Product Description

Every moment of Racedriver Grid is an adrenalin rush from the start lights to the elation at the chequered flag.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1809 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Codemasters Limited
• Released on: 2008-05-30
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Original language: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Dimensions: .29 pounds

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As the all-new racing experience from Codemasters Studios, creators of Colin McRae: DiRT™, Race Driver: GRID is all about the race. Every moment from the adrenalin rush at the start lights to the elation at the chequered flag – the tension, pressure, noise, and action.

Featuring only the most powerful race cars – current and classic, circuit and drift – players will compete to conquer the most prestigious official race tracks and championships and then go beyond to compete in challenging city-based competitions, through to road events and urban street races.

With races crammed with action and incident, high-impact moments will come at you thick and fast, one right after another: engine blows, tyre blow outs, tight overtaking, accidents, opponent cars flipping, spinning, collisions with other cars and trackside objects.

From humble beginnings, earning a few thousand dollars a season, build a feared and respected racing team with a multi-million dollar income and complete at dramatic race locations and dominate a multi-disciplined world of racing.

In Europe, race prestige Marques, including Aston Martin, Koenigsegg and Pagani, on the greatest official race circuits. Enter street competitions and race high-performance V8 muscle cars through iconic U.S. cities including San Francisco, Washington DC and Detroit. In the Far East, Japanese racing culture sets the tone where night races, including Drift racing, take drivers through neon illuminated cities and to outlying mountain roads.

As the antithesis of the box-ticking, plodding single-player race game, Race Driver: GRID delivers a diverse career mode in a persistent world of racing that provides each player with a unique experience as their team writes itself into racing folklore.

Customer Reviews

What grid does that the others don't
Grid is a great driving game but i didn't believe my mate when he said it was better than forza. After downloading the demo however i was very impressed by it. After tellling the game what your name is the mechanic always says it afterwards like "thats a big crash harry, are you alright." This is a small step but there is no dialogue in forza or pgr which makes it a nice touch. When i started my first race in a touring car i was amazed to see 20 CARS on the grid which made the first corner frantic as everyone bashed into each other. This was when i discovered the amazing and best so far damage system were massive chunks of car fall off and cars can barrelroll as well as be completely totalled with their tyres coming off.

In a san francisco street race i ploughed into a tyre wall and was impresssed to see all the tyres exploding in different directions which is better than the solid tyre walls in forza. Another nice touch is you can rewind several seconds before impact and try to avoid it second time round which is good if you make a bad mistake on the 10th lap as you dont have to completely restart. In single player you work to gain reputation. you get more for harder difficulty like manual transmission. in multiplayer there is a voting system were everyone in the game chooses there preferred option. up to 12 players i believe.

The cars handle well but can get annoying when you accelerate and just spin it. there is a cockpit view which is just as good as the pgr one. The main problem i have with the game is the game types like drift mode which you have to do and on multiplayer it seems that you are lucky to survive the first bend. overall a great driving game with many new unseen features. well worth the money.

REVIEW
if you're going to read ONE review, read this one:

I read the previous reviews, and that made me hasty to buy, alot of people were saying, the game is too hard, the AI is bad, etc

Let me say alot of people are basing this on the DEMO (which i have no played), but after getting the game, it looks fantastic. If you've played DIRT you'll understand, they're 'juiced' up the graphics engine for this game. the physics are realistic, the AI drivers are very 'human' (i.e. the stop if you get infron, as opposed to bang you as if you dont exist, sometimes under pressure they'll spin out).
ever car feels, sounds, drives differently... and u never get bored. from DRIFT (wiht the japanese guy in the background commenting on your performance), to Formula 3, to destruction derby, to 24hrs lemans, to GT races, PRO TUNE, american muscle etc!
as you progress in your career, you can hire a driver, make more money, get sponsors. It's very well laid out, not complicated at all!
and day and night graphics are immense, and the damage is unreal (well, very real in this case), and YES if u damage your car enough, it affects your performance.. i mean what would you expect? this isn't an ARCADE GAME, but it's not as hard core driving simulation as GT PROLOGUE. the inside views are superb, and need i go on?

IF you liked Forza2 , Dirt, GT PROLOGUE, you'll love this, no question about it.

The perfect racing experience.........
Thats right, this is the best driving game out there. Forza 2 was good, but this game knocks it out of the park! There is a complete range of cars to drive, ranging from single seater formula 3 cars, to suped-up Mustangs and Skylines. The game works on money won by racing but most of all through reputation points. (seems to get more difficult the higher your reputation)

For years I have been waiting for a racing game to be released that when you crash into the wall, YOU CRASH INTO THE WALL!!. There is no rebound with no damage to just carry on, if you hit the wall (at speed), your race is over and your car is trashed! This feature, for a slightly gung-ho racer like myself, you might say is a bit of a set-back. Cleverly codemasters have thought of this, adding in a 'flashback' mode that lets you rewind the race, until a certain point - this is normally 2-3 secs. Meaning that you can have a second go at taking that corner again, but without crashing. Brilliant! (flashbacks are an auto feature that doesn't happen every time you crash, just when you write off you car, if you use the flashback feature your reputation points will go down)

Another dimension to this game is the team building side, after every race you get offered new sponsorship. This will bring in more money to your team and set up some cool graphics on the car. You have complete control over your team name/colour scheme/graphics and extra drivers.

Your other driver not doing so well? sack him get a new one.

It just seems that from fantastic loading screnes to the in race graphics, codemasters have thought of everything and have produced the slickest racing game ever to be released.

A must have for any racing fan!