GRID (2008)

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 605 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 103 out of 605
  3. Negative: 63 out of 605
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  1. Bushido95
    Sep 28, 2021
    8
    Как по мне это до сих пор самая лучшая гоночная игра в целом т.к помимо хорошей физики на 2008 год тут была самая интересная карьера чего разработчики гоночных игр либо избегают либо делают безумно скучно и плохо.
  2. DanielA.
    Jun 22, 2008
    7
    One thing is for sure, don't play it with a keyboard, the car will go in a unending spin at every key pressed... said that, this game is awesome, graphics are cool and crashes are fantastic. Much better than the latest NFS games out there. Get a gamepad or a steering wheel first.
  3. DynaC.
    Jul 26, 2008
    7
    Lousy Wheel support, and bad menu interface really wore down the enjoyability of this game.
  4. HerHavuzun
    Oct 31, 2011
    7
    Definitely better than SHIFT. Playing it with a xbox 360 gamepad, the steering is smooth but sometimes unresponsive. Too much physical contact during racing. All races feel like demolition car races.
  5. Kislen
    Mar 9, 2012
    7
    I would REALLY like to give this game a 7.5. It's pretty fun, but falls short on a few expectations - the handling can be just plain silly at times. It's impossible to do drift-mode games on a keyboard, and open-wheel is extremely challenging due to how easily you can spin out with the 100% ON or 100% OFF input of a keyboard. Sure, I know I *SHOULD* be playing this on a racing wheel inI would REALLY like to give this game a 7.5. It's pretty fun, but falls short on a few expectations - the handling can be just plain silly at times. It's impossible to do drift-mode games on a keyboard, and open-wheel is extremely challenging due to how easily you can spin out with the 100% ON or 100% OFF input of a keyboard. Sure, I know I *SHOULD* be playing this on a racing wheel in the opinion of many. . . But I wish it would at least work on the keyboard. Graphics are fancy, wish there was a better variety of cars & sounds. The game is very buggy on Le Mans with extreme lag despite having a very nice system .. (GTX 480, i7 920 @ 3.6GHZ, 12GB 1600MHZ RAM). I just play the "race day" (arcade mode) for quick action and gave up on the storyline after hitting the challenges presenting by playing with a keyboard.… Expand
  6. jim109109
    May 30, 2012
    7
    A lot of noobs are rating this poorly because they are bad at driving. It is not supposed to be easy to drive at top speeds, racing people at 120 mph. If you think it's supposed to be easy, you're retarded. I do not think this game is too challenging either, it's just right, but no you won't be good the first time you play - if you were, that would mean the game is piss easy. Now, to theA lot of noobs are rating this poorly because they are bad at driving. It is not supposed to be easy to drive at top speeds, racing people at 120 mph. If you think it's supposed to be easy, you're retarded. I do not think this game is too challenging either, it's just right, but no you won't be good the first time you play - if you were, that would mean the game is piss easy. Now, to the actual review. It's a great racing game, much better than the need for speed series and all that boring stuff, the tracks and cars look amazing, there are some interesting ideas, like the sponsors. Unfortunately the game is still a pale shadow of what the original gran turismo's (1/2/3) were, where you could customize your car and buy tons of unique vehicles. The vehicle count in this is very low and you're forced to take a certain vehicle for certain events. I feel the actual racing in this game was nailed perfectly but as many indie games it lacks in content. This game deserves a 7/10, for being one of the few racing games of this generation that I actually admire and is fun to play… Expand
  7. AWG
    Aug 13, 2013
    7
    A very good racing game. A little bit difficult at the beginning but never unfair. Awesome graphics. Just a suggestion: play it with a wheel or don't play it.
  8. Kopter
    Oct 23, 2015
    7
    Mucho drifting, mucha tontería... Hay juegos de este estilo mucho más recomendables para hacer lo que se hace en este juego (DIRT 3) Es un poco repetitivo en todos los aspectos..
  9. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Даже сейчас иногда скучаю по этой игре. Приятная физика и лучшая графика своего времени.
  10. SeU
    Apr 10, 2010
    6
    Very fun & good looking game, but it is so arcade. The cars spin out at the slightest provocation for no real reason (just to name one minor issue)... If this game would have been as realistic as it was fun, it would truly have been one of the best racing games of all time.
  11. SamuS.
    Jun 12, 2008
    6
    This game doesn't make any sense. Right in the beginning you get your hands on on a mean monster cars with hundreds of horsepowers, and trying to keep one on the road is difficult, unless you turn on the driving aids. This game puts you to race on a unfamiliar track, making the first few laps total trial by error. When you struggle to keep your ride on the tarmac, opponents flash This game doesn't make any sense. Right in the beginning you get your hands on on a mean monster cars with hundreds of horsepowers, and trying to keep one on the road is difficult, unless you turn on the driving aids. This game puts you to race on a unfamiliar track, making the first few laps total trial by error. When you struggle to keep your ride on the tarmac, opponents flash past you from left and right. And that is frustrating. Without the aids the car handling is really weird. You don't know when you are about to lose traction before it's too late to react. Cars don't feel to have any mass at all, and even the Lemans cars with huge downforce tend to go the corners in a four wheel slide. With driving aids on, the cars go on rails and your only duty is to sit on the accelerator and change lanes to avoid the opponents. The drift events are even more painful, controlling the rear end of your vehicle with the accelerator is vague, resulting in many spins and suddenly ending drifts. A chance to try out your vehicle and examine the track before the race would be nice. The AI is borrowed from Flatout 2. Tracks are so narrow that the AI cars totally cover the whole corner when they drive in a pack, forcing you to brake too early or just smash into them. On the other hand, when you brake too early, the opponents usually don't bother to avoid hitting you. In straights the AI still tends to cover the whole width of the track, leaving very few spots to overtake. At least the graphics look sleek and don't demand too much much from the hardware. In my opinion NFS: Underground 2 is still the best arcade style driving game for PC.… Expand
  12. ArtAnonim0
    Oct 27, 2011
    6
    Shortly: strange physics, frustrating AI, no possibility of learning a track without having to struggle with opponents. Codemasters have ruined a decent idea - it seems like developers weren't sure what they wanted to make. What we have is a mix of racing sim and arcade, two totally different types of racing games. Racing without any assists ends up with trying to keep the car on theShortly: strange physics, frustrating AI, no possibility of learning a track without having to struggle with opponents. Codemasters have ruined a decent idea - it seems like developers weren't sure what they wanted to make. What we have is a mix of racing sim and arcade, two totally different types of racing games. Racing without any assists ends up with trying to keep the car on the track, enabling them causes weird behaviour of it. It might be enjoyable after some time, but only if you are a very patient person.

