'Real Racing 2' Hits Mac App Store with iPhone Controls

MacRumors · Dec 22, 2011, 09:43 AM

Australian developer Firemint, acquired by Electronic Arts earlier this year, has moved its highly-acclaimed iOS game Real Racing 2 to the Mac, launching the title in the Mac App Store.

Among the notable features of the Mac version is the ability for owners of iOS versions of the game to control the Mac version using the touch and tilt capabilities of their mobile devices.

Quote:

- Test your racing prowess on a 16 car grid against highly skilled AI drivers.
- Select from 30 officially licensed cars including the 2010 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500, 2010 Nissan GT-R (R35), 2012 McLaren MP4-12C, and more!
- Work your way from rookie to pro in a robust Career Mode, offering 10 hours of racing enjoyment. Jump into a Quick Race for instant fun - or battle against the clock in Time Trial Mode.
- Race in 15 beautiful locations, with 40 miles of highly detailed race tracks, speedways and city circuits - including twilight and night races.
- Touch or tilt to steer with your iPhone, iPad - or Mac controls. This innovative control system lets you customize options to fit your personal driving style.
- Experience the intensity of head-to-head racing with 5 unique camera angles and breath-taking graphics powered by Firemint's exclusive high performance Mint3D(TM) engine.
- Purchase Real Racing 2 currency to progress even faster!

While the iPhone control is not a unique feature given that other titles like Chopper 2 have had such functionality for some time, Real Racing 2 is a popular iOS game and will no doubt attract fans on the Mac platform as well.

Real Racing 2 for Mac is priced at $12.99.

Article Link: 'Real Racing 2' Hits Mac App Store with iPhone Controls

ghostlines · Dec 22, 2011, 09:48 AM

This is pretty cool, maybe this will boost even more developers to build Mac games.

mattwolfmatt · Dec 22, 2011, 10:18 AM

Pretty nice, it works well. Just make sure you turn off auto off on your phone. 3 minutes in the race and steering goes dead.

mactmaster · Dec 22, 2011, 10:23 AM

I know what I'm doing when I get home today! I like examples like these where Apple's developer ecosystem allows for these type of cool integration.

charlituna · Dec 22, 2011, 10:41 AM

Seems to me that all that is left in either version is a way to link up with folks not in the room with you and race each other.

The info mentions up to 16 AI cars, so instead this could be up to 16 Game Center (or whatever) connected cars with AI filling in any empty slots.

Heck for that matter, Game Center integration into Mac versions of the games would also be a nice touch. Plus making sure the play each other goes across versions. So I can be playing on my Mac but my brother across country could be on his iPad and my cousin on his Apple TV and iPhone and we are in one game.

ArtOfWarfare · Dec 22, 2011, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlituna

Seems to me that all that is left in either version is a way to link up with folks not in the room with you and race each other.

The info mentions up to 16 AI cars, so instead this could be up to 16 Game Center (or whatever) connected cars with AI filling in any empty slots.

Heck for that matter, Game Center integration into Mac versions of the games would also be a nice touch. Plus making sure the play each other goes across versions. So I can be playing on my Mac but my brother across country could be on his iPad and my cousin on his Apple TV and iPhone and we are in one game.

The lack of Game Center on Mac OS X is Apple's own shortcoming. Additionally, Game Center can't connect that many players together.

But I agree that in any racing game they aught to include multiplayer between computers... and across platforms.

PC Chopath · Dec 22, 2011, 10:55 AM

wow, racing games with stunning graphics that I had never seen before.
Btw, When Electronics Arts & Transgaming come to Mac 2012.
Battlefield: Bad Company 3!! lol

commander.data · Dec 22, 2011, 11:04 AM

Firemint also launched Real Racing 2 and Spy Mouse on Android. Looks like they are dabbling in the dark side. I'm guessing the next keynote rehearsal will be a bit tense.

The Economist · 12:37 PM

I was going to buy it but then I realized that while it's only $0.99 for iOS, the expect us, Mac users, to fork out $12.99 for what is basically a port from iOS to OS X.

The same number of tracks, the same number of cars, pretty much the same game.

I have the money but I also have a brain. Thanks but no thanks.

Keebler · Dec 22, 2011, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Economist

I was going to buy it but then I realized that while it's only $0.99 for iOS, the expect us, Mac users, to fork out $12.99 for what is basically a port from iOS to OS X.

The same number of tracks, the same number of cars, pretty much the same game.

