Ace Driver is an arcade developed by Namco, released 1 October 1994 on Arcade.
What Ace Driver is
Ace Driver is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1994. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Ace Driver made extensive use of the CPU Assist technique whereby a trailing player would be given a significant speed boost to allow them to catch the leading player. However, the speed boost continued for a short while after the losing player had overtaken the leader - leading to a tactic known as boosting where a player would deliberately allow themselves to lose the lead, then during the last half of the last game lap would easily take back the lead with no hope of the opposing player catching them. Boosting also meant that straight skill races were difficult to have as CPU assist would be continually changing the losing players speed and position.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Ace Driver launched on 1 October 1994, within three weeks of DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth, System Shock (1994) and Earthworm Jim.
Released around the same time: DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth, System Shock (1994), Earthworm Jim.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Ace Driver — frequently asked questions
When did Ace Driver come out?
Ace Driver was released on 1 October 1994 for Arcade.
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