review of r: racing

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I purchased R: Racing* yesterday, and I'd like to do a self-review of the game, if i may.

Graphics

To start off, i'd like to comment on the graphics. I must say, the graphics on R: Racing are better than i expected. First off, the replays are exhilarating. The guys at Namco have really captured the feel of a television broadcast. The camera shows the pit straight at Suzuka and you can see all the way down to the beginning of it, with the camera being situated at the first corner. The car models have been concentrated on as well, with the detail as fine as gran turismo 3. The little look-around, if you could call it that, before a race is excelent as well. The helicopter shot of Motegi looks so realistic and the skyscrapers on the Yokohama track look immensly lifelike.

Rating: 10/10

Sound

This is one point the game lacks. The car sounds do not sound very realistic. Since when has the Bentley EXP Speed 8 had such a high engine note, when it has a V8 in it. The Bentley should sound all raughty and grumbly, like in real life. I feel that they could have done a lot more with the car sounds if they'd done some recording like PD does. The soundtrack is quite good with some of the tunes making you want to tap your feet to the rythmn.

Rating: 5/10

Gameplay

The storyline is pretty good, but the career mode, i feel could have been extended, as it seems too short. In fact I feel they could have extended it much longer. The racing is a very close run thing and the tracks are easy to learn. The car handling is arcadey and i feel they could have done more with it. a very realistic and funny touch is the pressure meter, where you make the opponent tense and make him slip up. another good touch is the radio, where you get advice from your pit and comments fro the other drivers. i especially like Max Schultz, who drives the BMW in the Japan Touring Car CHampionship Class 1. He says some funny comments which make me laugh!!!

Rating: 8/10

Final Analysis

R: Racing is a very good game, with stunning grahpics, ok sound and brilliant gmaeplay. my advice: go get it while it's still on the shelfs!!!

Overall Rating: 9/10

*I call it R: Racing because that is what it's called here in the UK.
 
i hate this game. i bought it for $30 and i wish i hadnt the driving physics blow! the graphics are good the sound is good but they gameplay sucks. i would say it has one of the worst driving engines ive ever played. this is just my opinion though but it seems to be either a love/hate sorta deal with this game so if your thinking about buying it i would suggest renting it first otherwise you might end up like me feeling ripped off with this game.
 
This game could of been better if they worked on the handling. This is where the game lacks. Also as mentioned by the topic starter, the sound isnt all that great, no more like pathetic all the cars sound like a beefed up RC car, sad.


IMO, the game is defenetly not a 9\10 more like a 6\10, just a rental or better yet, wait till your friend gets it and borrow it.
 
i didnt get very far into it so i only heard a few cars like the rsx rally car and the mrs and those sounded pretty accurate for a race tuned 4 cyl. thats why i said the sound was ok.
 
the game definatly needs more, but if you spend some time on setting up your cars they actually handle very good, and this game also has a cool "screenshot" feature that allows you to zoom in on the car, rotate it, and even turn on the lights. also another great feature is the ability to change your settings while your in a race without stopping gameplay ;)
 
I liked R, but the physics felt a bit sluggish. The way everyone I know describes it is that it feels like an XBOX racing game.
 
Originally posted by DRIFT GOD
the game definatly needs more, but if you spend some time on setting up your cars they actually handle very good, and this game also has a cool "screenshot" feature that allows you to zoom in on the car, rotate it, and even turn on the lights. also another great feature is the ability to change your settings while your in a race without stopping gameplay ;)
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Any chance of making a thread with different settings to make the cars handle well, I've played it and the handling putme off but if you can make them handle well I might buy it.
 
The best way to make your car handle is to adjust the "steering response" down about 2 or 3 notches then they handle extremely well. the front and rear stabalizers really help a lot too. With the Front, Rear, and Mid Lsd your car can do anything you want it to. I set mine up for drifting mostly, but its been awhile sinse ive played it, i will try to sit down and play it again this week and see what kind of settings i can come up with for individual cars.
 
The game is good. Its just the handling and sounds could've been alot better. The Corvette C5-R sounds like a rice-burner.
 

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