    If you want to find a game styled like this, I'd recommend NFS Shift instead of GRID.    … Expand
  13. Hudson633
    Aug 15, 2012
    6
    I used to love playing GRID with my keyboard, the drifting and racing was cool, with plenty of different cars and race types to enjoy. But then I tried it with a gamepad, and racing wheel... I noticed that there's a permanent driving assist that keeps you on the racing line, making it very hard to make mistakes. With a pad or wheel this is frustrating because the road is inconsistent, youI used to love playing GRID with my keyboard, the drifting and racing was cool, with plenty of different cars and race types to enjoy. But then I tried it with a gamepad, and racing wheel... I noticed that there's a permanent driving assist that keeps you on the racing line, making it very hard to make mistakes. With a pad or wheel this is frustrating because the road is inconsistent, you get used to a certain amount of required steering, but as soon as you deviate from the racing line everything changes. It doesn't matter what car or track you're on then, the permanent assists make this as arcade as you can get. Don't mistake this for a simulator, everything about it is fake, even AI crashes are scripted, if you're behind then they slow down, if you're ahead then they speed up. GRID is still some fun, but head to proper simulators if you want a fair challenge.… Expand
  14. Zodiac_A
    Mar 28, 2021
    6
    For me it is rather hard to rate this game. From one point this game has a pretty graphic, huge variety of cars with different control experience. It was the first game where sponsors on your car are not just a part of paint but profit boost & aims during a race. From the other side your career is not made linear. To my mind Le Mann racing has broken all gameplay. Yes you may skip it, butFor me it is rather hard to rate this game. From one point this game has a pretty graphic, huge variety of cars with different control experience. It was the first game where sponsors on your car are not just a part of paint but profit boost & aims during a race. From the other side your career is not made linear. To my mind Le Mann racing has broken all gameplay. Yes you may skip it, but then you won`t get huge boost of money & experience. In general it made that you are just playing Le Mann race which is always the same & 5 racing`s between them for rest it made me boring on the 8 hour of playing. However game has a great potential.… Expand
  15. gold
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    Чуть интереснее первого DIRT. А так они очень похожи: бессюжетные и скучные.
    Итог: 6.146/10
  16. PaulM.
    Jun 5, 2008
    5
    I'm curious about the high press ratings thus far. The physics and handling will no doubt frustrate arcade racers with its finickiness, and completely disenfranchise any remaining TRD3 sim fans who will throw their hands up in disgust at the comical handling. Arcade, sim, whatever - you just shouldn't be able to take a 90 degree corner at 200 km/h! The 'kitchen sink' I'm curious about the high press ratings thus far. The physics and handling will no doubt frustrate arcade racers with its finickiness, and completely disenfranchise any remaining TRD3 sim fans who will throw their hands up in disgust at the comical handling. Arcade, sim, whatever - you just shouldn't be able to take a 90 degree corner at 200 km/h! The 'kitchen sink' approach to different classes and races is all well and good for variety, but it rings even more of the 'jack of all trades' criticisms leveled at TRD3. The engine sounds are uninspired, force feedback is surprisingly limited given the range of feedback on offer in competitors titles, and the graphics (although beautiful at times) look remarkably unrealistic due to the amount of bloom and brown tinting. Codemasters don't seem to have taken on board criticism from DiRT racers in this regard. I'm disappointed with this release, which seems to stray even further down the marketing-driven path of all candy, no substance.… Expand
  17. Tom
    Sep 17, 2009
    5
    Physics? Car feeling? This game is absolutely horrible in terms of steering, ESPECIALLY when using a wheel. Even with the wheel weight set to maximum you can drive 200km/h you can spin the steering wheel like a Fiat Punto with car park assist or something. Driving in GRID feels more like a boat race to me. The only good thing about this game is the car damage and graphics.
  18. smiffy
    Sep 15, 2010
    5
    Graphics are really nice and so is damage but thats about as good as this game gets. Racing is mediocre. No qualifying so you normally start toward the back. No tuning of any kind. Le Mans races are not even worth compleating if you make just one mistake, because you have no chance of catching up before the chequred flag is waved. Drift races are nigh on impossible on street circuits.Graphics are really nice and so is damage but thats about as good as this game gets. Racing is mediocre. No qualifying so you normally start toward the back. No tuning of any kind. Le Mans races are not even worth compleating if you make just one mistake, because you have no chance of catching up before the chequred flag is waved. Drift races are nigh on impossible on street circuits. AI and handling doesn't even pretend to be realistic, this is an arcade racer through and through, so if you have a steering wheel heres a tip, don't bother getting it out for this game cos its more trouble than its worth, stick with keyboard its far easier. This is not a terrible game so long as you don't expect too much, its more aimed at console gamers where they don't know any better.… Expand
