Advantages: Great graphics and all round track fun Disadvantages: Can seem a bit difficult at first
...a different direction for the Need For Speed franchise but a good step in my opinion. The graphics are all round spectacular although the replay camera angles could do with a bit of work. There is a great selection of cars to be chosen which are categorized into 4 different tiers ranging from tier 1's Mazda RX7 upto tier 4's Bugatti Veyron and the Koeninzegg CCX. The track racing is split into different sections, Race, Time Attack, Car battles, Drift ...
Advantages: Amazing graphics and audio, stunning and immersive environments, different racing styles Disadvantages: Will take time to get used to each car
Race Driver Grid is an excellent new offering from those who used to offer us up the TOCA racing games all those years back.
This is a terrific game with numerous different racing styles, glorious graphics, amazing audio and such an addictive speed about it.
The racing varieties available mean that every racer should be covered and with a different feel to each different racing variety you never get bored or feel like you understand the full dynamics ... ...you have raced hard and come first you have the joys of the replay showing it and how accurate your driving style is with the numerous movements of the front wheels but the part that now makes this game even more amazing is that you build points as you gain results which adds such a new slant on this game style that it is likely to open this up to a new market.
So what of the controls? Well this is where this game is stunning...you have different ...
...of racing car games especially gran turismo when you have to earn the liscences and build up your cars to win the races so was a little dissapointed when playing this game when it was released. It doesnt seem anything like the other four titles as for liscencing or car upgrading which dont seem to exist on this game. I also found that there was a limited number of tracks to play on which after a little while gets boring because they are so easy to ... ...cars (the best bit in this game) they were quite good until i realised i couldnt take them to a gargage to upgrade. Its basically buying a car winning a few races on the same track with it.... buying a new car and doing the same thing... game finished. Although the graphics in gameplay were good :O) I ended up selling my game within the first 2 weeks of it being released and wouldnt go there again. ...
Advantages: Graphics, Longevity Disadvantages: Too Easy, Slightly Repetitive
The original Motorstorm is one of the best games I had played for the PS3, so I had no hesitation in buying Pacific Rift. But, I didn't immediately start playing it, I had it for around 3 months before I first played it and from then on I was hooked. The main change that has been made is the introduction of new types of tracks. Air, Fire, Water and Earth. The Air zone has lots of big jumps and is probably my afvourite. The Fire zone is surrounded ... ...lot quick, with the Water zone doing the opposite - cooling down your booster. And finally the Earth zone which has very few jumps. I didn't think these new "Zones" made much of a difference to the game. The other main change is that the game has moved away form every track being full of dull grey, brownish colours. As the front cover shows there are now colourful jungle areas to race through. The graphics in the game are basically the same and there's ...
Advantages: Car Handling Disadvantages: Very Glitched, Repetitive
I was a big fan of the 'Need for Speed : Underground' games, back when all you had to do was get to the starting point and then race. There was no story and there was no running away from the cops every five minutes. After 'Need for Speed : Underground 2' I stopped playing these games. because it moved away from the original idea of the game and because the far better 'Juiced' was on the market. But I finally decided to give one ago and here's the ... ...I was unaware that the 'Need for Speed' games had a story nowadays, so I was surprised when the game started with a cut-scene featuring real actors and actresses. I was sceptical of how much this could add to the game.
The plot to the game is that you are an undercover cop trying to gain the trust of some gangsters involved in the street racing scene, in order to take them down.
The story itself is quite weak to say the least. Each cut-scene usually ...
