Mercedes-Benz World Racing

by TDK

Product Features

• It's a world-wide race in a world-class automobile as you select from 110 original cars and 120 different tracks
• Advanced driving physics for intense stunt driving
• Stay on track or take an off-road detour and explore the terrain around you
• Split screen multiplayer mode for up to four players

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000859TN
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 20, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,052 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Developer

Developed in close cooperation with Mercedes-Benz, World Racing is a virtual driving experience that offers an extensive range of current, vintage, racing, and even prototype cars--some shown here for the first time in the public domain.

World Racing features a revolutionary 3-D landscape engine, which not only creates separate race tracks but facilitates the creation of kilometer-long 3-D scenery, allowing a virtually realistic driving experience both on the race tracks and off the road. The player can select a favorite model car from a nearly complete range of cars from Mercedes-Benz. Each model has been sculpted from original data provided by Mercedes-Benz.

Product Description

MODEL- 64003 VENDOR- TDK MEDIACTIVE FEATURES- Mercedes-Benz World Racing A revolutionary 3D Landscape Engine, an innovative mission-based game design, excellent driving physics and an exclusive car brand make the difference in virtual driving. You are a driver for the world famous car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, the ookie on the team, and your goal is to become "Mercedes-Benz No. 1 driver". Make it Happen... * 170 Mercedes-Benz cars: vintage, racecars, prototype and all current models currently available across 6 continents. * Damage model for all cars. * Original car physics. * Outstanding landscape engine allows free-roaming o off road rive anywhere. ESRB Rating : E for Everyone Genre/Category : Racing System : Microsoft Xbox Number of Players : 1 Compatible Peripherals: MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;90 DAYS

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really GREAT once you get into it., July 17, 2003

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Robert Ruffo (Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mercedes-Benz World Racing (Video Game)

Many reviewers in magazines have been unfair to this title. I think in this case we have evidence of how "professional" gamers sometimes have very different criteria from those of the average console owner.

First off, the graphics are stupendous. Not just technically, but artisticaly. Someone with a great deal of knowledge of landscape painting must have worked very hard to create the worlds within this game. Real life never offers you such perfect vistas at every turn. All the cool flying stuff is also fun. Who cares if the "fantasy" graphics don't match the "simulation" handling? Why should they? Who really wants to drive on flat, boring race tracks like MotoGP? Why must realistic physics be accompanied by boring, mundane scenery?

Much more impressive, visually than Rallysport Challenge. Only Apex comes close to the graphic splendor here.

The cars and races do start off slow, but soon you get better cars, and you are flying, and getting a magnificent adrenaline rush.

Sure the A.I. is tough, but it's fair and smart.

Sure, also, if you drive off the course too much, collision detection becomes weird (you can pass through some objects). Thing is, you can just race the courses normally, on the track, and you will never notice this problem, as most objects near the road are fine. Most races require you to stay on the track anyway, and most racing tiles require the same. "Discovering" the landscape freely is just a funky add-on feature which, personally, I would have omitted. If you use plausible shortcuts (the ones TDK assumed you would use often), you will not notice lacking collision detection.

The reason for object collision problems with remote (far from road) objects is that if every one of the thousands of background objects had collision detection added to it, the Xbox would not be able to handle running the game. Collision detection takes up major processor cycles, and this game already pushes our little black and green friend to its limits with its huge, complex scenery, so the developers had to compromise.

The game also features many (MANY!!! Maybe the most ever in a game), highly varied and well designed tracks, a good, LONG and varied Championship mode (with humorous Missions to break up the racing), and is, after the first ten or so races, very fast and FUN.

Highly recommended for all gamers. Just don't judge it based on the first car you try, which is indeed floaty and slow. Also, if you want, slide the option parameter of simulation/arcade all the way to arcade for tighter control.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Graphics, March 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Mercedes-Benz World Racing (Video Game)

I have fifteen Xbox games, but none of them are even cloe to deliver the quality of graphics of Mercedes Benz. I was curious at first, Mercedes a Racing Game? but boy once you load the game, and start driving, you are having a hard time to keep your eyes on the road,:) it is absolutley amazing....it is so good, that in Germany they made a Dance Video clip with the footage from the game. A must Have!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game is FANTASTIC and LONG!, May 12, 2003

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Gary L. Fox "tYpiCaL wYt gUy" (Ok United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mercedes-Benz World Racing (Video Game)

Negative reviewers didn't give this game half a chance(if they even played it at all). Now I admit...it has its faults, but what game doesn't? This game has blazing speeds, fantastic graphics, stunning landscapes and tons of eye candy. I never-ever feel like I'm on ice or a banana peel, as another reviewer said(I don't know what game he's playing?). Also, the UFO's, planes flying around, etc. make the game interesting and extremely entertaining, not sure what's wrong with that. In the COCKPIT view you can look all around with the right joystick. It's a little jerky, but neat. In "FREE RIDE" mode I like to stop on a mountain and watch all the activity for a while. There is much to enjoy about this game and I think it deserves a fair shake.
It has it's occasional slow-down/frame-rate issues(many racers do) and the menu page is a little goofy(but can be figured out if you know how to read). That's all I can find wrong with this game. The BENEFITS outweigh the negatives a hundred times over. Over 100 track variations(some over 10 minutes for just one lap), 7 HUGE locations(go anywhere you want, because there's no 'time limit' or 'check points' to worry about and there's also a "FREE RIDE" mode) and over 100 variations of Mercedes-Benz cars. If you like to go blazing fast, want an interesting racing game and want a game that has more VALUE than several racing games combined then "WORLD RACING" is a must!