  19. Fresh3gg
    Dec 2, 2013
    5
    Too easy to win, has done 16 laps with use of keyboard only, not a single flashback used, car damage ON, spawn as the last car in the race 12th car; BMW 320SI in the race, YOKOHAMA, DOCKS ROUTE B2 AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU FOR CHEAT CODES! They can't make those AI cars go any faster, I can't see where they're in the rear mirror! Only the drift racing part in this game using theToo easy to win, has done 16 laps with use of keyboard only, not a single flashback used, car damage ON, spawn as the last car in the race 12th car; BMW 320SI in the race, YOKOHAMA, DOCKS ROUTE B2 AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU FOR CHEAT CODES! They can't make those AI cars go any faster, I can't see where they're in the rear mirror! Only the drift racing part in this game using the keyboard to drive gives it a little more fun! Don't worry, that's why there is a choice of 50 laps and not 60 laps.… Expand
  20. ihateregisterin
    Jul 15, 2015
    5
    It's Need For Speed without any of the features that Need For Speed has. You get the same cartoonish handling & physics, but none of the excitement of buying a collection of cars and working through a career. It's not a good racing sim, and not a good arcade game. Graphics are fantastic, though.
  21. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 30, 2022
    5
    the game starts well, but with the evolution it gets so difficult that it makes you want to give up
  22. PaulD.
    Jun 15, 2008
    4
    Gameplay is the worst ever to appear in a videogame. Cars are incredible twitchy, but never do what you want them to. Plus the game is full of junk you don't need, such as selecting your audio name. And the advisor speaking to you over the headset is full of sh*t as well. At one point, he mentioned I was in first place every 2 seconds or so. Graphics are decent, but nothing we Gameplay is the worst ever to appear in a videogame. Cars are incredible twitchy, but never do what you want them to. Plus the game is full of junk you don't need, such as selecting your audio name. And the advisor speaking to you over the headset is full of sh*t as well. At one point, he mentioned I was in first place every 2 seconds or so. Graphics are decent, but nothing we haven't seen before. Same for damage on cars. Music is so ten years ago. This game is trying so hard to be streetwise, but still be a serious racing game, just like ProStreet did. If you want streetwise, buy Midnight Club. If you want serious, buy DiRT. But don't buy this overrated wannabe-everyone.… Expand
  23. MacS.
    Jun 28, 2008
    4
    A stunningly beautiful game that has an utterly idiotic AI code (they drive like kamikaze and NEVER adjust their line just driving into you at any possibility making all varieties of driving feel like demolition derby) and a completely wrecked and unfair collision physics (basically, on any contact with an AI car, you bounce off them without changing their line significantly and mostly A stunningly beautiful game that has an utterly idiotic AI code (they drive like kamikaze and NEVER adjust their line just driving into you at any possibility making all varieties of driving feel like demolition derby) and a completely wrecked and unfair collision physics (basically, on any contact with an AI car, you bounce off them without changing their line significantly and mostly land off the track). I would really want to like this game because it's so beautiful but right now it feels more frustrating then fun.… Expand
  24. LucaC.
    Jul 1, 2008
    4
    Grid is like a top fashion model without soul . Driving means to feel your car. Where is the car's phisic? Bah... Good looking graphic... like a beatiful saker cake.... but without any taste.
  25. RacerD.
    Jun 3, 2008
    4
    If you like arcade its a 10. If you wanna drive a real car, pass on this title. The rewind feature is neat I must add.
  26. Wadeyboy
    Apr 5, 2012
    4
    GRID
    Average User Score: 7.6 User Score 4 Terrible controls and tedious track design ruin what could have been a classic racer. It tries to be a serious simulation but fails because of the poor handling of the cars. The 'feel' is just all wrong and the tracks are a chore rather than fun to play. It's frustrating because the graphics are superb and it has many elements that could have    GRID
    Average User Score: 7.6 User Score 4 Terrible controls and tedious track design ruin what could have been a classic racer. It tries to be a serious simulation but fails because of the poor handling of the cars. The 'feel' is just all wrong and the tracks are a chore rather than fun to play. It's frustrating because the graphics are superb and it has many elements that could have made it an excellent game. I don't know what the playtesters were on because the game's problems should have been picked up on and corrected. It's a game that makes you want to take a sledgehammer to your PC and it's a shame because it could have been up there with the best of the genre. Need For Speed Shift is a much better bet for this type of racer and I would advise going for that instead.â    … Expand
  27. Sidewayz
    Aug 7, 2011
    4
    I am a big fan of Codies, especially after having played their rally games. The original Dirt was an absolute masterpiece and outshines later titles like Dirt 2. The Collin McRae series before Dirt was also a lot of fun. I bought this game with high expectations, but what I have experienced is quite discouraging.

