Kind of a downgrade from the Xbox original. Sure it controls a bit better but learning the controls in the first game was half the fun, they took out the racing ai so you have to manually grind to unlock all the maps which arent even nearly as interesting as the first game. It also has a newer coat of paint which is really unimpressive considering the first game was probably the best looking game on the xbox and looks like it couldve been released in 2009 while this one just looks like a typical 360 game. They did add some upgrading system but I am not a car autist so I really don't appreciate the minute details of automobile functionality. Maybe Racing sims just aren't my thing and I should just stick to the arcade racers