Race Drive: Grid demo hits Xbox Live Marketplace, PC demo delayed

Codemasters announced today that its released a playable demo for the Xbox 360 version of Race Drive: Grid onto the Xbox Live Marketplace.

The demo will contain 3 events which consists of The eBay Motors Muscle Cup which allows you to take the wheel of a Ford Mustang GT-R, whilst the advanced International Trophy lets you drive a Nissan S15 Silvia, and lastly the Euro Turing Car Series gives you a BMW 320si touring car.

[sak500]

Great news. d-d-d-d-ddd downloading now.

[green]

pls give us an update on how it it.

Off topic: I got the dreaded RROD last week sunday the 27th of april on my launch model 360.I then called Microsoft service support which was no problem to get through and my console was registered in 5 mins.Me and the customer support guy started talking about games especially Lost Odyssey sice that was what i was playing.Overall A+.

I packaged it in a brown box and UPS picked it up monday 5pm (next day).I was not that pissed because i had stuff to do that i was behind on and my copy of GTA4 wasnt arriving till the 10th.

This morning at 9am, UPS calls me to tell me that my 360 is ready and they would be at my flat in 5mins.I was in shock.I taught that maybe it was not fixed or it was not even sent to microsoft for some reason since people on N4G posting all those RROD stories lead me to believe that it takes 5 weeks to 2months.

I greet the UPS driver and asked him why it took such a short time his answer was "there are few 360's that have that problems and that 90% of them are the launch models".He said that it used to take 5 weeks around christmas 07 but from what UPS have noticed is that RROD should be a thing of the past by the end of the year.So because of that the max it takes is 12 days and yours is back".

I return to my room, plug my console back to the mains,turn it on and my console that used to sound like a boeing 747 now sounds like a lexus (so so quiet).I said no way and then inserted a game (noticing that my disc tray was completely new) and still no noise.Looked at the back and it was still my old one with the same serial number but peaking inside from the vents, it was all shiny and new.

Oh did i also forget to mention that they also gave me prepaid card with free 3 months Xbox live Gold membership.

If you have a launch 360 pray it RROD's because the enhancements are soo worth it.

So problems are no longer 33%,no longer even 16%,they are way better and are still improving.Microsoft have trully impressed me.I have not met such goos customer support before.

I will be back on live tomorrow so add me to your friends list (GREENAVUS) for some Halo3,GOW,PGR4,Forza 2 and from the 10th GTA4.

[snakeater3]

great news , but did anyone really ask you ? great story if it makes you feel better...anyways, my ps3 did die on me too...i took it to the retail store and got one for free instantly, no questions asked. now THATS what i call a good quality product and a great customer after sales service.

[green]

This is a 360 related article so my post was ment for people who own a 360.Anyway it is a story of good things coming out of a bad situation.But i can see that you don't like anything positive relating to the 360.

There are some new videos waiting approval concerning killzone and resistance fall of man 2 .Why don't you be a good boy,run along and go watch them ,instead of being such a predictable troll.

[bababrooks]

green, post 1.2 ........... thanks for that post buddy, i enjoyed the read!. i think grid looks and plays great, well done codemasters!

[Glad to be a gamer]

Can't trust the internet to give you sound advice as you have Sony fanboys making up horror stories of going though 6 360's and waitng months for repair. Same with the GTA4 freezing i think. I dont know anyone that has had that problem on the 360 and they have released a patch specifically for the PS3 version. Says it all.

I've had my console for 1 1/2 with no problems then i traded it in to get one with hdmi, the quiter disc drive and cooler running cpu. The differnece in the sound is massive imo. got a pack inc forza2,viva pinata and an extra controller for free with dmc4 thrown in as well with the deal.

CANT WAIT TO PLAY THIS DEMO LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A WINNER. i'll report back what i thouhgt of it later this evening when i get home.

THANKS TO THOSE ABOVE ME THAT GAVE THERE INSIGHT INTO THE DEMO GOT ME EVEN MORE EXCITED TO PLAY THIS.

[Glad to be a gamer]

Lol at SNAKE EATER.....How low can you go......LAME BUDDY take it to the killzone 2 videos thread. Looks great by the way as it shoud do after 60mill and 4 1/2 years of dev.

Only "9 months" to go till you have a game that vindicates your choice of console. In that time i'll be playing though mass effect,Bioshock, eternal sonata,Lost odyessy, pgr4,Forza2, viva pinata, vf5:online, Halo 3 mp, test drive unlimited,gears mp not to mention mp like GTA4.

Nija gaiden 2 in june followed by fable 2 then a bit of gears2,banjo and kazzoie, splinter cell conviction, too human and a bit of Alan wake rounde off with grid.

