TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator: Difference between revisions

TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-21039
Release date:	October 5, 2004
CRCs:	22C36E63
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SLES-52637; SLES-52638; SLES-52639; SLES-52638/P (Platinum)
Release date:	October 15, 2004
CRCs:	EE5EF293
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SLPM-66498
Release date:	December 14, 2006
Windows Status:	?
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Latest revision as of 15:54, 30 December 2016

Developer(s): Codemasters
Publisher(s): Codemasters (US, EU), Interchannel (JP)
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameRankings: 83/100, Metacritic: 83/100
Game description: No more switching games to experience different types of racing; TOCA Race Driver 2 features 15 different motor racing styles, including Street Racing, Rally Cross, and Super Trucks. The game's 31 licensed and fictional global race locations offer 48 tracks, including Hockenheim from the German DTM series and Surfers Paradise from the Australian V8 series. Ride in a variety of cars such as Ford GT, Aston Martin Vanquish, and Nissan Skyline, and battle for position against 21 cars on the track.
The career mode offers a wider selection of championships than previous games, featuring the likes of Supertruck and Rallycross in addition to the traditional touring car formats. However, not for the first time in the series, the British Touring Car Championship was not included, yet the franchise continued to license the TOCA name in the title.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	?	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400 @ 3.60 GHz NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT	0.9.8	GSdx r4600	SPU2-X 1.4.0 LilyPad 0.10.0	BIOS: Europe v02.20, PAL last tested in 0.9.2 with blue stripes on screens. Probably playable in 0.9.8 too. 45-60 FPS, frameskip can help for 60/60 but less smooth.	Machina
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	1.3 Git 29 of April	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006) Somes scan lines in hardware mode, software mode fix it.	DESTRUIDOR

Trivia

Original names: トカレースドライバー 2 アルティメットレーシングシミュレーター (SLPM-66498), V8 Supercars Australia 2 (SLES-52639)
Also known as DTM Race Driver 2 (EU), V8 Supercars 2 (AU), TOCA Race Driver 2
The game sets to widescreen when it is prompted by the 16:9 ratio setting in the PS2 internal menu.

Known Issues

Broken Shadows

Status: Active
Type: Serious
Description: In Hardware mode the car shadow is a big black square.
Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, click "Enable HW Hacks", go to Configure Hacks and set Skipdraw to '1'. This will remove the car shadow. To keep the it intact switch to Software mode by setting Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options.

The gallery

TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)
TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)
TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLUS 21039)
TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)
TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)

	DTM Race Driver 2 (SLES 52638) (E) Toca Race Driver 2 (SLUS 21039) (U)

