I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although PU came out
earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable.
Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games?
Alai wrote:
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> I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although PU came out
> earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable.
>
> Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games?
GP4
LOL!!! Brilliant.
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> Alai wrote:
> >
> > I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although PU cameout
> > earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable.
> >
> > Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games?
>
> GP4
> GP4
That's kinda funnny but I'd describe GP4 as a very poor simulation rather
than an arcade game. Total Immersion Racing is an arcade style game, but
the lack of multiplayer (other than split screen) is inexcusable. Can't
think of many others... PU is probably still the best.
> > GP4
>
> That's kinda funnny but I'd describe GP4 as a very poor simulation rather
> than an arcade game. Total Immersion Racing is an arcade style game, but
> the lack of multiplayer (other than split screen) is inexcusable. Can't
> think of many others... PU is probably still the best.
Thanks, I'll go look for Total Immersion.
You guys heard of Viper Racing? How is that one compared to Porsche U.
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> > > GP4
> >
> > That's kinda funnny but I'd describe GP4 as a very poor simulationrather
> > than an arcade game. Total Immersion Racing is an arcade style game,but
I think Viper Racing is a top notch game/sim. Driving the Vipers around you
get a wonderful feel for the road. The game's main drawback (in my mind)
was that it had only very limited tracks and, well, only one car. Lately
some people have been bringing it back to life with a series of new addon
tracks and cars. I think you can find a link to more information about one
such project at: http://viper.racesimcentral.com/ .
Umm, but then I'm not sure where you draw the line between arcade and
non-arcade....Viper Racing had/has a very good physics model and depending
upon what you're looking for, you may find the learning curve steep...don't
know. I had PU and other NFS games, and I found Viper much more rewarding.
Worth checking out for sure.
itazura
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> > the lack of multiplayer (other than split screen) is inexcusable. Can't > > think of many others... PU is probably still the best. > > Thanks, I'll go look for Total Immersion. > > You guys heard of Viper Racing? How is that one compared to Porsche U. >"Alai" wrote...
> I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although
> PU came out earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable.
>
> Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games?
You might try Real Car Simulator Nissan and Toyota Edition. They're very
"NFS-like" although not as elaborate as NFS-PU.
Jan.
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> > That's kinda funnny but I'd describe GP4 as a very poor simulationrather
> > than an arcade game. Total Immersion Racing is an arcade style game,but
> > the lack of multiplayer (other than split screen) is inexcusable. Can't
> > think of many others... PU is probably still the best.
>
> Thanks, I'll go look for Total Immersion.
>
> You guys heard of Viper Racing? How is that one compared to Porsche U.
It was a great sim (not really arcade) but is very dated now.
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:24:42 -0800, "Alai" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although PU came out
>earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable.
>
>Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games?
Check out Colin McRae Rally 3. It's much like Porsche Unleashed in
that the cars behave realistically enough to be convincing, but its
still biased towards fun.
Also saw Viper Racing mentioned in another post. It's very cool, with
highly realistic physics, but it's track based and doesn't have as
much variety as Porsche Unleashed. One car, straightforward racing,
not "mission type stuff like PU, dated graphics and rather limited
track selection. For 15 bucks or whatever it costs now, it's still a
bargain.
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:24:42 -0800, "Alai" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although PU came out
>earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable.
>
>Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games?
Just posted, and can't believe I forgot to mention this... Try the
alpha of Live For Speed. I think it's going to be great.
www.liveforspeed.net
> I think Viper Racing is a top notch game/sim. Driving the Vipers aroundyou
> get a wonderful feel for the road. The game's main drawback (in my mind)
> was that it had only very limited tracks and, well, only one car. Lately
> some people have been bringing it back to life with a series of new addon
> tracks and cars. I think you can find a link to more information aboutone
> such project at: http://viper.racesimcentral.com/ .
>
> Umm, but then I'm not sure where you draw the line between arcade and
> non-arcade....
Thanks, I'll check out the viper racing in bargain bin(I saw it few days
ago), and will pick it up.
Between arcade and sim, well... I think the arcade line is drawn right at
Porsche Unleashed, with it's realistic physics and forgivable damaging
models.
I'd still call it arcade racing because of the very forgivable(yet somewhat
realistic) damaging model.
Hot Pursuit 2 is absolutely an arcade game no question, because the damaging
model is totally missing(other than visual), and the physics of cars are
ridiculous.
I prefer the borderline arcade-sim of Porsche Unleashed. At least in this
game the car can be rendered undrivable after smashing into walls multiple
times.
"Alai" <[email hidden]> wrote:
> I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although PU came out
> earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable.
>
> Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games?
You could pick up Driver, if you can still find it (probably very cheap
now). I thought it was fun at the time, around 1999/2000.
Ice D
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It has an arcade (and intermediate) mode too... and the GT mod makes
it a bit less dated ;-)
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>> > That's kinda funnny but I'd describe GP4 as a very poor simulation >rather >> > than an arcade game. Total Immersion Racing is an arcade style game, >but >> > the lack of multiplayer (other than split screen) is inexcusable. Can't >> > think of many others... PU is probably still the best. >> >> Thanks, I'll go look for Total Immersion. >> >> You guys heard of Viper Racing? How is that one compared to Porsche U. > >It was a great sim (not really arcade) but is very dated now.The physics in Driver are a blast. It feels just like an old Musclecar,
body lean and all.
I lost interest in the game though becaue it didn't have an in-car view
:( That's a major failing on a PC racing SIM/Game as far as I'm concerned.
Larry
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> "Alai" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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> > earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable. > > > > Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games? > > You could pick up Driver, if you can still find it (probably very cheap > now). I thought it was fun at the time, around 1999/2000. > > Ice D > >I agree the physics in Driver are good, it fits the game's objectives just
right. The game is not about realism, but about fun, and there's some fun
driving going on in this game! Oh go on, buy it already... :-)
Ice D
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> The physics in Driver are a blast. It feels just like an old Musclecar,
> body lean and all.
>
> I lost interest in the game though becaue it didn't have an in-car view
> :( That's a major failing on a PC racing SIM/Game as far as I'mconcerned.
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> > Larry > > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:_w73a.280$[email hidden]... > > > > "Alai" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > I have both Porsche Unleashed and Hot Pursuit 2, and although PU came > out > > > earlier than HP2, I find it much more enjoyable. > > > > > > Any other good recommendations for arcade type racing games? > > > > You could pick up Driver, if you can still find it (probably very cheap > > now). I thought it was fun at the time, around 1999/2000. > > > > Ice D > > > > > >I agree the physics in Driver are good, they fit the game's objectives just
right. The game is not about realism, but about fun, and there's some fun
driving going on in this game! Oh go on, buy it already... :-)
Ice D
"Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> The physics in Driver are a blast. It feels just like an old Musclecar,
> body lean and all.
>
> I lost interest in the game though becaue it didn't have an in-car view
> :( That's a major failing on a PC racing SIM/Game as far as I'mconcerned.