Hope you enjoyed your third play though of unchartered and i hope for all you fan boys sake that Mgs4 brings some thing new and exciting to the table while sticking to the winning formula and Kojima has not just filled a 50gb br with cut scenes and repeated textures to get the game to run at a satisfactory frame rate.

You guys at least deserve this to be an AAA game after the waiting,delays and poor Psn performance for Gta4/GT5p.

I actually feel sorry for Sony fanboys even though they do act like arrogant kiddies. They don't know any better the poor little misinformed,strung along tikes.

Mgs4 in june Snake eater whoop! Whoop!....

[sonarus]

lol if i said what glad to be a gamer said, i would be called a fanboy with a hidden agenda.

@green, your comment was off topic but everyone has gone off topic before plus your info useful so no big deal. Sorry though, i won't be taking your word or the word of a UPS sales man just yet on just how much those RROD's have gone down.

As for grid, how is the game in your eyes. I have a feeling the game will dissapoint and will end up being a B game and not an A game despite all the 60 mill and 41/2 yrs of dev time

[Zhuk]

Great news! I think this may end up being racer of the year, so download it!

[WIIIS1]

Nah I don't think ANYTHING will beat Forza 2 if you have a real passion for cars. Realistic driving physics, great variety of cars, aggresive AI, consequences for bad driving, tuning, mods, amazing decal design options (absolutely addicted to this!), great online community - it is still the best and I simply can't enjoy other racers as hard as I try.

[WIIIS1]

So I just realized you said best racer of the year, so yes you are probably right.

[maxqubit]

Great

[DARK WITNESS]

its a great racer, played a demo of it last week.... wait till you try the replay function.. can't wait for this game.

[BeaArthur]

I have a lot of demos to download when I get home next week.

[Jok3r]

I downloaded it and I am very impressed with it! Gorgeous graphics and the gameplay was spot on!! Miles better than DiRT! Codemasters have done a real good job optimizing their engine! Kudos!

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

I'll try it now, not much of a race fan, unless I can get out and blow s**t up

[sak500]

Best graphics of any racer on 360 and with damage and physics to boot. Action reply is amazing when u watch urself hit straight into a wall at high speed in slow mo, although would have like to see the driver to move dynamically to the bumps and hits as well.

Edit: Incar cam better than pgr3/4. From the looks of it, almost as good as GT5Ps.

ALso u get couple of retries or something and during race if u make a mistake u can rewind to that point or before that and correct urself. That depends on the difficulty u select, at maximum i dont think u can get a retry. Amazing graphics though if i dint mention it before

EDIT: Welcome green..WHose giving me DISAGREES...prob SDF

[green]

Thanks for the quick update.will download it tomorrow, it seems i will be buying it afterall.

[timmyrulz]

Awesome we have our own prologue, and whats more its absolutely free ;)

[bababrooks]

LOL...good one!

[sak500]

LOL @ timmy

Yes as above with damage and better online. The action replay is amazing, watch destruction in slow mo with different views

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

HAHA

[bumnut]

i lost faith in this game when i discovered it uses the cm dirt engine.

hopefully the demo will change my mind.

[xm15e2s]

This demo is great.

Way too many @sswipes bumping me off my lines, though. lol
Spinouts galore.

[InMyOpinion]

I wonder why it's not on PSN?

[brothersimon]

Because nobody gives a fuk

[InMyOpinion]

I read that as "Because PSN sucks".

[DomUltra]

Lol it'll be on psn in a few hours asswipe lol.

[justgamez]

how did I already play it on my PS3?
Played it on XBL already too. It's nice not to be a narrow minded fanboy and have both systems.

The game is nothing special. I am actually disappointed. It's DiRt on tarmac. Same engine, same graphics, same stat tracking, same load screens. The only difference is this has a real online mode as opposed to time trials.

This game was all hype. It's fun. Has dynamic camera angles and nice lighten fx but all in all it's just a decent arcade racer with a damage system.

[599 US Dollars]

but on PSN, you have to install your demos after u download them LOL!!!

[timmyrulz]

It will be this time next year

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

It's well balanced, drifting wasn't to easy or to hard, it's not GTA or Burnout so dont do smashing into everything. I looks great for a demo, smooth framerate and good graphics. It looks as good as that other racing game, on that other system, but this one is free and has realtime car damage. Like someone said above, I did get bumped off track a few to many times for a game where you supposed to take care of your car. Go to the 2nd mode first and learn how to drift before going to a race, it helped me race better. The cars arn't floaty, which I like and the stearing isn't to touchy.

Like I said above, not much of a race fan but I have played my share. I got a disagree for the comment above for saying "I'll try it now, not much of a race fan, unless I can get out and blow s**t up" Speake up troll, explain yourself, don't be a shadow disagree troll, coward.

[WIIIS1]

I have to disagree with you on this one I'm afraid. I spent more than 2 hours playing this demo and for someone who is still playing quite a lot of Forza 2, Grid was a big big letdown in all ways except graphics.

