iRacing

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  1. Mikel
    Nov 1, 2010
    10
    By far, the best racing simulator I've ever "played". Not only the physics, car response and tracks are brilliantly simulated, but everything that involves competition (points system, race splitting, safety rating...) really works, and make you feel close to real live racing.

    It costs quite a lot of money (note I'm not saying expensive) but it is worth it. They are improving it all the    By far, the best racing simulator I've ever "played". Not only the physics, car response and tracks are brilliantly simulated, but everything that involves competition (points system, race splitting, safety rating...) really works, and make you feel close to real live racing.

    It costs quite a lot of money (note I'm not saying expensive) but it is worth it. They are improving it all the time, and all those laser scanned car&tracks, and physics must be payed somehow. They are trying to make money as any other company, of course, but I feel part of my money is used to make the thing get better. Anyway, a lower subscription fee would be great.

    There are some good promotions for new people, and if you like racing, you should definitely give it a chance.    … Expand
  2. robgray
    Aug 10, 2011
    10
    The key to understanding iRacing is to understand itâ
  3. KyleJPie10
    Jun 29, 2013
    10
    Absolutely, 100%, hands-down the single best simulation racing title that has ever existed. It is extremely challenging to adapt to, especially if you are new to sim racing. But the robust online community allows adapting to the game seamless. People are always right there to help in practice sessions or in the forums. There are also two very unique and important ranking systems that makeAbsolutely, 100%, hands-down the single best simulation racing title that has ever existed. It is extremely challenging to adapt to, especially if you are new to sim racing. But the robust online community allows adapting to the game seamless. People are always right there to help in practice sessions or in the forums. There are also two very unique and important ranking systems that make this title stand out more than the rest of the sim racing games. iRating and Safety rating. You always get put in splits based on iRating, so the competition is always reasonable to your skill level. Safety rating is gained by simply racing cleanly, which allows you to move up in class and race faster and more challenging vehicles and tracks. As far as physics go, this game is top of the line. Laser scanned tracks and a fantastic tire model make hitting your marks and pit strategy extremely important. The only negatives are the graphics and price. The graphics are a bit dated since the game was released in 2008 and not much has been changed graphically since that point, but that is really a minor issue in a die hard sim racers eyes. Some people may look at the cost as an issue too. But, when you understand the quality of service and the quality of product you are receiving, the price is respectable. Anyone can go try it out and get 3 months for the price of one. It is completely worth it.… Expand
  4. marwin
    Mar 25, 2015
    10
    the most serious recreation of motorsport you'll find.
    the sim boasts the most accurate circuits we've ever seen on PC - the proprietary laser scanning system does an incredible job, and you'll discover bumps and undulations that simply aren't there in sims using handcrafted tracks.
  5. cigarillored
    May 16, 2014
    10
    Excellent sim -- simply the best out there. The amount of work that has gone into making iRacing a realistic experience is truly astounding. I've been a racing sim devotee for 20 years and iRacing is top of the pile. The subscription fee is actually pretty reasonable, as are the prices for cars and tracks. The Safety Rating system is about as good as you can expect, and thankfully keepsExcellent sim -- simply the best out there. The amount of work that has gone into making iRacing a realistic experience is truly astounding. I've been a racing sim devotee for 20 years and iRacing is top of the pile. The subscription fee is actually pretty reasonable, as are the prices for cars and tracks. The Safety Rating system is about as good as you can expect, and thankfully keeps moronic shenanigans to a minimum. The visuals may not be the match of something like F1 2013, but they are crisp, clean and ensure a nice frame rate on older systems. The exciting thing about iRacing is it can only get better, but even now it's head and shoulders above anything else.… Expand
  6. Hypnoticloud
    Feb 5, 2015
    10
    Simply no comparison, by far the closest to racing that you can get, only limitations will be yourself and your equipment. Remember this isn't your console controller based racing sim. Be warned, this is a racing environment that is taken very seriously. Almost all of the racers that you will encounter have hundreds if not thousands invested in the racing simulator itself. RacingSimply no comparison, by far the closest to racing that you can get, only limitations will be yourself and your equipment. Remember this isn't your console controller based racing sim. Be warned, this is a racing environment that is taken very seriously. Almost all of the racers that you will encounter have hundreds if not thousands invested in the racing simulator itself. Racing seats,force feedback racing wheels and pedals with pressure cells, and H pattern shifters or paddle shifters are the norm not a keyboard and mouse or a controller. PC performance and the speed of your internet connection become a fairly important factor in creating a better overall experience. Get out on the practice track and learn the basics first and most importantly once you start out in rookie class stay at the back of the group and learn how to avoid the crashes that take place in front of you and you will quickly learn that those that do generally are the 6 or 8 that actually finish the race without a bunch of incident points and generally top 5 finishes are rewarded often for your patience. As far as pricing goes yeah not the cheapest thing on the market but the best isn't often the cheapest. Membership specials happen a couple of times a year and when they do capitalize on them and you wind up with half price memberships year round. As far as the car and track purchases go, save a little and buy items in groups for up to 30% off. I could continue but hopefully this will give you a basic idea of how things are, Good Luck… Expand
  7. georgin95
    May 20, 2015
    10
    This is not a game. This is a simulator. And it server perfectly well as a simulator.

