Im looking for a PC driving game.. Any reccomendations?
Mathew K
I would like one with a good learning curve, as i am only learning to drive
(for real), but would like a realistic racing game.
I really don't care what its about, Grand Prix, Toca, Rally or whatever, i'd
just like a game that people think is a good introduction to driving games
on the PC.
So far i have looked at and Short listed
Grand Prix 2 : its cheap, and a classic apparently
TOCA 2 : its by codemasters, they have a good reputation.
Does anyone have any game that they think i should buy, or which one of the
above i should select?
Any help would be greatly appriceated.
I have a very recent PC so there are no games that are too advanced.
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Galley
>Viper Racing. Excellent arcade and sim modes.
Yes, Viper Racing is a must. Absolutely, the best driving game I've ever
played.
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Peter Nilsson
> does anyone have any tips on which one to buy?
> I would like one with a good learning curve, as i am only learning to drive
> (for real), but would like a realistic racing game.
>
> I really don't care what its about, Grand Prix, Toca, Rally or whatever, i'd
> just like a game that people think is a good introduction to driving games
> on the PC.
>
> So far i have looked at and Short listed
>
> Grand Prix 2 : its cheap, and a classic apparently
> TOCA 2 : its by codemasters, they have a good reputation.
>
> Does anyone have any game that they think i should buy, or which one of the
> above i should select?
>
> Any help would be greatly appriceated.
>
> I have a very recent PC so there are no games that are too advanced.
>
> ---
> sex+milk = yak
>
>
Like others have said, Viper Racing is a no-brainer.
Powerslide is great fun and has good force feedback but absolutely zero
learning curve.
Need for Speed III, of course, for the graphics and good FF too.
For an EXTREME challenge (ie. a learning curve that never ends) you should get
Grand Prix Legends. Nightmareishly difficult at times, but very rewarding.
/petern
Destroy
Eric
wrote:
>hido wrote in message <7bc6rk$qar$1...@camel18.mindspring.com>...
>>Viper Racing. Excellent arcade and sim modes.
>
>Yes, Viper Racing is a must. Absolutely, the best driving game I've ever
>played.
>
And guess what ? it's published by Sierra Sports ;-)
Weird things happen
Joe
>Does anyone have any game that they think i should buy, or which one of the
>above i should select?
Probably Viper Racing if you want something approachable, but
realistic. Grand Prix Legends is excelent as well but with a VERY
steep learning curve.
Joe
Doug
allows you to play according to your skill level and thereby to avoid
frustration. A BIG plus is that there is a magic website (www.gp2.com) for
it, where you can update the game every season. I have just loaded the 1999
cars and teams and am ready to race along with the boys again.
Destroy wrote in message <7bcthf$n...@newsops.execpc.com>...
>Thats easy, Viper Racing. Its a great product.
>
>Mathew K wrote:
>
>> does anyone have any tips on which one to buy?
>> I would like one with a good learning curve, as i am only learning to
drive
>> (for real), but would like a realistic racing game.
>>
>> I really don't care what its about, Grand Prix, Toca, Rally or whatever,
i'd
>> just like a game that people think is a good introduction to driving
games
>> on the PC.
>>
>> So far i have looked at and Short listed
>>
>> Grand Prix 2 : its cheap, and a classic apparently
>> TOCA 2 : its by codemasters, they have a good reputation.
>>
>> Does anyone have any game that they think i should buy, or which one of
the
>> above i should select?
>>
Mike B
drive 5 kicks as well.
Viper racing is crap, colin mcrea good, grand prix legends if you have about
6 weeks solid play and um, the whole NFS series again.
Joe
>Test
>drive 5 kicks as well.
>Viper racing is crap,
ROF,L! Dude, you have just totally invalidated anything you ever have
or ever will post about driving sims.
Joe
Dom
"Mathew K" <math...@virgin.net> writes:
>does anyone have any tips on which one to buy?
>I would like one with a good learning curve, as i am only learning to drive
>(for real), but would like a realistic racing game.
>
>I really don't care what its about, Grand Prix, Toca, Rally or whatever, i'd
>just like a game that people think is a good introduction to driving games
>on the PC.
>
>So far i have looked at and Short listed
>
>Grand Prix 2 : its cheap, and a classic apparently
>TOCA 2 : its by codemasters, they have a good reputation.
>
>Does anyone have any game that they think i should buy, or which one of the
>above i should select?
Speed Busters is a great game, and there's a review of it at :
http://www.sonicstate.com/dom/reviews.htm
Cheers,
Dom
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Mad Gerald
Dom wrote in message <920347...@festive.demon.co.uk>...
