VITALS: GTI Club+

GameAreEvil takes a good look at this PS3 Downloadable racer slated for release on December 4th. Including online play over the PSN and Playstation Eye capabilities, "GTI Club+ brings the fun back to racing games..."

[bgrundman]

I know I am always up for a good racing game.

[dro]

What game is this and is it a brand new IP

[Jimmy the Greek]

i guess its a reboot of a 12 year old franchise

[CrAppleton]

Rebooting franchises has been quite the hit lately

[InMyOpinion]

It's an old arcade game, developed by Konami. Quite entertaining.

[Jimmy the Greek]

so this is a reboot of an old franchise?

[PirateThom]

It's a remake of GTI Club with improved sound and graphics, new cars and new modes.

[CrAppleton]

Right.. GTI Club was an old arcade game.. well I say old, but it was 1996. So.. for some of us that's not that old of an arcade game =)

[Jimmy the Greek]

gotcha, i havent played in an arcade for many years. its hard to believe that this game is over a decade old, damn

[bgrundman]

I actually hit an arcade last weekend when I was out of town... the Mario Kart arcade game is still a blast, even now!

[Hobb]

I love arcades, they just don't seem to compete with consoles anymore though.. and it sucks waisting all your money

[JimmyJames70]

@CrAppleton -- 1996 is considered old? Old is playing Pong off a game system my dad made from a kit. Old is playing Dig Dug in the corner convenience store. Old is going to the mall arcade and playing Donkey Kong. Old is thinking Asteriods was a damn lot of fun. That's old. 1996 was 12 years ago.

[bgrundman]

Good point, but at the same time, I have heard my coworkers refer to the N64 as "the old Nintendo"... It made me want to cry

[Jimmy the Greek]

wow jimmyjames70... youre old :P

[bgrundman]

Be nice...

[Jimmy the Greek]

i was only teasing

[bgrundman]

I should hope so :P

[CrAppleton]

LOL.. yeah.. 1996 isn't old.. but that was my point.. it's being considered a "classic" arcade game.. and when I think of "classic" arcade, I think pacman and donkey kong.. and the original mario bros. where you just fight for coins.

[Hobb]

Hah.. the N64 old?

[Neco512]

WOW are you guys old or what?

[Jimmy the Greek]

call me picky but i dont really care for racing games either

[CrAppleton]

no worries.. I've always had a thing for a good racer.. you know it's a good one when your heart is racing just before the finish line

[Hobb]

How can you NOT like racing games?

[Jimmy the Greek]

because im not shooting things and nothing is dying, mostly

[CrAppleton]

They aren't for everybody =)

[bgrundman]

I am a HUGE racing fan, especially racing sims

[Neco512]

If things aren't dying you're playing the wrong racing games >:)

[CrAppleton]

Too bad xboxers won't get a chance to see this one

[Hobb]

I'd rather see this one on xbox than the psn. I'm not a huge fan of the psn

[Hobb]

be able to compete with full racing games though? Look at Gran Turismo and Grid.. can this really match up to those games?

[Neco512]

Probably not. It's just random dlc. but if the price is right it might be alright

[CrAppleton]

Well.. It's not meant to "match up" to games like that. But yes, the price point will be much lower than full scale racers. This is meant to be strait forward fun with an arcade feel.. not an in depth tuning your car, type game.

[JimmyJames70]

I really like the racing games when I need a break from the FPS and the RPGs get too slow paced.

[bgrundman]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes it is nice to just zone out and drive full steam ahead. This is why I really like the Burnout Series.

[JimmyJames70]

Still gotta try Burnout. I currently have GRiD and played it nonstop for several days and now I'm burnt on it. Just waiting to trade it back before trying PGR 4. I know, I know. But I still want to at least try it. I really liked PGR 3.

[Neco512]

Burnout RAWKS

[bgrundman]

Burnout Paradise has taken it one step further with all of the awesome DLC they have been giving away. The new material is freakin' amazing.

[JimmyJames70]

Like I always say, You're only as old as the games you play.

[Neco512]

And the games you play are dead.................. so how old does that make you?

[JimmyJames70]

Sorry, I was tripping down memory lane. I haven't played any of those games for decades. Sorry if that confused you.

[Neco512]

oh.. ha ha.. i see now.. so.. then.. if the games you play came out this year.. how old does that make you?

[JimmyJames70]

NECO512, will you be my friend? Please.

[Neco512]

Umm.......... sure..... I need more old people friends..

[JimmyJames70]

Ha Ha! You're out of bubbles! Old man wins. Once again.

[JOLLY1]

just totally schooled nico. That was hilarious

[CrAppleton]

I'm more of a sim racer, but I do have to admit, Burnout is one of the best racing game series ive ever played

[bgrundman]

Nothing feels better than getting up under a car and driving them into the wall!

[JimmyJames70]

Guess I'll play Burnout before PGR 4. Gotta see what I'm missing.

[CrAppleton]

For sure.. send me an invite on there (CrAppleton) I'll join up and raise some hell in paradise =)

[bgrundman]

That is definately the correct choice... just know that you WILL want to keep burnout paradise, I did and don't regret it for a second

[CrAppleton]

LOL.. at the whole old man thing on the other page. Good stuff.