rec.autos.simulators

Oh yes please do visit http://www.racesimcentral.net/ and read their
CPR review. Here is the last paragraph:

"CART Precision Racing is the first racing simulation to come
along in years that is a total racing simulation package. It's not
just another pretty 3D accelerated face in the crowd. CART is a
solid racing simulation with enough depth and appealing 3D
accelerated visuals to convert the most loyal ICR2 fanatic in
a matter of laps. No doubt about it, this one's a keeper!"

Ok stop laughing. But this is a real review!!!

BTW, I do consider the author a friend but CPR sucks so bad
that I just can't help myself on this one :-)

--
Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes.

With all the jokes and criticisms about MS CART, I have to say that MS CART
is quite fun to play when you race by yourself.  But during the actual race
with 12 or more cars, the framerate suffers greatly.  I couldn't seem to
tweak the framerate except to overclock my Monster 3D, which I have not done
so until I install a fan first.  Anyone here uses an AGP or an AGP
compatible 3D card to play MS CART?  What can I?  I already have a P 200 MMX
with 48RAM and Monster 3D, but couldn't squeeze out more framerates.

--
Victor Chan

I don't often comment on other site's reviews, but I must admit this one is
pretty funny!
                                                     Ken
The Game Pad
http://gamepad.org/

These are my two favorite quotes from the PCME review:

"Another update [from TRI] which will address a small number of things,
none of which kept me from enjoying the simulation, is in the works. The
driving physics are really nice."

"The AI drivers aren't dummies. I've almost given up on expecting a
professional race car driver's intellect going up against me and 30+
other AI drivers thinking the same way in a sim of this type. The
drivers aren't complete blooming idiots in this simulation, but they do
put up a pretty good race. Putting it frankly, it's no worse than what
we've grown to expect from a fast-paced racing simulation of this
magnitude."

Really.

Bart Brown

Exactly *which* version of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation is this person
using?
It can't be the same one that was foisted on the rest of the world
before Christmas, surely?

--
Bruce
(at work)

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get
tired."
(Jules Renard)

(snip)
MS CARTis quite fun to play when you race by yourself.
(unsnip)

Sorta defeats the purpose somewhat, doesn't it?   $XX for a solo racing
game.  Nah....I don't really think that it'll catch on!

--
Bruce
(at work)

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get
tired."
(Jules Renard)

Unbelieveable!
I did not think anyone could top the incompetent and dishonest reviews
that were written by David Laprad of The Adrenaline
Vault(http://www.racesimcentral.net/) or Garrett***s of
Operation 3DFX(http://www.racesimcentral.net/), but
this one takes the cake.

Whether you like CPR or not, go read the review by Rod White at
PCME(http://www.racesimcentral.net/), because it is
absolutely hilarious. There are plenty of funny quotes about how good
the AI is, and he calls both Grand Prix 2 and Indycar 2 "Indy" car
simulators.The words "hard core simulation" are used throughout the
review, but of course there is no mention of the lack of full course
yellows, or AI that can be beaten by 20mph average on Professional
settings. However, as a P166, 32mb ram, Pure 3D(6mb 3DFX) owner who
has never been able to run CPR,patched or unpatched, at better than 20
frames per second with***pit on; I find the following quote the best
of all.

"It's not a resource hog. If you have a P166+ with a 3Dfx Voodoo
Graphics or Riva-128 powered board, you should be in good shape."

Its not a resource hog?!? Yeah right, and Grand Prix 2 has network
play and weather effects.
I should be in good shape to go back to playing the Rendition version
of Indycar 2(CART Racing) with the new 3D enhanced/AI enhanced tracks
provided by The Sim Project(http://www.racesimcentral.net/)!!. I'll take 30
frames per second full detail, good AI, full course yellows, and the
good control that Indycar 2 offers, over the frustrations of CPR
anyday.

After reading the reviews at The Adrenaline Vault and Operation 3DFX,
I stopped visiting those sites for *** news and reviews because I
felt they could no longer be trusted. I am now adding PCME to the list
as well.

Don Chapman

<<(snip)
MS CARTis quite fun to play when you race by yourself.
(unsnip)

Sorta defeats the purpose somewhat, doesn't it?>>

I guess the same could be said about sex...

Bart

That's why I come to the newsgroups to get reviews from actual
players/simmers.  If you just sit and listen for a little bit, it's
usually easy to tell who is just spouting off and who really knows what
they are talking about.  For example, Papadoc's latest posts about F1RS
have really been helpful.  I feel like I have a good feeling for what
I'm getting myself into (both good _and_ bad), as I'm about to buy this
sim.  Same sort of thing goes for my decision _not_ to buy CPR.  Thanks
guys and gals!

--

The Scripps Research Institute
http://www.racesimcentral.net/~jsmith

Actually,  a review is partially a matter of opinion and partially a
matter of fact. It is a fact, for example,  that CPR has slow framerates
compared to other 3d accelerated games. It is also a fact that there are
frequent AIcrashes and that the AI is not competitive. Opinion is simply
whether or not the review thinks these things are good or bad, and how
they affect his evaluation ogf the game. By not reporting on them in a
racing sim review, the reviewer gives a serious misrepresentation of the
game.  This is just my opinion though. <g>
                                                     Ken
The Game Pad
http://gamepad.org/

Sorry, I forgot to spell check the above post. Guess I look like the
incompetent one now!

Pardon my intrusion to this fascinating thread, but isn't all that's
written in the article an expression of one's opinion?  Some of
you may not like CPR, but if the guy likes it, so be it.  If you found
a mag that wrote reviews that matched your own thoughts exactly,
wouldn't it be rather boring (George Orwell excepted)?

Style and grammar aside, I make it a point -never- to comment on
another's review, period.

Cheers!

Marc 'L8BRKR' Nelson
Sim Racing News - USA
http://www.simproject.com/simnews

Sim Racing News - UK
http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews

I reckon!
Either that or he's good friends with Jack Daniels and Johnnie Walker!

--
Bruce.
(At home)