Project CARS

 PlayStation 4
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  1. Hadez
    Jun 6, 2015
    5
    The main positive is the graphics quality during gameplay, very detailed and the lighting works well however it lacks in the design creative leaving the world and the cars boring to look at. The main problem with the game is the menu interface, career mode play and in play glitches.

    First. The menu interface is a joke. There is no rhyme or reason, all menus look different from each    The main positive is the graphics quality during gameplay, very detailed and the lighting works well however it lacks in the design creative leaving the world and the cars boring to look at. The main problem with the game is the menu interface, career mode play and in play glitches.

    First. The menu interface is a joke. There is no rhyme or reason, all menus look different from each other and are not clear in their functionality, sometimes when you finish a race the cursor might default to "continue" or " restart" so if your not paying attention you may restart the race by accident with no " are you sure message". Also there is no menu option to change controller options while in a saved career, or maybe there is and I just haven't been able to find it in the menu mess you hav created.

    Second. Career mode ! Now I don't know how long it will take me to progress from Kart mode to the next level but there is no end in sight. Day after day the calendar ticks over to more and more kart races. I am currently racing a kart round but can see GT3 rounds on days before me on the calendar. Are these races I am missing or need to somehow gain an invetation to ? Even when I get an invitation message there are no invitations in my email, just comments on my performance. Bored now !

    Third. Glitches. When starting a race you can naturally hear the cars around you and then you rev your own and the sound is loud and glorious but I have started two races now where my car or kart should I say has the same decibel level as the cars around me and on other car on the grid is loud as mine should be. This makes the race **** ! Also sometimes when you finish a race the cursor defaults to restart instead of continue which can cause you to accidentally restart and lose a great performance....

    I think a 5 is generous. But with a little attention to the basics in game design and this could have easily been an 8,    … Expand
  2. theBluePeanut
    May 26, 2015
    3
    Having bought the game yesterday, I installed, only to find everything except the quick race option was locked. This is apparently a very common problem- the game or last patch needs to be deleted and reinstalled then the console must be restarted. So, off to a great start there. It has also crashed 5 times in the last 3 hours I've played it (my PS4 has never crashed until today) so notHaving bought the game yesterday, I installed, only to find everything except the quick race option was locked. This is apparently a very common problem- the game or last patch needs to be deleted and reinstalled then the console must be restarted. So, off to a great start there. It has also crashed 5 times in the last 3 hours I've played it (my PS4 has never crashed until today) so not good there either.

    Once you get playing though, the graphics are great, and some of the detail is amazing- especially on the car interiors. However, playing with a standard controller, the game doesn't feel 'realistic' at all. I know cars don't use thumb sticks but I found my tyres cooling down during a burnout and I had more grip on a wet track (3 secs off my old lap record??). Also the collisions are awful, the impact angles don't seem to have any bearing on the outcome and the 'damage' is bordering on random it seems.

    The tyre model is apparently the most realistic ever, but the model appears to be based on ridiculously cheap tyres- low grip and low wear. This improves with the higher performance cars though.

    The handling is good, although not as realistic they suggest- FWD cars are horrible too. I admit to never driving a Focus ST, but if it handled like that a lot of people would have died, it's like a blancmange on ice. Again, the higher performance cars seem better.

    One of my 2 major issues though is that there's no real sense of progress. Sure driving is fun, but I have a car for that. I want to win something, achieve things in the game. An invite to drive an old Caterham isn't enough. It's too much of a sim, and as such lacks completely in fun. The option to start at the top seems great but I get the impression it's only there so less people notice how badly they've recreated the slower cars.

    The other major issue is that there are some simple little issues which should never make it past alpha testing, yet have. The default option on every screen seems to be 'Exit' or 'Abandon Season' or 'Don't save progress' which means if you're not 100% paying attention, you can say goodbye to any record of that 24 hour race you just won vs your mates, as the game suggests for you to do. Also you must have certain keybinds, like gear shifts (I drive auto in real life so do on games too) which limits your options for other things. If you want to drive a 'Formula A' car (F1) then you can use DRS...but not without manually changing the keybinds away from something useful like 'camera up'.

