Moscow Racer

Moscow Racer
DeveloperiRS Games Studio
PublisherAkella
ProducerAlexey Cardo
PlatformWindows
ReleaseApril 2009
GenreRacing
ModeSingle-player

Moscow Racer is a simulation racing video game developed by iRS Games Studio and published by Akella that is set in Moscow at street level. It was released exclusively in Russia in April 2009.

The game received the “Debut of the Year 2008” award at the Russian Game Developers' Conference and placed in the top 10 best-selling videogames in Russia for several months, though the game received generally poor to average reviews.[1][2][3][4]

The game is a Windows exclusive and was developed and published by Moscow-based companies.[5]

Announcement

The game was announced in October 2007 alongside a video trailer and an early technical demo release.[6][7][8][9]

In the game's first press-release, Alexey Cardo, the game's producer, stated "We completely understand that we won't make an absolutely top-level game from the very first step ... What we are going to do is to create a series of good and dynamic racing games." and elaborated that after several further installations in the series, the company would produce "products of world-best quality".[7]

Pre-release versions of Moscow Racer were shown at a number of public events, including the 2008 E3 Expo.[10][11][12]

Expos

Moscow Racer was previewed at the following automotive and videogame events before its release:

1. Game Developers Conference Russia, April 2008[13]

2. Tuning Days, May 2008[14]

3. Super Car & Bike Show, May 2008[15]

5. Arena Drive Festival, June 2008[16]

6. AutoExotica, July 2008[16][17]

7. Moscow International Auto Show, August 2008[18][19]

Release, reception and sales

Moscow Racer was released in Russia in April 2009, about a year later than expected, and received generally poor to average ratings from critics, ranging from 3.2/10 to 7.3/10.[2][3][4] The game was not released outside of Russia.

The game remained in Akella's top 10 bestsellers for five months after its release (April 2009 to August 2009), hovering between 8th and 10th place.[20][21][22][23]

Moscow Racer reached the top 10 in sales with the following Russian distributors:

  • SOYUZ: 4th place (sales charts from April 20, 2009)[24]
  • Nastroeniye: 6th place (sales charts from May 21, 2009)[25]
  • Hit-Zona: 6th place (sales charts from May 21, 2009)[25]

Successors

Rally Raid 2009: Road to Dakar (unreleased)

In July 2008, iRS Games announced another racing game that focused on KAMAZ rally trucks and the Dakar Rally. It was announced that the game would be "a simulator of racing through African continent, developed to support the KAMAZ rally team".[26][27][28] As of August 2026, the game has not been published and no updates regarding the game's presumed cancellation have been given to the general public.

Moscow Racer: Auto Legends of the USSR

In December 2010, iRS Studio and Akella released a remake of the original game that focused on soviet cars from the 1940s to the 1970s.[29][30][31]

References

  1. ↑ Akella publishing company`s official site, description of the Moscow Racer, — http://ru.akella.com/Game.aspx?id=1947 Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Moscow Racer Review". AG. April 20, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Moscow Racer: Обзор" [Moscow Racer: Review]. GameGuru. May 29, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Moscow Racer Review". BestGamer. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ Gennadi Rykov (April 13, 2009). "Moscow Racer едет в магазины" [Moscow Racer goes on sale]. PlayGround. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Moscow racer". YouTube. October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Аркадные гонки Moscow Racer" [Moscow Arcade Racer]. GameTech. October 2, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ Vladimir Goryachev (October 2, 2007). "Гонки по Рублевке" [Racing through Rublyovka]. AG. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Moscow Racer в разработке" [Moscow Racer in development]. CNews. April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  10. ↑ Charles Onyett (July 16, 2008). "E3 2008: Moscow Racer First Look". IGN. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  11. ↑ John M. Guilfoil (12 July 2008). "Before E3: Akella's under-the-radar 'Moscow Racer'". Blast. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  12. ↑ Gabriel Vega (July 17, 2008). "E3 2008 Day 03". NeoSeeker. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  13. ↑ Akella publishing company, official site http://ru.akella.com/News.aspx?id=1483 Archived 2017-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Moscow Racer at the Tuning Days show http://ru.akella.com/Page.aspx?id=mrace2
  15. ↑ Auto.ru — «Moscow Racer at the Allianz Super Car & Bike show» http://home.auto.ru/blog/87
  16. 1 2 WhatCar.ru, the What Car? magazine russian edition — — «300 km/h at the center of Moscow!» http://www.whatcar.ru/text/5119233.html
  17. ↑ Akella — Moscow Racer at the «Autoexotica» mega show: how it was http://ru.akella.com/Page.aspx?id=mrace4
  18. ↑ Авто.ру — Moscow Racer: the open test drive and tournament at the Moscow Auto Show [link removed]
  19. ↑ Akella, — Moscow Racer and Auto.ru at the Moscow Auto Show http://ru.akella.com/News.aspx?id=1746 Archived 2017-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ "Российские чарты продаж и релизы за апрель 2009" [Sales Ratings in Russia for April 2009]. DTF. May 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Российские чарты продаж и релизы за май 2009" [Sales Ratings in Russia for May 2009]. DTF. June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Российские чарты продаж и релизы за июнь 2009" [Sales Ratings in Russia for June 2009]. DTF. July 22, 2009. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Российские чарты продаж и релизы за август 2009" [Sales Ratings in Russia for August 2009]. DTF. September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Игровые хит-парады со всего мира на 20 апреля 2009 года" [Gaming hit sales from around the world - April 20, 2009]. DTF. April 20, 2009. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  25. 1 2 "Игровые хит-парады со всего мира на 21 мая 2009 года" [Gaming hit sales from around the world - May 21, 2009]. DTF. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Быстрая дорога в дюнах" [Fast road through dunes]. DTF. July 8, 2008. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Ралли Рейд 2009: дорога на Дакар - новый проект студии IRS Games" [Rally Raid 2009: The Road to Dakar — the new project of the IRS Games studio]. GameTech. July 7, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  28. ↑ "Виртуальная дорога на Дакар" [Virtual road to Dakar]. AG. July 7, 2008. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  29. ↑ "The official Moscow Racer site". MoscowRacer.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  30. ↑ ""Moscow Racer: Автолегенды СССР" в печати" ["Moscow Racer: Auto Legends of the USSR" goes gold]. CNews. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Притягательное ретро" [An attractive Retro]. Akella. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
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