    Mistakes are costly in racing and iRacing makes sure you pay for them. Even though the penalty system is penalising both drivers, it teaches you to look in the mirrors and actively try to avoid danger. Remember, in real racing you might be in the right, but you can be collected into the wall with major    This is not a game. This is a simulator. And it server perfectly well as a simulator.

    Mistakes are costly in racing and iRacing makes sure you pay for them. Even though the penalty system is penalising both drivers, it teaches you to look in the mirrors and actively try to avoid danger. Remember, in real racing you might be in the right, but you can be collected into the wall with major repair costs and physical damage. You have to be aware of what's going on around you and sometimes let the reckless guy by.

    As for the price, it is not as overpriced as people describe it. The initial buy-in is not cheap, probably at around $50 for subscription (50% off) and a few tracks and cars you will use. But iRacing runs a great amount of promotions for active drivers. For credits you can get by just participating, your yearly renewal cost will be just $4.

    This is the best simulator on the market along with a huge online community to compete against.    … Expand
  8. RenanDexter
    Jul 23, 2015
    10
    Pro
    The best game
    Best Multiplayer
    Best match with oval
    Native servers
    Oficial Racers
    Ranking

    Cons.
    Value.
    Sale only in dollar

    It has no competitor.
  9. Rgghost
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    Cost
    ill get straight to the point this game is extremely expensive if you buy all the content working out to around $700 from what i remember from people who worked it out and then on top of that you have to pay a subscription which if you buy the subscription at the right time e.g Black Friday or other holidays but lets get this straight you do not need to buy everything for most    Cost
    ill get straight to the point this game is extremely expensive if you buy all the content working out to around $700 from what i remember from people who worked it out and then on top of that you have to pay a subscription which if you buy the subscription at the right time e.g Black Friday or other holidays but lets get this straight you do not need to buy everything for most people they will stick to either Oval Racing or Road Racing and have a little try of the other type of racing so that will save you a lot of money becasue you wont have to buy all the cars for oval racing which there are many and your average sim racer will keep to one car for a long time me personally i drive the Spec Racer Ford and have done for around 200 hours of play time and have only bought a few tracks and im happy with that and i will when i get board which wont be any time soon move on to a different car

    game play
    this sim has some of the best racing i have ever been apart of with their IRating system you will always be matched up with people that are roughly the same skill as you and will increase when you do well in a race and decrease when you do badly

    it isnt uncommon at least in the Spec Racer Ford to have 1st and 2nd in a photo finish i have been apart of many in other cars there can be bigger game due to how they race but generally you will be quite close to each other in races but one good thing about the price tag is that trolls and kids wont bother you ever because they wont want to spend that money and get banned or they dont have the money in the first place

