Activision lays down Ferrari Challenge

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jun 5, 2008 10:57 am PT

Publisher secures North American distribution rights for PS3, Wii, PS2, and DS editions of upcoming racer; release confirmed for late summer.

Activision wants to take the pole position in the racing game genre, as evidenced by last year's purchase of Project Gotham studio Bizarre Creations and last week's announcement of the offroading Baja 1000. Today the publisher pulled another car into the garage, confirming that it has secured North American distribution rights for Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli.

Red ones go faster.

Previously set for European release by System 3, Ferrari Challenge will find its way to domestic stores on the PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo DS. The sim-minded racer will include season and endurance modes, as well as more than 15 circuits. The PlayStation 3 edition of the game also supports online matches for up to 16 players, and Activision is promising a continuous stream of downloadable content over the PlayStation Network, including new cars, tracks, customization options, and updates to team and car rosters.

This is not the first time the Ferrari has been featured in games, as Sega devoted an entire game to just one model of the Italian sports car with the arcade, Dreamcast, and PlayStation 2 sim Ferrari F355 Challenge. Ferraris have also played prominent roles in Sega's OutRun series of arcade-style racers, and have appeared in a variety of other racers including Project Gotham Racing 4, Forza Motorsport 2, and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

31 Comments

  • mr_killer_man

    Posted Oct 1, 2008 8:19 pm PT

    Controller config sucks! You have to hit the R3 stick while holding the x button to shift up or down! Drifting thru the corners is sooo coool!

  • CVM_123

    Posted Jun 8, 2008 5:23 pm PT

    only ferraris well at least their cool

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jun 8, 2008 11:23 am PT

    okay.... oh well. we shall just have to wait and see.

  • ninjaroach81

    Posted Jun 6, 2008 4:15 pm PT

    No X360 version. Damn. Especially if it does end up being sim-oriented. Personally, I'd love to see more racing games focusing on a smaller number of cars that they could really nail down, as opposed to hundreds of cars that I won't even use.

  • Gifted_One

    Posted Jun 6, 2008 2:19 pm PT

    I have a feeling that I would probably only rent this game. Hopefully they exceed my expectations and this might actually be a good game worth playing. Especially if you are considering the other racers that the Xbox 360 already has.

  • raverrozza

    Posted Jun 6, 2008 2:14 am PT

    im looking forward to this but yeah i agree it has alot of potential to be rubbish aswell.

    agreed on the grid front. the demo did not impress me at all. it forced me to dust off my copy of toca 2!lol!

  • Cbok

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 7:30 pm PT

    Hopefully this game is the new Enthusia, and not some watered down arcade crap like GRID turned out to be...

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 6:52 pm PT

    This keeps getting delayed and i am still skeptical that this just a budget title.

  • V-Nine

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 6:10 pm PT

    ...wonder if the Enzo FXX is in there....

  • shoeman12

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 5:56 pm PT

    the Enzo Ferrari owns!

  • Viral-venom13

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 4:36 pm PT

    Well they may have this game and all but i still consider MidNightClub to be my top dog of the racing genre although i know there are many others that are really cool 2!!

  • PlayerPrezident

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 3:06 pm PT

    I'm not surprised that there isn't a 360 version. They probably still have a deal with MS for PGR.

  • Gogz_6

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 2:12 pm PT

    so is PGR staying exclusive or not seeing that they own bizarre

  • NFSU2_RC3

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 1:45 pm PT

    cool but no 360? oh well they got forza and pgr lol lucky....

  • bradly_2795

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 1:40 pm PT

    @Zetona

    I agree with you. NFS Porsche Unleashed was one of my favorite game for the PS1.

  • cooldude03

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 1:34 pm PT

    Looks pretty, but a game focusing on Ferraris only, sounds like it has alot to prove in order to be successful.

  • rac_fan12

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 1:25 pm PT

    shut up looser

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 1:22 pm PT

    I smell mediocrity.

  • Zetona

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 12:45 pm PT

    If this is anything like Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, count me in.

  • misterjz

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 12:40 pm PT

    wow, a game with make of car....brilliant. Anybody else find this kind of a stupid idea in todays game space--I mean, let's see, I could play GT5 with 100's of different cars....or "ferrari challenge", with what, about 10 different cars? Whoopdy **** do...pathetic, simply pathetic. BTW, this company will not beat out polyphony or codemasters.

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