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Yes the PS3 version still freezes, the console freezes actually, you have to shut down the system. Doing the Drag championship was a nightmare because of this, with a 8-lane grid and cars braking the 400 km/h mark, it happened every 2 or 3 races.
Also, I would imagine that the 360 controller is much better than the DS3 for twitchy racing games such as Dirt 3. You really don't lose anything by trying this game out, specially if you're bored of FM4 and other racing games plus it's very cheap now and If I enjoyed it on PS3 which is the worst version, then I don't see why you wouldn't like it on the 360.
Don't see it as a replacement for FM4, just see it as a fun new game, the things it does right you can't find anywhere else. @ussr mentioned Test Drive Ferrari, while I'm not a huge fan of that game, it's also another option, it has the same excitement as the Shift games but the handling is a bit more natural and by that I mean the physics are a bit more polished but they're still sim-cade physics. The problem with that game is that you won't get all the options and customization that Shift 2 has, personally I would've liked it to be just a Ferrari DLC for Shift 2 and not a whole new game.
Try it @Speedster911 but don't give up on the first 10 minutes if you don't get a good first impression. If you go through your first day with the game and think ''this game isn't as bad as people think'' then it will only get better. Also, try it with the default settings first, see how it feels and if you really can't stand it, then customize your settings. Do this so that you can experience how the cars behave within the game's physics engine, that way, you'll know what to change to make it better, it will give you a better idea on what you can improve and what you want them to behave like.
Like I said, you can make them behave however you want, this also gets addictive, grabbing a car and tune until it feels perfect for you, specially with the test drive feature you have similar to FM4's one where you can test and tune on the fly without backing out to the menu. Also, you can save tunes for each track if you really need to so that your car will perform the best it can no matter what track you choose to race on.
BTW, this is me racing on Bathurst, bad quality I know but it shows you do not need to drift through every corner to be fast, in fact, the car in question, the Z4 GT3 was completely stock. Also, it was very late and I was sick so I apologise for that.
And this is me drifting
Also, I would imagine that the 360 controller is much better than the DS3 for twitchy racing games such as Dirt 3. You really don't lose anything by trying this game out, specially if you're bored of FM4 and other racing games plus it's very cheap now and If I enjoyed it on PS3 which is the worst version, then I don't see why you wouldn't like it on the 360.
Don't see it as a replacement for FM4, just see it as a fun new game, the things it does right you can't find anywhere else. @ussr mentioned Test Drive Ferrari, while I'm not a huge fan of that game, it's also another option, it has the same excitement as the Shift games but the handling is a bit more natural and by that I mean the physics are a bit more polished but they're still sim-cade physics. The problem with that game is that you won't get all the options and customization that Shift 2 has, personally I would've liked it to be just a Ferrari DLC for Shift 2 and not a whole new game.
Try it @Speedster911 but don't give up on the first 10 minutes if you don't get a good first impression. If you go through your first day with the game and think ''this game isn't as bad as people think'' then it will only get better. Also, try it with the default settings first, see how it feels and if you really can't stand it, then customize your settings. Do this so that you can experience how the cars behave within the game's physics engine, that way, you'll know what to change to make it better, it will give you a better idea on what you can improve and what you want them to behave like.
Like I said, you can make them behave however you want, this also gets addictive, grabbing a car and tune until it feels perfect for you, specially with the test drive feature you have similar to FM4's one where you can test and tune on the fly without backing out to the menu. Also, you can save tunes for each track if you really need to so that your car will perform the best it can no matter what track you choose to race on.
BTW, this is me racing on Bathurst, bad quality I know but it shows you do not need to drift through every corner to be fast, in fact, the car in question, the Z4 GT3 was completely stock. Also, it was very late and I was sick so I apologise for that.
And this is me drifting
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