    To begin with, there is no qualifying mode - so you end up wherever the    I am a big fan of Codies, especially after having played their rally games. The original Dirt was an absolute masterpiece and outshines later titles like Dirt 2. The Collin McRae series before Dirt was also a lot of fun. I bought this game with high expectations, but what I have experienced is quite discouraging.

    To begin with, there is no qualifying mode - so you end up wherever the game feels fit to place you. This means that you have to work your way up to first position from last (which can be as far back as 20th position for touring car races) - all in a span of 2 measly laps. This requires you to drive in a very aggressive manner to score points... let alone a victory. I'd accept this if Grid were an arcade racing title, but judging by the reactions of the competitor's AI, the game tries to punish you if you push too hard. If you blast inside an apex so as to overtake, expect the car next to you to plow directly into your flank. This is rarely recoverable, at least if your competitor hits you with their nose - however, if they hit you side on, you will definitely lose all steering and end up spun out or in a wall. Collisions generally result in your car being thrown off the track, whilst the car you collided with suffers absolutely no consequence.

    The game encourages you to turn up the difficulty level, so you generally feel compelled to play in 'Extreme'. At this difficulty, you notice that competitors in the same class (and even the same car) have much more grip in an apex than you do. I find that I reach the absolute maximum of understeer whilst the car in front of me (in many cases, my team-mate, who's supposedly in the exact same car) continues to accelerate and pull away through the apex. The only way to catch up is to cheat and cut through the apex. At the limit, even decelerating won't correct understeer - you are required to brake in order to get back in line. This poses another problem - cars behind you will dart past and maintain their line at much higher speeds than what you will find possible.

    Overall, I'm very glad that I didn't buy this game sooner. I was contemplating purchasing it at the start of the year, where it was priced in the $30+ bracket. Just manages to be worth the $6 dollars I spent on it now.    … Expand
  28. M300
    Mar 24, 2021
    4
    The crash physics are pretty awesome, the thrill of speed and the bumpiness of the car feel great, until you realize your car has no real weight to it and the slightest touch by another car will send you veering into a wall or spun completely out, topped off by the fact that the AI is massively aggressive and cheats as it always has more grip than you can possibly muster even with assistsThe crash physics are pretty awesome, the thrill of speed and the bumpiness of the car feel great, until you realize your car has no real weight to it and the slightest touch by another car will send you veering into a wall or spun completely out, topped off by the fact that the AI is massively aggressive and cheats as it always has more grip than you can possibly muster even with assists on through all corners even with the same car as the AI.

    It's an ok driving game for a brainless session but once you begin to really see it's problems, the game is kinda bad.    … Expand
  29. MaxmilianKohler
    Sep 26, 2019
    4
    Flashback doesn't go far back enough.

