Le Mans 24 Hours PS2 Feature List

Infogrames announced today that Le Mans 24 Hours is out now at select stores for PlayStation 2.

Press release:

The greatest, fastest driving experience comes to your PlayStation 2 in breathtaking form.

– Get ready for the big race –

Based upon the hugely successful PC and DC racer, Melbourne House now takes the huge power of the PS2 to deliver you a racer beyond racers.
Le Mans takes driving to a new level with amazing speed and indurance.

Are you ready?
Le Mans – The History

The very first car races were organized in the Sarthe region in 1906 at the incentive of the Automobile Club de France, but the idea of having racing drivers compete for 24 hours really arose in the 1920s. Launched in 1922, the idea of a car race based on endurance would contribute to the evolution of technical progress and further the development of the automobile.

Thus was born the concept of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The starting flag was first dropped on 26 May 1923 with 33 competitors at the starting line. The first winners were Lagache and Leonard with their “Chenard & Walker” that covered 2,209.536 km with an average speed of 92.064 km/h. The success of this event year after year encouraged the organizers to continue along the same lines.

Great names have participated in the legend of the 24 Hours of Le Mans: Bentley (winner in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930), Alfa Romeo and Ferrari. After the war, the race became even more important among car racing fans, especially with the ruthless duels between two leading car manufacturers: Ferrari and Jaguar. They waged merciless battles on the Le Mans racing track between 1945 and 1969, thus ensuring the renown of their vehicles.

Following in the tracks of Ferrari and Jaguar, Ford also left its name in history by winning the legendary Le Mans race for 4 years running (1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969). Porsche ruled the 1970s with 12 victories up to 1987. New names then joined the other winners: Mazda in 1991, Peugeot in 1992

The Dalmas, Winkelhock and Martini’s BMW V12 LMR n° 15 triumphed in 1999, with the Toyota GT One in second place, and to celebrate its maiden race at the track, Audi won third and fourth place with its two Audi R8Rs.
In 2000, it’s a triple victory for Audi, with three cars in the top three slots. The Germans had been the favourites from the start: unsurprisingly, they won the 68th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The Le Mans is the longest and most breathtaking race ever, and now you have the chance to experience it in true 128bit glory

Le Mans game features:

– The only officially licensed Le Mans title-

– Racing teams from the 2000 Le Mans race-

– Animated pit crews-

– Fully animated drivers – Watch their heads move and shake when cars crash and turn corners-

– New tracks especially designed for the PlayStation 2 – 12 real world tracks, including the US road Atlanta from the 2000 Le Mans series in the United States-

– More than 70 detailed licensed cars – New teams such as Viper Team Oreca, Corvette Racing, Team Cadillac, and many more-

– Capturing the true essence of Le Mans racing with its around-the-clock, day-to-night-to-day lighting conditions-

– Realistic physics and graphical effects such as dust, smoke, sparks and real-time shadows-

– Advanced artificial intelligence, its like racing real drivers-

– New car settings and real-time headlights-

– Five challenging game modes, including the full Le Mans mode-

– The only game where you can actually simulate the whole Le Mans 24hr 2000 race-

– 24 cars to race in each competition-

– Le Mans features some of the best graphics and detailed landscapes ever seen in a game. Believe me!

COMPLETELY DEVELOPED FOR PS2 TECHONLOGY