Which ps3 car racing game to get?

Burnout Paradise / Motorstorm Apocalypse / Dirt 3

I'm fond of both bikes and cars. Also, I want a game that gives me the best general view of the car racing genre.
thanks.

I think the better way to phrase the question is:

What is the game that could act as the best determining factor of whether I like the racing genre or not?

That's why I wanted to know which game could encompass most aspects for the genre. For example, I got FIFA 12 because I thought it'd be the best determining factor. Given that I'm not a fan of most of the sports exhibited in those sim games, I thought soccer would be the best medium to help me decide whether I like the genre because it encompasses aspects from american football, basketball, and hockey.

Now I'm trying to do the same thing with car racing.

Motorstorm is awesome and so is Dirt ... get both if you can...but if you have to choose from either of them I recommmend get Motorstorm ... As you said U like bikes and cars both, I think Motorstorm is for you and the MP is a BLAST !!

I suggest Motorstorm Pacific Rift. It's better than Apocalypse. The graphics are stunning also.

I also heard a lot of people say taht burnout paradise was good. Waht do you guys think>

any ideas

Motorstorm are good games, although for a good view of car racing genre GT5 has that locked down tight. It has NASCAR, Rally, Touring and is the jack of all trades for racing, sure Dirt 3 is better at rally and all but GT5 does a good job at including them all.JohnF111

thanks for the suggestion, but I would like to race with bikes too and it doesn't look like gt5 has them.

is gt5 better than nfs? or burnout paradise? I heard that paradise was good and the open world seems novel.

any other ideas?

Get Motorstorm apocalypse its fun the only bad thing is the storyline is short.

Gran Turismo 5 vs burnout paradise?

I think the better way to phrase the question is:

What is the game that could act as the best determining factor of whether I like the racing genre or not?

That's why I wanted to know which game could encompass most aspects for the genre. For example, I got FIFA 12 because I thought it'd be the best determining factor. Given that I'm not a fan of most of the sports exhibited in those sim games, I thought soccer would be the best medium to help me decide whether I like the genre because it encompasses aspects from american football, basketball, and hockey.

Now I'm trying to do the same thing with car racing.

Gran Turismo 5 vs burnout paradise?

RogueWarriorRPG

You cant compare the 2, one is arcade, the other sim.

It sounds like you should go for Burnout Paradise. Riding bikesin that gameis more fun than in Motorstorm. I'm not sure why people recommend GT5 to you since that is a simulator and not really what you seem to be going for looking at your listedalternatives. I never liked Burnout enough to get it though. For arcaderacing i run NFS Hot Pursuit, Motorstorm 2 and 3.

It sounds like you should go for Burnout Paradise. Riding bikesin that gameis more fun than in Motorstorm. I'm not sure why people recommend GT5 to you since that is a simulator and not really what you seem to be going for looking at your listedalternatives. I never liked Burnout enough to get it though. For arcaderacing i run NFS Hot Pursuit, Motorstorm 2 and 3.

id say motorstorm apocalypse.

but burnout paradise is cheap and dirt 3 is really awesome too

id say motorstorm apocalypse.

but burnout paradise is cheap and dirt 3 is really awesome too

any ideas

Ummm what kind of racing game do you want? Sim genre or Arcade?

If you feel up to the task you can try tackling GT5, but if you are really new to Sims you'll probably not like it.
If you feel up to the Arcade I would go Motorstorm Apocalypse
If you feel up to the Mario Kart go get Modnation Racers.

Burnout Paradise and Motorstorm Apocolypse are arcade racers and are fun but not very realistic.

I haven't played Dirt 3 but I've played Dirt 1 and it was a rally sim which was good but I'm not a great fan of off-road racers.

GT5 is the best sim racer on the PS3, but if you are new to the racing genre then I doubt that you would find it fun, especially when tire wear starts becoming an issue.

You could also try Shift 2 which is a good mix between arcade and sim...

...but if it has to have bikes then I'd probably go for Burnout.

All I play is racing games so here goes:

If you like Mario Kart, check out Blur. It's a solid racer with power-ups and great graphics.

