A very short review (I've got to do some racing)
Graphics, best ever seen in a sim
The graphics are great to look at (superb detail, very realistic 3d
environment, geat red afternoon sun),
and they give you a feeling of driving at top speed (try the bumper view)
Gameplay
10x better then the demo.
I really hated the 2 demos. The physics sucked, car handling felt like NFS.
The final release is still not like GPL but much better then the demo's
(MF: put a new demo on the net !!!!!).
It is much more easy then GPL (so the game will sell better)
And here it comes: I like the the way they implemented the hay balls etc
It is not realistic when you drive 150 KM/h to come to a full stop when you
hit a hayball but it makes
the gameplay much bettter. You loose so much time by hitting hayballs etc
that you have to drive around them
No rally-driver would hit hayballs at top speed just to drive a new record,
we (the simplayers) would do so.
Physics:
Don't try to compare it to GPL (and the bad demos).
But the physics are (again) the best I've ever seen in a rally sim.
Online gameplay:
I have no idea yet
My verdict:
There are a lot of things to improve but it is a "must have" for any racing
fan.
Don't wait untill chistmas to get it. You'll miss out on a lot of
fun.........