GRID
by Codemasters
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Product Summary
Brand: CodemastersFormat: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2008-06-03
Platform: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: SGRIDCDUS00
Publisher: Codemasters
Product features:
- Contains 3 distinct regions featuring US, Japan and Europe
- 3 distinct racing styles that include Muscle cars, city racing, drift racing, traditional circuit racing
- Progress and create your own race team, hire co-drivers, and attract real-life big sponsors
- 20 car grids, bigger than any other racing game, fully licensed cars and tracks, all fully damageable
- Slicker, sexier, presentation similar to a Hollywood film
Video Game Reviews of GRID
Customer Review: An Extreme rush of all out Racing!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am all about racing, airplane games and most recently first person shooters like COD, but my number one game type is racing. GRID hits the mark for me in just about every category and then some. It's neither a full blown Sim nor a full blown arcade race game. It falls somewhere in between and will lean slightly to the Sim side but not all the way. I thought Test Drive Unlimited was the end all to race games for the moment once I got it. It was a total eye candy game along with free roam, selection of cars and the way they drive I thought this is the top of the heap until I bought GRID and it blew that theory right out of the water.
If you are a total Sim gamer you will probably dislike this game unless you also enjoy arcade type racing games. If your PC is moderate or not up to snuff you are going to miss out on some of the eye candy and playability of the game. When running it with low to medium settings not having tire marks, crowds and shadows makes the game seem like something's just not right. So keep that in mind.
Graphically speaking it is one of the best looking race games I have seen yet. When watching the replays it is as if you are actually watching it on television no exaggeration there! Not to mention the game play looks the same no skimping between replay quality and actual in game visuals. But this game is not just about looking good it plays as well as it looks to me anyway.
I saw a lot of complaints on the web from gamers ragging about the way the cars handled, drove and the instabilities. I too encountered the same after initially getting the game. It was solved by several things: upgrading my engineering FX graphics cards to a full blown GTX 280 SLI super-super clocked card and tweaking the dead zones and driving adjustments in the control section. Believe it or not the cars actually drive differently once you have the ability to run the game with high-or ultra high settings and higher resolution. Also playing around with driver aids/assists turning on or off make a difference depending on the type of race you are in. You will need a graphics card that runs close to or above 600MHz core clock and the ability to run anti-aliasing as this game will have jaggies if you don't. Although some of you out there may be able to use a lesser card and it will run with high settings depending on your CPU & GPU combo and operating system etc. After getting it I went back and got DIRT, and it would not run correctly on my setup no matter what resolution setup I tried and graphically is not up to par with GRID anyway. So I got rid of DIRT, bye, bye!
You need to have a little patience when approaching this game although it is not a full blown Sim and cars are "as is" no upgrades or adjustments available other than steering, throttle, and brake adjustments for your steering wheel setup. It may take several adjustment combinations through trail & error to find the sweet spot but it is there.
Once that's all accomplished you will really be enjoying this game. I also own GTR2 and as much as I like it the problem I see with sim games is the lack of feel for speed. It can be over exaggerated in arcade type games but if its done just right-like in GRID you feel like you really are hitting 230mph in a race. That for me is the clincher. I don't mind the over the top exaggeration when it is done correctly because it will accomplish what its meant to do-make you feel like you are racing for real!
Your are going to need at the least a descent steering wheel to fully extract your potential from this game. I would not even dare try it with keyboard & mouse only although you may do well with a gamepad. This game is blazing fast in races, it is the fastest race game I have played with maybe Burnout Dominator as the exception. The damage modeling is the best I have ever seen it tops Toca 3 in my opinion. A few days ago as I thought about writing this review I was going to complain about the lack of Formula 1 or Formula 3000 type racing and what a shame it was not included even though open wheel racing was but with downsized slower Formula looking type cars. I have to change my thoughts now as a have continued to play the game lo and behold I unlocked Formula 3000 racing in the game WOW! So it is there.
So to cut this short before writing a book if you like racing and have been disappointed by games in the past both graphically, driving physics and playability get GRID and never look back. To me this game sets the benchmark for any new race game to follow and if the newer ones do not live up to this one I will steer away from them because once you play GRID anything else that will not raise the bar is just going to pale in comparison.
The downsides of the game: no way to save your replays. No upgrades to cars. No photo mode. Same engine sounds for like cars.
Think TOCA 3 punched up or on steroids and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 pumped up and you have a good idea what this game is all about.
So go get a good racing wheel preferably with throttle and brake pedals, get the game some Jolt cola or Monster and blast off and tear it up!
A final note: the fact that 8 new cars will be announced and available soon for the PC version in the "8-Ball" pack is a real plus!! Race On!
MADMARK
Description of GRID
GRID is all about 40 of the most incredible race cars ever created with the finest AI. GRID is about revolutionary damage to vehicles and environments that affect your race and blow your mind. GRID is about the most complete replay packages, letting you relive the moments of your glory or destruction in jaw-dropping hi-res slow-motion.GRID? Is all about the race- that period from lights to flag; full of tension, pressure, noise, and action.
GRID will take players to beautifully realised and dramatic race locations over three continents to compete in an unprecedented variety of racing events. Packed with the most powerful race cars ? new 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.
In Europe, race gamers will compete on the greatest official tracks in prestige Marques including Aston Martin, Koenigsegg and Pagani. Iconic cities across the U.S. ? including San Francisco, Washington DC and Detroit and each with their own atmosphere and events ? play hosts to diverse street races. Here, high-performance V8 muscle cars set the pace in aggressive closely fought pack competitions.
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. There is also the opportunity to compete in races that operate on the fringes of legality in the back streets and industrial areas of Yokohama.
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