GP2 Worth it??

I havent really gotten into any racing games but the graphics of GP2 look wounderful from what Ive seen on Web Pages. Is this sim a buy? I have a P166 etc.. so performance shouldnt be a problem. I just want to know if its worth the money and if it is a recommended buy. Thanks, Eric

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>I havent really gotten into any racing games but the graphics of GP2 >look wounderful from what Ive seen on Web Pages. Is this sim a buy? >I have a P166 etc.. so performance shouldnt be a problem. I just >want to know if its worth the money and if it is a recommended buy. >Thanks, >Eric

Yes, I'm sure you will see by all the posts here that the opinions on it are favorable, especially if you have decent hardware, which you state you do. Running great on my P166 with just a few details off, and so far the only things I think need fixing is more realistic damage, and the addition of changing weather conditions, but the game is very good as it is. The driving model is terrific, just make sure you give the game a chance and don't expect it to be the end-all of games, but yes it is well worth buying, and was worth the long wait. Of course that it my opinion as long as you were asking. Cheers. --John -- ------------------- John (Joao) Silva http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jsilva Seattle, Washington USA.

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> I havent really gotten into any racing games but the graphics of GP2 > look wounderful from what Ive seen on Web Pages. Is this sim a buy? > I have a P166 etc.. so performance shouldnt be a problem. I just > want to know if its worth the money and if it is a recommended buy. > Thanks, > Eric

YES!!! Its worth it. Dont worry about all posting saying that it has poor performance on high end systems. I run it on a P75 with a fast graphics card and it flies (all details exept mirrors in VGA). In SVGA I get approx 14.2-15 fps with lowered texture (and my processor occupancy stays below 100% in 15 out of 16 cases, not Monaco:) I wasnt into racing games either before I found GP1, 3 years ago. Im still not a hard core racing fan but the game is absolutely the best. I bought GP2 1 minute after the store recieved it July 19th. Thats actually really one minute. The special delivery car was still outside when I left the store with my copy. Hope this helps you in knowing if youre buying a game thats good or not. IMO it would get 100% of 100% possible in the gameplay area (and pretty much the same in other areas as well)!!

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> >I havent really gotten into any racing games but the graphics of GP2 > >look wounderful from what Ive seen on Web Pages. Is this sim a buy? > >I have a P166 etc.. so performance shouldnt be a problem. I just > >want to know if its worth the money and if it is a recommended buy. > My advice is buy this game and ignore the horror posts about poor > graphics performance. I have not had a problem with slow graphics on > a P100. The game does have some flaws but its good points and > attention to detail more than make up for them. There are also plenty > of options to help those that are new to racing games. The manual > (for those that bothered to read it) is reasonably helpful on setup > options.

Don't be so sure that a P166 will not have a problem with this game. I am running it on a P166 with a fast video card and the game gets downright boggy when you are driving Monaco. If you get rid of the sky texture and stay away from Monaco, the game runs at a very good frame rate for myself. I don't actually go and calculate the frames per second since it totally depends on the what the person playing is willing to tolerate. Some people can't stand less than 20FPS while others are perfectly happy with 10. If you can find one, it is a definite must buy. As soon as you get past the "Hey, this is just like GP1!" stage, will you will spending hours saying "Cool!" I have been chained to my steering wheel for a couple of days and I am still discovering amazing new things in the game. JR

>I havent really gotten into any racing games but the graphics of GP2 >look wounderful from what Ive seen on Web Pages. Is this sim a buy? >I have a P166 etc.. so performance shouldnt be a problem. I just >want to know if its worth the money and if it is a recommended buy. >Thanks, >Eric My advice is buy this game and ignore the horror posts about poor graphics performance. I have not had a problem with slow graphics on a P100. The game does have some flaws but its good points and attention to detail more than make up for them. There are also plenty of options to help those that are new to racing games. The manual (for those that bothered to read it) is reasonably helpful on setup options. Mark _________________________________ "..every lap I think `Oh bollocks! This is dreadful..`" Damon Hill __________________________________