An astonishing achievement and clear labor of love given the level of detail and simulation - way ahead of its time. There are over 100 authentically recreated real world cars! I'm not really a racing game guy - that has to have been unheard of for a '90s console game, right?
The manual is essentially a physics textbook, which is hilarious, but for all the complexity of the rigorously realistic design, the actual racing is kind of easy and exploitable. The two in-depth single-player modes are great, and the scale of the marquee simulation mode is staggering, resembling much more modern games in its open-endedness and customizability. Lot going on here!
I have to imagine that people were floored by this when it came out. Set aside the phenomenal graphics on PS1, the vibe is so choice. I'm only just playing it for the first time now but that opening cutscene was giving me chills.
The manual is essentially a physics textbook, which is hilarious, but for all the complexity of the rigorously realistic design, the actual racing is kind of easy and exploitable. The two in-depth single-player modes are great, and the scale of the marquee simulation mode is staggering, resembling much more modern games in its open-endedness and customizability. Lot going on here!
I have to imagine that people were floored by this when it came out. Set aside the phenomenal graphics on PS1, the vibe is so choice. I'm only just playing it for the first time now but that opening cutscene was giving me chills.