Project CARS 2

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  1. NickNikChampion
    Sep 24, 2017
    3
    Please rename this game to "Rage Quit"! Also consider a warning "Do not throw controllers or remotes to your new 4K HDR TV".

    PC2 will appeal to a very small segment of the racing/simulator genre. PC2 takes simulation to the next level, and this is both it's strength and weakness. The game looks gorgeous and the level of car/track modelling is impressive, but this game is not only    Please rename this game to "Rage Quit"! Also consider a warning "Do not throw controllers or remotes to your new 4K HDR TV".

    PC2 will appeal to a very small segment of the racing/simulator genre. PC2 takes simulation to the next level, and this is both it's strength and weakness. The game looks gorgeous and the level of car/track modelling is impressive, but this game is not only difficult, it's frustrating and un-rewarding.

    It's one of the few games I've returned, and not for lack of trying! I spent the better part of 3 days convincing myself to keep going, "it will get easier". Nope! I kept asking myself, "surely I don't suck this bad", and I'm damn sure the developers promised a better experience on the normal controller. Starting with karts does not make this game any easier.    … Expand
  2. MrRPG
    Jun 3, 2019
    2
    Normally I'd bother to write a review that discusses a games features, strengths and weakness's but I'm not going to bother with this garbage fire of a racing simulator, it's so poorly optimised for a controller that it borderlines unplayable, it's graphically unimpressive, everything it attempts to do it does so poorly, I could never recommend this game to anyone. This game should be usedNormally I'd bother to write a review that discusses a games features, strengths and weakness's but I'm not going to bother with this garbage fire of a racing simulator, it's so poorly optimised for a controller that it borderlines unplayable, it's graphically unimpressive, everything it attempts to do it does so poorly, I could never recommend this game to anyone. This game should be used to interrogate inmates in Guantanamo bay, they should be forced to play an F1 race repeatedly in rainy conditions, only being allowed to stop when they've divulged all information to the military, this is slightly more humane than water boarding and will definitely get the answers they seek much faster than conventional torture.… Expand
  3. rodrigomontero
    Apr 2, 2020
    0
    This game is unplayable. The handling is impossible. I've tried tuning the options but the car just won't keep straight.
  4. rushtybaby
    Sep 30, 2017
    5
    not great. really struggle to control it using an entry level steering wheel. ai is pretty poor. car selection is nice, needs more prototypes, and looks stunning.
  5. jsmith123
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Awful multiplayer game, not finished and desperately needs patching. Wish i could get a refund, buy in the sale in 6 months time. Hopefully will have a finished game by then.
  6. ferrarijared19
    Dec 2, 2017
    2
    After buying Project cars back in November 2016 I was getting amped up on the release of PCars 2. Every day I would be on their forum or website seeing the news and pics and videos. I bought it on the week it was released and I have been disappointed. The graphics give me a headache and are 50 times worse then Pcars 1. The replay is bugged. Setting up a car is a mess. I had dirt tires setAfter buying Project cars back in November 2016 I was getting amped up on the release of PCars 2. Every day I would be on their forum or website seeing the news and pics and videos. I bought it on the week it was released and I have been disappointed. The graphics give me a headache and are 50 times worse then Pcars 1. The replay is bugged. Setting up a car is a mess. I had dirt tires set on my car on the Texas road course in career mode! Dont even get me started on Online. Clearly this game should of came out 3-4 months later so they could finish the game. Its been sitting collecting dust as I await a patch to make me want to play it again.… Expand
  7. Cpal4554
    Feb 25, 2019
    4
    The most important thing of a racing sim is that you can drive realistically and pleasantly. I got this on sale and it's disappointing. The driving is not pleasant at all with a steeringwheel (Trust TR150RS). I tried carts, changed settings several times and it didn't get better. I also have Assetto Corsa, Gran Turismo Sport and F1 2018 and all of those work really well. Assetto is aThe most important thing of a racing sim is that you can drive realistically and pleasantly. I got this on sale and it's disappointing. The driving is not pleasant at all with a steeringwheel (Trust TR150RS). I tried carts, changed settings several times and it didn't get better. I also have Assetto Corsa, Gran Turismo Sport and F1 2018 and all of those work really well. Assetto is a better choice than PC2 if you want realism and GT Sport if you prefer arcade-sim racing. PC2 is the better choice if you want to waste your money.… Expand
  8. digant
    Feb 26, 2019
    4
    I bought the PS4 deluxe edition of PC2 plus the DLC. What is very disappointing with this game is the total missing support from the developer. No features improvement were made available. Even some stupid bugs (e.g. wrong country flag, ridiculous replay mode) were never fixed. The game offered good potential but the developer simply didn't provide any real effort to fix bugs and mostI bought the PS4 deluxe edition of PC2 plus the DLC. What is very disappointing with this game is the total missing support from the developer. No features improvement were made available. Even some stupid bugs (e.g. wrong country flag, ridiculous replay mode) were never fixed. The game offered good potential but the developer simply didn't provide any real effort to fix bugs and most importatnt to fix all the bugged features provided in the game. That lack of support was present also in PC1 so I will give no other trust on that developer… Expand
  9. Hallm34
    Dec 24, 2017
    2
    Overrated in my opinion. Bought it on launch-day & had it for about a month. Absolutely hated it, complete waste of $70 (Canadian). The controls & handling are just terrible. I used the Thrustmaster T80 Wheel & couldn't control the car at all! My biggest problems were; brake lock-up & spinning-out easily (because of the super-twitchy steering). I tried changing every setting I could find,Overrated in my opinion. Bought it on launch-day & had it for about a month. Absolutely hated it, complete waste of $70 (Canadian). The controls & handling are just terrible. I used the Thrustmaster T80 Wheel & couldn't control the car at all! My biggest problems were; brake lock-up & spinning-out easily (because of the super-twitchy steering). I tried changing every setting I could find, didn't make any difference. Project Cars 2 is un-playable. The graphics are good, but that's it, nothing else is good about it.… Expand
  10. Franchiseprobs
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    So much potential just like the last time but there's just an unforgivable amount of bugs, which is such a shame because it's such a good game. I'm just tired of having bugs happen just when I'm enjoying the game and finally seeing how good it can be.
  11. ritasilvinha
    Nov 8, 2017
    1
    1 point for this game
    after >100h of gameplayed
    why? lots of disconect in steam are making me loosing the all points i gather in last weeks how can i still be under 1500 points when i got over 75% of the races in top 10, and not even going to mention the top 3 Why did we loose 40 points with a disconect and zero points with a 3 place? Why did we need to have kids ruining the    1 point for this game
    after >100h of gameplayed
    why?
    lots of disconect in steam are making me loosing the all points i gather in last weeks
    how can i still be under 1500 points when i got
    over 75% of the races in top 10, and not even going to mention the top 3

