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{{short description|Racing video game series by Codemasters}}
{{About|the video game series|the organisers of the British Touring Car Championship|TOCA}}
{{About|the video game series|the organisers of the British Touring Car Championship|TOCA}}
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{{Infobox VG series
{{Infobox VG series
| title = TOCA
| title = TOCA
| image =
| image = Logo TOCA.png
| caption =
| caption =
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| developer = [[Codemasters]]
| developer = [[Codemasters]]
| publisher = [[Codemasters]]
| publisher = Codemasters
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Mobile game|Mobile]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[OS X]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[iOS]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Linux]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Mobile game|Mobile]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[OS X]]
| first release version = ''[[TOCA Touring Car Championship]]''
| first release version = ''[[TOCA Touring Car Championship]]''
| first release date = November 1997
| first release date = November 1997
| latest release version = ''[[Grid Autosport]]''
| latest release version = ''[[Race Driver: Create & Race]]''
| latest release date = 27 June 2014
| latest release date = 28 September 2007
}}
}}


'''''TOCA''''' is a [[racing video game]] series developed and published by [[Codemasters]]. The series originally focused specifically on [[touring car racing]], but after ''World Touring Cars'', the series expanded to cover a wide variety of [[motorsport]].
'''''TOCA''''' (also known as '''''Race Driver''''') is a [[racing video game]] series developed and published by [[Codemasters]]. The series originally focused specifically on [[touring car racing]], but after ''World Touring Cars'', the series expanded to cover a wide variety of [[motorsport]]. The ''TOCA'' series was eventually succeeded by the ''[[Grid (series)|Grid]]'' series of games, with ''[[Race Driver: Grid]]'' released in 2008.


