![]() ![]() In Solo, you start out with only some money and a garage. In Career, there is Solo and Online modes. In lieu of discussing the story of the game, since there is none, I will talk about the game modes. It really has a chance of dethroning Gran Turismo 2 as my favorite racing game ever. So I’m giving it an honest to goodness chance here. The videos and screenshots didn’t hurt either. I have heard good things about the series, which is why I even gave it a shot. So I’m going into this like I’m flying blind. Some titles I really end up enjoying (like Burnout) and some I really think are dumb (Need for Speed). I fear racing titles that I don’t know much about because I don’t know what to expect. I will admit, I haven’t played any Project Gotham titles before. And then there’s the Project Gotham Racing series. Burnout 3 made a HUGE impact on the genre, though it can be argued that it’s more of a crash simulator than racing game. Likewise, Need for Speed has a lot of fans, though it appeals to a different crowd. Ridge Racer is a popular series, and has been for a while. Only a few series have come along to challenge the GT dominance. There has since been 3 more Gran Turismo, and it has become the bar that many people (myself included) judge the entire racing genre against. Gran Turismo allowed you to play an “arcade” version (in your own home of course), but the true draw was the simulation mode, where you started out with a crappy car, raced and made more money, and then bought a better car or tricked out your existing car. Late in the 20th Century, the greatest racing game yet was created, and it truly brought racing to a whole new level. ![]() The next step of the evolution came with Virtua Racing, which not only was one of the first polygonal racing titles, but also introduced multiple camera views to the mix. ![]() You had more choices available to you, such as choosing your track and if you wanted the car to be manual or automatic transmission. Still, arcades were the best place to see what was possible with the current technology. You put in your money, and you didn’t have any real choices, you just played.Īs technology progressed, the racing genre evolved. Back near the beginning, one of the most popular games available in the arcades was Pole Position, which was relatively simple. They have changed quite a bit over the years though. Since the early days of gaming, games involving racing cars have been pretty popular. ![]()
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