    Why did we loose 40 points with a disconect and zero points with a 3 place?
    Why did we need to have kids ruining the lobbys with no consequences
    why did, nops i dont need too continue!

    Avoid buying the game until the fix this issues and more!
    Shame that pcars 1 went much better than this    … Expand
  12. Bastrix
    Sep 27, 2017
    7
    Hell yeah! I'm so glad to come into this site and discover I'm certainly not alone with my feeling about this game! The game is damn awesome: sounds, graphics, cars ... but I do not have a wheel and the handling with the default controller is absolutely crazy-difficult with some cars. I really enjoy challenging handling in a racing game but this goes over the top.

    And you know what? I    Hell yeah! I'm so glad to come into this site and discover I'm certainly not alone with my feeling about this game! The game is damn awesome: sounds, graphics, cars ... but I do not have a wheel and the handling with the default controller is absolutely crazy-difficult with some cars. I really enjoy challenging handling in a racing game but this goes over the top.

    And you know what? I know some hardcore users disagree with this but throw in the "rewind" feature that other games have and it would make a huuuuuge difference to play. Right now I'm quitting this game because it's destroying my nervous system.    … Expand
  13. jelly73
    Jun 5, 2020
    3
    FR : j'ai joué facilement 50 heures a ce jeu toujours par espoir d'y trouver des qualitees et il en as mais pc2 cumule des defauts de gameplay , d'ia, de downgrade graphic , de bugs solo ou en ligne qui detruisent totalement le jeu . Contrairement a un assetto corsa ou la physiqie regne , pc2 imprime un gameplay lisse avec des reactions anormales , un train avant identique sur absolumentFR : j'ai joué facilement 50 heures a ce jeu toujours par espoir d'y trouver des qualitees et il en as mais pc2 cumule des defauts de gameplay , d'ia, de downgrade graphic , de bugs solo ou en ligne qui detruisent totalement le jeu . Contrairement a un assetto corsa ou la physiqie regne , pc2 imprime un gameplay lisse avec des reactions anormales , un train avant identique sur absolument tous les vehicules , un ma'que de precisions lié au rapport suspension pneu surface desesperant etc etc. En fait il a l'aspect d'une simulation et ca fait son effet 10 ou 15 h ce qui explique la note de beaucoup de joueurs et surtout de la presse. Peut etre qu'a la manette c'est different mais au volant c'est tout sauf une simulation. D'ailleurs dans notre communauté simracer , personne n'y joue, aucun pro n'y joue et aucune grande competition ne se base sur ce jeu completement loupé et très loin du premier .… Expand
  14. mrtb1980
    Oct 26, 2017
    4
    I'll keep this short, it's not a complete product. I have never played a game with so many bugs on release. No doubt eventually they will all be fixed but this is beyond a joke. I like many others reverted back to PC1 and found the love again. If you haven't already purchased then don't, wait till a few more big updates have rolled out. Be warned!!
  15. nikita19942
    Oct 15, 2019
    0
    отстой. на геймпаде играть нереально, постоянные заносы, постоянно последний даже на легком уровне сложности. отвратительная игра.
  16. Freakgamer
    Nov 7, 2017
    6
    Of course this is a race simulator game and you can't expect a perfect handling with a gamepad but after some changes in controller sittings you can make this game at least playable (not in the rain races off course). The biggest problem of the game is BUGS, BUGS and one more time BUGS especially in a multiplayer game, some of them are so annoying that ruins any positive experience fromOf course this is a race simulator game and you can't expect a perfect handling with a gamepad but after some changes in controller sittings you can make this game at least playable (not in the rain races off course). The biggest problem of the game is BUGS, BUGS and one more time BUGS especially in a multiplayer game, some of them are so annoying that ruins any positive experience from the game . Also the game have some dramatic FPS drops almost every race .
    Right now game look like is in beta version, not even close to a complete game. Save your nerves , wait some updates.    … Expand
  17. HarryFernandes
    Sep 1, 2020
    1
    DEcided to try it out since it was in promotion and id been missing a car game... WELL FK U if u only have a controller. Borderline unplayable. what sht waste never again buying from this franchise
  18. Sertac
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    Not playable with the ps4 controller at all! Really frustrating. Not fun, not catchy
  19. AlexBarkov
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    Игра гондонская залупа блять , ебаные штрафы хуй пойми как работающие. Тебя блять сносит какой то долбаеб - возвращайся назад или пошел нахуй , управление гондонское , передачи гондонские . Хочешь пройти на ебаной формуле 1 которая едет как скорость звука ? Едь блять 50 км в часИгра гондонская залупа блять , ебаные штрафы хуй пойми как работающие. Тебя блять сносит какой то долбаеб - возвращайся назад или пошел нахуй , управление гондонское , передачи гондонские . Хочешь пройти на ебаной формуле 1 которая едет как скорость звука ? Едь блять 50 км в час
  20. BobbyEwin
    Dec 19, 2017
    6
    A lot of tracks but outdated graphics plus aliasing, and the drive settings are so weird
    BUT if you are a sim lover you would consider buy this game for few sessions
  21. ngankai
    Nov 27, 2017
    6
    I played this for 3 months. What I can say is that the graphic and sound of Project Cars 2 are stunning. The huge selection of cars are great. What's more is that this game able to play offline. I am not kind of person that play multiplayer racing with players all over the world, so I wouldn't bother about the multiplayer bug or freeze. The career mode is awesome and provides lots of fun.I played this for 3 months. What I can say is that the graphic and sound of Project Cars 2 are stunning. The huge selection of cars are great. What's more is that this game able to play offline. I am not kind of person that play multiplayer racing with players all over the world, so I wouldn't bother about the multiplayer bug or freeze. The career mode is awesome and provides lots of fun. What I really dislike this game is the AI. The AI is not consistent and awful. Even I lower the difficult to 50 or even 40, I simply can't catch up the AI even I made a perfect lap or race. I often came in last second or third position. I need to lower it till 10 or 20 to be able playing it. And the controller is terrible. I know is a simulation game where realistic control is the key for this game. But I think it should provides a simple mode for those beginners who just want to race and have fun instead of spending hours and hours twitting the controller settings and car settings that I even don't know what are they. This game sure is not for beginners. If you want to have fun and race and not spending and wasting time twitting the setting, this game is not for you. Go for other game.… Expand
  22. Woods_13
    Dec 23, 2017
    5
    Love racing games i even bought the first Project cars the only downfall to part one and 2 of this series is its not very controller user friendly i still find myself googling controller settings.....NOT EVERYONE USES A STEERING WHEEN AND PEDDLES.... If you dont have the needs to search for controller settings on the internet for an hour i would not recommend this game
  23. tomsiup
    May 3, 2020
    6
    Large selection of cars, race tracks, amazing sound and lots of weather options. But console version look very average, the graphics is kinda outdated.

