Project CARS

Project CARS
Studio	Slightly Mad Studios
Publisher	Bandai Namco Holdings
Erstveröffent- lichung	Windows (Download) May 7, 2015 May 8, 2015 Windows ( Retail ), PS4, XOne May 7, 2015 May 8, 2015 May 12, 2015
platform	Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One
genre	Racing game
Game mode	Single player , multiplayer ( internet , network )
control	Gamepad , keyboard , steering wheel
medium	Blu-ray Disc , Download , DVD
language	German, English, others
Current version	11.0
Age rating	USK PEGI

Project CARS ( Community Assisted Racing Simulator ) is a racing simulation from Slightly Mad Studios. It was released for Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 7, 2015. The game is financed entirely by the community and the developer.

With Project CARS 2 , the second part of the series appeared in 2017.

development

After the development of Need for Speed: Shift and its successor Shift 2: Unleashed for Electronic Arts , Slightly Mad Studios set out to create a race simulation based on the wishes of the. By means of a specially founded crowdfunding portal ( World of Mass Development , WMD for short ) Developer and the community that supports the financing. In addition to individual races (Race, Qualifying, Time Trial, Free Practice) and a multiplayer mode, the game should above all include an extensive career mode in which you can work your way up from the go-kart to the Formula 1 cockpit. Around 40% of the originally budgeted budget came from the developer himself. In addition to being independent from a publisher , this gave the developer the opportunity to involve his supporters and fan community in the development process throughout the entire development process.

Supporters were given the opportunity to purchase so-called tool packs . Depending on the amount of financial support, the supporter received more permissions and access to exclusive content. For example, Slightly Mad released a new development version of the game (build) every working day . Owners of the smallest tool pack only had access to a build once a month, and for the next larger tool pack every week. By registering in the developer forum on WMD, supporters were able to give feedback on bugs or the general direction of the game and, by participating in surveys, influence the further direction of development. After the title appears, every user participates in the success, again depending on the amount wagered.

At the end of May 2015, lead developer Ian Bell announced in the company's forum that he had problems implementing the Wii U. Among other things, it is not possible to stabilize the frame rate above 23 frames per second ( fps ) at a resolution of 720p . It should be decided whether the porting for the Wii U will be retained or whether Nintendo will present a successor console at the E3 2015 trade fair . On July 21, 2015, the developer announced that development and thus the Wii-U version of the game had been discontinued.

technology

The PS4 calculates the game in a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. On the Xbox, a resolution of 1600 × 900 pixels is used, which is then simply upscaled to 1080p . Both versions work with EQAA ( MSAA with additional coverage samples). In addition, temporal antialiasing is used on PS4 , which further reduces edge flickering in motion, but in combination with the motion blur used can cause slight ghosting . The frame rate is up to 60 frames per second. On average, however, the PS4 achieves higher frame rates than Xbox.

