Today Lexicon Entertainment announced their upcoming futuristic racing game Voltage. The announcement also came with the information that Voltage is being developed by IBA Group for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. And to top all that off, the first screens of the game were released.

Voltage is a futuristic racing game that will contain RTS elements. The game will put gamers in races that will take place on different planets in the Solar System. The object of the game will be to beat opponents in fast, technologically advanced races in order to become the Solar System’s Best Racer.

Each track in the game will consist of numerous different power-ups. For example, there will be Teleports, Electromagnetic Platforms, Nuclear and Tachyon fuel power-ups. As well as being as to utilize these power-ups, players will be able to search tracks for the best shortcuts to get them closer to being in first place, or to keep themselves there. From the official press release, here are some of the key features of the game.

• Futuristic 3D racing: action set on the planets of the Solar system: Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and the biggest satellites – the Moon and Europa. The picturesque environment is rendered to closely resemble the original conditions of these planets. Futuristic constructions, light sails, factories, storehouses and tunnels enrich the environments.
• Anti-gravity engines: the vehicles are equipped with 3 engine modifications – Electrical, Nuclear and Tachyon. They enable the player to boost the vehicle speed depending on the situation and the availability of a certain fuel type.
• Fuel power-ups: a number of fuel power-ups can be found at every track for use with different engine types. Tachyon fuel is based on a hypothetical subatomic particle that enables traveling faster than the speed of light. Tachyon fuel is used to accelerate the vehicle and push away competitors.
• Bonuses: the Teleport, Flash EMB, Tachyon Scout, Soft Shield and other bonuses are available to both the player and his/her opponents.
• Track features: a total of 15 non-linear tracks on 7 planets add more excitement to the game. There are upper sections of the tracks reachable only at full speed with the help of the Jump and Fly feature and challenging vertical sections that will require the best of racing experience.
• Supporting three modes of play – Championship, Quick Race and Multi-player.

This game looks to be quite similar to Xbox Live Arcade title Mad Tracks. Voltage sounds like it could be a bit of fun, but gamers should reserve judgement until they have seen gameplay footage. Voltage is due for release in the Autumn of 2008 and will be available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.