Gand Prix Manager

While it is technically not an auto simulator, I'm hoping someone in this group can give me a recommendation on the game Grand Prix Manager. Is it any good? It appears that there is now a version 2 out and the original is being "blown out" at $24. Has anyone played both versions and should I pick up the cheaper older one or spring the full bucks for the new and improved one. Thanks, Gary -- "If you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem" ...George Carlin

Be warned that Grand Prix Manager is full of bugs that never got corrected and make the game close to impossible to play. GPM 2 seems to have its fair share of bugs, too, so I would steer clear of the two of them. Folco ========================================================================== Folco Banfi -- Universite de Fribourg -- Institut d'Informatique Chemin du Musee 3 -- 1700 Fribourg -- Switzerland -- Tel. +41.26.300.84.79 ========================================================================== Internet Grand National Netcar division ------------ #17 Martini Chevrolet Results at http://www-iiuf.unifr.ch/~banfi/PrinceSite/Prince_main.html

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>While it is technically not an auto simulator, I'm hoping someone in >this group can give me a recommendation on the game Grand Prix >Manager. >Is it any good? It appears that there is now a version 2 out and the >original is being "blown out" at $24. Has anyone played both versions >and should I pick up the cheaper older one or spring the full bucks >for the new and improved one. >Thanks, >Gary >-- "If you think there's a solution, you're part of > the problem" ...George Carlin

I've not seen or heard of a new version of GPM. I do know that the first one was a complete and absolute waste of money and time! Don't bother. I believe it was released just to keep our minds off of the fact that GP2 was running WAY late. It has lots of bugs. Some are very un-realistic. There was a fix released very soon after the game hit the shelves. I never tried it, for I was so disappointed with the game as a whole. Maybe others can shed some light on the new release, but I'll pass on buying this one.

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>While it is technically not an auto simulator, I'm hoping someone in >this group can give me a recommendation on the game Grand Prix >Manager. >Is it any good? It appears that there is now a version 2 out and the >original is being "blown out" at $24. Has anyone played both versions >and should I pick up the cheaper older one or spring the full bucks >for the new and improved one. >Thanks, >Gary

Gary - I played with both GPM and GPM II a bit last spring ... managed to develop a fair appreciation of GPM II, it seemed to have addressed some of the more annoying features and glaring problems in the original. The genre isn't one that really rocks my boat, particularly with the overhead view mode when you get to the race track, but what was there seemed to hang together pretty well. Given a choice I think you'd do better with the sequel ... Charlie Heath

take a look at f1 manager pro by software2000 http://www.software2000.de/engl/products/f1_pro/f1pro_inf.htm

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> While it is technically not an auto simulator, I'm hoping someone in > this group can give me a recommendation on the game Grand Prix > Manager. > Is it any good? It appears that there is now a version 2 out and the > original is being "blown out" at $24. Has anyone played both versions > and should I pick up the cheaper older one or spring the full bucks > for the new and improved one. > Thanks, > Gary > -- "If you think there's a solution, you're part of > the problem" ...George Carlin