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Give it a chance

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: February 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Okay, i got this game from Japan before PS2 was even released anywhere else, so i've had the time to play it quite a bit. At first you won't like this game, but you've gotta give it a chance. The steering is really sensitive, but it doesn't take too long to master. Once you've mastered it the game is actually really fun, especially when you start getting the new tracks and cars. You actually get totally hooked to the game once you start winning. The verses mode is also a lot of fun to mess around with and it's always worth watching the unreal graphics of the replays. Most people will just rule it off as a bad game straight off and never play it again, but then again, most people are morons. So stop judging too quickly, give it a go, and you'll actually have a lot of fun with it.

wait for gt3

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game from Blockbuster last week and I agree with the general consensus that it is way too difficult to control. For the first 3 days i had it i struggled in just getting the car to go in a straight line. After playing with the menu controls and the setup options i finally got the car under rough control (set up all of your suspension options to hard). The graphics are incredible though and there is a pretty good sensation of speed. I didn't think the gameplay itself was that great though. This game only whetted my appetite for GT3.

I got the chance to play this title recently

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 17
Date: November 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I recently got the opportunity to play this game on a business trip to Sony. The review truly fails to point out the serious control problems this game suffers from. Steering control is something to the effect of every tap on the directional pad equating to 15 or 20 degrees of steering wheel position. Tap right once and it adds 15 degrees of steering to the right. You have to tap left to recenter the wheel.

The analog controls just make this harder by apparently equating holding it further to one side or the other the affect achived by tapping on the pad at different rates of speed. The end result being that digital control is much better, and even then what should be a simple task of centering steering is nearly impossible.

Add to this the fact that the road surface seems to have all the friction generating power of oil poured on glass and you have a game which is more frustration than anything else. I suppose that it might be possible to master the control setup, at which point the game might become enjoyable, but the controls bear so little resemblance to actual driving (the difficulty of this is making sure you don't start s-tailing in sweepers and getting the car to go straight down the straightaways) that I still wouldn't call it a good driving game.

what a bunch of whiners!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: March 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I can't believe how much people whine........... This is a fun game BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO MASTER I dont have control...waaaaaaaaah! I cant drive it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! go invent a game that drives for you if you can't appreciate a challenge! Excellent graphics, fun to race and great cars... almost a GT ...... but not quite.....

This game is stupid

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game about 2 days ago and returned it yesterday. THE CONTROLLS ARE TERRIBLE! It feels like the cars are floating. The only reason why it got 2 stars is because the graphics are great and the cars are cool. I can't believe Squaresoft made this. There games are always good. Just wait for Gran Turismo 3.

Gran Turismo Wannabe Crashes and Burns

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the absolutely worse driving game ever. I would rather play Pole Position than this game anyday. The controls are absolutely horrendous, with your car wanting to skid 24-7 on every turn. The in-view camera is even worse. The game attempts to copy Gran Turismo, but the game fails miserably at achieving mediocre status. To put it mildly, after purchasing the game, I returned the game within a day. Overall, get this game if you're desperate. Otherwise, stick with any other driving title -- even Looney Tunes Racing is much better than this.

Driving Emotion Type-S

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are once again great with PS2 but it was difficult adjusting to the sensitive controls. The music soundtrack wasn't very exciting either. It sounded very 80's. The other thing I didn't like was the ability to select all the cars on the line-up initially. I guess they want you to get used to the controls first. In my opinion, wait for Grand Turismo.

Ok this game is so bad that i got a virus after playing it

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: June 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I hate this game, absolutely hate it. I hate it so bad that whenever I turned it off I threw up. I had the flu for a week. Don't get me wrong, I've tried to like this game so much that I played for a day. I have never hated a game, or even dislike one, but this one I hate a lot.

you guys aren't good at racing games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: July 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When mastered, the controls aren't bad.
You guys complain too much, making a huge deal about every single flaw.
Why don't you find a game that's "easier" for you since it seems like that you can't handle the skill it takes to play a game like Drive Emotion Type-S.

One of the worst driving game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the worst driving games that I have played. How bad? let say I played it for about ten minutes and quit! One of most important criteria in driving game is the feel. I used the regular keypad control and driving wheel. Like I said, I just did not like it. The only good thing about this game is the graphic. Fun factor is zero. Anyway, What good is it then if game is not fun after all!

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