Nokia's new mobile racer turns your neighborhood into a speedway

by Randy Nelson on Feb 3rd 2010 8:00PM

Released as a free download for owners of its Symbian^1 based phones (including the N97 and Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition), Nokia's Ovi Maps Racing uses GPS and satellite map data to let players create courses based on nearby streets. The game, developed by RedLynx (Trials HD), is a top-down racer reminiscent of, well, the company's own DrawRace.

We've seen games that utilize satellite maps for their levels before -- most notably (and recently) Sony's The Last Guy -- but the user-focused creation element of this title is certainly an intriguing one. Check out a video of Ovi Maps Racing after the break, and, if you have the game, let us know how it is in comments.

[Via Engadget]

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Tags: gps, mobile-gaming, nokia, ovi-maps-racing

Reader Comments (6)

I always wondered about something like this, cheers for the attempt!

Sounds like a good idea. Wish I had money (and a certain lack of frugality and common sense) to get this.

Unfortunately, I couldn't imagine that the game itself actually attempts to model the buildings that were on the road in real life, to any extent.

Still looks cool, though.

My frugality comment was aimed at the phone, not the software.

sweet this be bad ass on PlayStation 3. I would love to street race in my own neighborhood. Imagine the fun of slamming your car into there mailboxes and what not.