rec.autos.simulators

Wow!  What a fantastic game!  It blew away my expectations, even after
playing the demo.  I had Sabre Ace, but with all it's flaws and the fact
that Eagle Interactive said they weren't going to make a patch to fix
things like the viewing system, I returned it today for NFS2.  I'm very
glad I did!  If you like racing games, this one is just pure eyecandy!  It
screams!

Hawker

                                        Doug

How much do I like this game?  Well, now that I just realized I've been
playing it for the past 10 hours straight (6:00pm - 4:00am), I'd say it's
pretty darn fun!

It's well worth every penny (34.95 at CompUSA).

Hawker

Joe

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Just curious, Joe, but what do you mean by "gameplay"?  I've never
played NFS1 and would like to know what the difference is.  Thanks.

                                        Doug

The accidents were also incredible, much more realistic and
spectacular. I remember this one chase that went on and on through the
Coastal track, and I was almost to the checkpoint (i.e., which would
mean I got away from the cops). I was weaving in and out of traffic,
and then I crested this one last "blind" hill on the wrong side of the
road - and ran head-on into a truck I couldn't see coming. I can still
remember the accident - cars flying through the air, flipping over and
over. It FELT like a head-on accident, as opposed to the stupid "100
ton tank effect" accidents in NFS2.

There is just NOTHING even remotely resembling this kind of great
gameplay in NFS2 (nor in any other modern racing game for that
matter). Frankly if you compare the two NFS2 just plain SUCKS as a
computer game, whearas NFS1 can only be described as a masterpiece.
It's too bad it was apparently a fluke, since the drones at EA don't
seem to have the slightest idea what it was that made NFS1 so great.

Joe

One measure is this:

THere are over 100 new tracks for NFS1 on the net ...

I haven't found any for NFS2 (and yes, there is an editor for NFS2 as
well) ...

Guess more people got e***d about NFS 1 ...

If you see it on the bargain bin, but it .. .the cd audio rocks as
well.  full redbook cd.

I should clarify something, I mean NFS2 SE!!!  the 3DFX version.  I also
loved NFS1, but the way this one looks and the liquid smooth frame rates
can't be beat!

Hawker

I agree with Hawker completely.

I was a big fan of NFS which except for poor controller support
was a great game. The controller support was fixed in NFS SE
and this is now a classic.

NFS2 for Win95 was a joke, requiring a P200MMX to get even a half
decent framerate. This was very much inferior to NFS1.

Then came NFS2 SE with 3dfx support. This changed everything.
Incredible smooth graphics, great frame rate, full controller
support, excellent handling model (Better than NFS1), great
opponent AI. This arcade racer has it all, quite simply the
best ever !!

John Cookson

I've had NFS2SE for a while now, and it kicks ass. I don't care about cops,
I've seen them in Test Drive, and they don't really do anything. How can
they catch you in the cars you drive?

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<<Phoenix>>

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Joe

Joe

There is not a chance on this Joe !
You and I will never agree on this one.

NFS2-SE with 3dfx is truly wonderful

The handling, AI etc is in a different league and this game is so
smooth, I cannot believe it is for Win95. (Most Win95 games are
not smooth at all.)

I loved NFS1 but have to admit this is better.
The eye candy is a bonus !

l8er
ronny

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