Street Racing Syndicate

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Aug 31, 2004
  • Also On: PC
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 153 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 128 out of 153
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 153
  3. Negative: 19 out of 153
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  1. Luka1998010
    Jul 3, 2018
    4
    This is to me one of the worst games of its time.Sure,it has popular JDM cars like the R34 Skyline and the MK4 Supra but if i take a closer look at the game,its pure trash!
    First of all,the physics of majority of cars is crap.Most of them handle like on ice,which absolutely ruins everything,not to mention damage repairs and not be able to restart events.
    Aside from handling like crap,we    This is to me one of the worst games of its time.Sure,it has popular JDM cars like the R34 Skyline and the MK4 Supra but if i take a closer look at the game,its pure trash!
    First of all,the physics of majority of cars is crap.Most of them handle like on ice,which absolutely ruins everything,not to mention damage repairs and not be able to restart events.
    Aside from handling like crap,we are forced to drive those cars because of progression in the career mode,where the AI are a nightmare in certain events.
    Then,the soundtrack.Oh my god,it has like 2 good songs,others are even bad sound quality,not to mention that the soundtrack is very,very small ! Not even 20 songs !
    The car list is filled with a very small number of cars,where most of them have different editions.
    Sure there are the car culture favorites but can they at least handle well ???
    The only thing in the game that,obviously the developers cared more about than the cars,AI and physics are the sexy bikini models.
    It feels like most of their game budget went down the drain with those girls photo shoots and videos of them dancing.
    Street Racing Syndicate wanted to be a racing game of its time when all of those things mentioned above were and today are a huge part of car culture,but at the end its very badly executed.
    4/10    … Expand
  2. Luke
    Oct 3, 2003
    4
    Sounds ok but nothing compared tomy midnight club 2 or Fast and the Furious when it comes out.
  3. BobS.
    Sep 18, 2003
    1
    NO ONLINE
  4. RossM.
    May 11, 2005
    0
    Awful, cheap and tacky, its 5 years behind the competition!
  5. Rob
    Sep 26, 2003
    1
    Hmm, read between the lines. um...3D0?? Yeah, they make great games (sarc.). I wonder when the company memo went out for all their employees to post on this website...
  6. MichaelO.
    Sep 5, 2004
    2
    This is the worst game ever... The first developers went bankrupt, so the game has gone through many hands. the main reason this game sucks is..... WHERE IN THE HELL ARE THE HONDAS!!!!
  7. jk
    Jan 22, 2007
    0
    this game is total shit, i stopped playin after a day of it. it uses cheap tricks to sell the game..by posting girls all over the game U C THEM EVERWHERE!, it seems they didn't even try ,making the driveing system slightly believable, the physics of drivin was horrible. if u have driven a car, u would know if u've driven a car, a car doesn't straignten itself out after athis game is total shit, i stopped playin after a day of it. it uses cheap tricks to sell the game..by posting girls all over the game U C THEM EVERWHERE!, it seems they didn't even try ,making the driveing system slightly believable, the physics of drivin was horrible. if u have driven a car, u would know if u've driven a car, a car doesn't straignten itself out after a slight turn, on top of that was hardly any aftermarket parts such as bodykits....total thumbs down by me. underground is much better, though it isn't the best..… Expand
  8. VRH15
    May 2, 2023
    3
    It's an okay NFS Underground clone, just way too horny tbh. How is this game higher than both NFS Underground games is baffling to say the least.

Awards & Rankings

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#9 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
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#100 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 40
  3. Negative: 4 out of 40
  1. PGNx Media
    80
    You can spend hours simply customizing your car, which will please the real tuners out there. The actual gameplay is solid, although the sense of speed and sometimes too realistic handling hurt the game a bit.
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  2. GMR Magazine
    60
    Just don't expect anything new. [Oct 2004, p.102]
  3. Game Revolution
    42
    Tries to make advances in the import racing game scene with a big city and interesting reward system, but its lack of white-knuckle racing and true customization slows it down. All show and no go makes this a dull ride.
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