    Physics
    Iracing is not perfect in the physics department however its no bad its quite close to real life but not quite perfect the only car that i have come across that i question its physics is the Skip Barber the brakes just dont seem quite right if you even tap them you will most likely spin now i know about weight transfer affecting the can however this is just far to exaggeration however it has some of the most close racing in all of iracing

    in conclusion if you enjoy racing and at that the closest racing you will ever have and can over look the very high price which if thought about can be bought over a long time the physics are not the best out there but it sure as hell close

    one note if you do join dont give up during rookies its going to be hell but hold on once your out you will enjoy it a lot more i guarantee you that

    what are you waiting for get out there    … Expand
  10. rainey06au
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    iRacing is the pinnacle of racing simulations, it is a premium subscription based service that has been thoughtfully structured around a license and ranking system that encourages you to learn about intelligent racecraft, strategy and car setups. If you're serious about competitive online racing with an astonishing level of detail in the laser scanned circuits, cars and physics then thisiRacing is the pinnacle of racing simulations, it is a premium subscription based service that has been thoughtfully structured around a license and ranking system that encourages you to learn about intelligent racecraft, strategy and car setups. If you're serious about competitive online racing with an astonishing level of detail in the laser scanned circuits, cars and physics then this is the ultimate experience, there is nothing else that comes close in this genre. This is not a game, it is not forgiving and it is not particularly newcomer friendly. The sim requires patience and practice to reward you with good results, so be prepared to put in the time to get the most out of your subscription.… Expand
  11. JingJingJangles
    Jan 15, 2016
    10
    iRacing is a cut above all other simulators. Sure the graphics aren't the best, it's expensive and the physics are a work in progress as they are in all sims. The thing is, the user base is what makes iRacing a simulator like no other. There is no other place where you can find other like minded people, who want to race and treat simulated racing like it's the real thing and find enough ofiRacing is a cut above all other simulators. Sure the graphics aren't the best, it's expensive and the physics are a work in progress as they are in all sims. The thing is, the user base is what makes iRacing a simulator like no other. There is no other place where you can find other like minded people, who want to race and treat simulated racing like it's the real thing and find enough of those people 24/7 to have a race on the hour, every hour. I'm sorry, but pretty graphics just don't make it feel real. It is the competition that makes a game feel like motorsports.

    Also, all the tracks are laser scanned and chintzy user generated mods are not relied upon to puff up the track count.    … Expand
  12. ryanb1982
    May 24, 2017
    10
    My father and I raced go-karts and 410 sprint cars for years, and after being away from the sport this simulator has regrown our relationship from across the country. This simulator is amazing!! I would give it 20-10 stars if I could! I have no idea why anyone would rate this less than a 10 other than a kid that just wants to play an arcade game.
    Love this simulator!
  13. WilcoRoger
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    Best Racing Simulation you can buy. Always full servers and the best physics you can get.
  14. aRandomNoob
    Jun 22, 2015
    9
    Great racing simulator/game. This isn't really a conventional game in many aspects. The subscription model and individual purchases are daunting at the start, but by planning your purchases and picking the series you want to race you can keep costs down.
    - I saw a review that said you need anew sub with all new content if you let your current sub run out. This isn't true, you can renew    Great racing simulator/game. This isn't really a conventional game in many aspects. The subscription model and individual purchases are daunting at the start, but by planning your purchases and picking the series you want to race you can keep costs down.
    - I saw a review that said you need anew sub with all new content if you let your current sub run out. This isn't true, you can renew at any point after expiratoin and all your content would still be there.

    This is the only game I've experienced where you don't just jump into races right away (or you shouldn't). You should take races seriously. Some people practice all week just to do 1 or 2 races on the weekend to make sure they're competitive.

