im quite pissed off at this game right now...friggin DTM races is proving quite difficult. I really dont feel like ive played enough of this game to really come up w/ a good opinion yet, but i will say its probably the best simulation style racer on the xbox as of yet. tho it still doesnt really feel like a TRUE simulation like gt3 is, but the physics are quite nice in this game, a pretty good combination of simulation and arcade style, w/ it leaning more towards the simulation side. the sound effects are quite nice...engine sounds done quite eclipse those in PG2 but other ambiant sound effects in this game are quite nice...turbos spooling and whistling, BOV's sounds pretty good, tire squeelings all good. Graphics are pretty damn nice, all the tracks are pretty nice looking too. The sheer variety of motorsports this game encompases is amazing...BUT..it can also be quite frustrating. each race is different and in completely different cars that handle completly different. So once youre in one race and get used to one car, they toss you in another car and expect you get a podium finish. you need to be quick to adjust the aspects of every car. And also they just throw you into the tracks, theres no practice runs or anything like that to get you used to the track before you race it (in career mode. there is a free run mode you can toy around w/, but i dont think it has all the tracks unlocked at the beggining) It does have Live play that you can race w/ up to 12 people...or you can even race w/ just a couple people and make the rest computer players. you can set up whole race venues online w/ up to like 10 or 11 races if you want. Overall i'd say this is a pretty damn good game for 30 bucks, and if youre lacking a simulation style racer on your xbox, this is a game for you