Racing is the genre of video games, either in the third-person viewpoint or the first-person perspective, in which the player participates in the racing competitions with any kind of water, space, air, or land vehicles. The games may be based on real-world events in fantastical settings. There are three different sub-genres of the Racing genre such as Arcade-style Races, Racing Simulators, and Kart Racing Games. Racing games come with a variety of cars, some of which are licensed. The player can experience the racing gameplay with a challenging task to explore the world from either first or a third-person perspective, struggle to eliminate the opponents from the race, controlled by AI or another player or cross the finish line before anyone to become the winner. Some games come with customization feature, enabling the player to modify his vehicle using different options. During the gameplay, the player can do a paint job to apply his favourite color on his car and can struggle to score as many points as possible to unlock further content.
#1 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition developed by Rockstar San Diego is an Arcade-Style Car Racing video game of 2005. This third instalment in the series offers an amazingly addictive and challenging game-play in which your task is to take part in wild and hardcore, Adrenaline pumping High-speed racing events and defeat your opponents, win a number of different racing titles in the series of Midnight Club and earn rewards. Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition features up to 90 licensed Music Tracks, 7 types of different racing vehicles (Cars, SUVs, Trucks, Muscles, Exotic Cars, Sport Bikes, and Chopper Bikes), real life race tracks, brilliantly created visual details, an amazingly immersive game-play etc. Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition is spread over a number of cities such as San Diego, Atlanta, Detroit etc. and allows you to enjoy the freedom of open world gaming. With a number of licensed vehicles, amazingly beautiful and realistic race tracks, over 90 licensed music tracks, amazing visuals and views and an addictive game-play, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition is a fantastic Car racing video game to play and enjoy.
#2 Crash Team Racing
Crash Time Racing is a 1999 Super Hit Kart Racing video game by Naughty Dog. Crash Team Racing offers a beautiful story and that states that an Alien named as Nitros Oxide visits eat and challenges the Earth’s most talented Race Driver and the race begins on the terms of if Nitros Oxide Wins the Race he’ll turn the Earth into one big Concrete Parking Lot and If the Earth Driver Wins he’ll simply leave. Now you have the responsibility to get intothe character of the Earth Driver and race against Nitros Oxide in order to save the Earth. so are you ready? Crash Team Racing is the most sold out part of the Crash Bandicoot Series because of its unique story and characters and offers a wonderfully engaging and quite immersive game-play in which you can have any character from Crash Bandicoot Series, drive beautiful little carts and defat your opponents. With an amazingly addictive game-play, cool visuals, a lot of brilliant tracks and vehicles (Carts), multiple character choices and a lot of other great things, Crash Time Racing is a wonderful game to play.
#3 Split Second: Velocity
Split/Second: Velocity is a cool Arcade Style Car Racing video game by Disny’s Black Rock Studios. The game takes you to a T.V Reality Show in which you must take part as a Car Racer, race against your rivals and defeat them in different events. As this game is all about earning race money, so on every win, the game rewards you with money that you can use to buy more cars and upgrades for your current in-game vehicle. The proper and regular use of the upgrades makes your car more powerful, speedy and a winner, so you must use the upgrades. You will experience some really hardcore action and thrill in this game along with excellent action filled racing and driving experience. Split/Second: Velocity offers a number of racing vehicles, tracks and opponents to race against in an amazing real life like environment, great controls on the vehicles, astonishingly cool game mechanics and a blasting game-play that surely will amaze you with all the great things this game has to offer. If you really want to experience something that will remain with you for quite some time, you should play this game. Split/Second: Velocity will prove its worth as a great Car Racing video game.
#4 Destruction Derby
Destruction Derby revolves around Racing, and Vehicular elements and supports both Single and Multiplayer modes developed by Reflections Interactive. The game uses both First and Third-person perspectives and takes you with destroying and racing cars to score the highest points. There are three different vehicles, and you’ve to select one of them to start your race. The game uses simulated physics which damage the radiator of the car when collide and stop running. It has four different modes such as Wrecking Racing, Destruction Derby, Stock Car Racing, and Time Trail. You must destroy other cars to earn points in Destructive Derby. Use your points to upgrade your vehicle or unlock other cars, dominate the track by crossing the finish line and prove yourself as the best driver. Destruction Derby offers core features such as a set of Modes, different Vehicle Classes, Upgrades, and more. With impressive gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, Destruction Derby is the best game to play and enjoy.
#5 Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo is an open world Action-packed Car Racing game developed and published by Polyphony Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment respectively for PlayStation Portable only. In the game, the player drives the car and races against AI’s and other players online. In the beginning player drives a specific car in the game named as Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo but he gets the liberty to choose between 140 different models if he wants to change his ride anywhere and on anytime while playing the game. With every race win, player gets a locked car and a game world opened to race and advance to the next level of his reputation. The game features a fast-paced and action oriented game-play, a really well written storyline and ultra realistic high definition graphic details. Being a great source of Action and Racing entertainment , this game is great choice to play and enjoy all the thrill. Try it out and you will love it for sure.
#6 ModNation Racers
ModNation Racers is a marvelous Kart Racing video game by United Front Games that allows you to create and customize your own avatar, Karts, Race tracks and share them with other online players from around the world. You can play in Story Mode and race freely on whatever tracks you want and enjoy the ultimate fun filled game-play. ModNation Racers offers a truly very best Action filled kart Racing experience, so if you haven’t tried it yet, you should totally check it out. With easiest controls, super thrilling game-play and advanced mechanics, ModNation Racers is a cool game to play and enjoy.
