rec.autos.simulators

> > 1. No multiplayer

> Driver didn't support multiplayer either, which has unfortunately limited
> its life factor and playability.

> > 5. Multiple views - that you cycle through randomly, most of which you
> > heven't got a shit's chance of driving the car by, so by the time you've
> > cycled round back to the chase view you've already crashed.

> Glad to see somebody else has experienced this too. I loaded the demo
> earlier today and found this specific problem to be almost as bad as the
> entire game itself.

> > Some of these problems may be improved if I explored the game a bit more
> > - but after such a poor start I don't know if I can be bothered to.

> Don't bother. Its had terrible reviews and rightly so. Can't you return it?

> > I case you're wondering why I bought it I thought the screen shots on
> > the box looked very good, as did the crashes - and I'm a great believer
> > in the proof of the pudding is in the eatin, remembering that demos
> > don't tell you everything about a game. I had some gift vouchers burning
> > a hole in my pocket anyway.

> I too was also a little mislead by the screen shots. Luckily, I read the
> reviews and threads in this newsgroup before I buy. I also buy from a decent
> retailer, so I can return the game if I'm not satisfied.

> > I don't know of a patch that's ever improved a game above what I've
> > detailed here, so I'm not holding out for that.

> They say that the patches for Nascar Revolution made some big changes, but
> it still sucked just about as much as a vacuum cleaner.

> > Anyone from Empire is welcome to comment.

> Yes, and then we can roshambo them.

> Best regards,

> The Phoenix

> Man, I felt ripped off just wasting my time to download the demo, you
> must really feel like a sucker to have paid for it.

> > Sorry about this but I'm really pissed off that I got conned into
> > purchasing this ***product. So here's a list of the problems so
> far:

> > 1. No multiplayer
> > 2. It's definately arcade not a sim - no car set up, no***pit
> view,
> > etc.
> > 3. Stuttering, even on lowest resolution (I have a Voodoo3 by the
> way),
> > and even with some - if not all - detail turned down. The
> > anti-stuttering switch in the advanced gfx setup doesn't seem to do
> > much.
> > 4. One engine sound that doesn't change much in pitch even when you
> > brake, although this monitonous noise is displaced by a squeal of
> the
> > tyres - very poor.
> > 5. Multiple views - that you cycle through randomly, most of which
> you
> > heven't got a shit's chance of driving the car by, so by the time
> you've
> > cycled round back to the chase view you've already crashed.
> > 6. Replay - no control over this. Even when you pause it by hitting
> > escape your only option is to start the replay again. ***y
> annoying.
> > 7. In race pop up and display menus - if you've got your textures
> turned
> > down to avoid stuttering then these messages and information cannot
> be
> > read. So when you hit escape to end a game you don't know which one
> of
> > the white blobs to select to perfrom the action you want, and as for
> > guessing your lap time and position - no chance.
> > 8. No car damage, but car crashes have potential (one of the only
> good
> > things I can think of to say) - although I've tried some head on
> crashes
> > and some of the cars pass straight through me.
> > 9. Controllers - icons for keyboard, wheel and pad exist yet you can
> > only set up the keyboard. You can use the other two for gear changes
> > only (I have a Gravis Xterminator)
> > 10. EAX - eax my arse. Any S/B Live! users out there played with the
> > flanger sound 'cos that's what the 3D effects of other cars sound
> like.

> > Some of these problems may be improved if I explored the game a bit
> more
> > - but after such a poor start I don't know if I can be bothered to.

> > I case you're wondering why I bought it I thought the screen shots
> on
> > the box looked very good, as did the crashes - and I'm a great
> believer
> > in the proof of the pudding is in the eatin, remembering that demos
> > don't tell you everything about a game. I had some gift vouchers
> burning
> > a hole in my pocket anyway.

> > I just hope I can get a refund from HMV because this game has wound
> me
> > up something chronic.

> > I don't know of a patch that's ever improved a game above what I've
> > detailed here, so I'm not holding out for that.

> > Anyone from Empire is welcome to comment.

> > Jon Large

> A real shame that you paid your hard-earned cash for this crappy game.
> Next time, before you buy a game, read online reviews
> (www.simracingnews.com is a good one for car sims) and read the
> opinions here in RAS. Some games are that bad that really nobody likes
> them (for example Ford Racing or***'s V8 Challenge), some games get
> different opinions (Lemans 24 hours, RC2000) and only one sim is loved
> by allmost everyone (I'll let you guess which one that is :)

>They say that the patches for Nascar Revolution made some big changes, but
>it still sucked just about as much as a vacuum cleaner.