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+|gameinfo          = No more switching games to experience different types of racing; TOCA Race Driver 2 features 15 different motor racing styles, including Street Racing, Rally Cross, and Super Trucks. The game's 31 licensed and fictional global race locations offer 48 tracks, including Hockenheim from the German DTM series and Surfers Paradise from the Australian V8 series. Ride in a variety of cars such as Ford GT, Aston Martin Vanquish, and Nissan Skyline, and battle for position against 21 cars on the track.<br />
+The career mode offers a wider selection of championships than previous games, featuring the likes of Supertruck and Rallycross in addition to the traditional touring car formats. However, not for the first time in the series, the British Touring Car Championship was not included, yet the franchise continued to license the TOCA name in the title.
+<!-- General props -->
+|numberofonlineplayers = 8
+|numberofplayers   = 2
+|steeringwheel     = 1
+|headset           = 1
+|widescreen        = 1
+|japan_rating      = A
+|eu_rating         = 12+
+|eu_rating_text    = Bad Language
+|na_rating         = T
+|na_rating_text    = Mild Language, Mild Violence
+<!-- Language props -->
+|italian           = SLES-52637 & SLES-52639
+|spanish           = SLES-52637 & SLES-52639
+|french            = SLES-52637 & SLES-52639
+|german            = SLES-52637 & SLES-52639
+|english           = SLES-52637 & SLUS-21039 & SLES-52639
+|japanese          = SLPM-66498
 <!-- NTSC-U props -->
 |NTSCU             = 1
 |serialsNTSCU      = SLUS-21039
 |CRCsNTSCU         = 22C36E63
-|releasedateNTSCU  = 10/05/04
+|releasedateNTSCU  = October 5, 2004
 |statusNTSCU       = 2
 |linuxstatusNTSCU  =
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 <!-- PAL props -->
 |PAL               = 1
-|serialsPAL        = SLES-52638
+|serialsPAL        = SLES-52637<br />SLES-52638<br />SLES-52639<br />SLES-52638/P <small>(Platinum)</small>
 |CRCsPAL           = EE5EF293
-|releasedatePAL    = 10/15/04
+|releasedatePAL    = October 15, 2004
-|statusPAL         = 1
+|statusPAL         = 2
 |linuxstatusPAL    =
 |macstatusPAL      =
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 |serialsNTSCJ      = SLPM-66498
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+|releasedateNTSCJ  = December 14, 2006
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-|gsver             = r4600
-|soundname         =
-|soundver          = 1.4.0
-|padname           =
-|padver            = 0.10.0
-|dvdplugname       =
-|dvdplugver        =
-|biosver           = Europe v02.20
-|hacks             =
-|fpsinfo           =
-|comment           =
-* PAL last tested in 0.9.2 with blue stripes on screens, probably playable in 0.9.8 too.
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-|linuxhacks        =
-|linuxfpsinfo      =
-|linuxcomment      =
-<!-- Minimal PC specs -->
-|cputype           = Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400 (3.6GHz)
-|gputype           = Geforce 9600GT
-|pccomment         = 45-60FPS, frameskip can help for 60/60 but less smooth
 }}
-==Known issues:==
+<!-- Windows and Linux testing tables (remove comment signs on usage, for Macintosh you have to add the same lines begin with {{TestingHeader|OS=Mac}}) -->
+{{TestingHeader|OS=Windows}}
+{{TestingEntry
+|Status=2
+|Region=NTSC-U
+|OS=?
+|CPU=Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400 @ 3.60 GHz
+|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
+|Revision=0.9.8
+|Graphics=GSdx r4600
+|Sound=
+* SPU2-X 1.4.0
+* LilyPad 0.10.0
+|Comments=BIOS: Europe v02.20, PAL last tested in 0.9.2 with blue stripes on screens. Probably playable in 0.9.8 too. 45-60 FPS, frameskip can help for 60/60 but less smooth.
+|Tester=Machina
+}}
+{{TestingEntry
+|Status=2
+|Region=PAL
+|OS=Windows
+|CPU=Intel Core i5-3330
+|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6850
+|Revision=1.3 Git 29 of April
+|Graphics=GSdx
+|Sound=
+*SPU2-X
+*?
+|Comments=USA v02.20(10/02/2006) Somes scan lines in hardware mode, software mode fix it.
+|Tester={{ForumUser|DESTRUIDOR}}
+}}
+{{TestingFooter}}
+<!--
+{{TestingHeader|OS=Linux}}
+{{TestingEntry
+|Status=?
+|Region=?
+|OS=?
+|CPU=?
+|GPU=?
+|Revision=?
+|Graphics=?
+|Sound=?
+|Comments=?
+|Tester=?
+}}
+{{TestingFooter}}
+-->
+==Trivia==
+* Original names: '''トカ レース ドライバー 2 アルティメット レーシング シミュレーター''' (SLPM-66498), '''V8 Supercars Australia 2''' (SLES-52639)
+* Also known as '''DTM Race Driver 2''' (EU), '''V8 Supercars 2''' (AU), '''TOCA Race Driver 2'''
+* The game sets to widescreen when it is prompted by the 16:9 ratio setting in the PS2 internal menu.
+==Known Issues==
+{{Issue
+|IssueName=Broken Shadows
+|IsFixed=0
+|IssueLevel=1
+|Description=In Hardware mode the car shadow is a big black square.
+|Workaround=Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, click "Enable HW Hacks", go to Configure Hacks and set Skipdraw to '1'. This will remove the car shadow. To keep the it intact switch to Software mode by setting Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options.
+}}
+==The gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:TOCA_Race_Driver_2_The_Ultimate_Racing_Simulator_Forum_4.jpg|TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)
+File:TOCA_Race_Driver_2_The_Ultimate_Racing_Simulator_Forum_5.jpg|TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)
+File:TOCA_Race_Driver_2_The_Ultimate_Racing_Simulator_Forum_1.jpg|TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLUS 21039)
+File:TOCA_Race_Driver_2_The_Ultimate_Racing_Simulator_Forum_2.jpg|TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)
+File:TOCA_Race_Driver_2_The_Ultimate_Racing_Simulator_Forum_3.jpg|TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator (SLES 52638)
+</gallery>
-===Broken Shadows===
+{{ForumLinksList|list=
-Shadows show as a big black square in GSdx hardware.
+*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DTM-Race-Driver-2-SLES-52638-E--30592 DTM Race Driver 2 (SLES 52638) (E)]
-* Solution - Skipdraw=1 or use software mode.
+*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Toca-Race-Driver-2-SLUS-21039-U--29288 Toca Race Driver 2 (SLUS 21039) (U)]}}