Super Car Challenge

[J-PaP]

Just picked this up so will be joining you all shortly

 

[Vincent Viceroy]

Got mine too, along with the code to download that Ferrari F599FXX.

 

[J-PaP]

Am I the only one that finds the fact we only have 2 options for button configurations annoying? I normally would use triggers for gas/brake and trangle/square for gear up/down.

 

[Hereward]

Got it too (I'm blaming Amar's review) but interestingly I first went into Game and they had orderd 1 copy!!!! just 1! which had gone out at 9am to the guy who had preorderd it! then went to gamestation who had orderd 4 copies.......Anyone else had this?

 

[vompatti]

Am I the only one that finds the fact we only have 2 options for button configurations annoying? I normally would use triggers for gas/brake and trangle/square for gear up/down.

Is that the case with the whole game too, or just beta? Because I got used in the FC to the configuration C, 3 or what ever it was named. Anyway, to the one with R2/L2 acceleration/brake and R1/L1 as shifting. Those configurations in beta seemed all bad for me. Especially when the only okay configuarion was messed up. The one with shifting in left analogue stick was done the "wrong way around". When thinking of real sequential gearbox, pushing forward should make gear go down and pushing towards yourself go up, when in SCC it's the other way around.

 

[jjaisli]

Got it too (I'm blaming Amar's review) but interestingly I first went into Game and they had orderd 1 copy!!!! just 1! which had gone out at 9am to the guy who had preorderd it! then went to gamestation who had orderd 4 copies.......Anyone else had this?

System 3 at it again, I see. "Quick--the stores are out, put in another run of a dozen copies. No wait--better make it 2 dozen!"

 

[JamboGT]

Am trying to decide to get this or not, I had FC and personally feel that with a wheel SCC is much improved though some may disagree with me. However being a poor wee student I have to decide on either this or shift to do me till GT5.

I don't know what to do, al the talk from Shift soundsgood but the videos make the physics look like cack.

On the other hand I do know that Supercar Challenge feels great though the lack of mixed car races annoys. Also the visuals lack.

What to do?

 

[J-PaP]

Having spent a few hours on the game, I think you will be done with single player fairly quickly. If you are happy to extend the gameplay by mostly playing online then you should be fine with it. I can't comment on NFS shift though as I haven't played it and well it isn't out.

 

[JamboGT]

Yeah I know it isn't. I know SCC is good and solid and feels good with my G25 but I really need to try a demo of Shift to decide. TBH I will more than likely have both within a month but trying to decide now is tough.Maybe there will be a shift demo on Thursday.

Have already been disappointed by Dirt 2 though was expecting it and am feeling the same for Shift so looking to be surprised and pleased!

 

[J-PaP]

I'm sure we will get a demo for shift the next week or 2. Shift isn't out for another 3 weeks here though, 24th I think. It's out in a fortnight in the EU isn't it?

If you can get both definitely get both. But having not played a demo yet I can't really decided between shift and SCC but I have higher hopes for shift.

 

[JamboGT]

I think Shift has much greater potential, I pretty much know what I am going to get with SCC, will have to have a think about it.

 

[Andy FCUM]

Any of you in the UK struggling to get a copy, then get to ASDA. Its in there for £25

 

[NickA]

Any of you in the UK struggling to get a copy, then get to ASDA. Its in there for £25

I've tried quite a few Asda's in the nw of England and not one seems to have heard of it let alone have it in stock!
I popped over to Blockbuster and the local Asda and neither had it on the shelf. Is it actually out in the uk today as per the official release date?
Which Asda did you get it from?

Cheers

 

[Hereward]

I have the access code for the 2 pre-order cars, is there any issue with me posting it up? It's a button combination one.

 

[Christian_C]

I have the access code for the 2 pre-order cars, is there any issue with me posting it up? It's a button combination one.

Is it a cheat or is it an actual code that you don't want. If its the first then it should be ok to post but post a spoiler warning over it and post it in a hard to see colour unless you highlight it i.e. in white

 

[Hereward]

No, if you pre orderd the game you got 2 free cars, basicly you get a flyer with the code on it to unlock the cars. It's not a number but a specific combination of buttons you need to press at a certain time. Not a cheat or a "work once code" I can't see anything to say I can't give the code out but I don't want to land the forum in hot water if I shouldn't. If someone can let me know from the mod team if I can put the code up? I know eventualy (if not already) this code will be all over the net but It's polite I ask if it's ok to put it up here first.

