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DTM Race Driver for PlayStation 2
DTM Race Driver for PlayStation 2 combines touring car racing with the story of Ryan McKane. You start as a young driver finding his place among experienced rivals, team bosses and his successful brother Donnie. Offers and championships take his career forward. On the circuit, it is about braking late, defending your position and leaving enough room when several cars dive into a corner together. Gaining a place is little help if you damage your car in the process.
The DTM name refers to the German touring car championship, but you also compete in other racing classes, including British touring cars and Australian V8 Supercars. Each change demands different braking points and a different approach to the throttle. You can adjust the setup in the garage, while damage can affect the rest of the race. Different camera views are available, and driving the same circuits again teaches you where you are losing time.
Alongside the career, you can enter free races and practise against a ghost car in Time Trial. Available cars and circuits depend on what you have unlocked. Local split-screen racing supports up to four players. For three or four players, you need a PlayStation 2 Multitap and a controller for each player. This lets you tackle the same corners directly against friends without following the story between races.
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 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
Codemasters brought DTM Race Driver to PlayStation 2 in 2002. The game belongs to the same series as TOCA Touring Car Championship and TOCA 2 on the original PlayStation, but adopted a different structure. Real cars, circuits and closely packed rivals remained important. A continuing story now linked the races together. Ryan McKane became the face of that change: his career also gave sporting results a place within a family drama.
The different names on international editions say something about the markets Codemasters was addressing. DTM Race Driver is called TOCA Race Driver elsewhere, while North America used Pro Race Driver. These are regional names for the same original title, not separate sequels. The DTM name highlights the German competition, but the game covers several touring car championships. This moved the series away from its initial focus solely on the British championship towards a broader international racing programme.
The presentation turns menus into recognisable places around the racing team. The Drivers' Lounge, for example, gathers free races, time trials and multiplayer, while conversations and cutscenes move the career forward. That combination of race weekends and characters also shaped later Race Driver games. This is the original PlayStation 2 edition; later versions on other systems and their additional content are separate releases. The first game primarily establishes the storytelling approach developed further by the two PS2 sequels.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
DTM Race Driver 2 on PlayStation 2 retains the idea of a career with characters appearing between races. The sequel expands the selection with trucks, formula cars and rallycross, among other disciplines. The first DTM Race Driver focuses more clearly on touring cars and follows Ryan McKane as its fixed protagonist. If you mainly want to drive similarly bodied cars in crowded circuit races, this is a more clearly defined starting point for the same series.
DTM Race Driver 3 for PlayStation 2 develops the broad motorsport collection further and offers a focused Pro Career alongside World Tour. That game also demands attention to braking points, setup and damage. The first game builds its progression more firmly around Ryan and his surroundings. This original game also supports four local players with the required Multitap, whereas the third instalment lets two players race in split-screen.
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec on PlayStation 2 also lets you learn braking points and the grip of real cars. There, you mainly build your own garage, buy cars and progress through licences and events. DTM Race Driver gives you a scripted racing career with conversations and teams. The cars more often belong to a racing class, and collisions can have visible and noticeable consequences for your race.
Ferrari F355 Challenge on PlayStation 2 demands accurate circuit driving and careful control of speed, just like DTM Race Driver. Ferrari F355 Challenge sticks to one car model, letting you explore the behaviour of the same sports car across different circuits. DTM Race Driver changes championship and race car and adds a story involving rivals. The main difference is therefore specialisation versus the successive team and class changes within a career.
Colin McRae Rally 3 for PlayStation 2 shares the attention to damage and learning to control a car under pressure. There, you drive rally stages following a co-driver's instructions and mainly compete against the clock. DTM Race Driver instead places you in a group of cars fighting for the same corner at once. Planning an overtaking move and defending your line therefore take the place of reading a long rally stage.