>Speed Busters is a great game, and there's a review of it at :
> http://www.sonicstate.com/dom/reviews.htm
>
>Cheers,
> Dom
I'd have to agree with Dom on this one. If you want a FUN!!! driving game,
then it's got to be Speed Busters. Where else do you get eated by a T-rex
or captured by a UFO? I watched Cybernet on ITV the other week and they
reviewed 3 racing games. Viper (they didn't like) a rally game on the PSX
(ok) and Speed Busters (They loved it). It hasn't had a bad review 91% from
Future Gamer and Game - Over. I saw it for £24.99 at EB and Game.
And the skins editor is now available from www.speedbusters.com
Have you found the hidden track yet Dom?
Dom
"Mad Gerald" <madg...@geocities.com> writes:
>
>Dom wrote in message <920347...@festive.demon.co.uk>...
>>Speed Busters is a great game, and there's a review of it at :
>> http://www.sonicstate.com/dom/reviews.htm
>>
>>Cheers,
>> Dom
>
>
>I'd have to agree with Dom on this one. If you want a FUN!!! driving game,
>then it's got to be Speed Busters. Where else do you get eated by a T-rex
>or captured by a UFO? I watched Cybernet on ITV the other week and they
>reviewed 3 racing games. Viper (they didn't like) a rally game on the PSX
>(ok) and Speed Busters (They loved it). It hasn't had a bad review 91% from
>And the skins editor is now available from www.speedbusters.com
>
>Have you found the hidden track yet Dom?
No I haven't. Which track is the UFO on?
Dom
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steering wheel and pedals. Others are recommending Viper Racing from
Sierra. I've still seen some copies with the trade up to the best rebate.
Send'em a disk from a competitors sports game, and they refund your cost for
Viper Racing. I just got my rebate for Nascar '99 a couple weeks ago for
the orignal EA NHL hockey disk. Picked it up for $3 just to trade in. I
didn't want to part with any of my newer stuff. I heard NFS3 is 'sposed to
be pretty good, too.
Dirk
Mad Gerald
say the truth is out there.
I've got a patch, so you can play all the tracks / cars..
Dom wrote in message <920513...@festive.demon.co.uk>...
saab
Actually Screamer 2 is alot more fun than Speed Busters and the rest of the
overated racers.
It's arcadey but loads of fun, excellent sense of speed. You can download
the demo of the UK course.
Mad Gerald wrote in message
<920471276.9514.0...@news.demon.co.uk>...
>
>Dom wrote in message <920347...@festive.demon.co.uk>...
>>Speed Busters is a great game, and there's a review of it at :
>> http://www.sonicstate.com/dom/reviews.htm
>>
>>Cheers,
>> Dom
>
>
>I'd have to agree with Dom on this one. If you want a FUN!!! driving game,
>then it's got to be Speed Busters. Where else do you get eated by a T-rex
>or captured by a UFO? I watched Cybernet on ITV the other week and they
>reviewed 3 racing games. Viper (they didn't like) a rally game on the PSX
>(ok) and Speed Busters (They loved it). It hasn't had a bad review 91% from
>Future Gamer and Game - Over. I saw it for £24.99 at EB and Game.
Dom
"saab" <sa...@idirect.ca> writes:
>
>Mad Gerald wrote in message
><920471276.9514.0...@news.demon.co.uk>...
>>
>>Dom wrote in message <920347...@festive.demon.co.uk>...
>>>Speed Busters is a great game, and there's a review of it at :
>>> http://www.sonicstate.com/dom/reviews.htm
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>> Dom
>>
>>
>>I'd have to agree with Dom on this one. If you want a FUN!!! driving game,
>>then it's got to be Speed Busters. Where else do you get eated by a T-rex
>>or captured by a UFO? I watched Cybernet on ITV the other week and they
>>reviewed 3 racing games. Viper (they didn't like) a rally game on the PSX
>>(ok) and Speed Busters (They loved it). It hasn't had a bad review 91% from
>>And the skins editor is now available from www.speedbusters.com
>>
>>Have you found the hidden track yet Dom?
>>
>>
>
>overated racers.
>It's arcadey but loads of fun, excellent sense of speed. You can download
>the demo of the UK course.
Screamer 2 is a good laugh but is a couple of years old now, and the speed
doesn't come close to that of Speed Busters which really surprised me.
Dom
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Atticus
HappyPuppy.com). With the McLaren on the Melbourne track the speeds are
amazing. I also like the way it feels with a driving wheel. Is there an
english version (the demo is geman) available anywhere? I like what I've
seen so far of Motorhead, but I can't find it in stores yet. Both of these
are light, arcade-ish racers with short learning curves.
Peter Nilsson wrote in message <36d9c...@d2o62.telia.com>...
>In article <7bc4q4$rc8$1...@nclient3-gui.server.virgin.net>, "Mathew K"
<math...@virgin.net> wrote:
H.K. Phooey
>
> The driving demo I keep going back to is N.I.C.E.2 (I got it from
> HappyPuppy.com). With the McLaren on the Melbourne track the speeds are
> amazing. I also like the way it feels with a driving wheel. Is there an
> english version (the demo is geman) available anywhere? I like what I've
> seen so far of Motorhead, but I can't find it in stores yet. Both of these
> are light, arcade-ish racers with short learning curves.
