Tantalus Announces Top Gear For DS

Australian developer Tantalus Interactive is again working with Kemco - this time to bring Top Gear: Downforce to the DS.

Announced in a recent press release, Tantalus have revealed that they will once again be teaming up with Japanese developer Kemco - who they worked on Top Gear Rally for the Game Boy Advance with - to bring a whole new Tope Gear title, subtitled Downforce to the DS.

Top Gear: Downforce will be a 'top-down' style racer, boasting 3D models, robust vehicle physics, and the ability to place hazards on the track surface using the touch screen of the DS. The game will also allow for wireless multiplayer races and data sharing between players.

"We loved the original Top Gear on N64, and of course our rally title on GBA was a big success. This time around we're attempting something completely different. We want to create a racing game that feels perfectly at home on the DS platform, something built from the ground up to exploit the cool features of the hardware," says Tantalus CEO Tom Crago.

Kemco President Masakatsu Hirose shared Crago's enthusiasm. "Top Gear Rally on GBA rates among Kemco's most successful releases. Many people enjoyed this title, and we know that with Tantalus we can create a new game within the franchise that will be just as popular."

Nonetheless, the game will apparently be at E3, so look for more details about it then.

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  Sounds like Karnaaj Rally, which was a pretty cool game.

  rocken, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  NOOOOH! Not top down! agh!

  yakutatazu, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Top Gear Rally was easily the most impressive racer on the gba it would have be nice to get a DS update.

  rocken, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  cool, never heard of these top down games, but i guess i can wait and see what this'll be like.

  darkshadow61, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  top down games were like the original gta games

  cruiser, 30-11--0001 at 00:00