A game for Automotive Enthusiast to enjoy!
A completely different game from the current "Need for Speed" series, Personally , i LOVE it.
Reading a lot of the current reviews has made me realize how one sided the gaming community has become. Its all about magic, knights, dragons, and dedicating your entire life to your online XP points. Well each to their own i guess, but i think that people have reviewed this game harshly without actually thinking.
Fist of all if you want to fully experience this game, i recommend playing on PC with a wheel and clutch and six speed "H" pattern shifter (such as a "logitech G25"). The game is fairly realistic, but at the same time forgiving. Knowing how to drive a manual helps of course.
Drift mode tends to easily pull you into a drift, but is still a great experience as Trottle control, Clutch kicking, Power-over and the e-brake come into play. The drag races are a hoot, doing massive burn-out's before staging to get your tyres as sticky as possible, how well you do your burn-out oviously affects your time.
The modification of car's could have been done better. It still has the same characteristics as previous series, were you simply click and upgrade pack for $X and off you go. I felt that a slightly more copmplex upgrade feture could have been integrated (Selecting E.G. Turbos T0Z4, GT35r or the ability to choose specific engine work). The tuning is good, gives you options to suit you driving style.
The damage feature is pretty cool, but annoying :( i guess it makes you think twice about how your going to aproach a corner or who you want to take out. Even for minor damage it cost around $3000 to fix.
I am not a fan of EA, they seem to rush all their games to make max $$$ but forget all about the love. However a lot of work went into this game, great graphics, great physics, accurate data. Being a supra owner myself i was suprised that the weight and stats of the car were very accurate.
In summary if you don't know much about cars, or you think you know about cars, but really don't , then this is NOT the game for you. The period of the ricer with their neon lights is over.