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31 May 2008, 04:04 PM
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I'm sorry but I must be playing a different game to you lot, it's the WORST piece of **** i've ever played. I've put the first race on with the BMW and default settings on normal level and I can't complete the first race as I get knocked off the track every attempt. The handling, or lack of it, is laughable as the car just swivels on a centre point.
The graphics are great, the game play (handling) is staggeringly bad.
The graphics are great, the game play (handling) is staggeringly bad.
31 May 2008, 04:23 PM
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I'm sorry but I must be playing a different game to you lot, it's the WORST piece of **** i've ever played. I've put the first race on with the BMW and default settings on normal level and I can't complete the first race as I get knocked off the track every attempt. The handling, or lack of it, is laughable as the car just swivels on a centre point.
The graphics are great, the game play (handling) is staggeringly bad.
The graphics are great, the game play (handling) is staggeringly bad.
It must be user error
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31 May 2008, 05:11 PM
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the zonda ah the zonda divine.....Handling takes some getting used to but once u get used to it, remember it aint a sim...the midnight g races ha what a giggle as well, as the demolition races, online too bar the numptys, this game has depth
31 May 2008, 05:41 PM
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Handling is fine, the only problem is (as with pgr4) why do they neglect to include a decent bumper cam view instead of the crappy on the floor cam which is fine until you close up on the rear of another car and can't see **** to overtake or corner.
And is it me or is the handbrake disabled on midnight touge?
And is it me or is the handbrake disabled on midnight touge?
31 May 2008, 06:10 PM
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i think my brain is disabled on the midnight touge
got my global licence 30 mins ago
struggling to get the car into the air for 1 sec for the achievement, i have been crashing like a beast and cant seam to "get it up"
got my global licence 30 mins ago
struggling to get the car into the air for 1 sec for the achievement, i have been crashing like a beast and cant seam to "get it up"
31 May 2008, 08:27 PM
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01 June 2008, 02:05 AM
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wow what a game i officialy played it for 12 hours non stop today .. although im finding night time a little infuriating i must admit .. i have skipped 2 le mans just cause i cant get used to the night ..
the game made me decide i want a TVR **** me do they handle nicely ...
the game made me decide i want a TVR **** me do they handle nicely ...
01 June 2008, 03:02 PM
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I'm another who doesn't like - it's just a generic racer... pretty poor in most departments, the graphics are average, tracks are bland and a few badly laid out - Le Mans & Spa being the exceptions.
The AI is a pain, even on Basic - I prefer racing online as its more gentlemanly...
Not keen at all - will be getting traded soon...
The AI is a pain, even on Basic - I prefer racing online as its more gentlemanly...
Not keen at all - will be getting traded soon...
01 June 2008, 09:56 PM
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01 June 2008, 10:53 PM
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Well I was determined not to give up after thinking it was so bad when everyone else was saying otherwise. Went on it last night and after the hassle I had when I first tried it I completed the first race in first place on my first go last night. Couldn't do the drifting though so did race 3 and then went back to the drifting, still can't do it 
Is the demo just these 3 races?
Is the demo just these 3 races?
01 June 2008, 11:33 PM
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Well I was determined not to give up after thinking it was so bad when everyone else was saying otherwise. Went on it last night and after the hassle I had when I first tried it I completed the first race in first place on my first go last night. Couldn't do the drifting though so did race 3 and then went back to the drifting, still can't do it Is the demo just these 3 races?
Is the demo just these 3 races?Messiah's right the AI isn't great however good drivers don't need to worry about AI unless they are lapping somebody
It's not a great game, but it's enjoyable. I've got it on rental so maybe if i'd paid £40 then i'd be a little more critical, however this month rock band got my money
02 June 2008, 07:36 AM
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i managed a 25 combo linked drift in the game and i think i got around 6 million points for it
thing is, the achivement points only unlock for x50 combo
even doing the drifting on extreme mode only sees the other player do a max of around 600k so far
i found the drifting "changes" quite a bit depending on what car you buy, best one for me so far has been the toyota soarer
enter this code into the bonus codes section and get a free pagina zonda
m38572343
was listed as a code for the euro pal copys on a website, worked me me anyway!
iirc one of the achievements is for lapping the full grid in a race? unsure how im going to match that one, not sure what the problem with the ai is? mine seams to be fine. trying to make moves, spinning out, generally acting a hell of a lot better then simple drones driving around a set course
currently have the top bollock team mate with me, had to pay a fortune to sign him on and he wants 70% of his winnings, but he is dam fast in the faster cars, he cant drift for **** mind
he won a 24 hours le mans race for me, shame i crashed out when it got dark
thing is, the achivement points only unlock for x50 combo
even doing the drifting on extreme mode only sees the other player do a max of around 600k so far
i found the drifting "changes" quite a bit depending on what car you buy, best one for me so far has been the toyota soarer
enter this code into the bonus codes section and get a free pagina zonda
m38572343
was listed as a code for the euro pal copys on a website, worked me me anyway!
iirc one of the achievements is for lapping the full grid in a race? unsure how im going to match that one, not sure what the problem with the ai is? mine seams to be fine. trying to make moves, spinning out, generally acting a hell of a lot better then simple drones driving around a set course
currently have the top bollock team mate with me, had to pay a fortune to sign him on and he wants 70% of his winnings, but he is dam fast in the faster cars, he cant drift for **** mind
he won a 24 hours le mans race for me, shame i crashed out when it got dark
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03 June 2008, 11:03 AM
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Has anyone managed to set up a private session yet? I tried last night, and although it let me create it, it gave me no option to set a password like the manual says it should, and when my friend did a search for private games, none were listed.
