Race Driver: GRID - Eurogamer Review

Eurogamer writes:

We're not quite in Burnout Paradise territory with the visual representation of damage, but in many other respects GRID is a truly beautiful racing game: the cars are dazzling, whether you're watching the evening sun glide down the side of your first Mustang or watching an F1000 go-kart take off onto a crash barrier as you brake poorly into a tight turn. There's a slickness and polish at work that rarely slips.

Where GRID loses out is in relative trivialities - until you've learnt the track layouts, for instance, you might pine for PGR4's "racification" finish, which illustrated braking distances and racing lines subtly but effectively and is missed here. Despite the damage modelling, it's also still possible to bully the other racers out of your path - although not to the same degree as GT or PGR - and in a game this good looking, not being able to save and share replays online is disappointing.

Otherwise, GRID is a great success: the single-player is varied without being confusing; the online multiplayer supports 12 players and damage modelling, reducing the number of first-corner pile-ups; tracks and cars are well chosen and recreated; and Flashback allows you to race with the same determination on lap three as you did on lap one, mitigating risk in a manner of which other racing game developers will soon be envious. Even if GRID doesn't give Codemasters parity with PGR in US sales, as the developer hopes, it's a fine achievement and an early leader in the race to be 2008's best driving game.

[Zhuk]

This is the racing game of the year by the looks of it, I am looking forward to this title

[felidae]

yesss!

[gauravraw]

M looking forward to this game but why is no one reviewing it's multiplayer mode? I wanna know abt it before I buy.

PS3 version demo had some bugs with screen-tearing issues, so would like to know more about it too.

[mistertwoturbo]

Yeah I noticed that as well with the PS3 version. However, it's nowhere near game killing and I still enjoyed it quite a lot.

I must say, GRID snuck up on me. Judging by the preview videos I wasn't exactly excited for it. But after playing the demo and seeing more and more videos, this turned into a Day One Purchase for me

[Superfragilistic]

Some fanboys are giving you disagrees because you're rightly pointing out the issues with the PS3 demo.

Never fear the developer has acknowledged that the demo did have such issues, unlike the fanboys, and they have been addressed in the final retail build.

See here http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

EDIT: The game looks like great fun and probably the best of its genre this year. :)

[poos3]

ps3 want to keep this game low profile on this site as they are always scared of games that are clearly challenge their savior exclusive tittles that get delayed delayed and delayed there only 3 btw mgs4,gt5,final fantasy that actual it no new killer ips nothing the same old used and tried games that will not break any new ground after these 3 games are released if they ever do (final fantasy.gt5 ) i want to hear what droids have to hype next haze 2 perhaps as they are doping with resistance 2 as the 1st was very average and haze is prolly a better game if haze had launched at the same time as resistance 1

[DJ]

Maybe I'll use it on this game. =]

[ROCCOZILLA]

i cant wait for the race to be over so i can check out the inane replay.in the replay when the mustang is on that down hill strait away it is some of the best gaming EVER!!RACE B3YOND!!