==Games==
==Games==
{{Video game series reviews
{{Video game series reviews
| updated = 21 January 2017
| game1 = [[TOCA Touring Car Championship]]
| game1 = [[TOCA Touring Car Championship]]
| gr1 = (PS1) 83.40%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199029-toca-championship-racing/index.html |title=''TOCA Touring Car Championship'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 75.29%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/575372-toca-championship-racing/index.html |title=''TOCA Touring Car Championship'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc1 = (PC) 75%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/575372-toca-championship-racing/index.html |title=''TOCA Touring Car Championship'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs|[[GameRankings]] score}}<br>(PS1) 83%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199029-toca-championship-racing/index.html |title=''TOCA Touring Car Championship'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}
| mc1 = —
| game2 = [[TOCA 2 Touring Cars]]
| game2 = [[TOCA 2 Touring Cars]]
| gr2 = (PS1) 78.92%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199028-toca-2-touring-car-challenge/index.html |title=''TOCA 2 Touring Cars'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 77.85%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/577423-toca-2-touring-car-challenge/index.html |title=''TOCA 2 Touring Cars'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc2 = (PC) 78%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/577423-toca-2-touring-car-challenge/index.html |title=''TOCA 2 Touring Cars'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}<br>(PS1) 79%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199028-toca-2-touring-car-challenge/index.html |title=''TOCA 2 Touring Cars'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}
| mc2 = —
| game3 = [[TOCA World Touring Cars]]
| game3 = [[TOCA World Touring Cars]]
| gr3 = (PS1) 84.53%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/354262-jarrett-and-labonte-stock-car-racing/index.html |title=''TOCA World Touring Cars'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc3 = (PS1) 80/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/jarrett-and-labonte-stock-car-racing/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |title=''TOCA World Touring Cars'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc3 = (PS1) 80<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/jarrett-labonte-stock-car-racing |title=''TOCA World Touring Cars'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game4 = [[TOCA Race Driver]]
| game4 = [[TOCA Race Driver]]
| gr4 = (PS2) 82.45%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/529441-pro-race-driver/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 80.82%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/537059-pro-race-driver/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 77.80%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/529439-pro-race-driver/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc4 = (PC) 74/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pro-race-driver/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS2) 81/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pro-race-driver/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 80/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pro-race-driver/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc4 = (PS2) 81<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/pro-race-driver |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 80<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/pro-race-driver |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 74<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/pro-race-driver |title=''TOCA Race Driver'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game5 = [[TOCA Race Driver 2]]
| game5 = [[TOCA Race Driver 2]]
| gr5 = (PC) 85.13%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/918978-toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 83.32%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/918891-toca-race-driver-2/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS2) 82.50%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/921360-toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PSP) 77.91%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/925185-toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc5 = (PC) 80/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS2) 83/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PSP) 78%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/psp/925185-toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}<br>(Xbox) 83%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/918891-toca-race-driver-2/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}
| mc5 = (PS2) 83<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 80<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/toca-race-driver-2-the-ultimate-racing-simulator |title=''TOCA Race Driver 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game6 = [[TOCA Race Driver 3]]
| game6 = [[TOCA Race Driver 3]]
| gr6 = (PC) 85.15%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/926742-toca-race-driver-3/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 84.92%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/926743-toca-race-driver-3/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS2) 84.50%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/926744-toca-race-driver-3/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PSP) 74.00%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/935318-toca-race-driver-3-challenge/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc6 = (PC) 84/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toca-race-driver-3-challenge/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS2) 82/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toca-race-driver-3-challenge/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PSP) 74%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/psp/935318-toca-race-driver-3-challenge/index.html |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}<br>(Xbox) 84/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/toca-race-driver-3-challenge/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc6 = (PC) 84<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/toca-race-driver-3 |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 84<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/toca-race-driver-3 |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS2) 82<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/toca-race-driver-3 |title=''TOCA Race Driver 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game7 = [[Race Driver 2006]]
| game7 = [[Race Driver 2006]]
| gr7 = (PSP) 81.00%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/931618-race-driver-2006/index.html |title=''Race Driver 2006'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc7 = 81/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/race-driver-2006/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=Race Driver 2006 for PSP Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |accessdate=17 August 2015 |archive-date=4 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104125352/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/race-driver-2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| mc7 = (PSP) 81<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/race-driver-2006 |title=''Race Driver 2006'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game8 = [[Race Driver: Create & Race]]
| game8 = [[Race Driver: Create & Race]]
| gr8 = (DS) 78.47%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/939127-race-driver-create-and-race/index.html |title=''Race Driver: Create & Race'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc8 = 76/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/race-driver-create-and-race/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Race Driver: Create & Race for DS Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=26 August 2015 |archive-date=7 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107034351/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/race-driver-create-race |url-status=live }}</ref>
| mc8 = (DS) 76<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/race-driver-create-race |title=''Race Driver: Create & Race'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game9 = [[Race Driver: Grid]]
| gr9 = (PC) 87.87%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/939158-grid/index.html |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(X360) 86.54%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/939160-grid/index.html |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS3) 86.47%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/939159-grid/index.html |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(DS) 82.55%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/944899-grid/index.html |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc9 = (PC) 84<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/grid |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(X360) 84<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/grid |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS3) 82<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/grid |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(DS) 79<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/grid |title=''Race Driver: Grid'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game10 = [[Grid 2]]
| gr10 = (PC) 81.88%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/679612-grid-2/index.html |title=''Grid 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS3) 80.96%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/679614-grid-2/index.html |title=''Grid 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(X360) 78.54%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/679613-grid-2/index.html |title=''Grid 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc10 = (PS3) 82<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/grid-2 |title=''Grid 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 80<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/grid-2 |title=''Grid 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(X360) 78<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/grid-2 |title=''Grid 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| game11 = [[Grid Autosport]]
| gr11 = (X360) 78.54%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/786045-grid-autosport/index.html |title=''Grid Autosport'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 76.73%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/786047-grid-autosport/index.html |title=''Grid Autosport'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS3) 76.57%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/786046-grid-autosport/index.html |title=''Grid Autosport'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| mc11 = (PC) 78<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/grid-autosport |title=''Grid Autosport'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(X360) 75<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/grid-autosport |title=''Grid Autosport'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref><br>(PS3) 75<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/grid-autosport |title=''Grid Autosport'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
}}
}}


