Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it
as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or
only bumper/hood/kite view?
Kendt
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> Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it
> as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or
> only bumper/hood/kite view?
The view is like you've got your chin sitting on the dash. It's 'fun'
to throw around a track but it's terrible as a sim. If you're looking
for a sim then give it a miss, if you're looking for very sim lite,
then it's not too bad.
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Cheers,
Rod.
I was considering this for both my PC and my console.
After I found out it has that fuc king starforce DVD killing crap on
the PC version the decision was easy.
Found it for my XBOX for only $29.99 at both Best Buy and Fry's.
It plays VERY well on the console, boots faster than the PC without the
evil starforce protection and I can play on XBOX Live!
Very simply, it isn't one.
Nice features, graphics, etc. all let down, as usual, by sub-par (greatly
improved from the prior Codies "pathetic") physics and FFB.
Marc
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> Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it
> as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or
> only bumper/hood/kite view?
>
> Kendt
>
On 10 Mar 2006 20:11:09 -0800, "[email hidden]"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it
>as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or
>only bumper/hood/kite view?
>
>Kendt
No sim but its a lot of fun to play. All the different classes (rally,
monster truck, open wheel, etc) give the game a ton of variety.
GT4 has superb graphics but the AI sucks so much that it bored me
quite soon. Enthusia is the most sim-like imho, but the way you
progress turned me off. You get awared points for racing clean, but
when an AI hits you from the back you are getting the penalty points.
All in all Toca3 is has the best progress system and offers the best
value for money. Imho ;)
According to the forums there are a lot of problems with the PC
version though.
Andre
Theres also Forza
Andre Warringa wrote:
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> On 10 Mar 2006 20:11:09 -0800, "[email hidden]" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it >> as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or >> only bumper/hood/kite view? >> >> Kendt > > No sim but its a lot of fun to play. All the different classes (rally, > monster truck, open wheel, etc) give the game a ton of variety. > > GT4 has superb graphics but the AI sucks so much that it bored me > quite soon. Enthusia is the most sim-like imho, but the way you > progress turned me off. You get awared points for racing clean, but > when an AI hits you from the back you are getting the penalty points. > > All in all Toca3 is has the best progress system and offers the best > value for money. Imho ;) > > According to the forums there are a lot of problems with the PC > version though. > > Andre
Forza is like TRD3 quite sim like, but really the only true "SIM" games
out there for consoles are probably the Nascar 2005, 2006, etc and the
F1 Championship from like 3+ years ago.
For a true "sim" you'll need to look at PC titles.
Having said that, games like WRC for the PS2, Colin McRae Rally,
Rallisport Challenge 2, Toca Race Driver 2 and 3, Forza, GT3 and GT4
and Enthusa are all great titles well worth their price and bound to
offer hours of fun.
Back to the original posters question, TRD3 is a great game, the only
question is weather or not there will be enough/any mods available to
download for the PC version to make it worthwhile over the console
version.
That of course will be tempered by that nasty Starforce DVD destructor
that I bitched about earlier in this thread.
Chang Liu wrote:
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> Theres also Forza > > Andre Warringa wrote: > > On 10 Mar 2006 20:11:09 -0800, "[email hidden]" > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > >> Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it > >> as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or > >> only bumper/hood/kite view? > >> > >> Kendt > > > > No sim but its a lot of fun to play. All the different classes (rally, > > monster truck, open wheel, etc) give the game a ton of variety. > > > > GT4 has superb graphics but the AI sucks so much that it bored me > > quite soon. Enthusia is the most sim-like imho, but the way you > > progress turned me off. You get awared points for racing clean, but > > when an AI hits you from the back you are getting the penalty points. > > > > All in all Toca3 is has the best progress system and offers the best > > value for money. Imho ;) > > > > According to the forums there are a lot of problems with the PC > > version though. > > > > AndreOn Sun, 12 Mar 2006 15:33:01 -0500, Chang Liu
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>Theres also Forza
Yes but he was talking about the PS2..
Andre
Thanks Andre - exactly the info I was looking for - and from a trusted
source ;).
The multiple classes made it look like the most fun out of the bunch of
PS2 racers out there.
Kendt
McRae is not realistic. Try Richard Burns Rally.
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> Forza is like TRD3 quite sim like, but really the only true "SIM" games > out there for consoles are probably the Nascar 2005, 2006, etc and the > F1 Championship from like 3+ years ago. > > For a true "sim" you'll need to look at PC titles. > > Having said that, games like WRC for the PS2, Colin McRae Rally, > Rallisport Challenge 2, Toca Race Driver 2 and 3, Forza, GT3 and GT4 > and Enthusa are all great titles well worth their price and bound to > offer hours of fun. > > Back to the original posters question, TRD3 is a great game, the only > question is weather or not there will be enough/any mods available to > download for the PC version to make it worthwhile over the console > version. > > That of course will be tempered by that nasty Starforce DVD destructor > that I bitched about earlier in this thread. > > Chang Liu wrote: >> Theres also Forza >> >> Andre Warringa wrote: >>> On 10 Mar 2006 20:11:09 -0800, "[email hidden]" >>> <[email hidden]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it >>>> as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or >>>> only bumper/hood/kite view? >>>> >>>> Kendt >>> No sim but its a lot of fun to play. All the different classes (rally, >>> monster truck, open wheel, etc) give the game a ton of variety. >>> >>> GT4 has superb graphics but the AI sucks so much that it bored me >>> quite soon. Enthusia is the most sim-like imho, but the way you >>> progress turned me off. You get awared points for racing clean, but >>> when an AI hits you from the back you are getting the penalty points. >>> >>> All in all Toca3 is has the best progress system and offers the best >>> value for money. Imho ;) >>> >>> According to the forums there are a lot of problems with the PC >>> version though. >>> >>> Andre >> Thinking about picking this up - just can't decide if I want to get it
> as a sim for my PC, or a fun couch racer for my PS2. Cockpit view or
> only bumper/hood/kite view?
Cockpit view is more like hood view as it's above the steering wheel
(you can't see the steering wheel).
One issue of frustration is at least one time trial event, the 1990's
William F1 series where you drive a F18 at Oschersleben is set too
quick. No one at the Codemasters forum has been able to beat the
preset time. Unfortunately, in order to unlock everything, you need
to win all 177 cups, and one of the cups is this series of time
trials.
Hey J,
I think it was you who wondered about Forza or something on Xbox live.
Well I think you can play online without Live.. I think you can use
Xlink Kai to play online LAN games. Perhaps you want to race sometimes?
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