Variety of GT licensed vehicles, tracks, and driversProduct Description Test Drive Le Mans is the official game of the internationally famous Le Mans auto race, which dates back to 1923. Players can select from a series of faithfully re-created Le Mans circuit tracks that wind through the Sarthe region of France, and can choose between 32 cars that reach speeds approaching 200 mph. Also, race fans can compete in GT1, GT2, and prototype classes and choose from 24 officially licensed racing teams. Along with distinct engine sounds, the cars also exhibit realistic engine conditions, so racers need to factor a pit strategy into their racing. Lighting effects around the tracks mimic the race's 24-hour cycle from day to night to day. Precise road conditions and collision effects allow for realistic crashes, spinouts, and flips that players can feel thanks to the game's Dual Shock Controller support. If that's not enough, try the two-player split-screen option or the endurance championship mode, where players can elect to go the whole 24- hour race or compress it into more manageable amounts of time. Amazon.com Since EA Sports has covered the racing market with games based on licenses from Formula One and NASCAR, it is only natural that French publisher Infogrames would gobble up the rights to a game based on Le Mans. Typical of licensed racing games, Test Drive Le Mans includes official tracks--six to be exact--and, in addition to championship mode, players can test their grit in an all-day and all-night marathon known as the Le Mans 24 Hours. During this marathon race, players negotiate Le Mans at night, then deal with blinding early morning glare, all the while making several pit stops to repair damage while avoiding running on empty. Le Mans wins the award for presentation with a cool intro movie and a British announcer who details every track and car in depth. There is even an advanced telemetry feature that pinpoints where drivers accelerated and decelerated. It also communicates speed and the points in the race where you achieve maximum speed. Even with all of its finely rendered cars, the tracks in Le Mans are a bit lacking in terms of shading and realism. But as far as racing games go, it's the only Le Mans game out there (at the time of this review, at least). --Robb GuidoPros: Easy-to-learn controls Pulse-pounding action, whether at the front or back of the pack Cons: Track graphics could have been sharper Car damage doesn't show Review Endurance racing is easily one of the sickest human activities available. Le Mans - the lord of endurance races - challenges its competitors to endure 24 hours of encasement within powerful, destructive machines, while guiding their lithe hulls through the streets of an otherwise tranquil French town. The subject of Test Drive Le Mans, Infogrames and Eutechnyx's latest racing game, is perhaps too much for the digital realm to contain. But it's not due to a lack of effort. Hands down, Test Drive Le Mans' most extraordinary aspect is the option that lets you play an actual chronologically correct simulation of Le Mans - meaning 24 hours of racing on your PlayStation, for better or worse, with all the physical, technical, and social ramifications. Though other, more accessible options are available for the races - anywhere from 12 minutes to two hours' worth of racing can be had - Le Mans main attractionis its rather daunting primary application. Regardless of the length of the race you're down for, Le Mans will deliver a solid, functional, if aesthetically bare experience. The game provides the mandatory list of licenses - not only the Le Mans license, but also those of the circuit's teams and their custom cars (which number 24 and 50, respectively). The actual vehicles are divided into three classes: GT1, GT2, and prototype. Unlike in other tournaments, all vehicle classes race simultaneously in Le Mans. Thus, the type of car you end up driving depends wholly on the selection that the team you allied yourself with
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