Solid Street Racer
User Rating: 7.1 | Street Racing Syndicate XBOX
i have heard many bad things from SRS but the truth is that this is a SOLID street racer that looks respectable and controls very well. at first i thought the graphics were terrible. and for an xbox game, it isn't too good. the car models look very bland. but the streets do look cool, although they are a little too "shiny" making it look like ice rather than concrete. where the game gets good is in the actual racing. the controls are very good, not to arcadey_but to realistic either. the controls are what make this game fun. you won't be spinning out every 5 seconds. this game does take alot of things from nfs underground such as the shiny ground. but they are both difference in many ways. one bad thing about SRS is that, there no real sense of speed even when you are going at top speeds... (140+ mph) the music in SRS may annoy many ppl..sometimes i get annoyed by them although i listen to rap. its just very annoying i found the girlfriend gimmick to be useless...its just a way of attracting kids if you are buying the game for the girlfriend gimmick, please save yourself some cash and go buy something at your local videoshop. while the gameplay itself is solid, i found the interface to be very annoying. small and late to re-act and just plain ugly. i dont think namco changed it since acquiring the license from 3D0. the cop chases are pretty much useless too. overall i'd say SRS is a solid racer that controls well but has some serious issues as well. i'd say buy it only if your looking for a racer to hold you up 'til nfs underground 2 