    Also AI is not the best on the market so single player campaign is not worth effort.

    Game is good only for Time Trial and Multiplayer which is full of bugs so 6/10
  24. Proccopio
    Feb 19, 2021
    0
    This game is the worst racing game I've ever played. By a margin...
    Most cars behave so badly that I don't even know how they have been able to sell such a game like this. I'm sure they didn't even try the game before releasing it.
    The kart is too loose, i've driven several karts and they don't behave so bad. It is always oversteering and you can't do one single clean lap. The ginettas    This game is the worst racing game I've ever played. By a margin...
    Most cars behave so badly that I don't even know how they have been able to sell such a game like this. I'm sure they didn't even try the game before releasing it.
    The kart is too loose, i've driven several karts and they don't behave so bad. It is always oversteering and you can't do one single clean lap. The ginettas g40j and gt5 have the worst force feedback in the game. After a certain rotation, the wheel suddenly snaps, and you end up oversteering at every corner... Also, it isn't that much responsive and doesn't communicate as it should.
    The formula rookie is the best starter, but still falls short to expectations. As you may already guess, the rear is unstable.
    The clio cup when braking seems always like someone is using the handbrake. You brake, you turn a bit the wheel, and... OVERSTEER!
    The super trofeo is the faster version of the clio cup. Same story...
    The gt3s don't have downforce, they behave so bad and have so little grip that it's unbelivable. The tires are the worst thing in my opinion. They give more grip when really cold, because when you have them in temperature, prepare yourself to countersteer at every corner exit. Also, the soft compound lasts just 2 laps, and after that, they pretty much completetly overheated even when the track is just at 25 degrees celsius.
    The hard compound is even worse. At below 40 degrees celsius it's like driving on ice, the car spins everywhere and feels really unstable. When you get them to temperature, they provide too less grip to enjoy the tracks...
    The gtes are better, but still a lot behind iracing or rfactor 2
    Group C cars suffer the same problem, but a bit less.
    Every road car is extremely loose. The more horsepower they have, the worst they drive. Even with the pirelli p zero trofeo r in temperature you can't keep the wheel straight or do a clean corner because it slides all over the place. I've driven a couple of supercars with these tires, and the do not behave like real life. At all...
    Maybe it's a good drifting game? Nope, not even for this. I'm not an amazing drifter, but i can drift through a few corners, even in real life. In this game is impossible since the tires have so little grip, that when drifting you can't hold your line.
    Touring cars are ok. The bmw is too loose and the renault is weird in many situations, but at least they are drivable.
    The formula A is the worst formula 1 ever conceived,. I won't spend too much time on it.
    The formula renault is good, even though the sound isn't that good. At least it has downforce...
    Vintage cars lacks great ffb and in general they are wonky. The 90s dtm are truly terrible.
    In the time trial you start with super hot tires and the cars have little grip due to that. They can't get something right...
    Some cars have different compound from other of the same category, so you can't even do a equal race due to the laziness of the developers...
    The sounds in general are pretty good, but it's too little to save this "game".
    The graphics aren't even that good, there are many glitches and even when you ignore them, it is far from impressing.
    The leaderboard doesn't even work correctly, you can't filter cars and you can only select the ghost from the first 30 times. USELESS
    The campaign is just boring and unrewarding, due to the lack of story and the incredibly inconsistent AI, which don't even run with your physic. Yes, the have different physics from you, they don't oversteer or understeer, they don't care about the rain and go straight as nothing ever happened.
