i downloaded the new toca racedriver demo yesterday and this is what i think
of it:
Testmachine: Athlon 2800+ geforce ti4400, 512 mb ddr, microsoft wheel
The menu still looks the same as in the last 2 demos, it is arcadisch but
good. I first had to setup
the controls and i activated the sim bonuscheat in the bonus menu.
First you will see a short movie, in which you get offered a testdrive on
Monza. When the action starts, first
thing i noticed were the absolute fantastic graphics !! They are just
amazing, it runs Very very well on my system,
it looks 100 times better than f1 2002 and there is even motion blur . The
feeling of speed is the best i ever saw in
a racing game. Even much much better than nascar season 2003.
The handling of the car is better than in the first 2 demos but still very
arcadish., But that was also the case in Toca 2, and
still it was a great game. When you are driving a game like nascar 2002 or
Grandprix legends, you know what the car will
do when you make a mistake. You know from experience . Unfortunately the
handling is not at all realistic in this game, so
you dont get the idea of having it totally in control. When you make the
handling more realistisc it will make the game easier
instead of more difficult.
The sound is good, but not great. The damage is also really arcadisch, but
looks great.
The tracks are not accurate at all. I think they changed the tracks slightly
to make them easier to drive.
I could not find any replay options in the demo and you have to setup your
controls everytime when you start the game.
Conclussion:
Graphics: 10
Sound: 7
Handling: 6
Total: 8
If they will improve the handling of the car, it will be a great game. It
will not be a grandprix legends or nascar 2003 but in graphics,
number of tracks and cars it will be the best game on the market. If you can
get used to the handling of the cars it will be a fun game to play.
R.Denessen