Live for Speed (PC)

Live for Speed is a new racing game that is developed by only three people. They are not restricted by publishers, as they are publishing the game themselves using the internet as their delivery medium. The three developers are racing enthusiasts and set out to provide the best racing simulation in the home that they possibly could. With just a single programmer, a single graphics guy, and a single musician/webmaster they've developed a really neat ...
...on their home PC. Live for Speed, in its current form, is based around a touring-car type of structure. Most of the cars that are available are "standard" road-going type cars. Although none of them have licence rights, and so are called something entirely different in the game, there are Toyota Celicas, Vauxhall Astras, and Caterham Sevens to name a few. This is really great, partly because I love touring and rally racing over F1, but it also means ...

DaveD 23.02.2004 · Read full review
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Live for speed. Heard of it? No? I thought not. And to be honest, that’s the biggest shame. There are so many people out there who think that their humble ps2 and a copy of Japans latest export is the best thing since the microchip was invented. This is a call for all you people out there to wake up! Live for speed is definitely a game for driving enthusiasts. It features physics unrivalled by anything this side of Gran Turismo's latest reincarnation. ...
...And this is where live for speed excels - online play. While racing against a few AI cars is fun, nothing beats real people. The mode is easy to navigate, and doesn’t require an A-level in astro-physics to get past the first menu like some do. You just select multiplayer, and then choose from a big drop-down list of 'servers' which you can join. Make your pick, and then you’re away, in the free demo version you can select from one of three cars ...

topgeartom 06.07.2004 · Read full review
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I absolutely love this game. The physics are impressive apart from crashing into the barriers. For some reason you fly backwards or into the air at extreme speeds when you lightly bump them!! I love the way you can make your own skins, i have made many using photoshop cs3 and the lfs viewer software. The cruise servers are great fun. You can get some good police chases going. Cruising in my little mini is great. (they call it a uf 1000 because of ...
...have played, but that can be a bad thing as sometimes people take it far too seriously! Personally, i find the racing gets dull and like to go on the cruise servers, but maybe thats just because im not very good at racing! Its well worth buying the full version, but do try the demo first. Its not for everyone as some people prefer arcadey ps2 style games. As i am now learning to drive myself, i can see that it is realistic, i just wish i had a g25 ...

moss1234 15.07.2008 · Read full review
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Live for Speed, the online racing simulator. This is a serious driving simulator, no arcade modes or cornering at 300mph, you have to do the driving. When you consider that this simulator was developed by team of just 3 people the end result certainly is impressive, you could almost mistake yourself for driving a real car . You can flatspot your tyres, overheat the clutch and stall the engine which few other simulators can offer. It is so realistic, ...
...in finding a new driver in Formula BMW. Unfortunately all of the tracks and most cars are fictional. A small price to pay for such a realistic game. Though you do get to drive the BMW-Sauber F1 06 which is about as close as most of us will get to driving a real formula one car. You can download the sim from the website www.liverforspeed.com, its free to try the demo and costs £24 for the full game. It certainly been the best £24 I'd ever spent. Ensure ...

graham01125et 26.07.2008 · Read full review
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Live for speed is without doubt the best racing sim out there by a long way. LFS boasts having the most realistic physics on the market and has won numerous awards for this. Racing online on LFS is the next best thing to racing in real life. There are loads of parallels between racing in real life and LFS; you would almost think you were racing for real. Most types of racing experiences are covered from Formula one racing to rallycross. You choose ...
...and the sheer immense online experience far makes up for any authenticity issues. Live for speed is the hidden gem in the racing sim market - hard to find but once you've found it your in for the driving experience of your life! Live for speed - indeed. ...

graham0125et 28.10.2007 (29.10.2007) · Read full review
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