off-road and rally events as parts of a broader motorsport selection. Reading a route primarily with a co-driver therefore gives a different emphasis from continually switching between circuit classes and loose surfaces.
