
There will also be 34 different race track locations with a total of 90 different raceable layouts-you'll find all of these in World Circuits. (We were told the reason is that players could have different parts installed on the car, and facilitating sharing was too complicated.)

Despite an always-online requirement-necessary to prevent people from cheating with their saved games, Yamauchi says-the only way to share a setup is to take a screenshot and share that image. What won't be easy is sharing your setups with other players. Each car has an expansive tuning menu, and a "measure" function simulates the effect of your tweaks in real time-something Yamauchi likens to a mini-game. There are hundreds of custom parts you can add to a car some add performance, while others are more cosmetic, like new wing endplanes or different-colored brake calipers.


The return of customization and tuning will no doubt be welcomed by many.