 

[Christian_C]

I don't think it would be a problem to post as its not cracked or anything its more that I'm basing it off the rules in the GTA section, Which is that cheat code talk shouldn't be discussed unless its in a specific cheat code thread.

 

[GTP_ENERGIYA]

No, if you pre orderd the game you got 2 free cars, basicly you get a flyer with the code on it to unlock the cars. It's not a number but a specific combination of buttons you need to press at a certain time. Not a cheat or a "work once code" I can't see anything to say I can't give the code out but I don't want to land the forum in hot water if I shouldn't. If someone can let me know from the mod team if I can put the code up? I know eventualy (if not already) this code will be all over the net but It's polite I ask if it's ok to put it up here first.

Are you talking about the 599xx & SLR mclaren. i got them just bye getting the game.

 

[Hereward]

WEll I've read and re=read the flyer and nowhere dose it say you can't pass them on so heres the codes for the Ferrari 599XX and the SLR Stirling Moss. on the menu screen press down, up, left, right, right, left, up, down.
If there's a problem posting this I apologise.

 

[ripping_silk]

Well, I got my copy today. Quick review: oh dear !!!

Opens with a classic track (O Fortuna) that i really like but it could get really tiresome after a while.
I went to the options menu and turned all assists off except ABS. Simulation mode, 'legend' skill (don't laugh!! ), and went for a few laps. Started off in the DBR9 at the Nurburgring (GP track folks, no Nordschleife here) and the handling is quite diabolical ! Feels quite arcady, and has a little of the pendulum effect as you correct, overcorrect, correct again.
I thought the race lines were more like the lines you'd take on a motorbike, early entry to the corners, and it took a while to get to grips with that.
Very understeery too....
Had very little joy in the Aston Martin, so tried the Pagani Zonda, even worse with no grip, by comparison. So, onto the Enzo. Ah, this is a little more like it. Decent grip, mostly predictable handling. Did a few tours at Spa.... its been YEARS since I've driven a (virtual) car round there, and then onto Mugello, another proper European 'open' circuit.
Overall I fared rather badly. So went into the tutorial mode hopefully to get a few hints from Tiff. But he was no help at all, besides i couldn't hear what he was saying above the engine noise. Then i thought, OK, I'll turn on subtitles so i can SEE what he is saying. But that was even worse as the subtitles are delayed a few seconds, so when you read BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE... you've almost got yourself out of the sandpit anyway.
So after 126 Miles I took a break, and overall I'm underwhelmed. This is NO Gran Turismo 5, hell its not even GT5 prologue.
But if I have anything good to say about it, its the sound. We've discussed long and hard how Polyphony just does not impress with GT sounds, and Supercar Challenge is a fair example of the way GT5 should be heading with audio. Gutteral, evocative, spitting, snarling, mean ass engine sounds is what SC has. Its not perfect, but it really does involve a lot more aurally than any GT game I've played.
The track selection is reasonable, but on the few I drove on, they don't appear to be 'measured' too well.
SC is in my estimation, unfinished, unpolished, and unsurprisingly cannot touch Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in virtually any area (Except of course the amount of content, specifically tracks). Pehaps its a little unfair to compare it directly to the 100t elephant that is Gran Turismo, but they are after all direct competitors vying for the same market.
No surprises there then....

 

[alexsteffen]

Buy and try the Vette!

 

[Vincent Viceroy]

Buy and try the Vette!

I'm not going to buy anything until I've complete most of the game with the DBR9...I know there will be races with certain cars though. But then I'm gonna buy everything with a substantial amount of cash on tap

Overall I'm loving this game. It's completely challenging to control cars and get the right racing lines...right up my street, however...

...why is Misano reversed in Supercar Challenge? It doesn't flow anywhere near as good as it does in Ferrari Challenge.

I'm absolutely sure the A.I. has changed a bit too because I don't see the A.I. take the same racing lines. It doesn't feel as good right now even though they are still racey.

They still don't have a ghost in Time Trial, instead do with a consistent +/- indicator.

Still can't restart a race from the pause menu in Challenge mode...have to retire and then qualify again before racing which could change the weather to rain.

I do like prefer the track-layout of Infineon in Supercar Challenge though...it's the NASCAR layout which has faster sweeping bends.

Overall the menu system is a marked step-up from Ferrari Challenge. Lots of information on display which is easy to understand and navigate. I also like how the game tracks all sorts of offline and online player stats for the track you are loading.

I think the Skill system is excellent too for online play (from my BETA experience).

