''RS3: Racing Simulation 3'' is a 2002

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developed by Ubi Soft Paris and published by

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. It is a sequel to Monaco Grand Prix: Racing Simulation 2. It released for Microsoft Windows in December 2002. A PlayStation 2 port was released in October of the next year, albeit exclusively in Europe.

Gameplay

''Racing Simulation 3'' is a genericized approximation of the real life

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, but it lacks any officially licensed materials. Drivers and teams are given generic names. Track layouts are often authentic to real-world counterparts, but they are usually attributed to neighboring countries. For example, the

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, Australia is instead located in

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. Despite the previous title being named for the Monaco Grand Prix, ''Racing Simulation 3'' lacks any representation of the Circuit de Monaco.

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