Volvo- The Game

[Roberto 410]

VolvoCars si studiorile suedeze SimBim vor lansa jocul Volvo - The Game la sfarsitul lunii acesteia

http://volvo-passion.com/joc-volvo-the-game/

[claudiu2525 93]

frumos,abia astept

[contdezactivat 613]

Stii cumva ce masini vor fi in el?

Sau va fi doar pe web, pentru promovare xc60?

[LucAndrei 2]

Stii cumva ce masini vor fi in el?

Sau va fi doar pe web, pentru promovare xc60?

...este de fapt promovare pentru noul S60.

Newsletter-ul, mai jos:

https://www.media.volvocars.com/go/6f65512f-cfab-45c8-bddc-44698519a147.aspx

[Roberto 410]

Vir fi si alte masini 100%, si jocul nu cred ca va fi web-based.

SimBin e un studio cu jocuri grele gen STCC - The Game, GTR Evolution, FIA GT Racing, etc.

Cred ca va fi ceva frumos, trebuie sa scot gamepad-ul de prin dulap  :D

[claudiupuiu 44]

Vreau si eu sa ma dau (macar in joc) cu conceptul S60.

[arpi2390 108]

Wow, e incredibil, în sfârÅŸit un joc cu modele Volvo. Abia aÅŸtept să-l văd. Sper că e pentru PC ÅŸi nu pentru platforme de genul XBOX si Playstation. Dar cunoscând jocurile de la SimBin cred ca va fi pentru PC.

E interesant 

[Guest Lau]

E bine ca face si Volvo jocuri de genul asta. Pana la urma pe langa faptul ca fanii vor fi foarte incantati, jocul se va juca si de cei care pot fi posibili clienti de Volvo. Ceva asemanator are BMW pentru M3 si VW pentru Golf GTI. Sper sa nu fie foarte pretentios jocul ca nu prea imi "duce" calculatorul 

[danutzzz 2]

aveti mai multe detalii aici =>

se pare ca va fi si un 240 in joc

iar jocul va aparea pe 26 mai (sursa : www.simbin.se )

[LucAndrei 2]

'Volvo - The Game' released on Internet today

Volvo - The Game: the exciting new challenge for everyone who enjoys racing games is being released today. It features all of Volvo's racing legends over the years and also introduces a new star: the Volvo S60 Concept. Just download the game, select your favourite Volvo and test your skills on one of the two highly authentic tracks. The game has been developed together with SimBin Studios.

One person who will definitely play Volvo - The Game is Swedish racing star Robert Dahlgren. He has achieved immense success for Volvo in the STCC - the Swedish Touring Car Championship - since 2004. His current racing car is a Volvo C30.

Like most other professional racing drivers, Robert Dahlgren uses virtual racing games to train when the racing season comes to an end. "Playing racing games helps me train my ability to concentrate and to maintain my level of concentration over many laps," says Robert Dahlgren.

Volvo - The Game features six different cars and the race is run on two authentically reproduced racing tracks.

The six racing cars are the stars. The lead roles are played by the Volvo S60 Concept, the Volvo C30 that is currently competing in the STCC, the previous Volvo S60 that also competed in the STCC, the Volvo S40 that notched up many notable successes in the BTCC (the British Touring Car Championship), the Volvo 850- the estate car that became a legend in the BTCC - and finally a true racing classic from the past, a Volvo 240 Turbo Group A.

The two tracks are the Gothenburg Eco Drive Arena in Göteborg, Sweden and Chayka outside Kiev in the Ukraine. Volvo - The Game is the only virtual racing game in the world to feature the Ukrainian racing track.

STCC game inspired

The idea behind Volvo - The Game was born in autumn 2008 when the STCC game was released. The STCC game inspired Pontus Berger, who at the time worked with licensing issues at Volvo Cars. He contacted SimBin. His question was simple: "Can you make a PC-based racing game that has broad public appeal, features only Volvo models and introduces our new concept car, the Volvo S60 Concept?"

A team of 15-20 people worked together to create Volvo - The Game. The aim was to make it as realistic as possible. The game developers have invested huge numbers of hours in getting all the details exactly right. Just "building" a car for a racing game takes about one month.

True to form, the six cars each have different driving characteristics. It's almost like getting behind the wheel, which is rather unusual in car games. The classic Volvo 240 Turbo Group A, for instance, has entirely different driving characteristics compared with the latest newcomer, the Volvo S60 Concept.

In order to recreate the older cars' interiors as authentically as possible, the designers visited the Volvo Museum to study the former racing legends.

