Any of these driving games any good?

Hi all, I was wandering around in Game today (a shop in Cambridge, UK) and they've got all this lot at what seem to be good prices. I'd appreciate your opinions on these games (both good and bad) because I'd like another driving game but don't know what to get! Thanks :0) F1CS2k �30 GP3 �30 F1 World Grand Prix �10 Warm-Up! �10 Merc Benz Truck Racing �17 4x4 Evo �15 Insane �17 Ford Racing �10 Ford Racing 2000 �10 London Racer �10 Spirit of Speed 1937 �10 I already have GPL, but for reference it's �10 and they have several copies. They also had Nelson Piquet's GP game, Johnny Herbert's GP game, a bunch of different versions of Test Drive and (I think) a copy of V-Rally 2. Don't know prices for these though. Quite fancy Ford Racing 2000, but I know nothing about this game apart from what it says on the box... Thanks! Jim

Jim L wrote in message ... >Hi all, I was wandering around in Game today (a shop in Cambridge, UK) and >they've got all this lot at what seem to be good prices. I'd appreciateyour >opinions on these games (both good and bad) because I'd like anotherdriving

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>game but don't know what to get! Thanks :0) > >F1CS2k �30 >GP3 �30 >F1 World Grand Prix �10 >Warm-Up! �10 >Merc Benz Truck Racing �17 >4x4 Evo �15 >Insane �17 >Ford Racing �10 >Ford Racing 2000 �10 >London Racer �10 >Spirit of Speed 1937 �10

I can almost imagine the responses you'll get with such a generalized question :are they any good?". Some people will say that GPL is really bad while others will say GPL is the king of all PC racing Sims. It's not that any one of these people are right or wrong, it's that everyone has their own opinion on what makes a good racing game. Do they want something that they can win races at every time they play? do they want to work hard as they can and only have a slight chance at winning? do they even care about wining races but rather race the Sim for the learning experience? and the list goes on. Only you can say what is a good game and what is not. Your best bet is to download a demo of each game off the net and try them to see if it fits what you are looking for. If you want someone else's opinion, you'll get just that, "someone else's opinion". Everyone is different and that includes you. I know this isn't much help with your question, but it is the only answer there can be without getting politics involved. Have fun on the track, Mike Barlow

Good point Mike, But, of that list, I think it's safe to say only F1CS2k, GP3, MBTR and Insane are fully rounded games/simulations. Of those F1CS2k has a prohibitive hardware requirement and MBTR, though possibly the best sim in there, simulates a series which is possibly a bit obscure for most people. So you're left with "bordering on the arcadish", but immenently playable off-road action in Insane and F1 racing in GP3, which is very configurable for both hardware and ability and has a lot of 3rd party stuff floating about the internet for it. Perhaps Jim can look a bit more thoroughly and also unearth NFS:PU and SBK2001. Which would narrow our choise to 6 games one probably can't go wrong with. Of course, should the store have a copy of GPL left... ;-)) Jan. =--- Michael Barlow wrote... > <snip> > I can almost imagine the responses you'll get with such a > generalized question :are they any good?". <snip>

>"Jim L" <[email hidden]> wrote > F1CS2k �30 Perhaps a little expensive, considering it can be bought for 19$ US almost everywhere > GP3 �30Get F1CS2k or F1RC before that.

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> F1 World Grand Prix �10 > Warm-Up! �10 > Merc Benz Truck Racing �17 > 4x4 Evo �15 > Insane �17 > Ford Racing �10 > Ford Racing 2000 �10 > London Racer �10 > Spirit of Speed 1937 �10

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>Hi all, I was wandering around in Game today (a shop in Cambridge, UK) >and they've got all this lot at what seem to be good prices. I'd >appreciate your opinions on these games (both good and bad) because I'd >like another driving game but don't know what to get! Thanks :0) > >F1CS2k �30 >GP3 �30 >F1 World Grand Prix �10 >Warm-Up! �10 >Merc Benz Truck Racing �17 >4x4 Evo �15 >Insane �17 >Ford Racing �10 >Ford Racing 2000 �10 >London Racer �10 >Spirit of Speed 1937 �10 >

I've seen some of those games cheaper in EB. (GP3, 14.99, F1CS2k 14.99) DO NOT PURCHASE Spirit of Speed 1937! (or 4x4 Evo) Insane is a good game, lots of fun online. Merc Benz Truck racing is a good un too, although you do need a monster system to run it well personally, i wouldn't get London Racer, or Ford Racing series, as they look to be more *games*, rather than simulations (but if thats what you want, then go ahead!) but you must buy Merc Benz Truck Racing! - brian