GT5 is fantastic with over 1000 cars and tons of racers online, but the simulation aspect might get boring if you're not an avid gear head.

Shift 1 & 2 are more technical racers, more focus on the dynamics of racing.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is 100% fun, crazy and kinda hectic at the same time.

Dirt 3 is a very realistic off-road racer with cars, buggys and trucks... but I enjoyed Dirt 2 more with a better soundtrack and more stadium races.

Driver San Francisco is a racer / mission / stunt game with tons of activities and stunt challenges.

BUT as for motorcycles.... not alot available. Honestly I would play GTA IV and race the motorcycles online. There are several to choose from and most tracks are within the city, with the exception of a couple wide-open highway races.

Edit: I should add that I haven't played Midnight Club PS3, Burnout Paradise or Motorstorm. I did play Midnight Club on the PSP and liked the handling of the Motorcycles to an extent, high speed through traffic is kind of difficult.

Burnout Paradise, Midnight Club LA, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, and Gran Turismo 5 are the best ones out there imo. I haven't played the Dirt series, but if you like rallying, its a fun game. If you're looking for something to "test the waters," and haven't played any racing games before, MCLA and GT5 might be a bit difficult, but are good games nonetheless. Burnout Paradise and NFHP are a bit easier, appeal to a larger audience, so I'd go with one of those. You can't go wrong with Burnout Paradise though. There's enough content to last you a long time in that game, and it's extremely fun to play both online and offline.dk00111

thanks. I heard that burnout paradise was not really that much of a racing game though? I'm kind of looking for a game that's between sim and those nonrealistic arcade racing games.

I'm actually thinking about getting gran turismo 5. Reason being that since it really is a pure racing game, and things like burnout paradise with all those crashes would probably deter me from whether or not I actually like car racing, not just blowing things up and totaling cars.

Only thing is, do i need to know a lot about cars to be able to perform decently in gt5? Or can anyone just pick it up and learn.

thanks.

[QUOTE="dk00111"]Burnout Paradise, Midnight Club LA, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, and Gran Turismo 5 are the best ones out there imo. I haven't played the Dirt series, but if you like rallying, its a fun game. If you're looking for something to "test the waters," and haven't played any racing games before, MCLA and GT5 might be a bit difficult, but are good games nonetheless. Burnout Paradise and NFHP are a bit easier, appeal to a larger audience, so I'd go with one of those. You can't go wrong with Burnout Paradise though. There's enough content to last you a long time in that game, and it's extremely fun to play both online and offline.RogueWarriorRPG

thanks. I heard that burnout paradise was not really that much of a racing game though? I'm kind of looking for a game that's between sim and those nonrealistic arcade racing games.

I'm actually thinking about getting gran turismo 5. Reason being that since it really is a pure racing game, and things like burnout paradise with all those crashes would probably deter me from whether or not I actually like car racing, not just blowing things up and totaling cars.

Only thing is, do i need to know a lot about cars to be able to perform decently in gt5? Or can anyone just pick it up and learn.

thanks.

RogueWarriorRPG

Usually I get bored with racing games, but Burnout Paradise never seems to fail. The online play is still going strong and alot of variety in there.

I'm actually thinking about getting gran turismo 5. Reason being that since it really is a pure racing game, and things like burnout paradise with all those crashes would probably deter me from whether or not I actually like car racing, not just blowing things up and totaling cars.

Only thing is, do i need to know a lot about cars to be able to perform decently in gt5? Or can anyone just pick it up and learn.

thanks.

RogueWarriorRPG

I highly recommend it, but it isn't for everyone...If you get GT5 and you are new to that strong of a sim genre I highly suggest also getting involved in gtplanet.
People there are great and will help you tune any car for any racing setup (Wheel, HKS, DS3)

I wouldn't call it a pick up and play game...unless you immerse yourself as the driver. When you drive 65 think of actually being on the highway driving 65...Can you really take that 90 degree turn full throttle.

Tuning is major, but in order to be really good at the game you must learn the Driving line and learn to "feather" the throttle and brakes.
But there are always fun simple online rooms like Dirty Shuffle where the main objective is just crash the other driver out of your way with a randomly selected car :p

I'd go with Dirt