    Can't turn off collision so you have to constantly restart the race due to people hitting you. They're also super aggressive and ram you constantly, even at the end of very long races, making you have to do the whole thing again. Weird game. The driving feels strange, unrealistic, and hard. Drifting feels artificial, not fun, and difficult.    Flashback doesn't go far back enough.

    Can't turn off collision so you have to constantly restart the race due to people hitting you. They're also super aggressive and ram you constantly, even at the end of very long races, making you have to do the whole thing again.

    Weird game. The driving feels strange, unrealistic, and hard. Drifting feels artificial, not fun, and difficult. Drifting easier with "assists" on even though tutorials say not possible with it on. Saw that a guy was drifting perfectly with keyboard. Possible that manual transmission is a requirement. Because the keyboard guy was doing acceleration that would make me spin out.

    The force feedback with my G27 is so strong at the minimum settings that I had to turn it off. But with it off the middle is too loose. Seemed like there might be some bug. Definitely buggy. Sometimes changing it has no impact. Randomly turns completely off. Trying both applications (logitech & game) as "run as admin" - didn't work.

    Vsync-on seems to be helpful.

    Some of the races are ok, others are just too tedious/frustrating that the game is barely playable. Drifting is completely different from other games and seems ridiculously hard, unrealistic, floaty kind of like on ice.

    Became playable with vsync-on and the below tweaks I found:

    Logitech G27 Settings
    1. Open the Logitech Profiler
    2. Select New > Profile
    3. Add grid.exe as a new game.
    4. Select Edit > Specific Game Settings
    5. Tick > Use Special FF Device Settings
    overall effects 107-117%
    spring effect 0%
    damper effect 0%
    Enable Centering spring in force feedback games (ticked)
    Center Spring Strength 10% (increasing does nothing)
    Tick >Special Steering Wheel Settings
    6. Leave ‘Report Combined Pedals’ Unchecked
    Set Degrees of Rotation set to: 350 degrees
    7. Tick >‘Use Special Game Settings’
    9. Tick > ‘Allow Game to Adjust Settings’

    10. Start GRID from the Profiler, and go to (driving) Options > Controls > Choose Preset
    11. Select Custom (or G27 - if available!) and then Confirm

    12. Back to Main Menu > Option > Force Feedback
    FEEDBACK ON
    ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT 10%
    FEEDBACK STRENGTH 50%
    WHEEL WEIGHT 30%
    (You should adjust these settings first to your liking if you find difficulty in controlling your car)
    13. Back to Main Menu > Option > Advanced

    Advanced Wheel Settings
    STEERING DEADZONE 0-5%
    STEERING SATURATION - can try 50-100%
    STEERING LINEARITY 4
    THROTTLE DEADZONE 0%
    THROTTLE SATURATION 100%
    BRAKE DEADZONE 5%
    BRAKE SATURATION 100%    … Expand
  30. JohnD.
    May 30, 2008
    3
    Terrible, simply terrible... If you want to watch pretty graphics flash past as you attempt to navigate your bed on wheels then go right ahead.. do the developers even know what a car is ?
  31. PhilW.
    Jun 18, 2008
    3
    Thought the gameplay was poor and not what I expected - very disappointed.
  32. Majorursa
    Apr 9, 2011
    3
    This is probably the last game by Codemasters I will ever have bought. What a load of c**p. Anyone who even mentions the 'excellent driving realism' of this toy-game is too young to have a drivers license. Not only is this game not about racing at all, it isn't even fun as an arcade-racer. Absolutely heartless and loveless product, built for the spoiled and shallow kids with ADD. Bah.
    And    This is probably the last game by Codemasters I will ever have bought. What a load of c**p. Anyone who even mentions the 'excellent driving realism' of this toy-game is too young to have a drivers license. Not only is this game not about racing at all, it isn't even fun as an arcade-racer. Absolutely heartless and loveless product, built for the spoiled and shallow kids with ADD. Bah.
    And why is it so hard to retool a button on my G25 to something else?    … Expand
  33. stuffpersecond
    Aug 1, 2011
    3
    This game has so much potential but falls way short. This is the most ridiculous racing game ever. It is almost impossible to keep your car on the track and it doesn't help that the AI drivers just drive over you if you are in their way. They only good thing about this game is the graphics. I really wanted to like this game but it just makes me want to throw my controller through the monitor.
  34. sinadoom
    Sep 13, 2013
    3
    Sorry Codemasters. I love your DiRT games, I like GRID 2, but this just isn't acceptable. Never have I come across a racing game (with the exception of Motorstorm) that gets handling so wrong. Even using an Xbox 360 controller and adjusting the advanced deadzone settings and taking off all assists, the game is barely playable. First of all, the interior view is THE WORST around. Not onlySorry Codemasters. I love your DiRT games, I like GRID 2, but this just isn't acceptable. Never have I come across a racing game (with the exception of Motorstorm) that gets handling so wrong. Even using an Xbox 360 controller and adjusting the advanced deadzone settings and taking off all assists, the game is barely playable. First of all, the interior view is THE WORST around. Not only can you not see anything because it's letterbox, but it looks bad too in terms of detail. The game starts you off with the fastest cars in the world, and you wonder if the speedometer is accurate or trolling you. There is an unbelievable amount of understeer, and the sense of speed is non-existent. The flashback system is very slow and clunky it's actually quicker to restart the race in some cases. Then there's drifting. If you thought Shift 2 was bad, it isn't it just takes a lot more skill to get used to. In GRID, drifting is unsatisfying and broken. The handbrake in this game is almost useless; although it's probably fairly realistic. There are some good points about this game however. It does away with things that don't really matter, such as customisation and having thousands of cars which nobody will ever use. There is a fair amount of variety in the events and tracks too. Also, you are rewarded for playing the game in a more hardcore manner. Everything from no assists and manual gears to only using interior view and even removing the ability to restart races. The difficulty can be set for each event individually, which is great. Codemasters have definitely understood what hardcore racing game fans care about, but have failed on the most crucial aspect of the game: the driving. It's just wrong and unnatural; whereas GRID 2's is practically perfect fit for everyone. I had high hopes for this game, but the horrible controls and interior view make this difficult to recommend.… Expand
  35. b_tomi
    Nov 2, 2011
    3
    I have been a racing game fan for a long time, starting with Stunts and TD2 on an AT-286, completing the NFS series, starting serious simulation games with Grand Prix Legends and went on to GTR 2, Richard Burns Rally and Race 07. I both had lot of fun with arcade and simulation titles, top-sellers like Test Drive Unlimited and hardly-known ones such as World Racing 2.

