KOEI has announced that its new combat racer Fatal Inertia will be ready to leave the paddock sometime soon.

The title is for the PS3 and Xbox 360, however, only a date for the 360 version has been given - September 11.

The game takes place in the middle of the 22nd century when mankind’s thirst for excitement has spawned an evolutionary sporting event that draws from the combined disciplines of rally racing, demolition derby and high-performance aeronautics.

In this brave new world of combat racing, gravity-defying machines are no longer confined to the speedways and stadiums of centuries past. In this grand spectacle of racing, the amphitheatre where drivers must prove their superiority is the untamed wilderness.

“KOEI has been at the forefront of creating the most engaging action games, so with Fatal Inertia we’re now lending our action game talents to the racing genre to deliver an experience that is as fun as it is fast”, said Senior Vice President of KOEI Corporation Amos Ip.

“Armed with an eclectic variety of weapons and racing challenges, plus elegant and intuitive driver controls, Fatal Inertia is quite simply bringing high-speed fun and excitement back to the combat racing genre.”