===''TOCA Touring Car Championship'' (1997)===
===''TOCA Touring Car Championship'' (1997)===
{{Main|TOCA Touring Car Championship}}
{{Main|TOCA Touring Car Championship}}
The first game of the series was released for Windows and PlayStation platforms in late 1997 in Europe, and in summer 1998 in the United States (as ''TOCA Championship Racing''). Featuring all the licensed cars (not including privateers) and tracks from the 1997 British Touring Car Championship, the game was critically acclaimed by the European games press—especially on console where it was widely considered the best in its genre until the release of ''Gran Turismo'' several months later.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
The first game of the series was released for Windows and PlayStation platforms in late 1997 in Europe, and in summer 1998 in the United States (as ''TOCA Championship Racing''). Featuring all the licensed cars (not including privateers) and tracks from the 1997 British Touring Car Championship, the game was acclaimed by the European games press, especially on console where it was widely considered the best in its genre until the release of ''Gran Turismo'' several months later.


===''TOCA 2 Touring Cars'' (1998)===
===''TOCA 2 Touring Cars'' (1998)===
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The success of the first ''TOCA'' game saw a sequel arrive a year later in 1998. Whilst mainly an annual franchise update of cars and tracks, the game did add more detailed graphics, physics, multiplayer modes and other minor features. Fictional (but realistic) tracks were added, and support races such as Ford Fiestas, Formula Ford and others also arrived. The level of car damage possible during a race was also enhanced, which was a significant selling point compared with the likes of ''Gran Turismo''. It was called ''Touring Car Challenge'' in the USA.
The success of the first ''TOCA'' game saw a sequel arrive a year later in 1998. Whilst mainly an annual franchise update of cars and tracks, the game did add more detailed graphics, physics, multiplayer modes and other minor features. Fictional (but realistic) tracks were added, and support races such as Ford Fiestas, Formula Ford and others also arrived. The level of car damage possible during a race was also enhanced, which was a significant selling point compared with the likes of ''Gran Turismo''. It was called ''Touring Car Challenge'' in the USA.


===''TOCA World Touring Cars'' (1999)===
===''TOCA World Touring Cars'' (2000)===
{{Main|TOCA World Touring Cars}}
{{Main|TOCA World Touring Cars}}
As the title suggests, the series made a significant advance in featuring various Touring Car championships from around the world, ''TOCA World Touring Cars'', which was released in 2000, but despite carrying the TOCA name, a fully licensed British Touring Car Championship (TOCA) series was not included. This upset a lot of fans of the series, but it was not that bad, and success continued. The gameplay overall became more "arcadey" and the replacement of qualifying laps with random grid positions together with the omission of penalties for bad driving made the game much more playable for the casual gamer. Curiously, unlike the first two titles in the ''TOCA'' series, ''World Touring Cars'' was not released in a Windows version.
As the title suggests, the series made a significant advance in featuring various Touring Car championships from around the world, ''TOCA World Touring Cars'', which was released in 2000, but despite carrying the TOCA name, a fully licensed British Touring Car Championship (TOCA) series was not included. The gameplay overall became more "arcadey" and the replacement of qualifying laps with random grid positions together with the omission of penalties for bad driving made the game much more playable for the casual gamer. Unlike the first two titles in the ''TOCA'' series, ''World Touring Cars'' was not released in a Windows version.


===''TOCA Race Driver'' (2002)===
===''TOCA Race Driver'' (2002)===
{{Main|TOCA Race Driver}}
{{Main|TOCA Race Driver}}
The series moved onto the [[History of video game consoles (sixth generation)|6th generation of gaming]] in August 2002, with the release of ''TOCA Race Driver'' (called ''DTM Race Driver'' in Germany, ''Pro Race Driver'' in North America and ''V8 Supercars: Race Driver'' in Australia). The game took a new direction, reincluding the BTCC series that the previous game had been missing but most importantly, a plot (leading to the game being labelled as a "Car-PG") where the user took on the role of a fictional race driver called Ryan McKane, trying to make a name for himself in a multitude of car championships, all the while under the shadow of his more successful older brother and haunted by the death of his father on the racetrack (as witnessed by Ryan as a child).
The series moved onto the [[History of video game consoles (sixth generation)|6th generation of gaming]] in August 2002, with the release of ''TOCA Race Driver'' (called ''DTM Race Driver'' in Germany, ''Pro Race Driver'' in North America and ''V8 Supercars: Race Driver'' in Australia). The game took the series in a new direction, and introduced a plot centering around fictional race driver Ryan McKane, trying to make a name for himself in a multitude of car championships.