The visuals are loads better too. I've managed to use the Ferrari F430 Challenge and can tell the model looks much better, especially the interior, the tracks look brighter and the lighting is better. Shame that this particular title is missing nice features from Ferrari Challenge such as moving clouds and swaying trees.

 

[nasanu]

Well, I got my copy today. Quick review: oh dear !!!
I thought the race lines were more like the lines you'd take on a motorbike, early entry to the corners, and it took a while to get to grips with that.
Very understeery too....

I was just playing the demo. Understeer was the only thing on my mind. There is no way there cars handle like that. And I was only driving the enzo, hard to believe that the others are worse. Gah.. I am getting this as a birthday present. I thought this game was a no brainer after all the gushing praise given to FC.

 

[Ian Poole]

I know what you mean, they put the spoiler on the back of the CCX and it was all over the place even with the traction control on, Misano isn't the right Misano, it's the old one and the most drivable car on the car is the DBR9, so planted through Eau Rouge,

Still though, until I get a hold of NFS: Shift, it's the best driving game I have by a mile

 

[jjaisli]

I was just playing the demo. Understeer was the only thing on my mind. There is no way there cars handle like that. And I was only driving the enzo, hard to believe that the others are worse. Gah.. I am getting this as a birthday present. I thought this game was a no brainer after all the gushing praise given to FC.

Keep in mind the Enzo is a ROAD car. With street tires. Yes it will understeer on a track when you push it. I think the handling is more realistic than you think.

 

[nasanu]

Keep in mind the Enzo is a ROAD car. With street tires. Yes it will understeer on a track when you push it. I think the handling is more realistic than you think.

So it should hit a tree if I dare to take a corner at 78kmph? I actully drove off the track a moment ago at the ring at 78. That is under the speed limit in many places. Oh and while enzo tyres may well be street legal, they are hardly standard street tyres.

 

[Tired Tyres]

I'm not going to buy anything until I've complete most of the game with the DBR9...I know there will be races with certain cars though. But then I'm gonna buy everything with a substantial amount of cash on tap

Overall I'm loving this game. It's completely challenging to control cars and get the right racing lines...right up my street, however...

...why is Misano reversed in Supercar Challenge? It doesn't flow anywhere near as good as it does in Ferrari Challenge.

I'm absolutely sure the A.I. has changed a bit too because I don't see the A.I. take the same racing lines. It doesn't feel as good right now even though they are still racey.

They still don't have a ghost in Time Trial, instead do with a consistent +/- indicator.

Still can't restart a race from the pause menu in Challenge mode...have to retire and then qualify again before racing which could change the weather to rain.

I do like prefer the track-layout of Infineon in Supercar Challenge though...it's the NASCAR layout which has faster sweeping bends.

Overall the menu system is a marked step-up from Ferrari Challenge. Lots of information on display which is easy to understand and navigate. I also like how the game tracks all sorts of offline and online player stats for the track you are loading.

I think the Skill system is excellent too for online play (from my BETA experience).

The visuals are loads better too. I've managed to use the Ferrari F430 Challenge and can tell the model looks much better, especially the interior, the tracks look brighter and the lighting is better. Shame that this particular title is missing nice features from Ferrari Challenge such as moving clouds and swaying trees.

The real Misano goes in that direction now. They changed it a few years ago. The version in Ferrari Challenge is the version that goes in the original direction.

 

[jjaisli]

So it should hit a tree if I dare to take a corner at 78kmph? I actully drove off the track a moment ago at the ring at 78. That is under the speed limit in many places. Oh and while enzo tyres may well be street legal, they are hardly standard street tyres.

Eddie Griffin once thought like you...

I'm not a big fan of the way the Enzo 'feels'. But Eutechnyx claims they engineered higher lateral G limits into the Enzo and McLaren F1 than the real cars are capable of.

 

[Vincent Viceroy]

OK, I'm really pissed off now. I'm currently trying to complete the American Invitational Challenge with the Ferrari F430 Scuderia at Homestead Infield...but it's impossible and not for the right reasons either.

It's a rolling start and while the rest of the field zoom across the start/finish line at full pelt, for some insane reason, the game generates me in first gear at an angle going up the embankment. Needless to say it's ******* impossible to catch first place. I think it's a bug...no way was it designed to be like that.

Anyone else tried this invitational yet? I want to know if this has happened to anyone else.

 

[Biggles]

I think it's just you, Vincent. The guys at Eutechnyx figured you needed the extra challenge...