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Very Good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It took a while for the game to arrive. This game is a very fun game. This cars in this game can crash and break unlike in many other racing games. I also like the racing tracks with the nice scenery. But overall this game is very good.

Simply incredible, the best Need For Speed ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is simply amazing. It has shocking detail in cars, courses, everything. Evolution mode is possibly the coolest thing to ever be in a racing game, as you start in the 50's with the first Porsche (356) and end up at the 2000 911 Turbo, with stops at every model in between. You get money for winning, need to repair cars, and buy specific upgrade parts. This is the games neatest feature. They aren't just "suspension upgrade", or "Engine upgrade", It is "professional racing struts" and "stage 4 turbo kit". Of course, there are replacements for almost everything in the engine, body, etc. If you are into cars, it is a dream come true. very technical. I love it. Definately reccomend it. At this price, it is a steal.

I hunger for SPEED!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Out of all the "Need for Speed" games, I consider Porsche Unleashed the best (ahead of Hot Pursuit 2 and Underground). Instead of racing different cars from different manufacturers, like other racing games, this game is entirely devoted to the Porsche lineup. There are Porsches from the old 1950s to the modern GT series race cars to drive. The trademark quirky handling of the Porsches are so evident in this game. The more modern cars are less likely to "fish tail" around, but the 2.7 RS is an annoying fish-tailer. But once you successfully manage to control that beast, it becomes so fun power-sliding around.

Graphically, this game is stunning, from night-time driving to driving in the Alpine snow, you got everything. The graphic doesn't need a very robust CPU, but try to get the best 3D graphic card you can afford (anything better than a Voodoo 2). I was able to run this game with a 800 Mhz CPU with Voodoo 3 and it was fine. Sound quality is also superb, and I especially like the sound of the older 911 - very raw and throaty.

I would like to address some issues that others have pointed out (either here or in discussion sites). One is that Porsche Unleashed works horribly with XP and Windows 2000. EA-sports technical support doesn't have much to say about this. If you search the web, you should be able to find some answers to fit this problem (with a patch or some figetting around). The second problem is that Porsche Unleashed doesn't seem to like some newer version of DirectX and the Nvidia Denotator Drivers. For example, my mouse would freeze (hard crash) at the start-up screen. I was using DirectX 9.0b with the latest Nvidia drivers. To "fix" this, I eventually had to rollback the DirectX version to 8.0 and use an older version of Detonator (version 30.82 for win98SE) and everything seems to work okay. So hopefully this could help those who have problems. This is a great game and I think it is worth the trouble I listed to play it.

The NFS Game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The stories of NFS Hot Pursuit II coming out, The NFS Underground, all cannot beat the magnificence of this sheer driving pleasure game.

There are no Yellow Ferraris, No Black Diablos, No White F1s, No Green Astons, No Blue Lotus' No petty Mercs and BMs....Only Porsche. This game, from its absolutely stunning high-end graphics in the game menus, not to mention the actual game, is simply a bliss to be in. From the 1950 Coupe Ferdinand, named after Dr Ferdinand Porsche, the Creator of Porsche, to the GT1s, GT2 Cup, GT3, 959s (Only 200 in the world), 928 GTS, The 550 A Spyder (James Dean became immortal after he died in this car), and not to mention all those Carreras, the Moby Dick, and 911s. There are 81 different Porsches and not counting the bonus cars which you download.

You have 3 Different Types of Games to play, the Evolution, which is the heart of Porsche Unleashed, and the Factory Driver, whereby you undertake little missions to qualify as a Authentic Porsche Factory Driver, (There is a Rolf who first is introduced, reminicense of Dean's personal Porsche Mechanic, Rolf Wutherich) and normal Original NFS Games featuring some of the Factory Cars to play Quick Races and Knockout Rounds.

The Evolution. This is a game that is to have you on your Racing Wheels for a very longtime. Starting from 1950, moving from the Classic Era, to Golden, to the Final Modern Era, you have to win the Tournaments to make your way up in the Timeline, you will earn money, sell cars, collect cars, paint them, tune their gears, adjust tire pressure, shock level, shock travel, the toe-ins, brake balances, and most importantly, the Downforce. You get to choose your own Rim style for your Porsche, buy Slicks, or Rain tires, open up the boot, the door, look inside the car, take it for a Testdrive in the infamous Autobahn, go to Corsica, the Cote D'Azur, Pyrenees, the Alps, Normandie, and so on. After you finish each tournament, you get to play the Club races, which offer a wide range of every kind of prize money, and every kind of difficulty.