    I am only writing    I have been a racing game fan for a long time, starting with Stunts and TD2 on an AT-286, completing the NFS series, starting serious simulation games with Grand Prix Legends and went on to GTR 2, Richard Burns Rally and Race 07. I both had lot of fun with arcade and simulation titles, top-sellers like Test Drive Unlimited and hardly-known ones such as World Racing 2.

    I am only writing this to give some background to the fact that Racedriver: GRID is the VERY FIRST RACING GAME I DID NOT ENJOY AT ALL.

    Yes, the graphics is amazing. And the damage model, too. But the driving model combines the worst of arcade and simulation. I don't mind an unrealistic driving style as long as it's fun and has some consistency. In the NFS series (Underground, Most Wanted) it works out well: you have almost unlimited grip and easy control, but you can still use tricks like load transfer forcing the care to over-/understeer. In GRID, you can randomly lose control, the force-feedback does not work and the car gives you no information what's going on. Keyboard, game-pad, steering wheen - none of them works.

    I bought it on Steam for 3.49 EUR as a 75% discount. It was not worth it. I still think I was lucky not buying it for the original price.    … Expand
  36. Gil
    Jul 9, 2008
    2
    Who´s paying the critics to write the reviews the game is getting? It´s a racing game that´s unplayable with a quality wheel (MOMO) and easier to control with the keyboard. The "AI" drives rubber tanks and follows a set line that is changed only by random events. Just try to stop in the middle of the track and look what the "AI" is doing - they keep ramming you untilWho´s paying the critics to write the reviews the game is getting? It´s a racing game that´s unplayable with a quality wheel (MOMO) and easier to control with the keyboard. The "AI" drives rubber tanks and follows a set line that is changed only by random events. Just try to stop in the middle of the track and look what the "AI" is doing - they keep ramming you until you´re pushed away. No trying to go around you, just following a set course... Pathetic.
    And - NO I don't suck at driving games. I really enjoy challenging racers like GTR2, RACE 07 etc. This is a joke.    … Expand
  37. MaxAnon
    Jul 7, 2008
    2
    Last night i bought this reading the reviews i was looking forward to this so much then i played it. Oh god what a living hell. Its hard to control and grass is deadly flashback is nice but you cant see the whole race and being on a pc with no controller i simply cant rotate
    Goood game not worth 40 dollars
  38. MaxiK
    Jan 4, 2010
    2
    Frustrating AI, always starting from behind (7-12 position) and you need to battle to get through. Even when you're doing well there will be a crash just in front of you which will smash your car and push you back till the end. Apart from this ridiculous idea and AI game is not bad, but it just kills it.
  39. PaulJ.
    Jun 12, 2008
    2
    I don't know what they were thinking. No car on Earth reacts the way these cars do. Cars will spin out at the slightest provocation and no matter what speed they were going. Since when do cars go into unending donuts when they drive over grass? Very frustrating game.
  40. Ervin
    Aug 20, 2009
    2
    The graphics are pretty nice if you're into eyecandy visuals rather than realism, and it doesn't bother me personally. It has some nice and original features, but for the most part the game is unplayable. The controls are simply brain damaged. One tap on the turn and the car veers off to the side, so there's basically no control what so ever. Most of the time I just watched The graphics are pretty nice if you're into eyecandy visuals rather than realism, and it doesn't bother me personally. It has some nice and original features, but for the most part the game is unplayable. The controls are simply brain damaged. One tap on the turn and the car veers off to the side, so there's basically no control what so ever. Most of the time I just watched my car jump from side to side on the track, and fly into the opposite wall at every other turn. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a crappy player. I've played numerous racing games before this, and they were all at least playable unlike Grid. It wont allow me increase the resolution to a proper amount for some ridiculous reason. The graphics settings are simplified to appeal to the mentally ill player population. All these problems I have found less than half an hour, and I quite honestly don't want to play any more than that.… Expand