I have the money but I also have a brain. Thanks but no thanks.

On one hand, I hear you - it's another take on the pocketbook.

But on the other hand, for me personally, the value of this game in terms of continuous play is well worth it.

Before the app store / mac store etc.. , we had to buy boxed games for $40 - $100 and they probably weren't nearly as good or had the same amount of 'play time'.

Sure, it's another $13, but think of how much one can play this game?

Imho, it's not a bad price.

badpompous · Dec 22, 2011, 02:09 PM

This is cool - just got it and tried it and its designed along a lot of the same principles as Flypad: www.getflypad.com.

We're designing this so that you can use any smartphone (iOS or Android) or your iPad, to control any driving games that are already on the PC/Mac, including NFS & DiRT3.

Firemint has done an awesome job though.

chrf097 · Dec 22, 2011, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keebler

On one hand, I hear you - it's another take on the pocketbook.

But on the other hand, for me personally, the value of this game in terms of continuous play is well worth it.

Before the app store / mac store etc.. , we had to buy boxed games for $40 - $100 and they probably weren't nearly as good or had the same amount of 'play time'.

Sure, it's another $13, but think of how much one can play this game?

Imho, it's not a bad price.

why pay 13$ when we can get the exact same thing for 1$?

RedTomato · Dec 22, 2011, 05:41 PM

I'm interested in getting this, but no idea how well it will run on my white Macbook late 2007, with C2D 2.2ghz, Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics, 4GB ram.

Until I get a better idea, it would be unwise to buy. However, if it runs on the iPhone, it *should* be able to run at a broadly similar resolution on the macbook even with intel's POS integrated graphics.

Looking forwards to throwing this up on my projector and controlling via iphone accelerometer.

G5isAlive · Dec 23, 2011, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrf097

why pay 13$ when we can get the exact same thing for 1$?

because its not the same thing?

ignoring the ability to play on a 27" screen with a separate device controlling it is different than squinting at a 4 inch device while moving that device around..

pricing is always partially based on markets, and the two markets are very different in size and buying habits.

feel offended if you want at the price difference, but they are not the exact same thing.

chrf097 · Dec 23, 2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G5isAlive

because its not the same thing?

ignoring the ability to play on a 27" screen with a separate device controlling it is different than squinting at a 4 inch device while moving that device around..

pricing is always partially based on markets, and the two markets are very different in size and buying habits.

feel offended if you want at the price difference, but they are not the exact same thing.

Yet, I can play the exact same game on a 32" screen via iPad Mirroring.

The Economist · 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keebler

On one hand, I hear you - it's another take on the pocketbook.

But on the other hand, for me personally, the value of this game in terms of continuous play is well worth it.

Before the app store / mac store etc.. , we had to buy boxed games for $40 - $100 and they probably weren't nearly as good or had the same amount of 'play time'.

Sure, it's another $13, but think of how much one can play this game?

Imho, it's not a bad price.

I understand. I was very tempted but this is basically a matter of principles. The difference between $12.99 and $0.99 is huge, I take it as an insult. Personally, it's a ripoff.

There was a time when we had to buy boxed games for a Mac but this changed when Steam was finally launched on OS X. Pricing on Steam is fair and you have something that the Mac App Store doesn't have: holiday discounts.

In example, the game 'And Yet It Moves' is priced at $9.99 on Mac App Store, while you can buy it for $2.49 on Steam. Duke Nukem Forever is $19.99 with Apple while you can buy it for $9.99 on Steam, etc. So, when EA wants 13-times the price of the iOS version for the Mac version, I kindly say no and give them the finger.

Anyway, each to their own.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedTomato

I'm interested in getting this, but no idea how well it will run on my white Macbook late 2007, with C2D 2.2ghz, Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics, 4GB ram.

Until I get a better idea, it would be unwise to buy. However, if it runs on the iPhone, it *should* be able to run at a broadly similar resolution on the macbook even with intel's POS integrated graphics.

Looking forwards to throwing this up on my projector and controlling via iphone accelerometer.

I seriously doubt it will run on Intel's integrated graphics. Most games on the Mac don't support them.

Roy G Biv · 08:33 PM

The Economist, the irony of your logic is profound (you call yourself 'The Economist'). You berate the value of a desktop game by comparing it to a great sale price on its portable counterpart. Yes, $0.99 is a fantastic value--it's probably under-valued; so to use it as a measure of worth against the desktop version is unfair and rather inane.

