Feral Interactive says the racing game GRID 2 Reloaded Edition will be unleashed on the Mac Sept. 25. Developed and published by Codemasters for PC and consoles, it’s the successor to GRID.
When released, the game will be available for download from a variety of digital partner sites worldwide including the Feral Store, Steam and the Mac App Store. A Steam account is required to access online multiplayer features.
Here’s how the game is described: “GRID 2 Reloaded Edition features ‘World Series Racing’, a disruptive new racing league with big ambitions. Players are challenged to become WSR’s star driver and build it into a top motorsport by facing off against rivals in a selection of electrifying competitions. Nerve-jangling duels on mountain roads, drift events through the city streets of Paris, Miami and Hong Kong and high-speed races on renowned GP circuits are all part of the competition.
“GRID 2 Reloaded Edition contains all the additional content previously released for GRID 2, including over 20 additional cars by manufacturers such as Aston Martin, BMW and McLaren.
“The Steam version of GRID 2 Reloaded Edition supports cross-platform online multiplayer modes, including ‘Rivals’, which matches up drivers based on skill, and a stand-alone career mode where XP and in-game cash can be traded for new rides. All versions of the game will include head-to-head split-screen racing and support a wide range of third-party gamepads and driving wheels.”
GRID 2 Reloaded Edition for the Mac will retail on the Mac App Store in North America for US $44.99. Prices will vary slightly for versions of the game sold via other stores. The gamewill be available for download from a variety of digital partner sites worldwide including http://www.feralinteractive.com/, Steam and the Mac App Store.
Minimum system requirements call for a 2.0GHz Intel Mac with at least 4.0GB RAM, 256MB or better graphics card, and Mac OS 10.9.4 or later. The game supports the AMD 4xxx series graphics card or better, the Nvidia 6xxx series graphics card or better and the Intel HD4000 series graphics card or better.