  41. chad
    Jul 12, 2009
    2
    The controls for the cars are horrible. I'm using an Xbox360 controller, which is about all that is supported by the game. Spent 14.99 for this game on steam and feel like I was ripped off. Grahpics are good, but the cars just don't handle right. How the hell did this game get such good reviews?
  42. CRL
    Jul 25, 2011
    2
    I loved this game as a console game, and because of that I decided to buy it for PC. What I failed to realize is that if you don't feel like throwing away another twenty-five or thirty dollars on a Gamepad or an Xbox controller, this game is nearly impossible to play. Irony at it's finest: physics so well designed that it makes the game impossible to play. Or maybe it's just a way toI loved this game as a console game, and because of that I decided to buy it for PC. What I failed to realize is that if you don't feel like throwing away another twenty-five or thirty dollars on a Gamepad or an Xbox controller, this game is nearly impossible to play. Irony at it's finest: physics so well designed that it makes the game impossible to play. Or maybe it's just a way to make people buy overpriced controllers. Also, it's a total graphics leech. My processor is on par with the recommendations, and yet I still have to play it in 1024x768. Then to add to that, the official multiplayer servers were shut down and the single player isn't the greatest. So, if you want a racing game that doesn't need a controller and you don't have a quad-core processor, just buy NFS.… Expand
  43. tw3lv3
    Jan 4, 2012
    2
    To keep it short: Cars have no weight whatsoever, which doesn't allow you to "feel" the power under your butt (turned all driving assists off and pro-mode on). If you lose it's because you didn't dare to go through that sharp left corner with 150 mp/h.
  44. xuthan
    Jan 4, 2014
    2
    This game is terrible, namely it's the controls for steering wheel. What's the point of steering wheels for racing games if it doesn't work well with it? I've been playing racing games with steering wheel support since the PS1 and in this day and age, the steering for this game is worse than Need for Speed on PS1. I'm only giving this game a 2 because as a racing sim, it falls behind GranThis game is terrible, namely it's the controls for steering wheel. What's the point of steering wheels for racing games if it doesn't work well with it? I've been playing racing games with steering wheel support since the PS1 and in this day and age, the steering for this game is worse than Need for Speed on PS1. I'm only giving this game a 2 because as a racing sim, it falls behind Gran Turismo, and as an arcade racer, it falls behind Need for Speed (PS1!! Seriously WTF!?). The 2 is just for the graphics and game stability which wasn't an issue for me.

    A racing game with bad steering wheel support gets no support from me.    … Expand
  45. YardStick
    Jul 15, 2013
    2
    I don't understand how this game got this good score. Game looks nice of course, but the gameplay is awful. Especially on PC.
    And this game has no support for my DFGT-wheel. The wheel works if you manually set everything but FFB still refuses to work.
  46. TarunB.
    Jan 7, 2009
    1
    Amazing graphics and Original flashback concept. But i gave this a bad rating because, it is almost impossible to play... very tough to master the controls.. I guess it is easier to go and drive on the race track than this game. Second, this game is incompatible with almost all gamepads out there except the xbox360 controller.
  47. StasS
    Aug 22, 2009
    1
    I love racing games that's the only reason I give it 1 instead of 0. The game is simply impossible even if you have a racing wheel. Even on the basic difficulty. Don't buy it. That's my advice.
  48. b0ib0ttroncon
    Sep 1, 2008
    1
    AWEFUL!!! Here is a chat I had with a friend about it.

    (5:33:08 PM) b0ib0t: just alt+f4'd out of one of the worst racing games ever (5:33:11 PM) b0ib0t: Grid (5:33:13 PM) b0ib0t: i HATE it (5:33:16 PM) b0ib0t: it totally blows (5:33:42 PM) MrX: what sucks about it? (5:34:44 PM) b0ib0t: physics are totally unrealistic, all the cars handle the same, you can use cars in one type    AWEFUL!!! Here is a chat I had with a friend about it.

