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Great family fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: June 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Maybe it's not Nascar Rumble or Gran Turismo 3...but, my kids and I had a great time with the multi-user games (coin grab & bomb grab). We had rented the game, but I will definately buy it. It was fun for the whole family.

I prefer the term "sedate"

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Honestly, this is a well-made game, rock solid gameplay, interesting intro, quality graphics, easy premise, but eventually you'll have to PLAY the game, and that's about the time that you'll be nodding off.

It's similar to Crazy Taxi in that you have a certain amount of time to complete your task (collecting coins) and you get points for creatively slamming into other cars and various scenery. The cars handle like Midnight Club, which means "not that well" but eventually you will learn to simply brake going into the corners.

The rest of the reviewers are right when they say there isn't a lot of slam-bang action and stunts. It's basically puttering around town collecting coins, clocks to extend your time, and nitro boosts. 4 different cities, multiple objectives within those cities, a bunch of different smaller cars, and that's the entire story.

If you aren't expecting much, it's a winner.

Look elsewhere for speed and fun

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This was the 2nd PS2 game I'd purchased, and I bought it because it looked fun on the back. Unfortunately, it was incredibly boring and I haven't bothered with it much since the first day of getting it home. You start off with ONE car (though they boast of 20 something you can choose from), and it has no speed or handling whatsoever. You do have a free-roam choice so you can scope out the town, but even that becomes tedious after a while. With nothing to do but hit other cars or the occasional outdoor table and chairs, the game gets boring. Fortunately, I purchased Spy Hunter later so I could get a really good driving game. If you have a choice of driving games, then avoid this one at all costs...if someone gives it to you as a gift...well, just trade it in on a good game.

More like .5 stars

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is by far the worst game I have ever played. It was by far the worst game I have ever played. I would go to my storage and dig out my old Atari before I ever consider playing this game again. To repeat what others have said, the driving control is absolutely ridiculous. Racing games, for the most part, tend to exaggerate the physics of driving, but I have never seen a game that made them worse. On top of that, the purpose was altogether non-existent. Who wants to run around a small section of town crashing into buildings and picking up coins along the way? COINS!!! Please do not buy this game... I don't want to see a Maury Povich show about people who bought this game and then killed themselves.

this game ...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game because they didn't have atv and i wanted a 2 player racing game. The graphics are average but the controls and the objectives are the worst i have ever seen in a video game. I swear the car absolutely will not turn until you're almost at a wall and by then its too late. If you try to brake and turn your car comes to a complete halt. And all you did is drive around and get coins. WHOOOPEEE!!!!!

NOT WORTH EVEN $5

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If I were to have played this game at an arcade, I would have put in my 50 cents, and THAT would have been too much to spend on this horrible game. The car physics are nowhere near realistic, and makes having any fun nearly impossible. This game has taught me that an impulse buy based on cool cover art is something that should NEVER be done. I thought this was going to be similar to PS1's DRIVER game (which was awesome), but even an 8-year-old wouldn't enjoy this Top Gear Garbage.

Not bad, but there are better PS2 titles to choose from

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Many reviews have compared this game to the Sega Dreamcast game Crazy Taxi. Well, it just doesn't compare. I played Crazy Taxi in the arcades (London-Sega World) for the last several years, and LOVED it. So, I bought Top Gear Dare Devil for the PS2. While the gameplay is not bad, it just didn't live up to my expectations. Run around town is different British type cars and pick up tokens. When you get enough and get to the rally point you get to move on to other areas, and eventually other cars. If you are looking for great racing action for the PS2 I would recommend games such as Formula 1 2000 Ridge Racer V

I compare this game more with Smugglers Run, just more of a street racing game than an off road game like SR. Also, this game is TOTALLY different than Midnight Club--although on paper many of the concepts look similar, they are two completly different racing games.

Happy Motoring!!

geez

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

what can i say, it's TERRIBLE! all you can do is cruise around, no getting out. the graphics are terrible and so are the cars. i would rate this a 0 star but i had to give it something.

Top Gear Daredevil

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Looks great, but plays like Pac Man without the blue meanies. Basically, you drive collecting coins. That is it. The cars are very slow and the lack of excitement is enhanced by the lame music. Save your money or buy Smugler's Run instead. You will thank me.

HORRIBLE GAME PLAY ruins outstanding graphics

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is visually stunning! The modeling of the cities is no less than outstanding with considerable detail. One has dreams of flying hell-bent through traffic, skidding around corners and wreaking havoc throughout (ala Road Rash). But, alas, all the time and effort assembling this game is wasted with the most incredibly poor, lame and uncontrollable vehicles to ever surface in a modern video game system. I was completely amazed at how consistently bad every car performs. Steering is ridiculous; most cars don't handle well above 50MPH! Thus, power slides, controlled skids or hops are impossible, effectively eliminating all fun. I believe most of us would not want a PS2 game that simulated simple city street driving in traffic with, say, a station wagon. Worse, an impossible handling one but, here it is. NO Thrills, NO Stunts, Absolutely NO Excitement!! Drive around erractically and pick up spinning coins. Why is this game called A)Top Gear? and B)Dare Devil? You can't go fast and nothing daring is required to win- only infinite practice. I am not a terribly advanced gamer, However, I do love a great racing/driving game. This is not it! Even old ATARI games had more realistic handling cars. DO NOT BUY IT! I Wouldn't even recommend renting it because to become competent will probably require more time and patience than the length of the rental period. I ended up receiving this as a gift and was compelled to get some value from it. It now sits in the trade-in bin of my local game store while I race around the tube with "ATV Offroad Fury" and "Smugglers Run"- Now that's FUN! Top Gear Daredevil is the ultimate $50 rip-off!!!

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