Best racing game???

Some years ago i was an excellent player of GTR 2002 Mod for F12002, and also another mod, BPR Endurance GT.

Now i play GTR, the official Fia - GT game, from Simbin Development Team. If you like Ferrari 550 Prodrive, Morgan Aero 8, Maserati MCC, Saleen S7R, Ferrari 575 GTC, 360 Modena GT, Lister Storm and Porsche 996 GT3 RSR.... Then this is YOUR game!

 

Well there is Gran Turismo 4 for the Playstation 2. Its a brilliant game. For the computer there is GTR which is from what I've heard and read very hard but also very good. Also there is Gran Prix drivers for the computer. You race F1 cars from 1967. Good luck finding a copy though. Its even harder than GTR skill wise. Theres Forza and Project Gotham Racing for the XBOX. I've never played them so I wont comment on them. All of them can be used with a wheel. I highly recomend a wheel for Gran Prix drivers and GTR. The keyboard is crap.

 

It depends what level of realism you're going for, but if you want to use a wheel I would look at computer based games, so you could check out rFactor at rfactor.net. We use it in the online league I race in. Probably the best physics engine out right now. However, to avoid licensing fees there aren't any "real" cars, just F1 style and and a couple other specs of racing. Instead it's up to the modding community to create add-ons. The F1 2005 season should be out in a month or 2.

 

F1 99-2002 for the PC with the RH2005 mod and a thrustmaster F1 wheel is the most fun i've ever had with a game.

 

F1 career challange is a great game. Very realistic and challenging. PS2 though.


Sohail

 

Forza Motorsport for Xbox.

 

TOCA simulator for XBOX is very good also

 

F1C

GTR

rFactor (and the countless mods, currently driving PCC, F1C, and karts)

Todd

 

I prefer need for speed most wanted on the xbox 360.

 

I have never played a game more realistic than GT4 with the longitech steering wheel. Best game ever made IMHO.

 

Rallysport Challenge 2

By far the most fun game and even better with two players.

 

Grand Prix Legends by far.

I bought this game in 1998 and then a rash of other games over the years --> GP3, F12002, WRC 2002 for Playstation, GT3, GT4, GTR.

Today I am still playing Grand Prix Legends. Speaks volumes of how good it is.

The game is tough ... you leave it for a few months and come back to it and you will find yourself hitting the walls and spinning out like a newbie. It takes time to work into the groove.

Additionally there are the best track selection in the world offered standard and downloadable - Nurburgring, Old Spa, Old Laguna Seca, etc. Scary tracks but awesome to drive on.

The cars are simple to operate with limited tweaking options unlike today's F1 cars with mind numbing features to tweak on. Additionally, the old cars are very twitchy and agile - no downforce means that you cant go flat thru corners like in newer race cars. Sliding is the norm and is real fun with the thin tires of old.

I think the GT4/Forza games aree a good companion set to GPL and are more arcade like by comparison (at least to me). But they give you the ability to "test" today's road cars against each other .. how does an RS4 match up against a M3? Vette vs Viper? They are all there. I did the whole career building thing with GT3 but couldnt be arsed to repeat the whole thing again when I got the GT4. So I just go into the arcade mode and try out the various cars at Laguna Seca to see how they compare.

I sampled the NASCAR game once and it seemed quite fun with the bumper to bumper racing - the multi car pile-ups were hilarious. I may buy this in future

 

I'd like to give another nod to Grand Prix Legends. If you're not a better driver than Jimmy Clark, you're not going to beat him in the game.

I'll always remember the first ad I saw for GPL back in '98, "In 1968, they changed the rules of Grand Prix racing to reduce fatalities. Welcome to 1967."

 

I have F1-2002 for PC and GT4/Forza for PS2/XBox, respectively. The F1 game was amazing, but on a laptop, was difficult to master with the opponents set at anything more than 75% of actual capability. I looked at the track records, and I wondered how anyone in their right minds come even come *close* to matching, let alone beating, those times.

In terms of console games, I loved GT3... When GT4 came out, I wanted more out of it, but it didn't quite deliver. Reluctantly, I purchased Forza for my XBox. It had Ferraris, and somehow, that missing "it" factor I was looking for in GT4! I love it...In my opinion, better than GT4 in many ways. Perhaps not as realistic in terms of the individual cars' physics, but unless you are the "creme de la creme" of video game drivers, it won't make a difference to you anyway. Forza Motorsports is an absolutely fantastic driving game, and it should not be overlooked.

~Aaron

 

GT4 for PS2.

 

I got a lot of good feedback from a similar question I posted a moth or so back.

I went with PS2 and GT3/4. I got a crappy wheel and pedals so I haven't been too happy but once I get a better wheel it should be more fun.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87244

 

Controller is important.. I know guys who have paid upwards of $800-$1000 on controllers for simracing.. I do alright with my trusty red Momo.. On my xBox, I use the standard controller, and it's ok. For console gaming, I don't see using a wheel as being something I need to enjoy the experience.

And as for GPL.. It was my initial simracing contact.. I found it difficult, and abandoned it shortly after F1-2002 came out. I drove the wheels off of it, and then revisited GPL. I found I could make it around the track with some sense of being fast. I parked the Eagle again for a year, while enjoying F1C, and more recently GTR and rFactor. I think it's time to reinstall GPL and see if my no-aids experience with GTR and rFactor make my GPL driving all that much better.

Todd

 

GTR2 hits in July. Definitely worth the wait!

 

Dunno about GTR2.. GTL was interesting graphically, but the interface and career mode was a bit sketchy..

Now.. Champcar for rFactor.. that's the one I'm waiting for.

Todd

 

Forza motorsport for xbox. Project Gotham series for xbox.
Gran turismo for ps2.
outrun by sega for numerous platforms (features ferraris galore, exclusively)
Daytona by sega for arcades
need for speed most wanted

 

Its interesting to note that most people who play F1 games have played F1 2002 and not something of a more recent season.

The reason I didnt want to do so was to race on the old Hockenheim ring - none of those mickey mouse carbon copy circuits of today back then in 2002. Besides there is hardly that much difference in the car feel from 2002 to 2005 unlike say driving a 60s F1 car and a 2000s F1 car.

 

i've been addicted to Project Gotham Racing 3 since it came out great game. Forza Motorsport is also a great racing game. I'm still waiting for a good racing wheel to come out for the 360 tho, something to compete with the logitech 900degree force feedback wheel would be amazing.

 

I added filter properties to all my EA F1C tracks so that I could drive them in any season..

 

I'd have to say Forza for Xbox and Gran Turismo 4 for PS2. I havnt really played many racing games for computer... Only NFS: Hot Persuit.