Developer(s): SmartDog
Publisher(s): Titus Software (US), MTO (JP), Avalon Interactive (EU)
Genre: Racing
Game review links: IGN7.1/10, Metacritic69/100
Game description: A new extreme anything goes racing league of racecars thrust to EXTREME SPEEDS by super-exotic technologies such as Heavy Element Drive Engines, Directional Thrusters, Vectored Jet Engines, and Electro Magnetic Brakes. Racing on street courses with high-speed straight-aways, sweeping curves and hairpin turns, extreme speed and challenging courses combine to create THRILLING RACES and SPECTACULAR CRASHES. THE ULTIMATE ARCADE RACING EXPERIENCE, Downforce delivers the brutally intense essence of racing action as you battle opponents in an absolute duel for victory! This is what racing is all about-NO RULES, JUST SPEED, FUN, AND CRASHES!

Downforce

Game general and emulation properties:
ESRB rating: E
Widescreen patch available
Supports up to two local players
Languages supported:
English: SLES-50842 & SLUS-20405
Japanese: SLPS-20248
German: SLES-50842
French: SLES-50842
Spanish: SLES-50842
Italian: SLES-50842
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS-20405
Release date: June 14, 2002
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-50842
Release date: March 28, 2003
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers: SLPS-20248
Release date: December 26, 2002
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?


Test configurations on Windows:


Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
NTSC-U Windows
  • Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz
  • Nvidia GTX 285 768MB
13 11 2012 1.1.0 r5452- GSdx 5442 SSE41 [29 10 2012]
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0 [21 11 2012]
  • LilyPad 0.11.0 [09 10 2012]
Runs above full speed.
NTSC-U Windows 10 64-bit
  • 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
v1.7.2560 GSdx 1.2.0-AVX2
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • LilyPad 0.12.1
No noticeable bugs. Plays fine, framerate is solid. Hemporus01


Trivia

  • Original names: ダウンフォース (SLPS-20248)



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