scope

Available vehicles

vehicle	Manufacturer	class	pack
Alpine A450	Alpine	LMP2	Standard Edition
Ariel Atom 300 Supercharged	Ariel Ltd	Road B	Standard Edition
Ariel Atom 500 V8		Road A	Standard Edition
Ariel Atom Mugen		Road B	Modified Car Pack
Aston Martin DBR1 / 300	Aston Martin	Historic GT2	Aston Martin Track Expansion
Aston Martin DBR1-2		LMP1	Aston Martin Track Expansion
Aston Martin Rapide S Hydrogen Hybrid		GT4	Standard Edition
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE		GT3	Aston Martin Track Expansion
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3		GT3	Standard Edition
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4		GT4	Standard Edition
Aston Martin Vantage GT12		Road B	Free car
Audi A1 quattro	Audi	Road C2	Free car
Audi R18 e-tron Quattro		LMP1	Audi Ruapuna Park Track Expansion
Audi R18 TDI		LMP1	Standard Edition
Audi R8 LMP 900		LMP 900	Audi Ruapuna Park Track Expansion
Audi R8 LMS ultra		GT3	Standard Edition
Audi R8 V10 plus		Road B	Standard Edition
Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO		TransAm	Audi Ruapuna Park Track Expansion
BAC mono	Briggs Automotive Company	Road B	Standard Edition
Bentley Continental GT3	Bentley	GT3	Racing Icons Car Pack
Bentley Speed ​​8		LMP 900	Racing Icons Car Pack
BMW V12 LMR	BMW	LMP 900	Racing Icons Car Pack
BMW 1 M Coupe		Road C1	Standard Edition
BMW 1 M Coupé StanceWorks Edition		Road B	StanceWorks Track Expansion
BMW 320 Turbo Group 5		Group 5	Standard Edition
BMW M1 Procar		Group 4	Limited Edition Car Pack
BMW M3 Group A		Group A	Standard Edition
BMW M3 GT		GT3	Standard Edition
BMW M3 GT4		GT4	Standard Edition
BMW Z4 GT3		GT3	Standard Edition
BMW 2002 turbo		Historic Touring Group 2	Old vs New Car Pack
BMW 2002 turbo StanceWorks Edition		Historic Touring Group 2	StanceWorks Track Expansion
BMW 320TC WTCC		TC2	Old vs New Car Pack
Cadillac ATS-VR GT3	Cadillac	GT3	US Race Car Pack
Caper Monterey Stockcar	Fictional	Vintage stock car	Standard Edition
Caterham Seven Classic	Caterham	Road D	Standard Edition
Caterham SP / 300R		Prototype 2	Standard Edition
Caterham Superlight R500		Road B	Standard Edition
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Chevrolet	GT3	US Race Car Pack
Dallara DW12 Indycar	Dallara	Indycar	US Race Car Pack
Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5	ford	Group 5	Standard Edition
Ford Escort RS1600		Historic Touring Group 2	Standard Edition
Ford Falcon FG V8		V8 supercars	Free car
Ford Focus RS		Road C2	Standard Edition
Ford Fusion stock car		Stockcar Series	US Race Car Pack
Ford GT 40 Mk. IV		Historic GT1	Limited Edition Car Pack
Ford Mustang Boss 302R1 (2012)		GT4	Standard Edition
Ford Mustang Cobra SCCA TransAm		TransAm	Standard Edition
Ford Mustang GT 2015		Road B	Old vs. New Car Pack
Ford Mustang 2 + 2 Fastback		Historic Touring Group 2	Old vs. New Car Pack
Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Group A.		Group A	Standard Edition
Formula Gulf 1000	Formula Gulf	F4	Standard Edition
Ginetta G40 Junior	Ginetta	GT5	Standard Edition
Ginetta G55 GT3		GT3	Standard Edition
Ginetta G55 GT4		GT4	Standard Edition
Gumpert Apollo S	Gumpert	Road A	Standard Edition
KTM X-Bow R.	KTM	Road B	StanceWorks Track Expansion
Lotus 25 Climax	Team Lotus	63 Vintage Formula	Classic Lotus Track Expansion
Lotus 38 Ford		Indy 1965	Classic Lotus Track Expansion
Lotus 40 Ford		Historic GT1	Classic Lotus Track Expansion
Lotus 49 Cosworth		67-70 Vintage Formula	Standard Edition