"In terms of audio quality we're also remarkably close to reality. One example is the S40. For that car we pulled one of the race cars out of hibernation last autumn and gave it a thorough full-speed workout, recording the engine sound straight from the racing track," explains Magnus Ling Executive Vice President at SimBin.

The two racing tracks have been reproduced with faithful detail and immense precision. It takes about 1000 hours to create a virtual racing track. Even the kerbs alongside the track have to be of exactly the right height. Many of the people playing the game are experts - and they are very particular about the tiniest details.

Robert Dahlgren is convinced that his own Volvo C30 will be the best car in the game. But he will of course be testing them all, and one of the contenders seems to be exerting a particular attraction.

"How cool is it going to be to race the Volvo 240 on the Gothenburg track! When I was growing up, all my friends were driving 240s. But not me. I was out competing. Now I finally get the chance," says an eager Robert Dahlgren.

Authentic feel

The aim of the game is to reach out to a broad public. A seven-year-old can have fun with it but in order to truly get the most out of the game's many advanced features, players really should be a few years older.

For the most authentic feel, Volvo - The Game should be played with a steering wheel and pedals connected to the computer. However, it is also possible to operate the car via the PC's keyboard or with a game-pad. The game offers a choice of skill levels: "novice with all the driver assistance technology activated such as ABS brakes, "semi-pro", and finally "pro" where there is no assistance whatsoever.

It is possible to select the Volvo of your choice, compete against your own best times and have the track all to yourself. Or you can compete against up to eleven computer-controlled competitors. There are several alternative settings for graphics and sound. For instance, the star, the Volvo S60 Concept, will be available in two versions - "natural" and racing.

Footnote: Volvo - The Game can be downloaded free of charge to your own PC www.volvocars.com/game (English version). The game is available in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Go to www.volvocars.com/intl

https://www.media.volvocars.com/go/70fd1827-2fe5-45d3-b941-f6b5c3e7c74d.aspx

[daann 226]

http://www.volvocars.com/intl/All-Cars-MY09/conceptcars/Pages/S60concept.aspx

[Brava 554]

M-am jucat acum putin , este cool .

[Roberto 410]

Hold on, hold on, I'm coming !  ;D

[Rebelu 2]

E super joculetul. Am „furat†un tur de pista, in timp ce eram la servici, si a abia astept sa il instalez pe calculatorul de acasa.

Aveti la alegere o masina dintre: noul S60, vechiul s60, vechiul S40, 850, 240, c30. Aveti 2 piste de alergatura, 2 piloti, si mai multe categorii de curse (campionate, tur liber, etc.) la 3nivele de dificultate. Partea grafica e excelenta. Partea audio e destul de buna. Din pacate calculatorul de servici nu permite prea multe din aceste puncte de vedere.

Recomandarile lor pe site referitor la configuratia tehnica a calculatorului e bine venita. Intr-adevar ai nevoie de un calculator performant ca sa mearga struna cursa.

Lansez cu aceasta ocazie o cursa intre noi in acest joc. Cine se baga?

[Brava 554]

Sa mai exersez putin si ma bag 

[Victor 18]

Eu abia astept sa ajung acasa sa-l instalez. La servici nu ma lasa 

[Roberto 410]

e greu, nu e chiar floare la ureche

[claudiu2525 93]

off topic;

ce frumos,sa lansat chiar de ziua lu fimea :wav: :wav:

[daann 226]

tot offtopic:

la multi ani!sa iti traiasca fericita!

[claudiu2525 93]

multam,multam,si pentru toti cei care au copii:sa va traiasca :wav: :wav:

(imi cer scuze pt off)

[Brava 554]

La multi ani !!

[Matrixxx 1,425]

Sa-ti traiasca si sa fii fericit !!!

[Roberto 410]

Mai, eu nush care e faza, eu tot joc contra aia, si dintr-o data ma scoate afara zice Connection Lost

Eu nu mi-am dat inca seama cum functioneaza clasamentul

[NDB 1]

L-am incercat si eu dar nu prea mi-a placut. Totusi este un joc free ... Nu putem avea pretentii. Interesanta ideea cu General competition. Nu am reusit sa ma loghez, oricum nu faceam mare branza pe acolo  . Am vazut ca s-a coborat sub 48 de secunde.

Pacat ca nu este un joc pt Volvo cum are Mercedes.

[Victor 18]

Eu m-am cam enervat ca ma tot scoate din joc si se reseteaza explorerul. Mai incerc azi. Pare ok in cele 7 min. cat am reusit sa il deschid