Stop giving companies your middle finger, The Econmist, and consider supporting their hard work. Or try reading a book or magazine, like "The Economist".

DirtyDawg · Jan 31, 2012, 06:38 AM

Can anyone tell me please if the new iMac 27" with the AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB graphics card will work with the new MAC version of this game? You really never know in my opinion whether the requirements that are set out in the listings are "minimal" requirements or what. If they are minimal, then I still need help determining whether this graphics card meets the minimal requirements. I realize that my 512MB meets them, but I have no idea rather AMD graphics meets the minimal or not. I just purchased this machine at the end of 2011. Thanks for your time.

simX · Dec 22, 2011, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Economist

I understand. I was very tempted but this is basically a matter of principles. The difference between $12.99 and $0.99 is huge, I take it as an insult. Personally, it's a ripoff.

There was a time when we had to buy boxed games for a Mac but this changed when Steam was finally launched on OS X. Pricing on Steam is fair and you have something that the Mac App Store doesn't have: holiday discounts.

In example, the game 'And Yet It Moves' is priced at $9.99 on Mac App Store, while you can buy it for $2.49 on Steam. Duke Nukem Forever is $19.99 with Apple while you can buy it for $9.99 on Steam, etc. So, when EA wants 13-times the price of the iOS version for the Mac version, I kindly say no and give them the finger.

So, not only are you too cheap to pay for a $13 game, but even you agree that lower-quality games for the Mac used to be $40-100. And then you say you prefer Steam because they have significant holiday *discounts*, so you're not even willing to pay the full $10!

Basically, what I hear you saying is, "GIMME GIMME FREE FREE".

MrSmith · Dec 25, 2011, 04:50 AM

I can control the game on my Mac with my Touch? How do I do that?

tony285 · Jan 5, 2012, 10:25 PM

Wow! I like it so much

archrenov8 · Jan 22, 2012, 11:43 AM

It seems that for a brief time anyway, the app is on sale for $5.99 in the App Store.

TurboMoses · Jan 25, 2012, 06:21 PM

Wow! This is like a combination of console and desktop gaming. On iOS?! Who'da thunkit. Keep it up!

jamewhite86 · 01:23 AM

Ttracks, speedways and city circuits - including twilight and night races. Touch or tilt to steer with your iPhone, iPad - or Mac controls. This innovative control system lets you customize options to fit your personal driving style.thanks for sharing the information.

chorner · Dec 28, 2012, 10:14 PM

Just downloaded this game for fun on a 15" MacBook Pro Retina... lol mildly entertaining, and pretty bad graphics -- by comparison with Windows games on top-notch hardware anyhow.

The fans don't even push past the minimum speed and the machine doesn't even warm up as much as when playing a Flash movie haha pretty low-requirements for the app. I'd guess it runs just fine off the HD4000 Intel graphics chip.

Dec 22, 2011, 09:48 AM	#2
ghostlines macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Amsterdam	Nice This is pretty cool, maybe this will boost even more developers to build Mac games. __________________ How do u like dem Apples? {} Aluminum Macbook 2.4Ghz,8GB RAM, 120GB SSD; iPad 3; Mac Mini '11; iPhone4s; AppleTV2; iPod Nano 7
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Dec 22, 2011, 10:18 AM	#3
mattwolfmatt macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	Pretty nice, it works well. Just make sure you turn off auto off on your phone. 3 minutes in the race and steering goes dead. __________________ There should be a sarcasm font.
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Dec 22, 2011, 12:20 PM	#9
The Economist macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mexico	I was going to buy it but then I realized that while it's only $0.99 for iOS, the expect us, Mac users, to fork out $12.99 for what is basically a port from iOS to OS X. The same number of tracks, the same number of cars, pretty much the same game. I have the money but I also have a brain. Thanks but no thanks. Last edited by The Economist; Dec 22, 2011 at 12:37 PM.
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Dec 22, 2011, 02:09 PM	#11
badpompous macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2011	Flypad does the same thing This is cool - just got it and tried it and its designed along a lot of the same principles as Flypad: www.getflypad.com. We're designing this so that you can use any smartphone (iOS or Android) or your iPad, to control any driving games that are already on the PC/Mac, including NFS & DiRT3. Firemint has done an awesome job though.
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Dec 22, 2011, 08:21 PM	#17
Roy G Biv macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2010	The Economist, the irony of your logic is profound (you call yourself 'The Economist'). You berate the value of a desktop game by comparing it to a great sale price on its portable counterpart. Yes, $0.99 is a fantastic value--it's probably under-valued; so to use it as a measure of worth against the desktop version is unfair and rather inane. Stop giving companies your middle finger, The Econmist, and consider supporting their hard work. Or try reading a book or magazine, like "The Economist". Last edited by Roy G Biv; Dec 22, 2011 at 08:33 PM.
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Dec 22, 2011, 10:23 AM	#4
mactmaster macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	I know what I'm doing when I get home today! I like examples like these where Apple's developer ecosystem allows for these type of cool integration.
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Dec 22, 2011, 10:41 AM	#5
charlituna macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Seems to me that all that is left in either version is a way to link up with folks not in the room with you and race each other. The info mentions up to 16 AI cars, so instead this could be up to 16 Game Center (or whatever) connected cars with AI filling in any empty slots. Heck for that matter, Game Center integration into Mac versions of the games would also be a nice touch. Plus making sure the play each other goes across versions. So I can be playing on my Mac but my brother across country could be on his iPad and my cousin on his Apple TV and iPhone and we are in one game.
	2

