After just buying a £600 digital camera the wife is not going to let me have a PS2 for a while .
Ive played colin mcrae,nascar 4,porsche unleashed etc etc but are there any others out there on the market worth buying????

Cheers
Darren

 

Rally Masters - best tenner (budget label) you'll spend on a driving game.

 

might have to disagree there Daz because a tenner will buy you Grand Prix Legends

Still don't think that there is anything out there that gets close for realistic car physics (plus you get to drive the ring !)

[Edited by Andy Mid. - 10/25/2001 9:42:28 PM]

 

Oops, got to agree - Grand Prix Legends is definitely fantastic.

 

So you've never tried Sportscar GT then?

Asda were flogging it for a fiver a wee while back.

If you get an analogue joypad or steering wheel then this game is superb. I think it failed because it was too realistic, ie; if someone tapped your rear corner on a bend then you'll spin out, which for the general game playing world is not what they want.

It is exactly what I want though and it make a great multiplayer game. They even use proper cars, Porshe 911 GT2, BMX, Panoz etc etc.

It has a kind of Gran Turismo feel about it as you earn money to upgrade your car.

There are a few bugs with the game but nothing too serious.

Dave.

 

I'd go along with McMiata Man. SCGT is excellent in standard form, plus there's an active community that is developing new cars and circuits all the time. It's closely related to F1 2001, so there is a good chance that soon we'll have SCGT 2 using the base of F! 2001 with proper sports cars.

 

GPL, by a long shot

The Rally Trophy demo has the best rallying physics I've experienced to date, very similar to GPL in this respect. Full game should be out by Xmas...hopefully

But with all these things that are more simulator than game, be prepared to put in a lot of hours to be competitive

Richard

 

Dowser,

We get Rally Trophy next week (some places even say today) in the UK.

 

XRS

Are you sure? It'll be cool if true, but there's no mention of a release date yet from the official forum at http://forum.jowood.com.

I almost hope it's not true, otherwise they'll only be able to fix some controller issues (that have surfaced since the demo was released) with a patch....

Cheers
Richard

 

Viper Racing is damn good once you buy a few bits for the car - very realistic handling.
I like test drive 5 too cos I can drive Edinburgh in it.. sort of.

 

Have a look here guys.

http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/productpage.asp?ProductCode=RM0097

Get your order in!

I have seen it elsewhere available from today (but can't remember where for now).

 

Played the JoWood game - in demo form. Founnd it to be quite tedious really. Nothing new.

-DV

 

I think GP3 is still one of the best - also, Colin McRae Rally 1 is still a really good sim, the graphics are old hat now but the driving is brillo

Matt

 

Need For Speed 5 - you can download 22b's STi's etc from the NFS wen site - great game!

Neil

www.scoobyworld.co.uk

 

XRS, can you give me a web add for these "active" guys as I can never find goof info on SCGT. Thanks.

 

haha, that should of course be "good" info lol.

 

I'll give you one here, and then see if I can send you a few of my favourites by e-mail.

http://www.speedsims.com/


I guess you could be interested inpainting a few cars for this game? They are always crying out for good artists/

 

McMiata Man,

I just thought (now my brain is wine of the red liquid) the exe file I sent you is for when you have done the ban_scene_mas update - it won't work otherwise.

I haven't tried racing over the net - my connection at home is consistently slow, and I'm not sure whether people are using modified cars or not!!

I tried the GP 500 accident mode at Imola, and my son and I had a great laugh following all the bikes and riders through the air!

I'll dig out a few piccies of the scoob when I get home.

Cheers

XRS

ps talk21 refuses to send my emails this morning.

 

Rally Trophy release date is 16/11/2001.

Car List;

1) Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.6 HF
2) Alfa Romeo Gulia GT
3) Fiat 600 Abarth
4) Lancia Stratos
5) Renault Alpine A 110
6) Volvo Amazon
7) Saab 96 V4
8) Opel Kadett Rally Coupe
9) Mini Cooper 1275S
10) Ford Escort MK1 RS 2000
11) Ford Lotus Cortina

Can't wait

Richard

 

Any idea which ones work with Steering Wheel controllers, esp force feedback ones
eg Microsoft Force Feedback Steering wheel

 

AAAAAH Volvo Amazon... Sweet.
My younger brother had I had one that we kinda wore out.

Sideways bonanza. In style...the gearlever must've been at least 2 ft long.

/J