    On the physics side: With no real life experience my opinion on how realistic it is is somewhat invalid. But based on what real life drivers say in the forums the tires behave very realistically until you are over the limit. The tire model is a work in progress as is everything in this game, and they have made vast improvements over the years. Always gunning for making the most realistic tire model ever.    … Expand
  15. solonl
    Aug 14, 2015
    9
    Never seen a better racing game than this so far. I'm member for only 1 month, and I'm really enjoying this game, since it is realistic. It is great to learn a circuit and when seeing real racing onboard video's, it is like seeing Iracing, there is almost no difference. Made me a better driver and it is cheap compared to real racing. Yes it is truly a cheap alternative to real racing.Never seen a better racing game than this so far. I'm member for only 1 month, and I'm really enjoying this game, since it is realistic. It is great to learn a circuit and when seeing real racing onboard video's, it is like seeing Iracing, there is almost no difference. Made me a better driver and it is cheap compared to real racing. Yes it is truly a cheap alternative to real racing. Iracing let's me create a mental picture of a circuit and that picture is very close to reality, since I know some tracks very well. The first two weeks it is hard to play and some might not enjoy it. But if you focus on one circuit and one car and you will become better and if you learn about car setup. If you look to just enjoy a racing game with friends two times a month and finish first on the podium with some trial and error, this game is probably not for you.… Expand
  16. scornflake
    Apr 12, 2017
    9
    I've raced various sims for many years (gpl onwards). While iRacing doesn't "look the most amazing", it's physics are still the best I've found, period. Yes, it costs. Yes, cars cost. Yes, tracks cost. I've spent over $3k on my steering wheel alone. Another $1k on the base. Why would I not spend on the sim itself? Why would I not support the people that are developing iRacing?

    Am I a    I've raced various sims for many years (gpl onwards). While iRacing doesn't "look the most amazing", it's physics are still the best I've found, period. Yes, it costs. Yes, cars cost. Yes, tracks cost. I've spent over $3k on my steering wheel alone. Another $1k on the base. Why would I not spend on the sim itself? Why would I not support the people that are developing iRacing?

    Am I a serious sim racer? No. I just like driving sims. Do I compete? Nope. I like doing personal best laps. Is iRacing the best sim I've come across to date? Yes. For sure. It's harsh, it wants you to DRIVE. It's multiplayer is awesome. Had some GREAT moments (3 abreast in Skip Barber around the 1st corner of brands!). Awesome, requires and expects commitment. Well worth it.

    Could it be better? Sure. Everything can be "better". Define "better". Graphics could do with more, but regardless, iRacing is my benchmark. I always come back to it as a reference.    … Expand
  17. Simpson_761
    Jul 29, 2022
    9
    Reviewing it for what it is setting out to do with the staff available I arrive at a 9. The game lacks a few things but it is hard to match with what it does.
  18. Mahunihon
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    This is the best motorsport simulator by far. If you want a digital experience of real racing, this is where you have to go. Especially when it comes to road and dirt oval racing. No other product can deliver anything even close to this. Take your ego down a notch and drive for safety rating first, and once you have higher licenses you will experience mostly respectful, close andThis is the best motorsport simulator by far. If you want a digital experience of real racing, this is where you have to go. Especially when it comes to road and dirt oval racing. No other product can deliver anything even close to this. Take your ego down a notch and drive for safety rating first, and once you have higher licenses you will experience mostly respectful, close and challenging races. I especially enjoy longer races including multiple pitstops and not just these five minute three lappers you get served in the majority of games. For me, iRacing is the best way to just forget about the world for a couple of hours.… Expand
  19. Preg
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    Short and sweet - It's the best way to race online. Though if you're looking for a single player experience it's just not worth it. The price is only justified if you're willing to compete online and only online.
  20. SovietRussia
    Nov 13, 2012
    8
    This sim is quite expensive, so you should focus on one class rather than buying all cars - well if you have the money why not, sometimes you really have to try everything ! And this sim is so close to perfection, you really want to try each car and track.