===''TOCA Race Driver 2'' (2004)===
===''TOCA Race Driver 2'' (2004)===
{{Main|TOCA Race Driver 2}}
{{Main|TOCA Race Driver 2|Race Driver 2006}}
''Race Driver 2'' was released on Xbox and PC in April 2004, with a PlayStation 2 version following six months later.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} Two PSP conversions were released in 2005 and 2006, the first being ''[[TOCA Race Driver 2]]'' in Europe and Japan and the second being ''Race Driver 2006'' in the US. The game continued to use a scripted career mode as introduced in the previous ''Race Driver'' game but dropped the Ryan McKane character.
''Race Driver 2'' was released on Xbox and PC in April 2004, with a PlayStation 2 version following six months later. Two PSP conversions were released in 2005 and 2006, the first being ''[[TOCA Race Driver 2]]'' in Europe and Japan and the second being ''Race Driver 2006'' in the US. The game continued to use a scripted career mode as introduced in the previous ''Race Driver'' game but dropped the Ryan McKane character.


===''TOCA Race Driver 3'' (2006)===
===''TOCA Race Driver 3'' (2006)===
{{Main|TOCA Race Driver 3}}
{{Main|TOCA Race Driver 3}}
The third game in the ''TOCA Race Driver'' series was released in February 2006, and continued to expand on the types of motorsport available. [[Open wheel car|Open wheel]], [[Grand tourer|GT]], [[Oval racing]], [[Rallying]] and [[Offroad racing]] were all featured, and can be raced in either a detailed Pro Career mode or an open-ended World Tour. Up to 12 players are supported via Xbox Live and the PlayStation 2 version supports up to 8 online. This series is the only racing simulator that allows PlayStation players to race online before ''[[Gran Turismo 5 Prologue]]''. It received good reviews, frequently being compared favourably to ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' and ''[[Forza Motorsport]]'', in the aspects of cars on track, damage and AI.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}
The third game in the ''TOCA Race Driver'' series was released in February 2006, and continued to expand on the types of motorsport available. [[Open wheel car|Open wheel]], [[Grand tourer|GT]], [[oval racing]], [[rallying]], and [[offroad racing]] were all featured, and can be raced in either a detailed Pro Career mode or an open-ended World Tour. Up to 12 players are supported via Xbox Live and the PlayStation 2 version supports up to 8 online. This series is the only racing simulator that allows PlayStation players to race online before ''[[Gran Turismo 5 Prologue]]''. It received good reviews, frequently being compared favourably to ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' and ''[[Forza Motorsport (2005 video game)|Forza Motorsport]]'', in the aspects of cars on track, damage and AI.

===''Race Driver 2006'' (2006)===
{{Main|Race Driver 2006}}
It is an expanded edition of ''[[TOCA Race Driver 2]]'' released exclusively for [[PlayStation Portable]].


===''Race Driver: Create & Race'' (2007)===
===''Race Driver: Create & Race'' (2007)===
{{Main|Race Driver: Create & Race}}
{{Main|Race Driver: Create & Race}}
''Race Driver: Create & Race'' was developed by [[Firebrand Games]] exclusively for [[Nintendo DS]]. ''Create and Race'' is the second racing game developed by Firebrand Games to run on the Octane [[game engine]] (after ''[[Cartoon Network Racing]]'').<ref name="octane">{{cite web |last1=Riley |first1=Adam |title=Race Driver: Create and Race (Nintendo DS) Review |url=http://www.cubed3.com/review/520/1/race-driver-create-and-race-nintendo-ds.html |website=Cubed3 |access-date=20 September 2021 |date=10 January 2007 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920233258/http://www.cubed3.com/review/520/1/race-driver-create-and-race-nintendo-ds.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The engine was upgraded to support a [[level editor|track editor]] and Firebrand Games would go on to reuse it for DS versions of ''[[Race Driver: Grid]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=7 August 2008 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/grid-review |title=GRID Review (NDS) |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=28 August 2015 |archive-date=30 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930162824/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/grid-review |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Dirt 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bozon |first1=Mark |title=Dirt 2 DS Unveiled |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/08/06/dirt-2-ds-unveiled |website=IGN |access-date=5 August 2021 |date=6 August 2009 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805021725/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/08/06/dirt-2-ds-unveiled |url-status=live }}</ref>
It was the first game in the ''TOCA'' series to be available for [[Nintendo DS]] and was released in September 2007. It includes many licensed vehicles and tracks from across the world. It has also the ability to allow players to create their own circuit either using the [[stylus]] (albeit rather simply) or by using the custom-made pieces made by the game developers. Then you can also exchange tracks online using a [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. It also has career, multiplayer and single-race modes.