#7 Micro Maniacs
Micro Maniacs is a Racing, Single and Multiplayer video game produced by Codemasters and published by Fox Kids. It is the spin-off of the famous Micro Machines series. The game uses small characters instead of small vehicles in racetracks. There are several characters available, and the player needs to select one of them to get into the game world where he has to race other characters and be the first who crosses the finish line first. During the race, the player has to collect power-ups and activate his weapons to slow down the opponents speed. It has a series of levels, and each level needs a completion of certain objectives. The player can control his character from a top-down perspective, and the weapon of the character will be activated as he crosses the particular place. The game takes place in the time where the resources of the Planet Earth are being depleted and every planet is in danger. Micro Maniacs offers prominent features, interesting mechanics, excellent controls, and addictive graphics. Try it out.
#8 Need for Speed: Shift
Need For Speed: Shift a super thrilling and quite exciting Car Racing video game developed by Slightly Mad Studios in collaboration with EA Bright Light and published by Electronic Arts (EA). Specially developed for hardcore race gamers, Need For Speed: Shift follows the lead of its predecessor Need For Speed: Pro Street and provides with a similar game-play experience. Without a specific story-line, this game lets the player roam in an open world and decide to race against AI’s, Online or players on a local network. The game features over 50 different types of cars all divided into different tiers according to their classes. On every race event win, Need for Speed: Shift rewards the players with race money and unlocks new vehicles and race events and once all the races on a borough are completed, another borough gets opened and player gets a chance to earn more money and respect by defeating the rivals and bosses. Being a part of the mighty gaming franchise Need For Speed, Need For Speed: Shift is an amazingly addictive and quite thrilling game to play. If you haven’t played this fantastic game yet, you are definitely missing the amazing action-packed experience of racing genre. Need for Speed: Shift offers a great setting, beautifully created visuals and an addictive game-play to enjoy. Do try it out.
#9 Chocobo Racing
Chocobo Racing is a Racing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Square for PlayStation. The game focuses on Kart racing elements like Crash Team Racing and Mario Kart. It introduces the main character named as Chocobo form the Final Fantasy series, and other figures from different series such as Cid, the Black Mage, Mog the Moogle and more. During the gameplay, the player controls the Final Fantasy-inspired characters, each with unique skills and abilities. There are five different modes such as Relay Race, Grand Prix, Versus Mode, Story Mode, and Time Attack. In the Racing mode, the player needs to control the character from a third-person perspective, race against rival players controlled by AI and struggle to reach the end of the track before anyone. The player collects various power-ups with unique abilities along the way and can use them to access special abilities. Chocobo Racing includes core features such as Third-person Racing Gameplay, Unique Power-ups, Multiple Modes, etc. Check it out, and have fun.
#10 Pursuit Force
Pursuit Force is an Adventure, Simulation, Vehicular Combat, and Single-player video game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The player plays as a police agent that specializes in direct armed encounters throughout the game, whether it be on foot or fast cars. As a member of the law enforcement agency, the player must seize cars and motorbikes while chasing the heavily armed gangs.
The game has 30 missions where six missions are per gang that involves fighting enemies on foot. The player can use a speedboat and a helicopter while managing the chase. The character can leap the enemy’s vehicles and control them after distracting their occupants. The player can earn different ranks by completing missions that will lock-free advanced gang missions.
As the player makes progress, he can gain different abilities to make the game easier, such as regenerating health. The game also features a race mode with different courses and scenarios. Both of the modes are independent of each other and offer a wide variety of unlockable content as per score.
#11 MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is an Online, Off-Road Racing, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Virtuos and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the third marvelous installment in the series of MotorStorm and available to play on PlayStation platform only. It has two different modes such as Festival and Wreckreation modes. Twelve different tracks presents in the game takes place in different locations. The player needs to choose one of many vehicles and jump into the world where he has to race against rival drivers and eliminate them from track to win. He can explore the world from third-person perspective and can earn points by performing stunts. As the player advanced, the game unlock further content the game. Each track in the game filled with insane obstacles, massive hurdles, and slippery roads. Drive carefully and reach the end of each track by unleashing your driving skills. MotorStorm: Arctic Edge includes prominent features such as Stunning Environments, Multiplayer Action, Vehicle Customization and more. Try it out.
#12 SBK X: Superbike World Championship
SBK X: Superbike World Championship is a Sports, Motorcycle Racing, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Milestone S.r.l. and published by Black Bean Games. There are three different modes such as the Simulation, the Arcade, and Multiplayer. The game features a set of bikes and a series of tracks. Select your best bike and customize it, select color and choose the track to race against rival racers. It has over forty riders, fifty-four teams, and fourteen different tracks. Race against different bikers and cross the finish line before your opponents to win amazing rewards. You must face challenging weather, day/night cycle, and other obstacles. Earn the highest points and use them to unlock other bikes. SBK X: Superbike World Championship offers key features such as Eight-year Career, Four Weather Conditions, Realistic Physics Model, Special Edition, Three different Bike categories (Superbike, Superstock, and Supersport). Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.