The driving and feel of the cars are very very bad and it is nowhere near PGR, much less Forza. And there's a very persistent bug on the online mode that disconnects people from the race regularly upon which the whole race will then end (granted they might fix this with the full game).

Damage system also appears to be somewhat arbitrary. I can wreck a whole front side of the car and the car will still be driveable, but on the other hand a collision from the rear contributing to slight frontal damage might cripple my car.

And there's no feel of the car at all - I barely feel collisions and the car moves as if ungrounded. The only time I feel the car grounded is when I hit a patch of sand and it comes to a ridiculously wild spin and stops almost immediately. Also, my car has turned sideways while going straight and scraping along a wall and then bounced back on its feet.

Great graphics though.

[brothersimon]

Man this SUCKS.. just tried it

crap handling, crap overall game its horrible

just another overhyped internet crap

[InMyOpinion]

No, you didn't.

[Nadine Coyle]

I PLAY SIMULATION GAMES, EERRR THIS AINT ONE OF THEM
certain racing games NEED SIMULATION LIKE FORZA 2 AND GT5. and this is one of them. this had so much potential!!!! could of been the cream of the crop of racers, but no.
race driver grid = no simulation = fail in my book.
this game had certain elements in it that could make it a AAA racer it just had no sim, i can not enthesize this enough.
graphics = 9/10
replay = 10/10(best replay i have seen on a racer ever
handling = more arcadey then sim. yes you can make it harder. but it doesn't stop you flawing it round a corner.

thats my review. 6/10
if it had sim 9.5/10 if not 10/10
THIS COULD OF BEEN SO MUCH

[justgamez]

It's a solid racing game. I didn't care for the drifting part of the game with the Nissan but I liked the 1st and 3rd races with the BMW and Mustang. The Mustang looks beastly.

It's definitely a solid racer but a far stretch from the top tier racing games.

[kewlkat007]

I'm now at work...

I'm not a BIG SIM fan, but much more of an Arcade Racer/Twisted Metal type gamer. So I don't mind these games.

I had midnight DUB and the last NFS weren't all that great. I did like "Street Racing Syndicate" though,if anyone played that one? That game looked good on the Xbox.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

How can you people live with yourself, being so mean to Droi... I mean PS3 owners? Can't we all just get along, do we have to be mean to the Droi... I mean PS3 fans for making such an inferior gaming choice. Would we make fun of George Bush or Jessica Simpson for being stupid? Would we be mean to crazy people like Tom (couch jumper) Cruise? What is this world coming to? you should be ashamed of yourself for making fun of Droi... I mean PS3 owners in their time of need. They just got through losing the GTA IV race in all categories, now here you are teasing them about a free demo being better than a pay demo.

So what if they have to wait for demos, or all the games on the PS3 are pushed to 09 when they were expected in 08? So what if their 08 list is shrinking faster than a penis in frozen water? So what if this will probably another graphic compairison they will lose? So what if they don't get ingame music, rumble, friends list, cross game chat, achievements, marketplace, superior online gaming, no game installs and GTA IV episodic content? So what if they are still playing 07 games in 08 because they still have no releases?

Are those reasons we should be mean to the Droi... PS3 fans?

[DomUltra]

No 08 releases, or 09 releases other than Gears of War right? That's what you meant to say, have fun with your severely gimped line up.

[eddierivera]

People say that 07 was the year of video games, but honestly, I havent been so depressed about games in my whole life till last year, and its getting worse.

I remember when games used to be fun, and still have good graphics. I miss the N64 and dreamcast era, and not because I used to be younger, but games were just so much more alive, and had a soul.
All you people are talking about these next gen games like they are the best ever made, but you all are blind. Games are turning into bigger pieces of crap everyday.

I played forza, and I think GT3 is way better offline. N64 wrestling games are still better 10 years later than whats out now, and Ive played better Rpg's on my regular NES compared to games like Lost odesy. Most games on the ps3 and 360 are crap and lack what most games used to have back in the day, they used to have soul, and used to be fun. I dont know whats going on, but I can bet its all because of corporate bullcrap.

So go on, talk about whos system is better and stupid subjects that only piss people off, but I just wish you guys could see the bigger picture. I dont know any of you guys, you are all probably just a bunch of young kids who's first system was a 360, but let me tell you about my view in games. Gaming used to be fun, and I didnt even play online. I cant imagine life without online gaming now, but seriously, I've never been so bored in my life.

I wish I never traded in my n64 for a dream cast, my dream cast for my ps1, ect ect. I wish I could find my NES and my turbo graphics 16, thousands of dollars lost in what led me to the biggest dissapointment of my life, and its called next gen gaming.

