GTR2, I found, really is a "simulator", and rubs Gran Turismo's "Real Driving Simulator" moto into the mud, and then spits on it. Seriously, this game is truly amazing. It features
-a full 3d virtual cockpit on all cars included, and downloadable cars are also available
-Excellent real world virtual race tracks, with full trackside animations, rain reflections
-Detailed car damage, including driving in the sand and stuffing the tyres and suspension
-headlights which can be turned on and off
-car horns
-working windscreen wipers
-rain effects on windscreen
-detailed wheels, and glowing brakes after driving
-amazing graphics
-changing weather, time of day, temperature, and wind
-up to 38 people in 1 race
-a driving instructor at the pits, telling you what place youre coming, when you should pit, what is damaged on your car, etc.
-real fuel consumption
-extrodanarily amazing physics
-engine ignition. Engine can be stalled, if you dont apply enough accelerator. Engine can be roll started
-clutch
-brakes
-realistic AI
-Awesome sounding car engines
Just to mention a few
heres some shots I took, on the addon track (55mb download!) Nurburgring (German), in the Gillet Vertigo race car. This track also featured on Top Gear.
The car at the beginning of the race. As you can see, the practice race took place at dawn,
Half way through the course (which is about 20 minutes long), I lost control and said hello to a fence
A little further on, I managed to completely loose it, when it began to pour down with rain, and got my car stuck with its front bumber on the road, and the rear bumper lodged into the hill side, and the wheels off the ground
After being called by my manager, to tell me I had a puncture in my front left tyre, I found out what that meant....
As you can see, after my car re rolled over, the bonnet had gone, and my poor car was looking a bit trashed
Just look at the detail of the cockpit. As you can see, there is no bonnet left on the car
15 minutes into this supposed "race", I finally saw some people again!
And around the corner, heres the finish line. Notice, after getting a puncture, I had to turn the steering wheel slightly to keep it going in a straight line, another great feature of the game
Anddd, my car at the end of it all
So, for $50 or however much it cost, this certainly is an amazing game, and another good thing about it is, it works very well with my old MS Sidewinder 3dPro. Hope you enjoyed reading
Cheers
BB