>
Believe it or not, Motorhead was just released in the US a few days ago
(I believe I read that on www.avault.com). So far I haven't seen it in
stores yet, but I sure enjoyed the heck out of that demo...
hido
H.K. Phooey
Well, so much for my 1-game-a-month New Year's resolution...
Rygar1
>Actually Screamer 2 is alot more fun than Speed Busters and the rest of the
>overated racers.
>It's arcadey but loads of fun, excellent sense of speed. You can download
>the demo of the UK course.
That is still my favorite racing game! I can't find *any* racing game
that is as much fun to play.
I'm still annoyed Screamer Rally was a European release only =( My
local dealer can't even seem to get a line on it from his European
distributer. <sigh>
Here's wishing for Screamer 3!
Cameron D.
games, including TOCA 2 which is excelelnt. Also check out Grand Prix
Legends, which might even be too realistic for many people...
Mathew K wrote:
>
> does anyone have any tips on which one to buy?
> I would like one with a good learning curve, as i am only learning to drive
> (for real), but would like a realistic racing game.
>
> I really don't care what its about, Grand Prix, Toca, Rally or whatever, i'd
> just like a game that people think is a good introduction to driving games
> on the PC.
>
> So far i have looked at and Short listed
>
> Grand Prix 2 : its cheap, and a classic apparently
> TOCA 2 : its by codemasters, they have a good reputation.
>
> Does anyone have any game that they think i should buy, or which one of the
> above i should select?
>
> Any help would be greatly appriceated.
>
> I have a very recent PC so there are no games that are too advanced.
>
> ---
> sex+milk = yak
--
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Editor, HOTGAMES.COM
Eric Wright
classes of racing, upgrades, test tracks, ghost racing, and tuning after
upgrades.
Mad Gerald wrote:
>
> Dom wrote in message <920347...@festive.demon.co.uk>...
> >Speed Busters is a great game, and there's a review of it at :
> > http://www.sonicstate.com/dom/reviews.htm
> >
> >Cheers,
> > Dom
>
> I'd have to agree with Dom on this one. If you want a FUN!!! driving game,
> then it's got to be Speed Busters. Where else do you get eated by a T-rex
> or captured by a UFO? I watched Cybernet on ITV the other week and they
> reviewed 3 racing games. Viper (they didn't like) a rally game on the PSX
> (ok) and Speed Busters (They loved it). It hasn't had a bad review 91% from
> Future Gamer and Game - Over. I saw it for £24.99 at EB and Game.
Rob McPherson
realism. Doesn't anybody remember the "WHEELIE BUTTON"?
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Eric Wright
saab wrote:
>
> Actually Screamer 2 is alot more fun than Speed Busters and the rest of the
> overated racers.
> It's arcadey but loads of fun, excellent sense of speed. You can download
> the demo of the UK course.
>
> Mad Gerald wrote in message
> <920471276.9514.0...@news.demon.co.uk>...
> >
Ajudicator
> Believe it or not, Motorhead was just released in the US a few days ago
> (I believe I read that on www.avault.com). So far I haven't seen it in
> stores yet, but I sure enjoyed the heck out of that demo...
I picked up MotorHead a week ago. This is one sweet game. The graphics are
awesome and the sense of speed is fantastic. The cars aren't real though,
which is the only drawback. But, I've been playing this game to death over
the internet. The netplay is great...its playable lag free (assuming decent
connections) with up 8 players (the most I've been involved in). The
multiplayer alone make this game worth its weight in gold to me. Just my
very late 2 cents worth.
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Philip Norton
around the track and even drive on the walls and even the ceilings of the
tunnels.
Top laugh give it a go.
Exorcist
Dave Barta
and toca 2 is available in the uk on friday
this was good on the playstation...cant wait for the pc version cause its bound to
look 5 times as good, and it sounds that like me, you have a forcefeedback wheel.
codemasters make these
www.codemasters.co.uk
Motorhead was only just released?
wow....its been available here for about a year now....
cu
Cameron D.
>
> Try rollcage. It's really fast, I mean really faat. You can destroy buildings
> around the track and even drive on the walls and even the ceilings of the
> tunnels.
>
> Top laugh give it a go.
>
> Exorcist
For anyone that wants to try it out before splashing out the cash, we've
got the free playable demo over at http://www.hotgames.com and plenty of
reviews to read. And it certainly is quite a blazer...
--
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Editor, HOTGAMES.COM
Dave Barta
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:)
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(plenty of time when stuck in gravel) it is u.k. oriented based on our
national championship but worth the look DW