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RacerCurrent Version: 1.2.2

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MEDIA REVIEWS:
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“...it's a pure reaction game.....I recommend it.”
- Arnold Kim, Touch Arcade

“Racer doesn't mince words. It is indeed a racing game.”
- Levi Buchanan, IGN

"Racer is a beautifully designed, addictive game that will rattle your nerves worse than rush-hour traffic but keep you coming back for more." - James Savage, Macworld (rated 4.5 out of 5)

"If you haven't picked up Racer, we highly recommend you do. Speeding down a highway without the worry of cops has never been so much fun...." - Tim Rattray, Slide To Play

"Racer is great fun as a pick-up-and-play time killer."
- Simon Bull, News Shopper UK

“....its style alone is enough to encourage playing it. Recommended!
- Jason Philo, 148Apps

"Racer is a great update of the handheld racing games. It’s also a lot better and even a lot cheaper. I think I just found the perfect fast lane!”
- Bob, appVersity

“...Racer has the potential to be the next Flight Control... All in all, Racer is a simple game that offers everything an iPhone gamer could ever wish for. Online highscores, great graphics, and surprisingly addictive gameplay make this game a wonder.”
- Daniel, No DPad

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Racer is a simple, fun and addictive racing game where you extremely drive your car through the highway traffic. If you want to get adrenaline and check your reaction or want to drive as you can never do on a real highway, Racer is your choice.

Rules are very simple: put your finger on the car and drive through the traffic. Extreme and fast driving will speed up your score. There are 4 game modes you can choose to play. "Normal" and "Hard" are classic dodging games and "Slalom" add the ability to collect the stars for additional scores. In "Career" mode you have to complete 20 stages and collect stars to finish each stage. New cars will be unlocked in "Career" mode only. Let's start your driving experience and check your reaction!  

Features:
• Addicting gameplay
• Fun game modes to play!
• Cool player cars with different control responsiveness to drive!
• Top100 Global, Local & Friends scoreboards with scrolling function
• Facebook integration (show your friends who’s the best)
• iPod music library access
• Force feedback
• In-game news
• Free updates

GAMEPLAY VIDEO:
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http://www.youtube.com/tatemgames
http://tinyurl.com/racer-app

Thank you for playing Racer. We read all of your comments and do our best to make game better. Keep going!

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Racer Review

Casual racing game is beautiful, addictive

by James Savage, Macworld.com

Racer by Tatem Games is a beautifully designed, addictive game that will rattle your nerves worse than rush-hour traffic but keep you coming back for more.


My Way or the Highway: Swipe across to change lanes, and swipe forward and backward to change speeds in Racer, a game in which you try to avoid colliding with passing cars.
There are no curves to navigate in this $1 racing game. All you have is six straight lanes of endless highway. You drive your car with your finger by swiping across to change lanes, while swiping forward and backward to speed up or slow down.

The cars are moving quickly, but you’re always the quickest so your job is to change lanes to avoid the cars coming toward you as you pass them. The lanes are pretty narrow so it will take some skill—even the slightest contact with another car results in total destruction and a lost life. The longer you can last, the more points you get. Drive faster to accrue points faster. Every 2,000 points rewards you with an additional life.

You really appreciate the smooth control the iPhone or iPod touch interface permits when you play Racer. The cars move very fast and you need to swipe your car through the lanes even faster if you’re going to survive.

The game is very addictive, and I found myself bent on improving my scores. Racer keeps track of your scores and registers them in a global scoreboard. With Facebook integration, you can see how you compare with your friends and post your scores as status updates.

A beautifully designed interface rounds out this excellent game. Each main window is part of a virtual road sign. Swipe to the right and you see the settings screen where you can disable sound effects, change between two difficulty settings, enable vibration, and change the color of your car. You can also change between metric and English units since Racer keeps track of the total distance you have driven. Swipe down to see the help screen and swipe to the left to see the different scoreboards.

Racer is a very well executed casual game and an excellent value. With even more features promised by the developer in future updates, I expect Racer to become even better down the road.

Racer is compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone 2.2.1 or later.

[James Savage is the host of the RetroMacCast a weekly podcast devoted to older Macintosh computers.]

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