Downforce

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. GamerWeb Sony
    90
    A great game. It's simple gameplay will take you back to the old school days of pure gaming goodness.
  2. TotalGames.net
    82
    A highly playable and very fast arcade racer.
  3. Total Video Games
    80
    Perhaps the most impressive visual aspect to Downforce is the games split-screen multiplayer mode which stays extremely quick, with no loss in quality, framerate or objects on-screen.
  5. Maxim Online
    80
    They’ve ditched realistic racing for a straight-forward adrenaline rush where amazing vehicular explosions are your reward spectacularly bad driving.
  6. GameZone
    78
    A wonderful ode to the old school racing games of yesteryear and fans of the racing genre will be quite pleased and entertained by its intensity.
  7. Gaming Maxx
    77
    As for the actual game playing, this game keeps a F1 games physics, and gives you a sometimes unforgiving difficulty.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. blkbrdsr71
    Jun 6, 2017
    8
    It's a cool game. I like it.It's a cool game. I like it. ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Full Review »
  2. fandango89
    Sep 27, 2011
    6
    This game is fun but there is some physics problems such as overspin and a terrible inability to back up. The other problem is that they makeThis game is fun but there is some physics problems such as overspin and a terrible inability to back up. The other problem is that they make it impossible to do well on the last level of the championship. The computer is perfect and you can never catch up and thus never complete the game. There is some good crash simulations though and some fast-paced fun.… Full Review »
  3. MikeD.
    May 9, 2002
    10
    This game+ you=a very good time.
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