GT4 gets racing rival on PS2

Jan 25, 2008

Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, the promising-looking racing game developed under the supervision on Bruno Senna (Ayrton's nephew), is getting a PS2 release to complement the PS3, Wii and DS versions. We've played the PS3 version and if the PS2 iteration is close to emulating it, it should give the platform a new top-class racer when it arrives this spring.

Some 50 lovingly-recreated Ferraris will be available, along with the full complement of Ferrari Challenge series tracks and a comprehensive custom vinyl editor to rival that of Microsoft's Forza series. There will also be eight-player online play. Not bad at all for PS2.

A massive six-page preview can be found in issue 95 of Official Playstation 2 Magazine, which goes on sale in the UK on January 30. Spanning six pages, the preview states that “established PS2 racing games do face a real Ferrari challenge”. Could Gran Turismo 4 really have a red rival looming large in its mirrors? We'll bring you more on the game when we get our eager mitts on it. In the mean-time, why not check out our ownpreview of the PS3 versionand see what Bruno himself had to say about the game?

Above: This is the PS2 version. Looks pretty nifty, doesn't it?

Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.