Good racing or action game?

Can someone recommend a good arcade style racing game (or a sim with an arcade option, i.e. N2), or a good action game, non third-person. And they _must_ be 3D accelerated (mustn't everything? :) Thanks. -- <<Dark Phoenix>> "We'll find out when we die."

Try Andretti Racing, Need for Speed ll SE

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>Can someone recommend a good arcade style racing game (or a sim with an >arcade option, i.e. N2), or a good action game, non third-person. And they >_must_ be 3D accelerated (mustn't everything? :) Thanks. >-- ><<Dark Phoenix>> >"We'll find out when we die."

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> Try Andretti Racing, Need for Speed ll SE > >Can someone recommend a good arcade style racing game (or a sim with an > >arcade option, i.e. N2), or a good action game, non third-person. And they > >_must_ be 3D accelerated (mustn't everything? :) Thanks. > >-- > ><<Dark Phoenix>> > >"We'll find out when we die."

Many things are available. What I use and didn't disappoint me is this: - Wing Commander Prophecy: Space Combat Sim, VERY HOT, it's the best Sim-Arcade game I know. The gameplay is awesome. The graphics (with 3Dfx cards) is totally UNBELIEVABLE! And you can enjoy cinematics between missions. If you don't know Wing Commander, I suggest you also play WC1 through WC4 to know a few caracters (Blair, Maniac,...) better which would make the game more enjoyable. - Jedi Knight (and new add-on Mysteries of the Sith): Quake-like game (i.e. first person), but this time you see where you put your feet (levels aren't so dark!), you can use many weapons including the LIGHTSABER. The Force is with you with Force Powers that you can use to complete your destiny (jump, run, sight, throw, grag, healing, pull, lightning, just to name a few). Multiplayer option for network, internet or modem play. Very good game. And the add-on seems even better! - F1 racing simulation: NOT AN ARCADE GAME, but an awesome F1 game! Pilot as Schumacher, Berger, ... any pilot of 1996 (Villeneuve is named Driver X in the game) on all 16 1996 tracks. Make adjustements on your car. Very realistic and very hard. Graphics are very good, but since it is a F1 racing game, don't think about seeing extravagant special effects. - Shadows of the empire (stands between ESB and ROTJ): FULL ARCADE GAME. Enter the Battle of Hoth, then go on search of Boba Fett who still transport frozen Han Solo to finally run after Xizor, a new villain, on CORUSCANT! Good graphics, good gameplay. Play in first-third (you choose your prefered view) person shooter, in space sim (snowspeeders, Millenium Falcon-like vessel). - Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries 3Dfx Version: Battle of the future in skyscrapper-high robot. Destroy other mechs or installations on ground battle in different kinds of missions and earn money to buy new equiment and repair your mechs. Good graphics, good gameplay but the pace is a little slow for my taste. Good ***! Fox-13

POD... the best

I think I'll try Andretti. I have NFS2SE and POD, they're great. F1 is a sim, and Mech2 is too complicated. WCP, well, I can't control those flying games, like Descent, I turn the mouse sensitivity all the way up and it still turns to slow, even all the way up in Windows. Q2 works fine though. -- <<Dark Phoenix>> "We'll find out when we die."

F1 RS is a sim but it also has an arcade mode. It's excellent GET IT ! -- Steve

>POD... the best Ugh! It's awful. If you want your racers to behave ANYTHING like real veicles, avoid POD like the plague. Joe McGinn =================================================== Author of Inside LotusScript http://www.manning.com/McGinn/459.html ===================================================

But I don't. I like POD. -- <<Dark Phoenix>> "We'll find out when we die." >>POD... the best >Ugh! It's awful. If you want your racers to behave ANYTHING like real >veicles, avoid POD like the plague. >Joe McGinn >=================================================== >Author of Inside LotusScript >http://www.manning.com/McGinn/459.html >===================================================

How do you get it. Someone told me easy was just less intelligent AI. Does it have different control, like arcade mode? -- <<Dark Phoenix>> "We'll find out when we die." >F1 RS is a sim but it also has an arcade mode. >It's excellent GET IT ! >-- >Steve >>I think I'll try Andretti. I have NFS2SE and POD, they're great. F1 >is a >>sim, and Mech2 is too complicated. WCP, well, I can't control those >flying >>games, like Descent, I turn the mouse sensitivity all the way up and >it >>still turns to slow, even all the way up in Windows. Q2 works fine >though. >>-- >><<Dark Phoenix>> >>"We'll find out when we die."

> But I don't. I like POD. You say your looking for a good arcade style racing game and someone mentions Pod. Then Joe goes ***ing that the cars dont drive like real cars. Well it IS a ARCADE style racing game after all.

Try Moto Racer GP. There is a demo available. The most fun I've ever had racin' on a PC. -G

>Can someone recommend a good arcade style racing game (or a sim with an >arcade option, i.e. N2), or a good action game, non third-person. And they >_must_ be 3D accelerated (mustn't everything? :) Thanks. Screamer Rally POD

>>POD... the best >Ugh! It's awful. If you want your racers to behave ANYTHING like real >veicles, avoid POD like the plague. I love Pod... However, I wasn't expecting a realistic racing simultion. It isn't marketed as a realistic racing sim, and doesn't claim to be. It's an excellent speed-filled arcade racing game. It's great for those of us who are frustrated by the real racing simulations, where a slight twitch to the joystick when you're going at a decent speed sends you spinning out of control every time, and where hitting a few cars (on purpose or by accident :) usually means the end of the race for the player. Pod is a racing ARCADE game with excellent control and gameplay. It is not, and doesn't CLAIM to be a realistic simulator. (After all, how do you simulate futuristic homemade cars on the "planet" Io?) http://w3.to/erik/ ICQ: 2610172 ftp://esh7.resnet.cornell.edu To avoid unsolicited mail, my address at the top is INCORRECT. Please be sure

>>POD... the best >Ugh! It's awful. If you want your racers to behave ANYTHING like real >veicles, avoid POD like the plague. POD/3dfx... Joe was tired when he wrote that... :-) Daft, really - he posts to say that he doesn't agree with someones opinion - and then slags POD off... "avoid it like the plague" is pure poison (c)... See - it's ok to say "it's not as bad as all that!" when someone slags off some software... quite another matter to say "it sucks!" when someone's just posted their honest good opinion... For my regulars... it's the imperative use of the phrase "avoid it like the plague" without the qualifying "then you may want/wish to... " that seems tendentious. Peter

IS IT ? >POD... the best