    (5:33:08 PM) b0ib0t: just alt+f4'd out of one of the worst racing games ever
    (5:33:11 PM) b0ib0t: Grid
    (5:33:13 PM) b0ib0t: i HATE it
    (5:33:16 PM) b0ib0t: it totally blows
    (5:33:42 PM) MrX: what sucks about it?
    (5:34:44 PM) b0ib0t: physics are totally unrealistic, all the cars handle the same, you can use cars in one type of even but not another (example, cant use 350z in drift events), you cant tune aspects of your car etc
    (5:34:48 PM) b0ib0t: just a rotten game all around
    (5:35:11 PM) b0ib0t: cant even change the tires
    (5:35:22 PM) MrX: wow
    (5:35:24 PM) b0ib0t: cant choose na vs turbo
    (5:35:27 PM) b0ib0t: just lame
    (5:35:31 PM) b0ib0t: 1 out of 10 stars

    That sums it up, lame physics, forced car choices for events, etc... The thing, remember that old race game for psone, you know the one, the "simulator". Well that game had paragraphs of data you could read about how you were tuning your car. Their was a learning element to it. You wont learn jack from this game. Also, the gfx SUCKS!!! Looks like a porno cam, with grease smeared on it, everything glows way to much. It just screams "look at me look at me!". Anyone wanna buy my old copy?    … Expand
  49. ChaseM.
    Jun 22, 2008
    1
    Utterly unrealistic, trying to be too many things at once, awful.
  50. BillA.
    Jul 21, 2008
    1
    The most beautiful driving game with the worst physics engine on earth. I was very excited to see famous cars and the inclusion of drifting and touge racing, but the bottom line is that it is just plain frustrating to play. The graphics tend to create different levels of lag as you drive which causes different reactions from the car. I wish the physics designers had known of a game called The most beautiful driving game with the worst physics engine on earth. I was very excited to see famous cars and the inclusion of drifting and touge racing, but the bottom line is that it is just plain frustrating to play. The graphics tend to create different levels of lag as you drive which causes different reactions from the car. I wish the physics designers had known of a game called Live For Speed before attempting to make a sort of simulation. I feel like I've been robbed of the retail price. I will stick to my Live For Speed and let this one rot on the shelf thank you.… Expand
  51. BradJ
    Nov 26, 2009
    1
    Can't choose your own car. Can't tune your car. Can't paint your own car. Can't drive your own car. Can't do practice laps. Can't do qualifying. Can't do time trial. Can't have fun. Looks nice. There is no feedback from the car. You can't tell if you are near the limit so you always go over the limit and crash. The cars don't have a sense Can't choose your own car. Can't tune your car. Can't paint your own car. Can't drive your own car. Can't do practice laps. Can't do qualifying. Can't do time trial. Can't have fun. Looks nice. There is no feedback from the car. You can't tell if you are near the limit so you always go over the limit and crash. The cars don't have a sense of inertia. Speed is only relative to the cars you are raceing against which drive like the AI in Mario Kart. In a world were Grand Turismo exists, there is no point in GRID.… Expand
  52. bot
    Jun 10, 2013
    0
    This game disappointed me completely, I did not expect such a codemasters, pure arcade, regular arcade racing, style menu terribly pure single, compared with the first part of a complete failure of the Grid, which is very poorly cleaned view from the I do not argue that graphics bad she even very pretty, but for this arcade give money? No really sorry I'm not gonna pay for trash, veryThis game disappointed me completely, I did not expect such a codemasters, pure arcade, regular arcade racing, style menu terribly pure single, compared with the first part of a complete failure of the Grid, which is very poorly cleaned view from the I do not argue that graphics bad she even very pretty, but for this arcade give money? No really sorry I'm not gonna pay for trash, very few options to control, the only thing good here is the graphics so nothing more)… Expand
  53. EnryFan90
    Aug 20, 2013
    0
    If one game with all details turn on minimum can't stay at 30 fps with an HD5870, I'll not waste my time.
    What a shame for a such good gameplay ruined by design choises.
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#8 Best PC Game of 2008
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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. VideoGamer
    90
    Race Driver: GRID is tearing up the tarmac this summer without a challenger in site.
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  2. GameTap
    90
    While the game's focus is clearly on driving, managing sponsors right will double or triple the income of winning an event and is a fun minigame on its own; making lots of money is crucial to entering higher-level, ultra-costly racing series.
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  3. PC Zone UK
    88
    Codemasters' racing studio know what they're doing and have again got the key elements right.
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