Codemasters announce the demo for F1 RACE STARS will be available for download this week ahead of the game’s race into retail on November 16th. In the demo players will experience FORMULA ONE powered-up on the F1 RACE STARS Germany track in both single-player and up to four-player split-screen.
On every straight, hairpin and jump, players will experience F1 RACE STARS’ unique brand of superfast FORMULA ONE racing as they race through a Bavarian castle, accelerate on the autobahn and fly through a forest.
The F1 RACE STARS demo will be available for download today for the Xbox 360. The demo will then be available from Steam for Windows PC worldwide and PLAYSTATION 3 on Wednesday, November 7th; the demo will arrive for PlayStation 3 in North America on Tuesday, November 13th.
In the demo players can race as Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel or Kimi Räikkönen and compete with other official and fictional FORMULA ONE drivers, transformed into heroic caricatures that are bursting with personality.
In the sprint for the chequered flag, gamers can utilise a range of fantasy and FORMULA ONE themed power-ups, from calling in Wet Weather to slow the pack, deploying DRS to speed past rivals and using a range of sneaky bubbles to trap other drivers. If their car takes damage, gamers can race through the pit lane to get back up to speed, whilst a variety of different routes, boost pads and shortcuts will all slingshot players ahead.
NEW GAMEPLAY VIDEO REVEALED
To mark the news, Codemasters has released a new gameplay video showcasing some of the features set to take FORMULA ONE over the top. The trailer shows FORMULA ONE stars zooming past giant sumo robots in Japan, racing through a carnival in Brazil and dodging a Truckosaurus in the USA on F1 RACE STARS’ unique circuits. In a super-charged sprint for the chequered flag, the trailer shows the drivers using different power-ups – including Safety Car, Teleport and DRS – to gain the advantage on their rivals and race around special KERS corners to get a speedy boost.
ALL-NEW TRACK ANNOUNCED AS PRE-ORDER BONUS.
Gamers can pre-order an exclusive F1 RACE STARS Valencia Street Circuit Edition from www.game.co.uk and at GAME retail stores today. This special edition includes a free download code for an additional European Track set around the speedy city streets of Valencia, where gamers can race through a marina, speed across super-slippy ice and dodge flying tomatoes in single-player, split-screen and online.
Coming November 16th for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Windows PC, F1 RACE STARS is in production at Codemasters Racing Studios, the home of the BAFTA award-winning series of Official FORMULA ONE video games, and is being created under exclusive worldwide agreement with Formula One World Championship Limited.