    All in all, the game feels like a uni project rather than the blockbuster racing game we're told it is. Buggy, poorly thought out and in some places just plain bodged, the pretty graphics don't make up for all the issues. If I want a hyper-realistic driving experience on cold tyres that looks visually stunning and sounds amazing, I'll pop outside and drive my real car. I'd also hope not to crash every 30-45 mins like the game too...    … Expand
  3. Skw1981
    May 28, 2015
    1
    10 Rating???? (That mean perfect Which it is not by a long way.
    Crowd funded,More the hype the more profit each of them make(Be careful of rating with this one)
    The game has bugs and gets boring very fast with No car designing and No online points Leaderboards being 1st to getting a podium is actually pointless it goes nowhere.After 30 hours 300+career races/50 online im no longer    10 Rating???? (That mean perfect Which it is not by a long way.
    Crowd funded,More the hype the more profit each of them make(Be careful of rating with this one)
    The game has bugs and gets boring very fast with No car designing and No online points Leaderboards being 1st to getting a podium is actually pointless it goes nowhere.After 30 hours 300+career races/50 online im no longer interested in it.
    Rated it 1 because the hype pi_sed me off. Project cars,ps4    … Expand
  4. ducini
    May 19, 2015
    5
    After finding the last GT disappointing I was eager to play Project Cars after watching several video's online depicting close, respectful racing that was beautifully rendered. Project cars is certainly a visual treat however its also a game that left me felling disappointed. There is a novelty to having every race type unlocked in career mode and allowing you to choose where to start,After finding the last GT disappointing I was eager to play Project Cars after watching several video's online depicting close, respectful racing that was beautifully rendered. Project cars is certainly a visual treat however its also a game that left me felling disappointed. There is a novelty to having every race type unlocked in career mode and allowing you to choose where to start, however herein lies a problem I had with the game; where was the sense of achievement. Racing is well simulated and after completing the Clio cup I thought "That's nice" but I was left with no challenge or sense of achievement. There is nothing to make we want to plough hours into the game to unlock better cars, upgrade, pitstop strategies, tracks; it's all there right out of the box. So I tuned my attention to the online aspect hoping for the close wheel to wheel racing that had been in the online video from the development stages. Instead I was met with players who just ram into you causing you to spin out or become damaged. Where was the respectful racing portrayed online? So after a week my copy went on eBay and I cut my loses. A beautiful game. Yes. A great idea being crowd funded and developed. Yes. However ultimately its just gets a bit dull with no achievement structure to keep you devoted to Career mode and frustrating racers online who think they are playing demolition derby.… Expand
  5. Ebarnes7
    Jul 7, 2015
    2
    This Game is a terrible car game in my opinion, whatever race you are in unless you push to the limit and break at the latest possible point, there isn't a way of passing the other racers.
    All racers have no awareness of what is going on around, fair enough it's a race where you will get nudges off other drivers and you will do the same no doubt but you get hit from all directors, you go    This Game is a terrible car game in my opinion, whatever race you are in unless you push to the limit and break at the latest possible point, there isn't a way of passing the other racers.
    All racers have no awareness of what is going on around, fair enough it's a race where you will get nudges off other drivers and you will do the same no doubt but you get hit from all directors, you go around a corner sensibly and 2 cars will hit you on either side, this will send you spinning.
    This game is a rival to Forza Motorsport as far as I am concerned, and in my opinion, get an Xbox and buy Forza 6 when it is released, because this game is absolutely terrible.
    I saw the trailer and thought, yeah that looks good for the next gen console and for it to be the first racing game it looked very well made, but if you've played Forza you'll know, the competitiveness of the game, the gameplay, the graphics, the controls.....the lot are superb, but this just isn't.
    The steering on this is outrageously horrible, the breaking is terrible, and when you change the transmission from auto to manual you won't fail to notice, once the revs hit the red the car doesn't just Rev constantly, the car changes up a gear, if I'm not mistaken, that's auto still?
    With this game you don't feel in control, you do with Forza!
    With this game you feel your playing a game, with Forza you feel like your actually in a race, it is made so well!
    I think the only decent thing with this game is the weather graphics, the sun reflects beautifully off the track surface and the rain is just remarkable, but weather doesn't just make a game.
    I really do believe that they need to rethink this game, and take their time with updating this, as much as possible!    … Expand
  6. robinzvak
    Sep 17, 2015
    7
    I havent got steering wheel and pedals, without this accessories im not recommended this game. If you are casual driver player im not recommended too.
  7. kaldow
    May 24, 2015
    4
    From a graphical perspective certainly the best racing game on the PS4 so far. However the career mode is not transparent, frustrating and boring. The next racing game for the PS4 that will end up in my board not being used anymore. Again I will reactive my PS3 and continue with Gran Turismo.
  8. ahussainn98
    Jun 3, 2015
    6
    Very well made driving sim. Not an arcade game at all. Hard to master because of that. But polished and rewarding. Good verity of cars and locations good online mode ect. Few bugs, and great visuals and sound design. Great.