    Overall, iracing is the most fun i ever had on a racing game and of course with wheel and pedals, it feels like the real deal ! Hell    This sim is quite expensive, so you should focus on one class rather than buying all cars - well if you have the money why not, sometimes you really have to try everything ! And this sim is so close to perfection, you really want to try each car and track.

    Overall, iracing is the most fun i ever had on a racing game and of course with wheel and pedals, it feels like the real deal ! Hell even Nascar feels intense !    … Expand
  21. JohnnieConcrete
    Jun 12, 2013
    8
    The only reason I gave it 8 was because of the yearly cost of $100 otherwise an awesome game, all cars are the same price and you get 2 variations of some cars, Graphics are very good even on mid range pc's
  22. drummerJ99
    Aug 18, 2015
    8
    Solid 8.

    I've been a member of iRacing for just over a month now and have to say I love it. No where else have I ever found online racing that actually felt like racing. You don't have to worry about the idiot drivers like you find on the consoles. It is pricey but not ridiculously so. Are the graphics great? No but they are Xbox 360 quality and it runs great on my cheaper PC. It's    Solid 8.

    I've been a member of iRacing for just over a month now and have to say I love it. No where else have I ever found online racing that actually felt like racing. You don't have to worry about the idiot drivers like you find on the consoles. It is pricey but not ridiculously so.

    Are the graphics great? No but they are Xbox 360 quality and it runs great on my cheaper PC. It's not PS2 graphics as I saw one reviewer complain. There are plenty of videos out there for see for youself.
    I found a code for 3 months free, then they had a promotion going on for half off a year. So I got 15 months for $49.50, less than a year of Xbox Live. Then I compare the cars and tracks to buying a new game to play on Xbox Live.

    So far including subscription I've spent $217.74. But that also doesn't include new computer and steering wheel roughly around $365. So in total just to hit the track I have close to $600 spent. But to me that's really no different than buying a Xbox one, year of Live.

    iRacing can be expensive but a couple times a year they have half off year long subscriptions, so it'll cost you $49.50 instead of $99. A couple times a year they have bonus credits, which gives you $100 worth of credits for $75 and/or $25 worth of credits for $20. You also get a 10% discount for buying 3-5 pieces of content at once, or better get a $20% discount for buying 6+ pieces of content. Once you have purchased any 40 pieces of content you get a 25% discount from there on out. You also can get participation credits. $4 for running 8 of the 12 weeks for C&D series, $5 for A&B, with I think a max of $10 per season. You also get bonus credits on your year anniversary date.

    So can you go broke buying tons of content? Absolutely but there really isn't any reason to. Find a series or two you want to run and buy that car and the next 2-3 weeks worth of tracks. You could get away with spending about $40 every month (depending on how many cars you want to run). But after a season once you have most tracks for the cars you want, there's no more fees. The only regrets I have so far is thinking I really wanted to run the road side and buying the Skip Barber and the next 3 weeks worth of tracks. Tried the car, didn't like it. Haven't touched it since.

    The initial startup costs are high but it's still much cheaper then even trying to race go-karts. Try to actually buy a Modified or Sprint Car and iRacing is chump change.    … Expand
  23. FenderBender900
    Oct 5, 2021
    8
    iRacing is a pure Simulation, not an Arcade racer in any sense of the word. It's for the hardcore driving enthusiast. The subscription service based platform makes it more costly than other options on the market, but due to their partnerships with real life racers, teams and sanctioning bodies, iRacing has access to more data than ever before to mimic the real life driving experience. FromiRacing is a pure Simulation, not an Arcade racer in any sense of the word. It's for the hardcore driving enthusiast. The subscription service based platform makes it more costly than other options on the market, but due to their partnerships with real life racers, teams and sanctioning bodies, iRacing has access to more data than ever before to mimic the real life driving experience. From your local Saturday night dirt track, to NASCAR, to the world of Formula One and everything in between, iRacing offers an online, multiplayer experience unlike any other in the genre. Factually, no other simulation or game boasts the active community iRacing does, boasting over 5,000 active racers at any given time that you can jump into racing with on a moment's notice. There is never a time on this simulator you cannot find something to race against many other people.