===''Race Driver: Grid'' (2008)===
{{Main|Race Driver: Grid}}
Previously going under the working title "Race Driver One", ''Race Driver: Grid'' is the full and official title of the sequel to ''TOCA Race Driver 3''. The game was released for [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Nintendo DS]], and [[Games for Windows]] on 3 June 2008, after over one million people downloaded the demo. It featured an improved [[graphics engine]] (a common complaint was that even on the lowest setting the graphics couldn't be handled by low-spec PCs) from ''[[Colin McRae: Dirt]]'', has over 40 real-life cars and a variety of both fictional and realistic interpretations of tracks.

===''Grid 2'' (2013)===
{{Main|Grid 2}}
On 8 August 2012, Codemasters announced that the sequel to ''Race Driver: GRID'', ''Grid 2'' was in development. Codemasters stated that ''Grid 2'' "will challenge players to be fast, be first and be famous as they enter a stunning new world of competitive motorsport", the game was released on 28 May 2013 on [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.codemasters.com/uk/article/the-race-returns-in-2013/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-08-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810234626/http://www.codemasters.com/uk/article/the-race-returns-in-2013 |archivedate=10 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===''Grid Autosport'' (2014)===
{{Main|Grid Autosport}}
The ninth game aims to move the series back towards "more authentic racing games" following the release of Grid 2, which Codemasters felt was not as well-received by the company's core fanbase as it was hoped for. The developers consequently introduced major modifications to the handling model and built a lean, race-first oriented design for this title. It's available for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Linux]] and [[macOS]] with announced releases for iOS, Android, and [[Nintendo Switch]].

===''Grid'' (2019)===
{{Main|Grid (2019 video game)|Grid}}
A fourth instalment in the ''Grid'' sub-series, simply known as ''[[Grid (2019 video game)|Grid]]'', was announced to be released on 11 October 2019 for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]]. It will feature vehicles from the GT Le Mans, and the game was developed under [[Fernando Alonso]]'s consultation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-05-21-codemasters-reveals-an-all-new-grid |title=Codemasters reveals an all-new Grid |last=Robinson |first=Martin |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |date=21 May 2019 |accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>


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This article is about the video game series. For the organisers of the British Touring Car Championship, see TOCA.

TOCA
Genre(s)Racing
Developer(s)Codemasters
Publisher(s)Codemasters
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Mobile, PlayStation Portable, OS X
First releaseTOCA Touring Car Championship
November 1997
Latest releaseRace Driver: Create & Race
28 September 2007

TOCA (also known as Race Driver) is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters. The series originally focused specifically on touring car racing, but after World Touring Cars, the series expanded to cover a wide variety of motorsport. The TOCA series was eventually succeeded by the Grid series of games, with Race Driver: Grid released in 2008.

Games

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Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
TOCA Touring Car Championship (PC) 75%[1][a]
(PS1) 83%[2][a]
TOCA 2 Touring Cars (PC) 78%[3][a]
(PS1) 79%[4][a]
TOCA World Touring Cars (PS1) 80/100[5]
TOCA Race Driver (PC) 74/100[6]
(PS2) 81/100[7]
(Xbox) 80/100[8]
TOCA Race Driver 2 (PC) 80/100[9]
(PS2) 83/100[10]
(PSP) 78%[11][a]
(Xbox) 83%[12][a]
TOCA Race Driver 3 (PC) 84/100[13]
(PS2) 82/100[14]
(PSP) 74%[15][a]
(Xbox) 84/100[16]
Race Driver 2006 81/100[17]
Race Driver: Create & Race 76/100[18]

TOCA Touring Car Championship (1997)

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Main article: TOCA Touring Car Championship

The first game of the series was released for Windows and PlayStation platforms in late 1997 in Europe, and in summer 1998 in the United States (as TOCA Championship Racing). Featuring all the licensed cars (not including privateers) and tracks from the 1997 British Touring Car Championship, the game was acclaimed by the European games press, especially on console where it was widely considered the best in its genre until the release of Gran Turismo several months later.