ok thanks folks :0) I'm downloading some demos at the moment, starting with F1CS2k and MBTR. I tried them both at Christmas on a mate's computer, but only with keyboard controls, so I still don't *really* know what they're like. Anyone tried either of these two on a PII-450? I'm currently on a TNT2 M64 but the plan is to upgrade to a GF2 GTS when my pay cheque comes through in 2 weeks time..... Are there any decent saloon car sims, by the way? As in, titles that at least *some* of you enjoy, no need for an argument about the relative goodness of various titles :0) I'm looking for games at the GPL end of the spectrum, rather than the Woody Woodpecker Racing end of things, if you're with me :0) cheers, Jim "RenderedBrian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "Jim L" <[email hidden]> wrote in > <iWOp6.1275$[email hidden]>: > > >Hi all, I was wandering around in Game today (a shop in Cambridge, UK) > >and they've got all this lot at what seem to be good prices. I'd > >appreciate your opinions on these games (both good and bad) because I'd > >like another driving game but don't know what to get! Thanks :0) > > > >F1CS2k �30 > >GP3 �30 > >F1 World Grand Prix �10 > >Warm-Up! �10 > >Merc Benz Truck Racing �17 > >4x4 Evo �15 > >Insane �17 > >Ford Racing �10 > >Ford Racing 2000 �10 > >London Racer �10 > >Spirit of Speed 1937 �10 > > > > > I've seen some of those games cheaper in EB. (GP3, 14.99, F1CS2k 14.99) > > DO NOT PURCHASE Spirit of Speed 1937! (or 4x4 Evo) > > Insane is a good game, lots of fun online. Merc Benz Truck racing is a > good un too, although you do need a monster system to run it well > > personally, i wouldn't get London Racer, or Ford Racing series, as they > look to be more *games*, rather than simulations (but if thats what you > want, then go ahead!) > > but you must buy Merc Benz Truck Racing! > > - > brian

> Are there any decent saloon car sims, by the way? Sports Car GT Rally Championship Colin McRae Rally TOCA

Jim L wrote in message <3CRp6.1504$[email hidden]>... >Are there any decent saloon car sims, by the way? I always found the TOCA series to be a bit arcade-like but if you want good sim racing with a roof then Sports Car GT is a great buy (it's around CAN$20). Grab a few essential patches - patch v 1.551 and the Advanced Options (physics) Editor - and it's not a bad sim. The physics aren't GPL and the graphics aren't state of the art but they're still pretty good. Dale.

The TPTCC patch for N3...theuspits.com for details. dave henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:988puu$qp7q$[email hidden]...

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> > > Are there any decent saloon car sims, by the way? > > Sports Car GT > Rally Championship > Colin McRae Rally > TOCA > > > >

Sports Car GT. Not structly speaking a saloon car game, but the sport cars handle pretty similar. It's a very good game. Also take a look at Viper Racing. Both these should be pretty cheap by now. "Jim L" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3CRp6.1504$[email hidden]...

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> ok thanks folks :0) > > I'm downloading some demos at the moment, starting with F1CS2k and MBTR. I > tried them both at Christmas on a mate's computer, but only with keyboard > controls, so I still don't *really* know what they're like. Anyone tried > either of these two on a PII-450? I'm currently on a TNT2 M64 but the plan > is to upgrade to a GF2 GTS when my pay cheque comes through in 2 weeks > time..... > > Are there any decent saloon car sims, by the way? As in, titles that at > least *some* of you enjoy, no need for an argument about the relative > goodness of various titles :0) I'm looking for games at the GPL end of the > spectrum, rather than the Woody Woodpecker Racing end of things, if you're > with me :0) > > cheers, > Jim

In article <iWOp6.1275$[email hidden]>, Jim L <[email hidden]> writes

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>Hi all, I was wandering around in Game today (a shop in Cambridge, UK) and >they've got all this lot at what seem to be good prices. I'd appreciate your >opinions on these games (both good and bad) because I'd like another driving >game but don't know what to get! Thanks :0) > >F1CS2k �30 >GP3 �30 - PC World were advertising this for �9.99 last weekend and

I've seen it in EB for �14.99. -- Sean Black

well, he can't be that away from the truck series because Steve PARRISH lives in Cambridge, and PI the telemetry guys are there too. "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: [email hidden]...

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> Good point Mike, > > But, of that list, I think it's safe to say only F1CS2k, GP3, MBTR and > Insane are fully rounded games/simulations. Of those F1CS2k has a > prohibitive hardware requirement and MBTR, though possibly the best sim in > there, simulates a series which is possibly a bit obscure for most people. > So you're left with "bordering on the arcadish", but immenently playable > off-road action in Insane and F1 racing in GP3, which is very configurable > for both hardware and ability and has a lot of 3rd party stuff floating > about the internet for it. > > Perhaps Jim can look a bit more thoroughly and also unearth NFS:PU and > SBK2001. Which would narrow our choise to 6 games one probably can't go > wrong with. > > Of course, should the store have a copy of GPL left... ;-)) > > Jan. > =--- > Michael Barlow wrote... > > <snip> > > I can almost imagine the responses you'll get with such a > > generalized question :are they any good?". <snip> > >