GRID 2 is showing off more racing action this time in the streets and stadiums of Asia. You want style points, you better be ready to hang with the best drifters around as there’s a massive amount of car sliding going on in this latest trailer. The locales shown off in the trailer are inspired by Japan, Dubai and Hong Kong. Okutama Japan was the inspiration for the super tight mountain curved drift racing event. Dubai sets the stage for some mean street racing with the city whizzing by along with some Track Racing at Yas Marina. Finally Hong Kong serves as the setting for open road one on one Touge event where it’s you, your opponent and two lanes of blacktop. Right now GRID 2 is set to rev your engines May 28th 2013 with releases for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. For now be sure to head past the jump and check out all the sweet racing action below.
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CODEMASTERS® REVEALS GRID 2TM DRIFT EVENTS AND ASIAN LOCATIONS
The ‘World Series Racing 3: Asia – New Frontiers’ video focuses on the Asian cars, clubs and locations set to star in GRID 2. Racers earn points for style and form in Drift events on steep and aggressive mountain roads filled with hairpins inspired by Okutama in Japan. Open Road racing is represented with Touge events in Hong Kong, where players must close the gap and take their chance to pass in one-on-one, contactless sprints.
The Street Racing category is showcased in Dubai, as cars power down highways and speed past stunning skyscrapers in this distinctive city fuelled by petrol-powered wealth. Track Racing is shown at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, one of the most advanced and thrilling dedicated racing circuits in the world which has played host to a wide range of motorsport up to the very highest level.
Drift events in GRID 2 push players to show their skill in maintaining style and form as they break traction on ribbons of asphalt. Available in career mode, split-screen and online, each Drift event features three short multi-car runs on technical sections featuring combinations of corners and hairpins. Players must record the highest score possible, earning points for the speed, angle and duration of their drift as well as proximity to drift markers on corners. Drifting in GRID 2 requires players to look at cars in a different way, rewarding them for car control in a vehicle’s most unstable state on each and every spectacular run.
GRID 2, the long-awaited sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, critically acclaimed Race Driver: GRID™, will ship to retail on May 28 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® PC and is available for pre-order now.
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