Lotus 49C Cosworth		67-70 Vintage Formula	Free car
Lotus 51		Vintage Formula Ford	Classic Lotus Track Expansion
Lotus 72D Cosworth		73-78 Vintage Formula	Standard Edition
Lotus 78 Cosworth		73-78 Vintage Formula	Standard Edition
Lotus 98T Renault		86 Vintage Formula	Standard Edition
Marek RP219D LMP2	fictional	LMP2	Standard Edition
Marek RP339h (PM 06a) LMP1	fictional	LMP1	Standard Edition
Mazda MX-5 Radbul	Mazda	Road A	StanceWorks Track Expansion
McLaren 12C	McLaren Automotive	Road A	Standard Edition
McLaren 12C GT3		GT3	Standard Edition
McLaren F1		Road B	Limited Edition Car Pack
McLaren F1 GTR		GT1	Racing Icons Car Pack
McLaren P1		Road A	Standard Edition
Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 DTM	Mercedes Benz	Group A	Standard Edition
Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.8 AMG		Historic Touring Group 2	Standard Edition
Mercedes-Benz 300SL		Historic GT3	Free car
Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG		Road C1	Standard Edition
Mercedes-AMG GT3		GT3	Free car
DTM AMG Mercedes C Coupé		TC3	Limited Edition Car Pack
Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM		GT1	Racing Icons Car Pack
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG		Road B	Standard Edition
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3		GT3	Standard Edition
Clean C9		Group C	Limited Edition Car Pack
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX FQ-360	Mitsubishi	Road C1	Japanese Car Pack
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI TME		Road C2	Japanese Car Pack
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400		Road C1	Standard Edition
Oreca 03 Nissan	Oreca	LMP2	Standard Edition
Pagani Huayra	Pagani Automobili	Road A	Standard Edition
Pagani Huayra BC		Road A	Pagani Nürburgring Pack
Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster		Road A	Modified Car Pack
Pagani Zonda R		GT1 X	Standard Edition
Pagani Zonda Revolucion		GT1X	Pagani Nürburgring Pack
Palmer Jaguar JP LM	PalmerSport	Prototype 2	Standard Edition
Radical RXC Turbo	Radical	Road A	Free car
Radical SR3 RS		Prototype 2	Standard Edition
Radical SR8 RX		Prototype 2	Standard Edition
Formula Renault 3.5	Renault	F3.5	Renault Sport Car Pack
Renault Alpine A442B		Group 6	Renault Sport Car Pack
Renault Clio Cup		TC1	Standard Edition
Renault Mégane R, p. 265.		Road C2	Standard Edition
Renault Mégane R, p. 275 Trophy-R		Road C1	Renault Sport Car Pack
Renault Mégane Trophy V6		Mégane Trophy V6	Renault Sport Car Pack
Renault RS 01		RS 01 Trophy	Renault Sport Car Pack
Call CTR3	Reputation automobiles	Road A	Standard Edition
Call CTR3 SMS-R		GT1 X	Modified Car Pack
Call CTR Yellowbird		Road B	Old vs New Car Pack
Call RGT-8		Road B	Modified Car Pack
Ruf RGT-8 GT3		GT3	Modified Car Pack
Call RT 12R		Road A	Free car
RWD P20 LMP2	fictional	LMP2	Standard Edition
RWD P30 LMP1	fictional	LMP1	Standard Edition
Scion FR-S	Scion	Road D	Free car
Scion FR-S Rocket Bunny Edition		Road B	Japanese Car Pack
SMS Formula A	fictional	F1	Standard Edition
SMS Formula B		F2	Standard Edition
SMS Formula C		F3	Standard Edition
SMS Formula Rookie		F5	Standard Edition
SMS Kart 125cc		125cc	Standard Edition
SMS super kart 250cc		Super kart	Standard Edition
Toyota GT86	Toyota	Road D	Japanese Car Pack
Toyota GT-86 Rocket Bunny GT Edition		GT4	Japanese Car Pack
Toyota TS040 Hybrid		LMP1	Japanese Car Pack
Toyota 86		Road D	Japanese Car Pack
W Motors Lykan HyperSport	W Motors	Road A	Free car

