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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Octane}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 23, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 23, 2013}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/224340/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/224340/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
 +
'''Key points'''
 +
{{--}} Stuttering on modern PCs.{{cn}}
 +
{{--}} Online leaderboards for this game have been shut down.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam-sub | 27803 | Steam | Not Available in United States, Mexico, Japan, Canada & China. | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Steam-sub | 27803 | Steam | Not Available in United States, Mexico, Japan, Russia, Canada & China. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Roaming\Activision\Fast & Furious™ - Showdown\}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Activision\Fast & Furious™ - Showdown\}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{--}} The graphics.dat and keybindings.dat configurations is encrypted.
+
{{--}} The following files, {{file|graphics.dat}}, {{file|keybindings.dat}} is encrypted.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Roaming\Activision\Fast & Furious™ - Showdown\save.bin}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Activision\Fast & Furious™ - Showdown\save.bin}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Fast and Furious Showdown video.jpg|Video settings.}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= In-game UI elements are native.
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Main resolutions not listed before 1280x720. See [[#Custom resolution|Custom resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = In-game UI elements are native.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{Key|Alt}}+{{Key|Enter}}.
|borderless windowed        = false
+
|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = always on
+
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] only up from 1x to 16x with no option to turn it off.
+
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] from 1x to 16x with no option to disable.
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                = Called "Half Framerate Lock" in game.
+
|vsync notes                = Called "Half Framerate Lock".
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|60 fps notes              = The character/driver physics animations are capped 30 FPS.
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
|hdr notes                  =  
+
|hdr notes                  = Consoles only.
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Custom resolution===
 +
{{ii}} Main resolutions not listed before 1280x720.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
 +
# Select your desired resolutions in GPUs control panel.
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
 +
Notes:
 +
{{--}} Changing resolution in game options from chosen your desired may crash the game randomly.
 +
{{ii}} The In game UI elements is still native.
 +
{{ii}} The 4:3 resolutions are pillarboxed 16:9 (black borders).
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Force borderless windowed mode|fix=
 +
# Set the game to run in windowed mode in the in-game video settings, make sure it's set to the same resolution as your desktop.
 +
# Close the game. Make sure you haven't set the game to run in compatibility mode for XP nor Vista, the former causes borderless to be glitchy and the latter leads to a crash. Compatibility mode for 7 (if you're running 8+) is fine, should you need it.
 +
# Install [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
 +
# Run the game and wait for it to get to the main menu.
 +
# Run Borderless Gaming, click <code>Fast & Furious: Showdown</code> on the left panel, click the arrow pointing to the right.
 +
# In a few moments the game window should become borderless fullscreen. If Borderless Gaming isn't making the game borderless try running Borderless Gaming as administrator.
 +
{{ii}} If UI elements are clipping off-screen, in Bordlerless Gaming, right-click <code>Fast & Furious: Showdown</code> under <code>Favorites</code>, and check <code>No Size Change</code>.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Fast and Furious Showdown control.jpg|Key bindings.}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = always on
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = Mouse aiming movement is negative.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|button prompts            = Xbox
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects.
+
|separate volume notes    = Music and Sound Effects.
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound notes    = Uses Dolby Surround 7.1 in game.
|subtitles                = true
+
|subtitles                = always on
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = Always on subtitles. No option to disable.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
|royalty free audio        = unknown
+
|royalty free audio        = false
|royalty free audio notes  =  
+
|royalty free audio notes  = Contains rare licensed and Teggo Calderón songs in game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
  |notes    = Retail only.
+
  |notes    = Retail only.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://rozetka.com.ua/ua/forsazh_skhvatka_pc_dvd_box_russkiye_subtitry/p8042695/|title=Форсаж. Сутичка (PC, DVD-box, російські субтитри)|date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Belarusian
+
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
  |notes    = Retail only.
+
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Ukrainian
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    = Retail only.
 
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Armenian
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    = Retail only.
 
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Azerbaijani
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    = Retail only.
 
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Georgian
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    = Retail only.
 