    iRacing painstakingly scans every car and track to within 1mm of visual and structural accuracy, then adds a higher level of data than ever before to give the user a truly one-of-a-kind experience across the wide array of disciplines in auto racing. Some sims may do one type of car accurately, iRacing does multiple types of racing accurately. There just is no peer in the world to what this simulator provides to the general public.

    The user may pay a subscription and may need to buy extra cars and tracks (which DO cost a decent amount of money) however the User also sees more direct improvements made to this racing sim than any other in the genre by a factor of 10. The sim is realistic enough for me to say the following: "Instead of comparing iRacing to other 'Racing games' on the market, you need to be judging iRacing's overall cost versus buying an actual race car of your choice, whatever it may be. It's far cheaper to iRace, and you won't get hurt doing it.

    iRacing is the single best option in the world if you want to race constantly against other real life people in a realistic environment. There is absolutely, unequivocally NO OTHER CHOICE.
    With officially sanctioned events backed by the real life counterparts, iRacing offers at it's highest level the NASCAR iRacing Coca Cola Series with a Championship purse of $300,000. However eSports isn't the end all be all of this simulation. Whether you're looking to become a serious eSports racer, or just casually race the official series provided, or host single races or league championships with friends, iRacing.com is THE standard all others attempting to break into the world of Motorsports Simulation must compare themselves to and to date, no one has come close.

    Personal rating of specific aspects of this game are as follows on a 1-10 scale, 1= worst, 10 = best:
    Driving experience- 9
    Multiplayer experience-10
    Cost-6
    Customer Service-7
    Replayability-10    … Expand
  24. WaraWana
    May 4, 2023
    8
    Being releatively new to sim racing I can say I do not have the best opinion compared to pros but after 100 hours in iRacing I can say the game is amazing at what it does. It allows you to converse with others easily in races/practice and it allows you to check replays easily to see what I did wrong. This helps me improve. Negative marks for having zero rain options/features.
    Thank you    Being releatively new to sim racing I can say I do not have the best opinion compared to pros but after 100 hours in iRacing I can say the game is amazing at what it does. It allows you to converse with others easily in races/practice and it allows you to check replays easily to see what I did wrong. This helps me improve. Negative marks for having zero rain options/features.
    Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.    … Expand
  25. WillKill
    Apr 6, 2011
    7
    iRacing claims to be the best racing sim out there. It surely has plenty of tracks and cars. However, there are many things about iRacing that are not so great. The game is setup with a subscription service. Already it's annoying because it does not fit the subscription based game format. iRacing isn't an MMO nor is it exclusevly online. So really a subscription is going to make the playeriRacing claims to be the best racing sim out there. It surely has plenty of tracks and cars. However, there are many things about iRacing that are not so great. The game is setup with a subscription service. Already it's annoying because it does not fit the subscription based game format. iRacing isn't an MMO nor is it exclusevly online. So really a subscription is going to make the player pay more money. At $12 a month you get access to about 5 cars and 5 tracks. Compare that to other MMOs like World of WarCraft were your hardrive loses half its space with each expansion. Such little content. You can gain access to later cars, but you have to cough up $12 per car and $15 a track. Nothing is done for the consumer. Everything has a price even hosting a game ($3). This leaves me thinking that the developer is trying to squise money out of me.… Expand
  26. baki
    Apr 7, 2014
    7
    One of the best sim racing games out there, hands down the best race organization so you'll always have something to race any time you log in, however it comes at a price, in my opinion too high, I would even call it price gouging. They know their competition is failing to provide the organization that is required to have a proper racing atmosphere and so they charge what they like aboutOne of the best sim racing games out there, hands down the best race organization so you'll always have something to race any time you log in, however it comes at a price, in my opinion too high, I would even call it price gouging. They know their competition is failing to provide the organization that is required to have a proper racing atmosphere and so they charge what they like about it. On top of that there are small nagging issues that have been there since day one five years ago, like net code issues that often ruing races in combination with the overly sensitive damage system. Example you're are in a tight race with someone else you both do your best to give each other racing room yet the net code registers contact and bends the suspension geometry even though you had a full meter between the cars.
    Overall if you're a die hard sim racer and shoddy business practices don't bother you, you'll enjoy iRacing. I myself find myself going back to it mostly because as I said above there is no competition in the organization of the races, in between those periods when I just want to lap I find rFactor 2 and Assetto Corsa more than adequate and even better especially with rFactor 2s live road feature.    … Expand
  27. N-66PT
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was 10 if it wasn't extremely expensive

