Race Driver: GRID (PC DVD)

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Product Details

Platform : Windows Vista, Windows XP
Binding : Video Game
EAN : 5024866336290
Product Group : Video Games
Release Date : 2008-05-30

ASIN : B00140CBQG

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Editorial Reviews

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As the all-new racing experience from Codemasters Studios, creators of Colin McRae: DiRT™, Race Driver: GRID is all about the race. Every moment from the adrenalin rush at the start lights to the elation at the chequered flag – the tension, pressure, noise, and action.

Featuring only the most powerful race cars – current and classic, circuit and drift – players will compete to conquer the most prestigious official race tracks and championships and then go beyond to compete in challenging city-based competitions, through to road events and urban street races.

With races crammed with action and incident, high-impact moments will come at you thick and fast, one right after another: engine blows, tyre blow outs, tight overtaking, accidents, opponent cars flipping, spinning, collisions with other cars and trackside objects.

From humble beginnings, earning a few thousand dollars a season, build a feared and respected racing team with a multi-million dollar income and complete at dramatic race locations and dominate a multi-disciplined world of racing.

In Europe, race prestige Marques, including Aston Martin, Koenigsegg and Pagani, on the greatest official race circuits. Enter street competitions and race high-performance V8 muscle cars through iconic U.S. cities including San Francisco, Washington DC and Detroit. In the Far East, Japanese racing culture sets the tone where night races, including Drift racing, take drivers through neon illuminated cities and to outlying mountain roads.

As the antithesis of the box-ticking, plodding single-player race game, Race Driver: GRID delivers a diverse career mode in a persistent world of racing that provides each player with a unique experience as their team writes itself into racing folklore.

Customer Reviews

Extremely poor (2008-10-02)

I've had this game for a week and have it running on a PC with windows XP SP3 and using a Logitech Formula Force EX wheel. Installing the game turned out not to be easy as installation failed a number of times. Although the graphics are quite good the game is virtually unplayable. No matter how I configure the controller and the car, the latter is pretty much uncontrollable and wanders about all over the track. Perhaps if you use an Xbox controller it might work better. If you're into pure racing games I doubt you will enjoy this very much. It's by far the worst example I have ever come across.

superb (2008-09-07)

excellent game across all areas,some people have said poor handling more like you cant drive.lolhandles like a dream ,i use a xbox 360 controller on the demo version and it is flawless,the graphics are outstanding and the game beyond belief .ignore the negative reviews and download the demo ,give it a whirl you will be impressed ,il be buying the game as soon as i have the money.PURE RACING BLISS!!!!! dont just take my word for it ,just play it .even better online guys and girls ;-)

Terrible (2008-08-25)

This game is almost unplayable. Fantastic looks are let down by awful handling and gameplay. One to miss.

Dont be swayed by the graphics (2008-08-14)

A great looking game - with lots of racing options and a huge BUT - the combination of controls and the underlying game race sim are hugely frustrating. It's neither fully arcade or a more reallistic sim - and it suffers for falling between the 2 stools. I have had the game for a week - and really persevered with it - but I've now had enough and it's coming off my hard-drive.The problem is the control when racing, it's extremely difficult to maintain control of the car - and the usual is the end up swaying from side to side crashing into either side of the barrier. To begin with I put it down to my driving style, and tried to correct it by balancing throttle/brake more (After all, flooring it when in a turn should spin you out in some of the cars on offer here) - but it's nowhere near as simple as that. There are options for setting the sensitivity of the steering (linear, dead zone, saturation etc) and sure - you can find a balance there, but I'm finding that I am permanently having to correct the steering to keep a straightish line - and on a lot of car/course combos I'm finding it near impossible. I just cannot race competatively on even the Basic setting.Now - I'm no racing noob either - I have played the TOCA games and the likes of Rally Championship, as well as my all time favourite - GT Legends, I'm used to more accurate driving models, but I'm pulling my hair out with this game - I cannot find the right balance of playing technique / settings to get anything from it.It seems others have had a great time with it - i have had only frustration.

Don't Bother (2008-08-14)

I really looked forward to playing this game but it is impossible to control the steering!.Spent days configuring the settings but it can't be done .Try something else.

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