GameSpy writes: "Ever have that anxiety dream about being behind the wheel of a car that's going too fast for you to control? There's the screech of brakes and then a horrific metal-twisting encounter with a wall, barrier, or other car and you sit bolt upright in bed with sweat pouring down your face. Codemasters' latest racer, GRID, will let you experience that nightmare scenario whenever you want. While the game straddles the fence between the worlds of arcade and sim racers, there's enough here to speed up the heart rates of fans of both.
Apparently, the folks at Codemasters wanted to do some housecleaning and tweaking with the leap to the next-gen machines. The company's stellar Colin McRae series of rally racers ended up as DiRT when it landed for the PS3 and 360. (Of course, much of this probably had to do with the untimely death of McRae.) When it came to its more traditional racer, the company also decided to throw out a four-letter-word. The TOCA Race Driver franchise has evolved into GRID. (The move to the next-gen consoles also, it seems, affected the company's ability to figure out the appropriate uses of uppercase versus lowercase letters)."
Pros:
-Great visuals deliver super sense of speed
-Nasty crashes
-Cars show and react to damage
Cons:
-May be too sim for arcade fans and too arcade for sim fans
-Learning curve can be tough
-Limited number of cars
Neil writes: "The month of May is nearly over but as 2021 continues to roll on, the bargains still keep coming. That is no more true than with the variety of discounts, bargains and absolute steals that are present in the latest Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale with the one running between 25th-31st May 2021 delivering the goods for Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S players. "
The Humble Codemasters Racing ReBundle 2020 just launched today. It features games like F1 2019, Dirt Rally 2.0, GRID, and more.
This month’s Humble Choice features twelve games. The headliners for June are GRID Ultimate Edition, Supraland, and Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice. New games are added to Humble Choice on the first Friday of every month.
Was surprised to see Hellblade again, they gave it away last year with Humble Monthly
4.5 or 5 would have been better. This is seriously one of the best racers I've ever played and much much better than already solid DiRT.