Race around your neighborhood with Nokia Ovi Maps Racing game

Posted on Friday, Feb 5, 2010 by Matthew Miller

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I popped my SIM back into the Nokia N97 mini yesterday to update the firmware (did you know there was an available update?) via my PC and also try out the new Ovi Maps Racing game that is available in the Ovi Store for free. While the game is a pretty basic one in terms of the driving experience and flat 2D view, it has something special in it that makes it quite unique. You see, the game has infinite racetracks available for you to drive on since it pulls data from Ovi Maps and allows you to create tracks based on those maps. You can now race others around your virtual neighborhood.

As I said, the actual game play is pretty basic with constant acceleration and the only controls are tapping on the right and left side to turn your car. I would love to see the accelerometer used for turning right and left as well. Check out the official Nokia video below to see a bit of the game in action and download it now for your device while it is still free.