Trackmania United
Genre: Car Racing
Developer: Nadeo
Publisher: 93 Games
UK Distributor: Ascaron Entertainment
Official Homepage: www.TrackManiaUnited.com
Release Date: Q1 2007
PEGI: 3+
Format: PC DVD-ROM
The Trackmania Success Story
Produced by the young, talented French studio Nadeo, TrackMania United is the latest version of the most entertaining car racing game around. Released in 2003, TrackMania has made incredible progress full of intense events that make it today one of the most popular video games on PC. 2006 was the year of TrackMania. In the spring the game brought together more than 6,000 players in France to compete throughout 60 stores during the FNAC Trophy. The game was also part of the Video Games World Cup held in Bercy (Paris) where 40 players from around the world came to battle for the title of Best Driver. TrackMania is a worldwide success with its free version of Nations, which has today been downloaded more than 20 million times.
Drive United
Providing innovation, a system for resource sharing and exchange, in-game downloads, online records, virtual money, connecting functionalities and a closed Internet network, TrackMania United will be the inspiration for tomorrow's interactive and online video game experience.
The immense single player campaign includes 3 game modes and almost 200 new circuits. Drive at mind-blowing speeds on today's most spectacular tracks full of extreme jumps, loops, ramps, turbo power, hairpin turns and other crazy racing blocks.
Play United
At long last TrackMania brings together the 7 environments offered in Sunrise, Original and Nations. Each TrackMania environment has its own universe, vehicle and driving technique. All the environments benefit from new features and improvements. 'Stadium', the most recent version, benefits from a total makeover with new blocks, ambiances and lighting system.
Like its predecessors, TrackMania United offers various amazing creation tools that increase the interest and lifetime of the game, including the well-known circuit editor which allows anyone to make their own tracks, playable in single or multiplayer modes, using more than 1,000 different construction blocks. In addition, a video editing studio can be used to create race and stunt videos, and the possibility of converting into any format allows for open distribution. And last but not least, the paint workshop lets players customise each vehicle.
Be United
More than ever before TrackMania United is multiplayer gaming heaven since gamers now have the possibility of playing any of the existing TrackMania environments. More than 100,000 circuits created by players are already available on the Internet and offer extraordinary game play duration.
About Ascaron Entertainment
Ascaron Entertainment is one of the pioneers in the development of computer games. It is also one of the leading developers of computer games in Germany and has been prominent in the sales charts for more than a decade with titles such as Patrician, ANSTOSS, Port Royale, DarkStar One and SACRED.
Ascaron is headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany, and maintains a development studio in Aachen (Germany) and Berlin, as well as an international department in Birmingham (UK). The UK office provides a bespoke publishing, sales and marketing function to selected European affiliate label partners. Currently, Ascaron markets its products in more than 30 countries and over 15 languages.
For further information about Ascaron Entertainment visit: http://www.ascaron.com
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