stretch

The following 36 routes, some of which have different variations, are currently accessible in Project Cars :

Name in the game	route	country	Variations
Azure Coast	fictional country road	France	Eastbound, Westbound, Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
Azure Circuit	Circuit de Monaco	Monaco	GP
Bannochbrae Road Circuit	fictional road route	Scotland	Road circuit
Brands Hatch	Brands Hatch	United Kingdom	GP, Indy
Brno Circuit	Brno Automotodrome	Czech Republic	GP
Cadwell Park	Cadwell Park	United Kingdom	GP, Club, Woodlands
California Highway	fictional country road	United States	Northbound, Southbound, Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
Chesterfield	Kart track	United Kingdom	GP
Circuit de Catalunya	Circuit de Catalunya	Spain	GP, Club, National
Donington Park	Donington Park	United Kingdom	GP, National
Dubai Autodrome	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	GP, National, International, Club, Kart
Glencairn	Kart track	Scotland	GP, Reverse, East, East Reverse, West, West Reverse
Greenwood	Spa-Francorchamps kart track	Belgium	GP
Hockenheimring	Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg	Germany	GP, National, Short, Classic D
Imola	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Italy	GP
Le Mans	Circuit des 24 Heures	France	Circuit Bugatti , Circuit des 24 Heures
Laguna Seca	Laguna Seca Raceway	United States	GP
Mojave B	fictional testing ground	United States	Test Track, Boa Ascent, Cougar Ridge, Coyote Noose, Gila Crest, Sidewinder
Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Italy	GP, short
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	Germany	GP, Indy
Bathurst	Mount Panorama Circuit	Australia	GP
Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Germany	GP, Müllenbach, Sprint, Sprint Short
Nürburgring	North loop	Germany	Nordschleife, Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
Oulton Park	Oulton Park	United Kingdom	Fosters, International, Iceland
Road America	Road America	United States	GP
Rouen-les-Essarts D.	Rouen-les-Essarts	France	GP, short
Ruapuna Park C	Mike Pero Motorsport Park	New Zealand	GP, Club, Outer Loop, A Circuit, B Circuit
Sakitto A	Suzuka International Racing Course	Japan	GP, National, International, Sprint
Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	United Kingdom	GP, National, International, Stowe, Classic D
Snetterton	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	United Kingdom	100, 200, 300
Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma Raceway	United States	GP, National, Short
Spa Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Belgium	GP
Buzzer sound	Kart track	United Kingdom	GP, National, Sprint
Watkins Glen	Watkins Glen International	United States	GP, short
Willow Springs	Willow Springs International Motorsports Park	United States	International Raceway, Horse Thief Mile
Zhuhai	Zhuhai International Circuit	People's Republic of China	GP
Circuit Zolder	Circuit Zolder	Belgium	GP

The Game of the Year Edition was released on May 6, 2016. In addition to Project Cars, this version also includes all previously released DLCs .

^A. not licensed

^B.Part of the paid Aston Martin Track Expansion DLC.

^C.Part of the paid Audi Ruapuna Speedway Expansion DLC.

^D.Part of the paid Classic Lotus Track Expansion DLC.

reception

Meta-ratings publication Rating PS4 Windows Xbox One Metacritic 84% 84% 81%

Internationally, the game received positive ratings. In addition to the graphics, the particularly realistic driving physics were praised. The occasional drop in the refresh rate and the sometimes strange acting AI gave cause for criticism .

successor

The successor Project CARS 2 was released on September 22, 2017 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . The game has 140 different routes in 60 locations and offers 189 different vehicles. There is a choice of car models from 35 manufacturers. The game received mostly positive reviews on the aggregator page Metacritic .

Web links

• Official website
• Project CARS at MobyGames (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ forum.projectcarsgame.com
2. ^ About the game. WMD Portal, accessed on May 15, 2020 . 
3. ↑ mcvuk.com ( Memento of the original from June 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Project CARS Wii U release looking unlikely from May 26, 2015 (accessed June 22, 2015) 
4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ^ Face-Off: Project Cars
6. ^ Project Cars - Locations. Retrieved October 5, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Project Cars Goty - Mighty Games Magazine. July 6, 2016, accessed July 6, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Metacritic (PlayStation 4)
9. ↑ Metacritic (Windows)
10. ↑ Metacritic (Xbox One)
11. ↑ computerbild.de
12. ↑ gamestar.de
13. ↑ 4players.de
14. ↑ Project CARS 2: THE RETURN OF THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY. In: Project CARS. Retrieved on February 14, 2020 (German). 
15. ↑ Project CARS 2. Retrieved on February 14, 2020 (English).