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Kazakh
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    = Retail only.
 
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Kyrgyz
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    = Retail only.
 
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Romanian
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    = Retail only from Moldova.
 
|fan      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = false
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    = Co-op mode was only for console versions.
 +
|lan play            =
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          =
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
===Steam must be running to play this game (SteamAPI_Init() failed)===
 +
{{ii}} The game requires a Steam installation to be played.
 +
 +
===Crashes the game when trying to get to the tunnel entrance on the "Mexico Infiltration" level.===
 +
{{ii}} Updating to later versions of Windows may cause it randomly.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 9
+
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
|windows arm app        = unknown
+
|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = Bullet
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = DTS, Dolby Digital
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP
+
|minOS    = XP, Vista SP2, 7 32-bit, 7 64-bit
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = AMD Phenom X3 8750
 
|minCPU2  = AMD Phenom X3 8750
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|minDX    = 9.0
 
|minDX    = 9.0
  
|recOS    = Vista SP2, 7 32-bit, 7 64-bit
+
|recOS    = 8 32-bit, 8 64-bit
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  

Latest revision as of 09:11, 18 June 2023

Fast & Furious: Showdown
Fast & Furious: Showdown cover
Developers
Firebrand Games
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Octane
Release dates
Windows May 23, 2013
Taxonomy
Genres Racing
Series Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious: Showdown on MobyGames
Fast & Furious: Showdown on Wikipedia
Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious: Showdown 2013
Fast & Furious Crossroads 2020
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R 2021

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Key points

Stuttering on modern PCs.[citation needed]
Online leaderboards for this game have been shut down.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Not Available in United States, Mexico, Japan, Russia, Canada & China.
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Activision\Fast & Furious™ - Showdown\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224340/pfx/[Note 1]
The following files, graphics.dat, keybindings.dat is encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Activision\Fast & Furious™ - Showdown\save.bin
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224340/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Main resolutions not listed before 1280x720. See Custom resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
In-game UI elements are native.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA from 1x to 16x with no option to disable.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Called "Half Framerate Lock".
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
The character/driver physics animations are capped 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Consoles only.

Custom resolution

Main resolutions not listed before 1280x720.
Instructions
  1. Select your desired resolutions in GPUs control panel.
  2. Launch the game.

Notes:

Changing resolution in game options from chosen your desired may crash the game randomly.
The In game UI elements is still native.
The 4:3 resolutions are pillarboxed 16:9 (black borders).

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Force borderless windowed mode
  1. Set the game to run in windowed mode in the in-game video settings, make sure it's set to the same resolution as your desktop.
  2. Close the game. Make sure you haven't set the game to run in compatibility mode for XP nor Vista, the former causes borderless to be glitchy and the latter leads to a crash. Compatibility mode for 7 (if you're running 8+) is fine, should you need it.
  3. Install Borderless Gaming.
  4. Run the game and wait for it to get to the main menu.
  5. Run Borderless Gaming, click Fast & Furious: Showdown on the left panel, click the arrow pointing to the right.
  6. In a few moments the game window should become borderless fullscreen. If Borderless Gaming isn't making the game borderless try running Borderless Gaming as administrator.
If UI elements are clipping off-screen, in Bordlerless Gaming, right-click Fast & Furious: Showdown under Favorites, and check No Size Change.

Input

Key bindings.
Key bindings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Sound Effects.
Surround sound
Uses Dolby Surround 7.1 in game.
Subtitles
Always on subtitles. No option to disable.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Contains rare licensed and Teggo Calderón songs in game.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Retail only.[1]
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Co-op mode was only for console versions.

Issues unresolved

Steam must be running to play this game (SteamAPI_Init() failed)

The game requires a Steam installation to be played.

Crashes the game when trying to get to the tunnel entrance on the "Mexico Infiltration" level.

Updating to later versions of Windows may cause it randomly.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Bullet
Audio DTS, Dolby Digital
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista SP2, 7 32-bit, 7 64-bit
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
AMD Phenom X3 8750
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 4850
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References