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Looking good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 19
Date: September 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game looks very interesting. It's made by EA that company knows how to make racing games for EX: Need For Speed 4. The graphics look geat to. I know I'm getting it.

Brilliant

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 16
Date: September 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Brilliant game. Awesome graphics music too. Can not wait to get.

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.

not released, haven't played, but I'll review it anyway

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: January 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The first person to review this game doesn't own it (probably because it's not been released yet), and hasn't played it, but has decided to write a review on it anyway. Yes, I often make my decision on where to eat after reading reviews of people who ACTUALLY HAVE NOT BEEN THERE, AND HAVE NOT EATEN ANY OF THEIR FOOD. Does this seem slightly absurd to you?

At least the second reviewer has ACTUALLY PLAYED THE GAME. Let's see, who would I trust more--one who has played it or one who has NOT played it? Well let's see--which mechanic would you choose--one that is qualified, or one who doesn't even ACTUALLY own tools? Which Doctor would you choose? One who is not only qualified and has performed well for many years, or someone that just "PLAYS A DOCTOR ON TV"?.

YOU DECIDE.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game recently from blockbuster, and I think it is absolutely horrible! I am not this harsh on most games, but this game is the worst I have ever played. It is very difficult to control, and to drive the nice cars (ferrari,porsche) you have to win a lot of races. It is not enjoyable, very non-addictive, so-so graphics, and there is not a very good choice of tracks. The graphics of the cars are so bad you can't tell what kind of car your driving. The only good part of this game is that you can customize each car. Squaresoft obviously should stick on the Final Fantasy Series.

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.

It will tide you over untill April 15!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game becuase i could not wait for Gran Tourismo 3 any longer, i was pleasantly surprised. i had read the reviews about the control, but i also heard that that was limited to the Japanese release. There are plenty of great cars to choose from the tracks are challenging and fun. the graphics arent anything special but they are good, far better than the GT2 on psx. i find that the best control is the view from the front bumper, if you control the car from behind the car the car goes all over the place.. and the inside the car view is basically a novelty.. i reccomend this game if you want realistic racing on your PSX2.. if you can wait for GT3, by all means wait.. overall a strong effort..

list of annoying stuff:

1. when you shift gears with the inside the car view, the driver doesnt take his hand off the wheel to shift.

2. the cars turn thier headlights on under EVERY overpass even if it is only like 20 feet long.

3. you cant switch cars in the replays or pick your own angles

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.

There are better Driving Games out there!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Alright, i love driving games!! Especially ones that look at feel like driving a real car. This game falls short on all counts. The graphics for the game are impressive, but that is about it. No attention to driving details. Steering reacts like you are driving a go-cart, and handling is very unrealistic. The problem lies in the fact that when the car turns it pivots from the exact center of the car. instead of the front wheels pulling the car in the diretion of the turn..

If you like driving games and want to spend your money on a driving game, go get Ridge Racer V, or GT3. This one is a waste of time...

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.

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