This is a good week for trying out rally games.
As Fredrickson said, its worth a good look. If you set it up for simulator
mode, and ensure that the server is also set up for simulator mode, its not
bad at all. At least the car will exhibit understeer into the corners, and
requires a modicum of throttle control to get neatly through the corners
without spinning. Put it this way, for the first time in a long time, I
actually feel a sense of satisfaction when I set up a series of bends
properly.
Having said that, I agree that its no RBR, even though I haven't had the
oppurtinity to try the latter yet. The biggest negative is that the car
doesn't have any sense of the bumps and camber of the road. You can
completely ignore the surface of the road, and just drive by the angles of
the next corner. After the few minutes it took to master this, the game
started to get a bit boring.
Anyway, I'm happy to keep this on my system until RBR comes along. Who
knows, I might even try a few online games.
Cheers,
Tim