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This game has it all, FUN controls (i can drive a real car if i want, and it certainly isn't as fun as this!), Excellent graphics and EXCELLENT MUSIC.

Each town you race in has its own local radio station, nothing like blazing thorugh NYC listening to HOT 97 Hip Hop and R&B.

There was obviously alot of attention to details, colors, shadows, weather and the "environment". For a first offering this game just kicks. From damage that reflects accordingly to sun reflections, lighting variations, nyc sewer steam and glittering pavement you can't get much more detail. Smash out your headlights, watch out for the guardrail damage and check out the styling rims and tire rotation effects. SUPERB.

Don't buy this if you want to play Gran Tourismo, that isn't what this game is about.

If you like racing Mercedes SLK's, MR2 Spiders through the streets of major metropolitan areas and love good graphics, good controls, excellent sound and love GAMING then you will love this game.

Over 300 "games" + typical street racings and tons of fun.

Excellent

If, for any reason some pathetic review tries to convince you that Project Gotham Racing is the worst game they have ever played on account they can't beat a level is obviously a worthless excuse for a human being. This game does not deserve the incredibly annoying critisism from lousy reviews. Now, I understand racing games, you either like 'em or not, and it is the exact same for challenge. The thing people are not grasping here is that the difficulty lies on their own fault. If they cannot beat a level, that means they need more practice. The game, I'll admit it is a bit of a challenge, but you have an extreme sense of accomplishment after you meet your goals. The thing with the "whiners" is they want everything easy, but rewards come with hard work.

The truth of the matter is the game has excellent graphics, superb control (depending on the car and your tastes), awesome gameplay, super cool sounds, and way cool shock physics. I rate this game a 5/5 because it meets all gaming needs... and if you like cars this game is most definetly for you.

Bizarre Creations takes the style-based racing system from Metropolis Street Racer on Dreamcast and puts into a new game on Xbox with fancier graphics, new courses, and new cars. Almost all of the racing is based around doing cool tricks while you drive. The problem with this is that the courses weren't really designed with the game's steering in mind. Anytime you slam into a wall or a traffic cone, you lose your current combo and all points and point bonuses that come with it. The courses are filled with extremely tight turns that require you to slow to 20 mph or so. If you don't slow down, you slam into a wall and lose your combo. If you do slow down, your combo ends but you get to keep the points you had earned for it. Some of the style point requirements for some of the courses are ridiculous; most people could never manage to do them.

It's not a bad game, exactly; just flawed. If the courses had been designed for the steering, it would have been a lot of fun. As it is, it's very frustrating if you try to just pick it up and race. You'll probably enjoy it for your first hour. Then, several hours of frustration. Then, if you're willing to devote the time (I wasn't), you'll probably get good enough to beat some of the style point requirements.