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The first thing you notice in Project Gotham Racing 2 is how good it looks. The cars are beautiful, the buildings, reflections, everything. And the frame rate is still very good and smooth. Real time reflections and other effects are used a lot.

The game is also amazingly fun to play. The driving is realistic, but not too realistic. And its not too hard to finish the game, since it lets you choose a difficulty for each race. But of course you get less kudos points on the easier settings.

The tracks and cars are also incredible. The game lets you race many major cities in the world. And all the cities look exactly like they are supposed to. The game also features authentic radio stations in each city. In Stockholm you hear Swedish DJs and songs by Swedish artists and so on.

Almost every car you could ever want to drive is in this game. And the game has a fun showroom option, where you walk around in great buildings and pick different cars to test drive. If you walk into a special room you also see all the cars you have unlocked in Live.

What's bad about this game? Not much. Of course it's boring to drive the crappy cars in the beginning. It's also boring when you finish a series with nice cars and the next series has boring cars. But generally you get nicer cars as you progress in the game. And the AI in single player is extremly stupid. The computer cars drive on fixed tracks, and if you get in their way they hit you. On the other hand, the game doesn't punish you if you drive other cars off the road.

All in all it's a great game. Nothing really compares to this. Need for Speed: Underground is uglier and not quite as fun to play. The only other racing game on Xbox that almost matches this in fun is Burnout 2. But it is of course older and not so good looking.

I have to say, PGR 2 really took my breath away in a way I was not at all expecting. It is far better than the first PGR and finally gives the Xbox something (almost) comparable to Gran Tourismo. Gran Tourismo still touts PGR 2 for realism, but PGR offers online play and beautiful graphics, as well as the added fun factor of Kudos. For any racing fan who owns an xbox, do not hesitate to buy this game. While it doesn't offer any of the vehicle customization options as found in the GT series, it still showcases a wide variety of cars that are a blast to drive, all with their own feel and sound. The sounds in PGR 2 are a true treasure, every car and every type of terrain (from cobble stones to grass) has a perfect and unique sound. At a price of 30 bucks, this game is a must have.

If you have an Xbox, you really have to concider getting this this. Some say it has bad controls, but that is not true. It uses real physics, so on most turns you need to do a "power slide". Once you learn the physics of them, which doesn't take very long, it is simple, easy, and fun. You can do many other things like draft other cars, and it has a realistic damage program. Even liscense plates can fly off! It also has an HUGE variety of cars of different classes that u can buy through playing the fairly simple but fun single player mode. It also has one of the best Xbox Live experiences I have ever seen. People have also thought of some interesting games other than just racing to throw some extra playing hours into it. If you don't have it and have Xbox Live, you REALLY need to get Project Gotham Racing 2.