Probably the best racing game ever and best looking game of this generation.
First its the gameplay variety, There are over 700 cars and nearly 100 tracks to play on( including Nurburgring!!!!!!). just with that its enough to get lost in it, but the Sim Mode takes the word Depth to a whole new level. There is so much to do and you can play for months on end.
As always the Physics and Sound are absolutley top notch. the cars Drive and sound like the real thing and i just think its insane that PD got all the specs for the cars in the game( No wonder it was delayed so long). There are also some really LMAO cars such as the Ford Model T and the Mrecedes Daimler Carrige( which by the way has like 15 HP and has an amazing Top speed of 11 MPH). The soundtrack i thought was better than GT3 but most people disagree, however it has a lot of songs from almost every Genre.
And of course there are the graphics, if i could sum it up in one word it would be amazing. Sometimes your playing the game and you actually feel like your looking at a real-life race. the cars look incredible and the scenery of the tracks look incredibly lifelike and so much like the real thing.
So, this game is just unbelivable, the graphics and the gameplay are so indepth you really have to wonder how the PS2 can pull this kind of power. theres no online play( actually there is a way to play online, all you need is a DSL router, Online Adapter and the program Xlink Kai VII Evolution(Sounds Familiar Huh?) which you can download for free.) but that isnt enough to drag down the best racing game ever and the best looking game of this generation. if you even like racing games a little, you owe it to yourself to grab this one( why not, It's only $20 Now?)