    The rain is very bad too. Even at 20 km/h the car (with wet tires) suffers from aquaplanning, making it undrivable.
    The default setups are usually pretty bad, to do a good laptime you have to spend HOURS to find something that works decently.
    The online aspect is lacking too. The license is stupid, if someone hits you, they decrease you safety rating too. The penalties are too strict and frustrating.
    They said the game had been developed with the help from mclaren. Well, every mclaren in the game is bad, especially the f1 and the 720s. The 650s gt3 lacks completely front downforce, it understeers like crazy.
    Most of the tracks are decent, not too bad.
    After having played this game for a while, I can't give a score higher than 0. It doesn't stand a chance when compared to iracing, rfactor 2, ACC, and even to a game from 2014, Assetto Corsa.
    This game is a robbery for what it provides, and mostly for the quality. Don't get excited for the list of cars and tracks, 70% of the cars are unrealistic and half of the tracks are useless, nobody race on them, especially online. After all, after seeing project cars 3, I'm not surprised they stopped updating this game after a year. Cashgrabbers...
    Don't even look at this game if you play on controller, it's trash.
    If you want a good simulator on consoles, buy ACC or AC, they are way better.    … Expand
  25. kaldow
    Oct 6, 2017
    1
    The 1 point is for the nice graphics & cars. With all the other aspects I can just repeat what others have written. I am doing racing sims for over 20 years but this is the worst, completely frustrating. Luckily there will be other racings games this autumn. I will now switch back to Forza 7 which is excellent.
  26. marpel68
    Jan 9, 2018
    2
    While the car handling isn't too bad and the engine sounds are good, I find the graphics on the PS4 rather appalling. This game by no means improves on its predecessor in any terms. I see no reason why the bit of additional content could not merely have been added to the original game as DLC. Quite frankly I think the graphics of especially the replays, looked better in Project Cars 1. InWhile the car handling isn't too bad and the engine sounds are good, I find the graphics on the PS4 rather appalling. This game by no means improves on its predecessor in any terms. I see no reason why the bit of additional content could not merely have been added to the original game as DLC. Quite frankly I think the graphics of especially the replays, looked better in Project Cars 1. In spite of purchasing the game at a 41% discounted price I still feel ripped off! On the PS4 platform rather buy Gran Turismo Sport. Though perhaps a bit lacking in content now, it promises free DLC with more cars, tracks and weather. Polyphony have already started by adding a career mode and a substantial amount of new cars. As for the graphics it is so far above that of Project Cars 2 there is absolutely no comparison. I'm really disappointed and cannot recommend this game. My recommendation would be to buy it only if it is more than 80% discounted if you really must have it.… Expand
  27. ty92
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    This game doesn't work with my duelshock 4. I can't turn my vehicle well at all. I tried changing some of the settings and it doesn't help enough with the turning. Only some tracks that don't have a lot turns work. Do Not Buy This Game!
  28. LambdaSurfer
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    I have been playing racing sims for 18 years and this has to be the worst yet. Even if the game wasn't littered with bugs, which it is, the handling is atrocious. On a game pad this game is unplayable even after hours spent in the controller settings. Don't believe Slightly Mad Studios when they say they have improved the handling from P Cars 1 because they haven't.
  29. Madmaz
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    Man this game HAS so much potential, but Im sorry this is the 2nd time around PCARS is bugged to hell, they made a big thing about saying it will release with less bugs than PC1 , and that may be so , but this game right now sucks.

