Can Race Pro Succeed In The United States?

AutoGaming writes: "Many gamers like to sit down for a few hours or maybe even a few minutes and pick up a racing game, have some fun with it and move on. This Xbox 360 Exclusive game will frustrate the hell out of those players and for exactly that reason it might not become the popular epic racing hit many hardcore sim racers want it to be. Let's look at the top selling racing games of 2008."

[TaylorFlatt]

One word...well phrase..."lol"...

[Speed-Racer]

What I am worried about is the fact that the Xbox hardly has good steering wheels other than the Fanatec etc.. PS3 has G25 and much more.. so that could mess up drivers and frustrate them if they dont have a wheel. A D-Pad just wont cut it

[NaiNaiNai]

personally i have no problem with analog. actually truth be told i run almost everything on analog, gas/break/turning. i dont use face buttons, i use my triggers for e-break and shift. makes it feel more lagit.
-nai-

[Szarky]

i love my g25

[Why dis]

Go play your PS3 then lol.

Going to try this game out.

[InMyOpinion]

You don't like MS Wireless Wheel?

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/h...

It's got both force feedback and rumble. I love the feel of it. And it only costs around $120, compared to $300 for the G25 PS3 wheel. That's just ridicolous.

[Kushan]

Isn't "Force Feedback" and "Rumble" the same thing?

[NaiNaiNai]

@Kushan

no they are not,
force feed back is like when you try to take a corner in a car and the wheel pulls back against you, like its trying to straighten out.

rumble is just the shock of the road, hitting something, breaking to hard. ect.

hope that helps cover it for you.
-nai-

*well i know who they are, and i love there games, brings back good memorys. but the 360 won't have a good wheel. i don't mind racing on a controller. i have a car if i want to the feel of speed ill go out and drive it fast. XD i mean thats what the highways for.*

[Blademask]

Its nice to just have to use 1 steering wheel for your PC sims and your console sims. Not have a ultra good 6spd wheel for PC games, then a plastic wheel.

I dont think the 360 audience even realizes who simbin is. Its a shame
though, because GTR2 is amazing. None of the RACEPRO articles are even warm.

[SalvatoreLeone]

I dont think it really matters. It's more how Atari and SimBin market it.

[Kevin McCallister]

Nope.

The game's rather generic title and its boxart will ensure that it doesn't appeal to anyone who isn't already anticipating its release. If it's truly a great sim, they can overcome that, but I don't think there's too much room left in the genre due to Gran Turismo and Forza.

[Kushan]

You make a very good point with the name, but then again that's probably who it's targeted towards - people who want a simulation over a game.

[free2game365]

Really? Gran Turismo and Forza are both pretty behind Sim Bin's game in gameplay and AI.

[Kevin McCallister]

It really doesn't matter how advanced its AI and gameplay are. There are quite a few FPS games with better gameplay and AI than Halo, but will they ever touch Halo in sales?

[free2game365]

Who really cares what sells, something selling well or being extremely popular doesn't actually make it good, it was just marketed correctly.

[Elvfam511]

Is there any gameplay videos yet?

[Grooski]

Can it succeed at all? Not with reviews like these:

Official XBox360 Feb mag: 6/10

Hardcore Gamer online: 2.25/5
http://www.hardcoregamer.co...

I'd be more concerned about letting the game fade into obscurity.

[Speed-Racer]

Hardcore Gamer Magazine is not what I call a good review

[free2game365]

that review seems kind of like bullshit to me, it's extremely poorly detailed.

[lelo]

The game is not for everybody ... only who appreciates a true racing simulator ... this sums it up

"Its monk-like devotion to pure racing simulation is remarkable...and kind of a turn-off for the rest of us."

[Revvin]

Hmm pretty lousy reviews there but this game still has me wanting to buy a 360 (that and Halo Wars) There is a poor selection of wheels for the 360, the best being the Fanatec which really is the only option. The official 360 wheel just isn't that great unless you can get it really cheap because at least then later down the line of you enjoy racing games you can buy just the Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S Wheel 'Pure edition' which is just the wheel but comes with an adaptor to hook up the MS wheels pedals.

This game should sell well in the US because it has a few tracks US racers will recognize such as Road America and Laguna Seca. I hope this does sell well as I'm sure other simulation developers will be watching this release and using it as a yardstick to see if its worth releasing their own sims. This isn't going to top sites like Metacritic because a lot of gaming sites will mark it down because its too hard, doesn't have lots of customizations like neon lights and vinyls like the NFS games. They will say its too hard to control because its too realistic etc. In short it won't be shallow enough for some gamers.

[creeping judas]

game. It's been too long since I was able to play a ood sim racer. But for some reason it isn't hitting the right nerve's in some people, even those people who are into sim racers?

I like to use the controller in the same way that Nai said. I also have the wheel, but I don't have a good enough set up to even attempt to use it properly.

[lelo]

This is Simbin we are talking about... it will not have the best graphics in a console, but it will probably be the most realistic simulator in a console. This will probably be a pure racing simulation.

This says everything about Race Pro
"Its monk-like devotion to pure racing simulation is remarkable...and kind of a turn-off for the rest of us."

Racing freaks will love it... rest of us, not really.

[Leathersoup]

Funny thing is, Forza 2 came out on the 360 in May of 2007 and it still has a very active community. It still manages to make it into the top 10 Live games from time to time.
Successful and more than a few minute/hour jaunt.