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03 June 2008, 11:17 AM
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Not tried hosting yet, but can't you limit slots to friends, then hit the xbox button and send a game invite to your friend?
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03 June 2008, 04:53 PM
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I read somewhere but can't remember where, or it's legitimatacy, it was either 500 or 1000 races.
Best I can find is
Best I can find is
regarding the online achievements elite and legend ranks... its worked out on points, by the looks of it you can only gain points, although losing normally gets you zero points,2 player race if your the same rank you get 2 or 3 points a race, for every 10 points you get a star, after 3 stars (what would be the 4th star or 40 points) you go up to the next rank, starts at jr rookie(0), then goes to rookie(40), then advanced rookie(80) and no-one is any higher on the leaderboards so i cant tell u how many points u need for elite and legend (hopefully will have a better idea after a day of playing)
edit again... also if your boosting this make sure to alternate wins, if your both around the same skill level you will make more points in the long run, bad news is i reckon the most points you'll get in an hour is around 25-30
edit again... also if your boosting this make sure to alternate wins, if your both around the same skill level you will make more points in the long run, bad news is i reckon the most points you'll get in an hour is around 25-30
03 June 2008, 05:09 PM
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I'm at Rookie **, its then Adv. Rookie then I think Amateur, Pro, Snr Pro... not seen any higher...
03 June 2008, 05:10 PM
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woohoo
only another 14 trophies to get and i have spanked the game
did the le mans (on pro) and midnight touge race today + the 50x drift multiplier achievement
read on another forum about loads of people getting achives for free when playing multiplayer, something about lag making the game think they had done 1000 miles and 4 achievements unlocking when the game crashes explains why my mate had his "long haul" achievement within 1 hour of getting the game
managed to roll the car 7 times, need to do it another 13 times, cant find a decent "rolly thingy"
thought i had the "gentlmans racer" one all sown up when doing the le mans race, started from the front in the audi, stayed in front, never hit anybody, night came, and just as the night was turning back into daytime, i was thinking "ohh yea, easy street here we come" my fackin team mate crashed into me and span me out
only another 14 trophies to get and i have spanked the game
did the le mans (on pro) and midnight touge race today + the 50x drift multiplier achievement
read on another forum about loads of people getting achives for free when playing multiplayer, something about lag making the game think they had done 1000 miles and 4 achievements unlocking when the game crashes
explains why my mate had his "long haul" achievement within 1 hour of getting the game managed to roll the car 7 times, need to do it another 13 times, cant find a decent "rolly thingy"
thought i had the "gentlmans racer" one all sown up when doing the le mans race, started from the front in the audi, stayed in front, never hit anybody, night came, and just as the night was turning back into daytime, i was thinking "ohh yea, easy street here we come" my fackin team mate crashed into me and span me out
03 June 2008, 05:38 PM
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read on another forum about loads of people getting achives for free when playing multiplayer, something about lag making the game think they had done 1000 miles and 4 achievements unlocking when the game crashes explains why my mate had his "long haul" achievement within 1 hour of getting the game
explains why my mate had his "long haul" achievement within 1 hour of getting the game thought i had the "gentlmans racer" one all sown up when doing the le mans race, started from the front in the audi, stayed in front, never hit anybody, night came, and just as the night was turning back into daytime, i was thinking "ohh yea, easy street here we come" my fackin team mate crashed into me and span me out
I can't seem to get the spin and win, i take it you need to be hit or hit a wall or something to spin out and not just manually drive a donut?
03 June 2008, 05:50 PM
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i have only just realised you can stop the game at any time, do a replay and then use a flashback, i only thought you could use one if you crashed
iirc the spin and win happened to me when somebody slammed me, the camera needs to spin right around as far as i am aware
03 June 2008, 07:36 PM
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i did that with a 20 lap race yesterday (last man standing) but could not be arsed to do 20 laps by myself so switched it off
was thinking last night "wonder how i would get the sunday driving one" and then it clicked
i just parked next to the jump, and whenever somebody jumped off the ramp, i reversed into them as fast as i could, was a doddle lol
04 June 2008, 09:40 AM
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I got Gentleman Driver...
You need to make sure when you get the dialogue box up with the options when selecting the race from your garage, that you have "Pro Mode" switched to on. I could be mistaken but I don't think Le Mans counts anyway as its not a Grid World event.
Easiest place to get it is in the first section of Euro races, pick the touring cars around Spa as it a 1 race event and quite long so you can take your time and pick the opponents off carefully.
You need to make sure when you get the dialogue box up with the options when selecting the race from your garage, that you have "Pro Mode" switched to on. I could be mistaken but I don't think Le Mans counts anyway as its not a Grid World event.
Easiest place to get it is in the first section of Euro races, pick the touring cars around Spa as it a 1 race event and quite long so you can take your time and pick the opponents off carefully.