Wow, not the most photo-realistic graphics in the world, but the handling, and physics of the game are unreal!!!

User Rating: 9 | Live for Speed PC
By titchster | Review Date:
Where to start... When you first look at the game, the graphics don't seem as relistic as them of rivals such as NFS: Pro Street, or Test Drive: Unlimited, but once you start to play the game, the graphics are the last thing you think about, you suddenly realise how realistically the cars handle, being able to kick the clutch as you enter a corner, then perfectly control a drift gains some big grins on my part, even gaining lift-off oversteer in the FWD cars is sooo much fun.
However, the real fun begins on the Multiplayer mode IMO, the community is just alive with great people, and they are usually willing to help out, sending you a set up for a car to get you started, or explaining how things work, etc. There are also a variety of different servers....
Drift servers - The obvious, go around the track, earning points for your sideways manouvers, and showing off to any spectating members.
Drag servers - Another obvious server, wait until your name shows up at the top of the screen, stage, then wait for the green lights, and let rip...
Race servers - Just race against the other members, in a normal race, trying to win the race.
Cruise servers - The name is not so obvious in these servers, basically, the circuit is split into 2 sides, ie, road lanes, you then drive round these 'obeying' ;) the speed limits, and keeping out of the way of others, there are also sometimes Police Officers keeping an eye on a particular area of the circuit, watching for any dangerous drivers, as you drive round, earning money, gaining you the ability to buy better, faster cars.

Another thing that this game has, that numerous others haven't is damage, when you crash, the appropriate area of the vehicle gains an appropriate amount of damage.

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