TOCA 2 Touring Cars (1998)

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Main article: TOCA 2 Touring Cars

The success of the first TOCA game saw a sequel arrive a year later in 1998. Whilst mainly an annual franchise update of cars and tracks, the game did add more detailed graphics, physics, multiplayer modes and other minor features. Fictional (but realistic) tracks were added, and support races such as Ford Fiestas, Formula Ford and others also arrived. The level of car damage possible during a race was also enhanced, which was a significant selling point compared with the likes of Gran Turismo. It was called Touring Car Challenge in the USA.

TOCA World Touring Cars (2000)

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Main article: TOCA World Touring Cars

As the title suggests, the series made a significant advance in featuring various Touring Car championships from around the world, TOCA World Touring Cars, which was released in 2000, but despite carrying the TOCA name, a fully licensed British Touring Car Championship (TOCA) series was not included. The gameplay overall became more "arcadey" and the replacement of qualifying laps with random grid positions together with the omission of penalties for bad driving made the game much more playable for the casual gamer. Unlike the first two titles in the TOCA series, World Touring Cars was not released in a Windows version.

TOCA Race Driver (2002)

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Main article: TOCA Race Driver

The series moved onto the 6th generation of gaming in August 2002, with the release of TOCA Race Driver (called DTM Race Driver in Germany, Pro Race Driver in North America and V8 Supercars: Race Driver in Australia). The game took the series in a new direction, and introduced a plot centering around fictional race driver Ryan McKane, trying to make a name for himself in a multitude of car championships.

TOCA Race Driver 2 (2004)

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Main articles: TOCA Race Driver 2 and Race Driver 2006

Race Driver 2 was released on Xbox and PC in April 2004, with a PlayStation 2 version following six months later. Two PSP conversions were released in 2005 and 2006, the first being TOCA Race Driver 2 in Europe and Japan and the second being Race Driver 2006 in the US. The game continued to use a scripted career mode as introduced in the previous Race Driver game but dropped the Ryan McKane character.

TOCA Race Driver 3 (2006)

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Main article: TOCA Race Driver 3

The third game in the TOCA Race Driver series was released in February 2006, and continued to expand on the types of motorsport available. Open wheel, GT, oval racing, rallying, and offroad racing were all featured, and can be raced in either a detailed Pro Career mode or an open-ended World Tour. Up to 12 players are supported via Xbox Live and the PlayStation 2 version supports up to 8 online. This series is the only racing simulator that allows PlayStation players to race online before Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. It received good reviews, frequently being compared favourably to Gran Turismo 4 and Forza Motorsport, in the aspects of cars on track, damage and AI.

Race Driver: Create & Race (2007)

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Main article: Race Driver: Create & Race

Race Driver: Create & Race was developed by Firebrand Games exclusively for Nintendo DS. Create and Race is the second racing game developed by Firebrand Games to run on the Octane game engine (after Cartoon Network Racing).[19] The engine was upgraded to support a track editor and Firebrand Games would go on to reuse it for DS versions of Race Driver: Grid[20] and Dirt 2.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g GameRankings score
  1. ^ "TOCA Touring Car Championship Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ "TOCA Touring Car Championship Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "TOCA 2 Touring Cars Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ "TOCA 2 Touring Cars Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "TOCA World Touring Cars Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "TOCA Race Driver Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ^ "TOCA Race Driver Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ^ "TOCA Race Driver Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 2 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 2 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  14. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  15. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 3 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  16. ^ "TOCA Race Driver 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Race Driver 2006 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Race Driver: Create & Race for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  19. ^ Riley, Adam (10 January 2007). "Race Driver: Create and Race (Nintendo DS) Review". Cubed3. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  20. ^ Harris, Craig (7 August 2008). "GRID Review (NDS)". IGN. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  21. ^ Bozon, Mark (6 August 2009). "Dirt 2 DS Unveiled". IGN. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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