What is up with sequels being worse than origanals. Look at Rainbow six 2 and Oblivion. I remember when games only got better with time, and as a true gamer, this is the darkest times of my gaming life. I cant believe what is going on with games, coming out for one system first, being better on another. Dude, this is my money that they are just playing with, I have 3 kids man, I cant really afford to buy a game that is crap, cause then Im bored and I have to buy another one so I dont flip out. I dont know what Im even trying to say, I just wish some of you could see the big picture. Next gen gaming is ruining gaming man! Lord help me.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

The hypocrisy like you just wrote is the reason for that 1 bubble. You should do what the droids do, and cheat your way to some more bubbles while being a hypocrite flaming droid at the same time.

[Carletto87]

@Jason

"It looks as good as that other racing game, on that other system"

troll..... It's ages behing GT5P, for graphic and gameplay

[Stryfeno1]

The difference is you had to purchase that demo for that game on the other system and the Grid demo is free. Lmao.

Im joking, im joking!!!!.....Oh boy here goes my bubbles and a a bunch of disagrees

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

I can play GT5P it's out and my bro owns a PS3. So... how would you know anything about GRID? you're just a new multi account of a PS3 fan that lost all his bubbles, and since there is no demo for the PS3 version, how would you know? How is that realtime car damage on GT5P?

[zypher]

um, how does story posting work on this site? i had to go to two other different sources to find out that the demo also comes to PSN today. shouldn't this have been marked both for 360 and PS3? or is it only marked according to the info gathered from the source? if thats the case would it be considered a duplicate story if i posted the ign article where it states that the demo is coming to BOTH systems today, and not just Live?

[Tunerboy8732]

This game is gonna be awesome.Ima car freak and luv drifting so I know its gonna be good even tho theres only 50+ cars in the game but there all competition rides and not stock.I wont go as far as saying this will be the best racing game of the year because we still got midnight club:L.A. comeing in sept but if its anything like dirt was it will definetly be worth buying.

[PoSTedUP]

talk about jealous comment, forza 2 cant compare to the realism in gt5, either can the graphics, gt5 demo has more cars than grids full game! and gt5 is getting realistic car damage. the drifting is far from real in forza2, cmon, over 800 cars, forza 2 aint no real sim, justa nothaa wanna bea. wrong reply

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I downloaded this morning and did a quick test run. Wow...I am impressed by what I saw so far. This game is flat out pretty to look at. Driving can be tweaked to be more arcade like or sim like depending on your preferences (i.e. driving aid, shifting, Traction Control, etc...). I took a spin on the easy mode so it was set up for a more arcade like drive...and it was still a blast! Full damage modeling is in effect and it will effect the cars ...especially in higher difficulty settings. Controls are all standard to racers now so it shouldnt be foreign to anyone who likes to race around. I am sure GT5 will still trump this game in terms of graphical prowess....but this gives it a run for the money considering the damage modeling.

They also make use of a unique 'rewind' feature similar to what the Full Auto games used to offer although this is implemented in a much better and more practical way. You get only so many uses depending on difficulty but it should make the game more accessible to the less hardcore race fans.

This game just went to a must buy for me.

[Glad to be a gamer]

The handling, the sense of speed,20 car races, the graphics, the damage, the crowd, the easy to access online mode, the unpredictable yet clever ai.

I stopped playing GTA4 this evening which says it all. Can't wait for this now.

[Nadine Coyle]

ENOUGH SAID

[Finch]

Very true, but if you turn all the help junk off its not really that bad and gets sim like. It starts you off in major arcade mode. Which turned me off until i set it to sim. Now its growing on me! Reminds me of DIRT and Forza2 (arcade mode) put together.

[Nadine Coyle]

no i have tried, it makes minor differances. the cars have no wait. you dont need to take the racing line. to arcady to be a sim.
BIG DISSAPOINTMENT

[DomUltra]

Look at all the Microsoft coсk suckers, enjoying their Grid demo, hell I'd enjoy it too if you had to deal with wannabe racing sims like Forza, lol can you even actually call it a racing sim? lmfao.

[InMyOpinion]

Look at you not being able to enjoy Grid and instead writing jealous comments.

Go look at GT5: Prologue. And I do mean look, cause it sure as h3ll ain't worth playing.

[DomUltra]

Wow, Grid demo sucks, they basically took everything they did on DiRT and put some racing cars in it, I hope they don't call this trash a racing sim.

[Nadine Coyle]

MY POINT EXACTLY.i suppose its allright for new commers to race driver. but they just f|_|ked the fan base up BIG TIME(including me!!!!)

[aggh im on fire]

Like the demo but theres a lack of feedback when cars hit you on the pad yet when i go over a rumble strip it rumbles like mad, sort that out and i will get it.

[zethos56]

Too bad my XBL account can't play unrated/pending demos lol. How long does it usually take for demos to go to silver (I can't activate 1 month free gold)?