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Simply Superb

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 28
Date: November 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

One of the best racing games available on any console, Project Gotham (PGR) improves upon the wonderful Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast) in EVERY way. PGR is extremely challenging, visually striking, and full of replay value and many modes of play.

First, gameplay. PGR features a mix of realism and arcade-speed in its handling that is beyond compare. I gave my brother a shot at a very tight track in NYC with a Porsche Boxster. He was doing fairly well--as far as he knew--after only a lap or two. He is a casual gamer who only plays sports games, baseball and Madden. So if he can handle it so quickly and so well, then anyone can.

BUT, then there are Kudos points, which you must earn by driving aggressively and with style. This my brother would need much time to learn, how to string together a tail-out slide through cone markers while passing two cars and avoiding walls at the same time...plus coming in 1st! Manage all this and you'll earn Kudos to open up new cars and tracks, even extra play modes, helmets, etc. Real skill is needed in this game, on many dimensions.

Now gameplay modes: you may be tasked with passing a certain number of cars in a certain time limit; beating a fast car one-on-one; earning a set number of Kudos on a track in a given number of time and laps (very hard); beating a specified average time; beating a specified single time, and more! In fact, after 5 hours of playing, the game will open up an entire new game mode called Medal Pursuit (in which the focus shifts away from powerslides to absolutely clean driving to beat a best time)! So much game!

Oh, and then graphics. The game is inarguably more graphically accomplished than even GT3 on PS2. For instance, cars in GT3 generally only have "paintd-on" bodylines such as at doors, hoods, trunks. In PGR there are so many more polygons used that you can actually see the sun reflect WITHIN the modeled bodylines! Superb.

PGR is flatly the best racer on the market for those who truly desire challenge, great gameplay, awesome music (including the ability to import your own from the hard drive), incredible 60fps graphics, and longevity. You will not be getting that Ferrari F50 until you've shown some serious mettle. A must-have racer for a must-have system.

Amazing looking and GREAT gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: October 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

You've GOT to have this game. It is the best looking game I've ever seen. The graphics blow EVERYTHING on PS2 away. There are a ton of cool songs (you can even choose your radio station in each city!), a ton of cool cars, and a ton of cool tracks. Flying through London in a Ferrari F50 is awesome!

da bomb racing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 15
Date: October 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

don't listen to the texas guy, he's not a real gamer(he's probably never heard of E3!). but anyway, this is the best racing game(tied with GT3 A-SPEC)to ever come out. visit the xbox website and you'll be blown away by this game, even if you're not a racing-gamer. the cars, the graphics, the sound, and even the kudos system(check out the site)are just SWEET.
this game is definitly a winner.

GRAN TURISMO ,BYE BYE BYE CAUSE PROJECT GOTHAM IS HERE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 13
Date: October 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

These Game has over 300 track first off all. And they are really different NOT MIRROR Track like on gran turismo 3. And they in clude 20 cars and you can unlock more like ferrias and porshues.You can also see the drive in the game(on gran turismo you couldn't see the drive in the seat, specially when you get a coverretable that just cover up the top). Project Gotham you can down load your own music from the xbox hard drive. I own Gran Turismo and it has nothing on Project Gotham. It's True, It's True!!!!!!!

Fantastic Graphics Great Game Play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for a great racing game to play for Xbox than this is the game to play. You can chose from over 30 - 50 cars. But you have to unlock them all. When you do unlock them you can chose from a anywhere from a BMW Z3 Roadster to a Corvette Z06 to a Porche GT2 to a Ferrari F50. And when you drive them you can burn rubber with any car that you chose from the game. Or you can drive around or race in San Francisco, London, and Tokyo. It also looks so realistic when you turn the weather on to raining. The streets flood and when you go over the floods water shoots out from the back. And when you turn down the music in the game you can here the rain drops falling and you can even see them hitting the ground. YOU ALSO HAVE RADIO STATIONS TO CHOSE FROM. THEY PLAY ALL KINDS OF MUSIC. AND YOU HAVE A CD PLAYER TOO. WITH SONGS TO CHOSE FROM. OR YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN CDS AND PUT TI INTO THE GAME. AND CAN LISTEN TO THOSE SONGS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. And when you crash it looks so realistic. I encorage evryone out there who has an Xbox to be the first game you buy