    All the bugs take away any enjoyment for me , and trust me there are a ton of them. Avoid this game for about 6 months until they actually release patches to    Man this game HAS so much potential, but Im sorry this is the 2nd time around PCARS is bugged to hell, they made a big thing about saying it will release with less bugs than PC1 , and that may be so , but this game right now sucks.

    All the bugs take away any enjoyment for me , and trust me there are a ton of them. Avoid this game for about 6 months until they actually release patches to put this Beta right..shocking.

    Edit: Changed my score to zero , due to the muppets on their forum, you say anything negative about the game on there , they ban you.    … Expand
  30. ToddDow
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Unplayable on a controller with stick. The settings for using a controller are unbelievably awful. I've played racing games since Speedway/Spin-Out on the old Magnavox Odyssey 2 system, right up through the Gran Turismos and most of the Forzas, none have ever been this ridiculous to simply control the vehicle. Making the controls suck does not make this game "hardcore", it just makes itUnplayable on a controller with stick. The settings for using a controller are unbelievably awful. I've played racing games since Speedway/Spin-Out on the old Magnavox Odyssey 2 system, right up through the Gran Turismos and most of the Forzas, none have ever been this ridiculous to simply control the vehicle. Making the controls suck does not make this game "hardcore", it just makes it unplayable and unenjoyable. I love realistic racing sims, but you must have a way for the user to reliably control the vehicle, or all of the pretty graphics, sounds, and physics mean nothing. Also, as others have stated, the AI is laughably bad.… Expand
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 22, 2017
    80
    With incredible breadth and detail, Project Cars 2 can be absolutely wonderful. Bit it feels unfinished, and so similar to the original game, you really don't need both. [Dec 2017, p.89]
  2. games(TM)
    Nov 3, 2017
    90
    The best console racer of this generation. [Issue#193, p.82]
  3. Games Master UK
    Nov 2, 2017
    70
    An uncompromising and varied simulation racer. The thrilling action is let down by glitches and unruly AI. [Nov 2017, p.62]
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