When Need for Speed Shift was first announced, it was to a mixed reaction thanks to the underwhelming Need for Speed: Pro Street. But thankfully, Shift was a brilliant racer with a good selection of cars and tracks, and a variety of race modes and events - everything a good racing game should have.
Slightly Mad Studios (SMS) are back with Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed. For those who played Need for Speed Shift, you’ll know what to expect: Fast cars which need fast drivers - that’s you!
A breakdown of the best PS3 racing games according to Rantgaming.com. Games are rated based on replay value, graphics, gameplay, and controls
I'm not impressed with much in terms of racing this gen. Graphics have been really raised racently, and it wasn't by the "two kings" (GT and Forza) in racing. Shift 2 and the upcoming Project Cars are now DOMINATING racing games graphically, GT5 and Forza 4/H do not even compare. But physics and gameplay-wise, most everything's been "off" aside from a select few. My short list would be.
#1 GT5. It's still rocking everybody in terms of gameplay and variety. It's got every kind of 4 wheeled racing almost from Karts to F1 and everything in between. GT needs to step it up graphically now though. Forza is the LEAST of their worries there.
#2 Motorstorm Pacific Rift. Just the #1 most fun and intense arcade/off-road racer ever made or ever will be made. SOOOOOO much variety compared to the bare bones (but great) first game, and a way better racing game than the 3rd game which was more like Split-Second than MotorStorm in THIS Motorstorm Fan's opinion.
#3 F1 Championship Edition. This PS3 exclusive launch game is imho still the best F1 game this gen in terms of the racing.
#4 FerrariChallenge/SuperCar Challenge. Alot of people havn't heard about these, they got VERY little attention. They sucked because not alot of cars, but it's a fact that System 3 put into these PS3 exclusives (they were on Wii too, but they weren't as advanced) the most advanced, realistic physics to ever be in a console racer. The same physics they put into their PC sim. Good graphics for the time too. Very under-rated.
#5 Shift 2. This is only here because I think graphically, it's a sneak peek at the next level in racing sim graphics. Project Cars is improving on that. But Shift 2 has HORRIBLE physics and I disliked playing it. If Project Cars can get the physics more in line than Shift 2, and have enough of a garage to have the variety in the racing while keeping the online field fairly even like GT5 does, it will truly be the next level of racing sims, and something may actually pull me away from GT5, which nothing has based on gameplay.
Also: WipeOut HD- awesome game, awesome value, it's expansion makes it an even better value, top notch quality.
John Bedford (Modojo): Modojo rounds up the best of the price-drops for Wednesday 4th July.
Origin have released a new set of 50% off game in week 2 of it's Best of 2011 Sale.
Gotta hand it to EA, they have been on a roll lately with AAA games releasing.
Dead Space 2
Mass Effect 2 (ps3)
Bulletstorm
Crysis 2
Dragon Age 2
Shift 2
And I thought 2011 was the year of 3's
This game seems to have come out of no-where!
After seeing many many trailers of this game, I got very interested. For me this is the underdog.
They were bragging with "We will be beat GT5", but actually this game does not have to do that. It has another vibe surrounding it, not that clinical GT5 or Forza feeling. Shift 2 looks more believable.
Shift 1 was a good change in the racing genre, after reading this review it contains the big elements of the first entry which is good in my opinion.
And EA are really working themselves back on top of the ladder, bringing out high quality titles, new franchises which score very good and are not reproduced crap. EA is back on track.
I will definitely get this game.
Great infomercial! Thanks! But how are the physics?