This game is underrated.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm sick of seeing this game get 1 or 2 star reviews. I've played both this game and Gran Turismo 3. They are BOTH great games, totally different but superb nevertheless. This game has great graphics and the kudos based racing just adds to the fun. As for the people that complain about having to unlock the cars, get over yourselves, it's called a _challenge_, people. How boring would it be to just have all the cars handed to you. There's several different racing formats, and the game rewards are based on your driving ability. I thought that's what racing games were supposed to be about. Bottom line is this: If you own an Xbox, go ahead and buy this game. You won't regret it.

Best Racing Game Ever Made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Compared to any other racing game I've ever played this one is the best. It has great graphics and it's amazingly realistic.
I don't agree with other gamers about how hard this game is and I'm 10. I have one thing to say to the gamers who don't like this game because of its difficulty, try harder and practice, do you want to beat the game in 30 seconds or a year? geeez.
PGR is also really cool because of the car selection. Theres tons of cars to choose from. The best car in the game is supposedly the Ferrarri F50. You will enjoy this game very much.
I highly suggest this game to any gamer out there, and if you get stuck in the 1 player mode, theres always multiplayer mode to play with your friends. So just get this game for your own sake.

ugh....(Yes I have this game)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm just sick of some people. I'm not going to compare this game to anything else. If you have an XBox and you like racing games, you have to buy this game. There's so many different challenges and so much to unlock that this game seems to just last forever. Unlocking everything is purely the fun of it all. Even though the tracks can just be a couple different turns there's still a great amount of diversity(yes there are over 200 track layouts). It definitely starts to become very hard, but withthe built-in 65 tracks of music or so you'll never get bored. I'm don't know what the heck people are talking about. Plus you can use all of your own songs as well. This is definitely one of the better racing games no matter what some people think.

Best racing game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game less than a week after getting back from London, so even though my wife wouldn't let us rent a car to get around in the UK, I really feel as though I've driven through London (REALLY FAST).
That said, the graphics are superb, the levels laid out true to life, and the physics engine was very realistic. I also loved the fact that the cars took damage.
Oh, I loved the fact that if you choose radio, instead of CD music, the radio reception peters out when you go under bridges and through tunnels.
Pros:
Cars take damage.
Textured roads make the controller shake.
Graphics are beautifully rendered.
Loads of playability.
Wonderful true-to-life environments.
Nice controller setup.
Although there weren't 5,000 cars available to choose from, I liked the ones that they chose (like the Mini Cooper!).
Customizable music.
Cons:
Didn't have 5,000 cars.
The single player became too difficult too quickly.

Incredible graphics and realistic driving

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For those who love racing games, Project Gotham Racing boasts amazing graphics, incredible physics and hundreds of great courses.

I love car racing games. I've watched over the years as car models have gotten better and better looking, as the cars have handled more and more like a real car. Project Gotham Racing really takes all of these to the next level.

While there isn't a huge selection of cars here, the ones that are represented are done VERY well. All of the details are there, including lighting detail and dents when you crash. The cars have great physics, so while you're doing all sorts of fancy slides and spins, the cars handles just like a real car would. I take my real car for winter driving practice in icy parking lots, and have tried some of these things :)

The kudos system helps make the game even more interesting. Instead of just racing to the end of a course, you have to do so with style. Ride on two wheels, do spins, and avoid hitting other cars and objects for more points. The more points you get, the more special features and courses you unlock.

The courses and towns are done extremely well. There are a variety of cities you get to drive through, and in each one you really get a feel for that area. London, Tokyo, New York and San Francisco are the basis for the tracks.

Highly recommended to any racing fan!

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