TrackMania 2: Canyon is a racing video game developed by Nadeo

Nadeo

Nadeo is a French video game developer, based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris. They are the developers of the TrackMania, QuestMania, ShootMania and Virtual Skipper series of video games....

 and published by Ubisoft

Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....

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The release of TrackMania 2: Canyon was somewhat unusual, with a combination open-beta/preorder available on August 17th. This allowed those who pre-ordered access into the multiplayer beta, with the remainder of the features automatically activated upon the game's release.

Gameplay

TrackMania 2: Canyon features gameplay similar to that of previous games in the series. The player can race on various tracks, with the ability to do stunts in various modes, including a championship and a cooperative mode. The track editor from previous games also returns, and includes a new ability to create customized track pieces, although this feature may not be available at launch. A new "ManiaScript" is being created to help players add new features in the game (tracks, cars.etc.). TrackMania 2: Canyon will be all around one new environment for the series: Canyon.

Future content

According to an interview with a Nadeo developer, Trackmania 2: Canyon will be the first installment of a series of TrackMania 2 titles, and will be followed at some point by Trackmania 2: Valley.

External links

• Official Maniaplanet website