Newest must get driving sim right here!
Overall I am quite pleased with this title even though I was a little turned away from the demo, (due to the tough control sceme for the gamepad I was using at the time). I did give this game a second try with a different peripheral .
Controls: Well, this game / sim is very unforgiving on button mashing, in fact if you are using a game pad you must as well ensure that you tie in the analogs to your steering, throttle and braking. Each of these nuances do take take some finesse. Your best bet is getting a wheel / pedal setup. Some swear by Logitech's Momo wheel, I myself use the thrustmaster Ferrari GT2 racing wheel, and it responds just fine.
Graphics: Low end cards may have alot of problems pull out some of the nice glitz, and glare GTR2 has to offer, but of course that goes both ways, I do wish for more support allowing more tweak settings for a higher end card. Like when it comes to AA / HDR and whatever else tickles my fancy. Otherwise the damage effects really do this game nice along with weather.
Sound: Audio, not too bad you can tell the difference in cars coming up on you, nothing groundbreaking, but its a nice tie in knowing you got some decent sound effects that can be tuned up to your liking.
Stability: One crash, and that is it this could have been a drivers issue with my X1950XTX's video drivers, but after trying out a different set of drivers the issue never occurred again.
Multiplayer: Not bad, you can get enough in game, and not have any performance issues in a race. Overall very impressed with the stablity of the netcode.
Overall, I have to give kudos to the development staff for really doing this game justice in this inhabited genre. This sim / game isn't for the weak at heart, you have to learn the lay of the roads, and the quirks for the vehicle you use. Example the Viper's high end torque in full sim mode, will cause you to either scrub the tires wearing them down to the rim, or causing a complete spin out. So caution must be checked when applying throttle to that vehicle.
I suggest a wheel for this to get the best out of this title.