Shift 2 Unleashed. Is It A GT5 Killer?

Shift 2 Unleashed is released around the world over the coming days. With its visceral car crashes, new Helmet-cam view and Autolog multiplayer component is it about to steal the crown from GT5 in the minds of racing fans?

[LOGICWINS]

No, because its not possible for one game to "kill" another game.

[movements]

No, it does not. Kill this nonsense talk.

[Istanbull]

What the hell is Shift 2? Why do people compare inferior games to the Real Driving Simulator? Anyways, back to GT5 with my godly G27 steering wheel.

[bumnut]

I didn't feel the love for GT5 tbh, there was just something wrong with the handling.

The Lotus Elise on the Top Gear track is a good example, that thing handled bad and the elise is famed for been super lightweight and amazing at handling the bends.

[Objective]

"...steal the crown from GT5...?" Um... can't steal what's not there!

[Lou-Cipher]

Does anyone even consider NFS Shift to to be a Sim? (The first one wasn't)

[no_more_heroes]

here's a better question:

why does [insert_game_here] have to be a(n) [insert_game_here] killer in the first place?

[LOGICWINS]

Because creating the illusion of one game killing another game gets fanboys excited. The more attention you get from fanboys...the more hits you get.

[WayneKerr]

GT5 is one of the few games I have ever traded in, I have shift on pre order.

No point in disagreeing, Thats how it is.

[C L O U D]

Enjoy sliding through every turn and over steering with a front wheel drive car

[IHateYouFanboys]

if youre going to make stupid comments like that, allow me to make some about GT5:

Enjoy understeering with a 300kw RWD Turbo car.
Enjoy hitting a wall head on at 250km/h, hearing someone drop a small bag of sand, then driving off with a teeny tiny dent on your bonnet.
Enjoy not being able to do a burnout/doughie on takeoff in a 300kw RWD Turbo car.
Enjoy having the AI zoom past you despite you being at full throttle in a car with 100kw more power, less weight, and more torque.

Shift 2 looks incredible. racing, and even drivign a car, isnt as boring and sterile as it is in GT5. i know my WRX sure as hell doesnt understeer as much or be as lifeless as they do in GT5.

[claterz]

"Shift 2 looks incredible. racing, and even drivign a car, isnt as boring and sterile as it is in GT5"
You're obviously looking for an arcade racer which is what Shift 2 is, I don't even know why they're being compared.

[IHateYouFanboys]

no, im not looking for an arcade racer at all. i want a game that gives me the same sort of experience that i get when i take my 200kw @ all 4 wheels car to the local racetrack and hammer out a few laps. GT5 doesnt give this at all. Shift 1 was the closest to that experience up until now, and Shift 2 with its helmet cam looks to have one-upped it considerably.

and before you go on and on about GT5 being super realistic, please, ive heard it all before. i own the game, ive been driving real performance cars for 10+ years, and GT5 is not like real life.

[MrDead]

@IHateYouFanboys

From your comment history it seems like you dont like GT5 because its a PS3 exclusive.

[Seijoru]

You don't even have a ps3 judging by your past comments.

[DERKADER]

I saw the whole thing. NFS:S2U came out from behind the ally right as GT5 was leaving the movies. Shift raised his gun and bang. GT5 got shot in the face, blood was pouring everywhere. The horror oh god the horror. /s

[MGRogue2017]

Well.. Shift 1 was an arcadey experience.. but Shift 2: Unleashed is a completely different game altogether, It's a full-on simulator, physics calculated 360 times a second, tire temperature, full damage.. all of that good stuff.

It's pretty much on par with Forza 3 & GT5.. And it has something that it's competitors don't.. the Helmet cam which simulates what an racing driver feels like when he is behind the wheel of an 1000HP beast.

[bunfighterii]

GT5 is already a run away success, nothing will 'kill' it.

[ChristianGamer]

GT5 killer maybe...but the crown sits squarely on forza 3 for the best rated racing game this gen

[DigitalRaptor]

Ladies & gentlemen... when you ignore all the surrounding facts and logic, you come to this laughble conclusion!

[DrRichtofen]

I m still deciding whetther I should get GT5 or not but now I have the option to choose that or shift. Hmmmm thinking about it I didnt care much for the first shift and it seems like im getting more with GT5. More cars, nascar, rally, Top Gear track! shift 2 is gonna be good, but for my taste I'd rather get GT5.