The most important aspect of the Porsche Game is that the Porsches get very hard to control as you advance. Some cars, like the 944s will be easier than the Carrera 2.7 RS Models, or the 911 Turbos. You will have to take in consideration every little information you can find. You will have to practice to be able to qualify for the next round. After a while you would be familiar with words like 'loose' 'tail happy' 'toe-ins' 'add more rear down pressure' 'buy the low-speed gear box' 'add the whaletail' etc...After this game, literally, you'll know more about Porsche the cars and their History a lot more than anyone else. Although not every single car that was made production is available, such as the 912s, featuring 81 cars in a game is not bad don't you think?

I wasn't much of a Porsche lover, but after this game, every time I see a Porsche, I can tell exactly what model that car is or what year it was made. For example, the difference between the Carrera 2 and the Carrera 4. Its obvious to a lot of people that the Carrera 2 came before the Carrera 4, but intruth, Carrera 4 is an All-Wheel Drive and Carrera 2 only drives on the front 2 wheels....its these little information that will make you interested in Porsche a lot more. Driving the infamous "Little Bastard" driven by James Dean, will give a much different perspective of Porsche and James Dean both...and driving the GT1 or the Moby Dick 935, will let you be able to feel the power of the speed which goes over 280kms an hour.

If you have 2 Million pictures of the Ferrari, met the Ferrari President, dream of owning the Enzo, know all about Ferrari and their 356GTs, Maranellos, F50s, love your Lambos, seen the Murcielagos, know what the VT stands for in the Diablos, Know the first name of Lamborghini, what happenend to the company, IT DOESN'T MATTER. Even if you hate Porsche so much you'd like to scratch a reallife car when you see one, this game....this game has to be played.

With Force Feedback ofcourse.

5 year old LOVES this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

While I have not played this game my son has played it for hours. I would definately recommend this game for anyone who loves the racing PC games.

I NEED MORE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best driving game/simulation that I have played. The physics and graphics are outstanding! I play with a PC steering wheel and it is very realistic. Electronic Arts needs to make more games like this. Take the same concept and use it with other exotic brand names. Lamborghini and Ferrari would be perfect for this type of game, both cars have an extensive history and long list of models to drive...I want more NEED FOR SPEED!!!

Jazzman Racing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Good stuff! Lots of fun; a good blend of realism and arcade action. I shut down lots of background applications and get smooth action from a 400 mhz pc. Works on win2000 if you remove 'gimme.dll' from the PU directory. Very challenging for me in Factory Driver mode.

My Favorite Racing Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Porsche Unleashed is still a great experience long after it's release. The graphics are superior, the car models are excellent, the racing modes are fun and reasonably varied, and the tracks are well designed.

The only downside to the game may be that there's only a handful of tracks included, but the ones that are there are large and fun to race around in.

The game covers the Porsche legacy from the beginning and has you "level-up" as you win races, going from the classic Boxster to today's monster racing machines.

Factory driver mode is challenging and different, and the online feature works well.

If you like European racing tracks with lots of turns, shortcuts and wide open spaces, this one is for you. Being a Porsche fan isn't a requirement, the game is still a ton of fun, highly recmmended.

Not supported on NT, 2000 and XP

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Not supported on NT, 2000 and XP - useless for me. Great game, tried it on W2K pro, but it randomly resets itself, corrupts player data... not fun to lose several hours.

The BEST with Broad Appeal

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics, kids love it and adults become addicted. WHAT'S AN ABSOLUTE SHAME IS THE INTERNET PLAY IS BEING DISCONTINUED BY EA IN JANUARY 2002. This was the best racing on the Internet and was free. ADDENDUM -Feb 2000. EA, at the last second, decided to keep their internet game servers running. So you can still play for free on the internet and that aspect alone makes this game one you will play for years. Off-line the game is very compelling and really appeals to all age groups - including hard-core would-be adult racers.

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