Dec 22, 2011, 10:55 AM	#7
PC Chopath macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Neverland	wow, racing games with stunning graphics that I had never seen before. Btw, When Electronics Arts & Transgaming come to Mac 2012. Battlefield: Bad Company 3!! lol
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Dec 22, 2011, 11:04 AM	#8
commander.data macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006	Firemint also launched Real Racing 2 and Spy Mouse on Android. Looks like they are dabbling in the dark side. I'm guessing the next keynote rehearsal will be a bit tense.
	1

Dec 22, 2011, 05:41 PM	#13
RedTomato macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: .. London ..	I'm interested in getting this, but no idea how well it will run on my white Macbook late 2007, with C2D 2.2ghz, Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics, 4GB ram. Until I get a better idea, it would be unwise to buy. However, if it runs on the iPhone, it should be able to run at a broadly similar resolution on the macbook even with intel's POS integrated graphics. Looking forwards to throwing this up on my projector and controlling via iphone accelerometer.
	0

Jan 31, 2012, 06:38 AM	#18
DirtyDawg macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2012	A little info please Can anyone tell me please if the new iMac 27" with the AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB graphics card will work with the new MAC version of this game? You really never know in my opinion whether the requirements that are set out in the listings are "minimal" requirements or what. If they are minimal, then I still need help determining whether this graphics card meets the minimal requirements. I realize that my 512MB meets them, but I have no idea rather AMD graphics meets the minimal or not. I just purchased this machine at the end of 2011. Thanks for your time.
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Dec 25, 2011, 04:50 AM	#20
MrSmith macrumors 68030 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Japan	I can control the game on my Mac with my Touch? How do I do that? __________________ They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dream Our path emerges for awhile, then closes within a dream. Ernest Dowson
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Jan 5, 2012, 10:25 PM	#21
tony285 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2012	I like itttttttt Wow! I like it so much __________________ hong kong florist
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Jan 22, 2012, 11:43 AM	#22
archrenov8 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, NY	It seems that for a brief time anyway, the app is on sale for $5.99 in the App Store.
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Jan 25, 2012, 06:21 PM	#23
TurboMoses macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2012	Wow! This is like a combination of console and desktop gaming. On iOS?! Who'da thunkit. Keep it up!
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Feb 4, 2012, 12:01 AM	#24
jamewhite86 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2012	'Real Racing 2' Hits Mac App Store with iPhone Ttracks, speedways and city circuits - including twilight and night races. Touch or tilt to steer with your iPhone, iPad - or Mac controls. This innovative control system lets you customize options to fit your personal driving style.thanks for sharing the information. __________________ send voice sms \| Bulk sms Last edited by jamewhite86; Feb 14, 2012 at 01:23 AM.
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Dec 28, 2012, 10:14 PM	#25
chorner macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada	Just downloaded this game for fun on a 15" MacBook Pro Retina... lol mildly entertaining, and pretty bad graphics -- by comparison with Windows games on top-notch hardware anyhow. The fans don't even push past the minimum speed and the machine doesn't even warm up as much as when playing a Flash movie haha pretty low-requirements for the app. I'd guess it runs just fine off the HD4000 Intel graphics chip.
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