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A Kick in the Pants!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 24
Date: October 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a blast! Amazing graphics and sound. Just way too much fun!

There are so many cars and bikes to choose from. The physics and handling of each vehicle is unique and adds to the challenge and re-playability of the game. And they're not all the latest either - lots of classics, as well as very special cars such as the DeLorean, the Atom, and even the Tesla.

A car lover's dream wrapped in a really fun package. Can't wait to get back to racing!

The best racing game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: November 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is quite simply the best racing game I have ever played. It is literally two games. one is a car racer while the other is a motorcyle racer. The game features both a very extensive arcade mode and also a great career mode. Online is also a blast. Overall this game is very challenging and a must buy.

Best PGR game in the series, Best racing game on a console

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge fan of the PGR series and PGR4 has delivered and nearly perfected the PGR formula. The game is amazingly fun both online and off, has incredible graphics yet to be matched by another racing game on the market, and will surely keep you entertained for the foreseeable future.

Bizarre Creations just announced additional content available for download introducing 7 new cars and 3 new bikes.

I'm blown away by this game and for the current price you can't go wrong.

Best. Weather. Ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

PGR4 totally lives up to what PGR3 should have been. The career mode is actually has a bit of depth to it, the arcade mode is classic PGR medals comps, the online racing is superb and they use a very halo-esque party system.

The most impressive thing however, is the weather. You have light rain, heavy rain, storms, wet... and those are just the 'water' types of weather! You have icy conditions, various levels of snow, etc. It actually makes a huge difference to the handling (as it should) and you can even see the weather change during races. It starts out a bit rainy and you end with lap three on the 'ring drying out on the pavement and it just shows a great attention to detail not often found in games.

the online community has sorta fizzled out a bit but on the plus side, I've yet to run into any jerks playing online unlike most other big-name games (COD, Halo, etc.)

A must own for any fan of good games.

My kind of racing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Some racing games are a little too sim for me, like Gran Turismo and Forza. I don't care about adjusting gear ratios.

Some racing games are a little too arcade for me, like Burnout.

Some racing games just aren't my style, like the NFS street racing games of the last few years. I don't want to lower my car and get a huge wing on my Eclipse.

I still enjoy those racing games, but for me, PGR 4 (and PGR 3) is a perfect combination of simulation and arcade racing. The feel is "sim" enough to require a lot of practice to get really good, but forgiving enough to be fun from the start. The graphics are fantastic, the online play is great, and even the music is diverse and entertaining.

Also, You can drive amazing cars from the beginning, unlike GT, Forza, and NFS. I don't like being stuck with a Mazda Miata for the first few days. I see a lot of Miata's in real life. This is a videogame. I want to drive a Ferrari.

Get this game if you're looking for a great all-around racing game.

Great Addition to the series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have played PGR since the second series and this is one of the best. The Graphics are realistic and the car handles almost like a real car.So if your planning on getting get it don't listen to the bad reviews

Amazing Visuals, Great racing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this from Gamefly on Saturday, and I've been playing it all weekend. This is definately the most beautiful racing game I've ever seen, and really shows what the 360 is capable of.

The racing is solid, the sounds are great, and the cockpit view is as immersive as it gets. I'm a big Forza fan, and the differences in the driving is clear after your first powerslide, but Gotham does a good job of accenting some of your favorite things about cars and driving without going over the top, and leaving you with a believable and visually appealing experience. The driving in Forza is still more rewarding, as far as the cars go. But the BIKES!! I ride an SV 650 myself, and I've been waiting for a serious motorcycle racing game. The motoGP series is decent, but its lacking a lot in excitement. Gotham integrates the motorcycles into the races almost perfectly. Their performance is balanced, and shows strengths and weaknesses everywhere they should, except for the crashing. The bikes are more resistant to impact then they would be in reality, to prevent the cars from just ramming them off the roads...and the weather system was really a suprise. I wasn't very enthusiastic to hear that all of the hype behind it, but it really adds some serious depth to the came.

I could go on and on about how [...] COOL this game is, but if you don't at least rent it, you won't be able to appreciate it.

Good game, better than the last PGR.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: October 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

PGR4 seems to have been lost in all the great games that have been coming out for the 360 lately. I have had time to play around with it now for a few weeks and have a pretty good feel for it. It plays the same as the last PGR game on the 360 but now it has a lot of weather effects. The weather will change from rain to snow in the middle of a race and the conditions affect handling drastically. The game also features a sort of World tour as the single player. You play through the calender with races several days through the months. While playing the single player you increase your world rank against the other computer players. As you get to the higher ranks, you open new events to compete in. I really enjoyed this new addition to the game.

Overall, if you liked the last PGR or if you are a racing game fan, this is a game you should definitely pick up.

PGR4

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

PGR4 is the best in the series so far, I was expecting the graphics on the cars to be a little bit better, but the environments are where the graphics really shine. Cities like New York, are amazingly detailed and accurate in the placement of buildings such as city hall and the peter cooper village. And shanghai shows in great detail the "Bund" area as well as the side streets that show real life small buildings that you would think a game developer would not care to add.
One of the few problems that I have with the game is that when you are racing with a motorcycle it is very easy to blow through the game quickly. The motorcycles can take corners much quicker then the cars and it creates an unfair advantage and usually creates a huge lead by the first lap pretty much eliminating the competition.
The career mode is very fun and makes you want to continually advance and get new cars or bikes to get the edge against the other races, but he way you buy cars though is a little strange now. The game forces you to buy bundles, which I don't really like. But regardless of a few small qualms with the game it is overall a very fun experience and worth the low price that you can find it here. Definitely a recommended title for racing fans or people looking to try a new game.

UNEVENTFUL AND SOMEWHAT BORING 5.5 OUT OF 10

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I can honestly say I did not have much fun with PGR4. PGR3 was okay, but this one feels downgraded and less exciting than most other racers I've played (Though not as bad of an experience as Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec; I hate that game). The tracks are not very interesting to look at, the controls feel unresponsive at times during things like turning a corner without crashing into a wall, there is no crash modeling at all, the cars feel slow don't give you a sense of speed, and the background music just isn't interesting. Some moments like some racing sequences, knocking some dude off his motorcycle, some multiplayer activities, and decent graphics prevent this game from slipping into the depths of crappiness, but still there isn't derived from it, and that's pretty disappointing.

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