There seems to be a certain revival going on in the world of racing games these days. Project CARS proved that a dedicated racing simulator can still be a smash hit,while Forza Motorsport 6 and the next Gran Turismo are just a leaked trailer away from sending enthusiasts into a frenzy. It’s a good time to be a fan of keeping to a line and powering on through the straight over Gambon then. Add another name to that list then, as Assetto Corsa is leaving the PC pit lane and bringing up the rear in this heated-up competition.
505 Games will partner with Italian developer Kunos Simulazioni to bring the PC version of Assetto Corsa to the current-gen console market. If you’ve never heard of the game, it’s pretty much an authentic racing simulator, only powered by the hyperbole of Italian supercar engineering. And such beautiful cars, they are.
Here’s the console fact list, straight from the press release:
- Over one hundred high-performance cars, including the Team Lotus 98T, the Pagani Zonda R, the Ferrari LaFerrari, the Mercedes C9 and the McLaren MP4-12C GT3
- Over twenty different track configurations, including famed courses such as Silverstone Circuit, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and Nürburgring-Nordschleife
- Single and Multiplayer racing modes, with customizable Race Weekends, preset Challenges or full-scale Career Mode
- Refined race-craft AI, with up to twenty-four cars competing for the podium places in the PC version of the game
The game currently has a metascore of 85 from 16 critics. Naturally, Italian critics have gushed all over the title, with similar results from other European reviews. Make of that, what you will. I’ll say one thing though: I may have the automotive skills of an old Chinese woman, but I do love me some Italian supercar engineering. And I think Top Gear summed up it the best:
Assetto Corsa. The light side of life:
Last Updated: June 4, 2015
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 4, 2015 at 15:11
This is what it’ll look like after the port…
DJSkippy
June 5, 2015 at 08:49
Dem GRAFIX……..
Hammersteyn
June 4, 2015 at 15:12
Alessandro’s Corsa?
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 15:30
It means – Racing with Attitude (my wife would disown me if I didn’t know that)
But yea, then it’s pretty much Allessandro’s Corsa 😀
Mark Treloar
June 4, 2015 at 15:56
Speaking about wives killing their husbands
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 16:07
O_O
Jonah Cash
June 4, 2015 at 16:43
Wow I just had a really good laugh!! Thanks man, that was legendary! He has a lot of guts, my wife would cut out stuff!!
Elisaa
June 5, 2015 at 00:47
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Blood Emperor Trevor
June 4, 2015 at 15:31
Red & green, smells vaguely of cabbage?
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 15:36
Yes, but what about the car?
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 4, 2015 at 15:16
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2122/3821/5304410001_medium.jpg
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 4, 2015 at 15:17
Needs more go-faster stripes!
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 4, 2015 at 15:17
And more kazoz pype, more kazoz pype means more horses!
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 15:25
XD
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 4, 2015 at 15:17
Imagine paying R922 for a new car per month these days…
Lord Chaos
June 4, 2015 at 15:23
Geoff? Is that you? You lost a “0” again…
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 15:26
It’s hard to pay that for insurance on a new car these days.
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 15:24
I’m glad the console peeps will also be able to enjoy this brilliant game
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 15:24
Top Gear Shmop Gear
Mark Treloar
June 4, 2015 at 15:53
Just one spark from that hammer and it would have ended with a bombshell.
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 15:55
😀
Travi the Batman
June 5, 2015 at 02:02
They have yet to fix the netcode and they do this shit?
*sigh*
I cannot believe I bought this shit while it was on Early Access
Tbone187
June 5, 2015 at 11:23
Anybody remember a game called Revolt? Man, I wish they could make a new gen version of that.