    Dava 10 se não fosse extremamente caro    … Expand
  28. wrexmer
    Aug 3, 2012
    6
    Good: Very accurate laser scanned tracks, great Force Feedback, Great community and competitors
    Bad: Overpriced, Lack of content, Outdated graphics, No dynamic weather
  29. Skyfuzzball8312
    Apr 12, 2022
    6
    Despite of the great simulation, but there are 2 downfall for this game:
    1. Subscription based game
    2. Pay-2-Win
    *Note: If you are a rich sim-racer, you can buy it :)*
  30. TixyLix
    Feb 25, 2015
    5
    Too expensive.

    Firstly you have a subscription which isn't too bad at first, only $15 for 3 months. However after your sub is up you better be prepared double that because making a new account will just mean starting all over again. If it was just a subscription then I wouldn't have a problem with any of this, however for that sub you get next to no content, you'll have to pay $10-15    Too expensive.

    Firstly you have a subscription which isn't too bad at first, only $15 for 3 months. However after your sub is up you better be prepared double that because making a new account will just mean starting all over again. If it was just a subscription then I wouldn't have a problem with any of this, however for that sub you get next to no content, you'll have to pay $10-15 for each car and track. The costs just mount up so much and all the sub promotions are for new people or people who haven't subbed for months. They do not seem to reward your loyalty.

    A lot of the content isn't even worth the money, I don't understand why but a lot of it is very dated. Why haven't we got the latest version of Silverstone? Just seems odd racing on the version from, many years ago. I bought that track in excitement because I was doing a track day and wanted to be prepared.... then I found it it was the old version. What do we pay you for? Update old content already.

    When is there going to be a new engine? When are we going to have improved sound? It all feels very 2005, we have games like Project Cars, Forza 5 and Assetto Corsa out there now, while they aren't directly competing, they are making iRacing look and sound old.

    All this is such a shame because iRacing is the only racing game out there with the online structure in place to mean you can race, have it be clean and also have it be meaningful. You have a penalty system in place, you have rankings and you can progress your career in the game. No other racer has this, I mean most you do like 3-5 laps, everyone crashes into each other and that is it....

    I can understand the barrier to entry, if you make the game too easy to get into, you'll end up with hackers and lots of idiots trolling. However I feel like as a loyal player, I don't get a good deal..    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. IGN Italia
    Feb 2, 2015
    90
    So realistic it's almost a professional tool more than a game. Still the best realistic racing experience out there.
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  2. PC Gamer UK
    80
    An impressive game, but not one that will be to everyone's tastes, especially not those after a quick thrill. [Sept 2010, p.88]
  3. GameStar
    68
    iRacing is a very tough simulation and can only be recommended to gamers immune to frustration. Only real motoring fans should pay a monthly fee and even more for additional packs. The graphics give the impression of an unfinished beta, but at least the atmosphere between the players is always friendly.
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