There's something about PGR that screams fun from the moment gamers yank that acceleration trigger and burn off the start line.
In fact, there are loads of things: the balance of realism and arcade forgiveness in the spot-on handling; the exhilarating sense of speed people can carry around bends; the notion of endless variety provided by the courses and, of course, the all-important Kudos system. PGR4 has it all.
Yes, it's safe to say that if gamers have even a remote thirst for speed they can't go wrong with PGR4. It's got fast cars, a billion courses (give or take) and the sweetest, most satisfying handling of any 'realistic' racer.
Luke Plunkett of Kotaku writes, "I think we all took the Xbox 360 for granted. Other all-time greats like the SNES and PS2 seem to be remembered more fondly than Microsoft’s console, which tends to be recalled as more of a thing that happened than a platform to be treasured."
A Kotaku writer pining for Xbox's golden years. I'm guessing there will be some good comments here.
“WE”didn’t take it for granted, M$ did.
What happened prior to launch of the One up through current day with their marketing and focus away from games and consumers. The failure of the One has nothing to do with the 360 being great. In fact backward compatibility and the 360 is about all the One had/has going for it. Now M$ is dumping money into fornite articles to try and be seen as more than they are, a company that doesn’t give a damn about its fan boys or products.
Clickonline writes "To many, cars are simply a way of getting from point A to point B. But to gamers they are a way of doing so as quickly as possible, while leaving opponents trailing in your wake. The racing genre’s grid has always been full of fierce competitors. And there’s no indication that this will change any time soon with Gran Turismo 6 taking to the start/finish straight and next-gen exclusives such as Driveclub and The Crew."
Jalopnik - I'd just taken over as Tesla's PR guy and had been contacted by old friends at Microsoft Game Studios about including the Tesla Roadster in Project Gotham Racing 4. Darryl Siry, my boss, took me into Martin Eberhard's (Tesla's Co-founder/then CEO) office to broach the topic. That's when it went very wrong.
People here on the boards have seemed to diss the game all over the place.
I would say play it first, and since their is a free demo now up on XboxLive there is really no reason not to check it out for yourself first before you judge it.
The Only thing I didn't like about this one that I loved in PGR3 was the Garage feature, much more in 3. Not really a big deal in 4 but I would have like more because they keep me playing though PGR3 just to see new garages and fill them up with my cars.
However PGR4 is a much better racing game with the turns now being crystal clear on where you need to turn, and with rain, and snow the game really is amazing and a lot of fun, if you like racing games.
I"m loving it. Check out some more of my screens below.
and the good times just keep rolling
Rolling, rolling, rolling....... LoL
Agreed. Makes you think reviewers were punishing Bizzar for not being exclusive.
NICE!...