Ferrari Challenge racing onto Wii this summer
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Jun 5th 2008 at 10:00PM }
What do you think of, dear reader, when we say these words: Ferrari. Videogame? If you're anything like us, your mind will have just flashed back to either OutRun or the seminal Dreamcast port of Ferrari F355 Challenge, your pulse will have started quickening, and we can almost certainly meet up IRL.
Since Yu Suzuki's two awesome racers, little else has filled that Ferrari-shaped gap in our gaming hearts. So thank goodness for Activision and System 3, who are combining to bring us Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli this summer in North America. Described as "more sim than arcade," the title will let you cruise through 15 international racing circuits in your stallion of a car.
Considering this is also being released on the PS3 and Xbox 360, we're taking promises of downloadable content and online play for 16 players with a mountain of salt where the Wii version is concerned, but you never know, eh? Hit the break for some screens which are not from the Wii iteration.
[Via press release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ChrisCanberg @ Jun 5th 2008 10:26PM
Ughhh... I've said it before and I'll say it again. A game doesn't have to look real to look good. Best examples would be Super Mario Galaxy, Brawl, and even Pokemon Revolution. If anybody forgets, pop that game in and take a good look at the graphics. It's actually some pretty neat stuff.
But this just bugs me. I mean whats the point when all of the trees in that first screenshot look real, but then the car doesn't? I guess that's just my style. I'm a very classic gamer, so the Wii is kinda right up my alley, which is why I got it at launch. I'm getting a 360 simply for the new Banjo game, and for a couple of others that are pretty much sequels of past games. But I'm still getting Sonic Unleashed for Wii.
Anyway, my point is this: Developers just think of the fact that "the Wii isn't powerful enough, so why bother trying?" when you have the very brave developers such as Monolith with Disaster, Rainbow Studios with Deadly Creatures, and lets not forget High Voltage Software with The Conduit.
Well maybe if they bothered trying, they would find that the Wii has some power to it. This all seems very random and long, yes. But this just draws the line for me.