    adel hussain
  9. Injun
    Sep 15, 2015
    4
    I had high hopes for this game only for it to have some major game breaking bugs. I bought Pcars on release and I have held back on my review to give Slightly Mad Studios a chance to rectify the bugs that they've been promising.

    This game should have been great and nearly pulls it off. I have persevered with it and after putting in 100 hours I can't take anymore. Graphics are good,    I had high hopes for this game only for it to have some major game breaking bugs. I bought Pcars on release and I have held back on my review to give Slightly Mad Studios a chance to rectify the bugs that they've been promising.

    This game should have been great and nearly pulls it off. I have persevered with it and after putting in 100 hours I can't take anymore. Graphics are good, sound good, presentation and UI is poor.

    Oh where to start.....well there are a lot of crashes to PS4 home screen or worse restarts the PS4, which I can't see is any good for it. I've lost count how many times Pcars crashes the PS4. It's the most crashy console game I have ever played! You'll want to commit suicide when the game crashes after doing 23 hours of Le Mans 24 hour!

    In career mode tuning setups are frequently lost between sessions (practice, qualifying) and you'll spend more time setting your car up, re-doing unsaved setups and force feedback settings, if you have a wheel, than actually driving.

    The AI drivers frequently cheat, smash you off the track and go faster off track than you can on track. They never crash out of a race or retire even though the chance of that happening to you is high as this is a racing sim as advertised but the AI aren't very well simulated.

    Multiplayer is just a demolition derby most of the time as penalties/ flags are non existent for bad driving but you'll get a penalty for someone smashing you off the track!....great!

    Don't dare complain on the official forum as you'll get abused and shouted down by SMS, head of studio Ian Bell and the rest of the brown-nosers that are the WMD community.
    To top it all off SMS started working on Pcars2 a few months ago when Pcars1 is in a shocking excuse of a game!    … Expand
  10. Icey
    May 10, 2016
    5
    Great graphics but disappointing overall. AI makes barely any mistakes, yellow flags don't exist & it's basically a procession until the end. Boring for what is supposedly a sim
  11. GmoBarrientos
    Aug 23, 2016
    4
    Its a "good game" with good graphics ....but the lack of sense of progression, undfendly menus, bad music (music sometimes souds more like a survival horror more than a racing game!), bad controls (with some cars works fine but with others simply seems broken) and bad IA (OK, is good to be unpredictible and agressive but is too agressive) and a lot of bugs ...saddly, ruins the experiencieIts a "good game" with good graphics ....but the lack of sense of progression, undfendly menus, bad music (music sometimes souds more like a survival horror more than a racing game!), bad controls (with some cars works fine but with others simply seems broken) and bad IA (OK, is good to be unpredictible and agressive but is too agressive) and a lot of bugs ...saddly, ruins the experiencie . Its a shame because with some adjust, better menus and better campaign modes, this games could be great.....but the true is, in the actual state, is more like some experiment or betta version of good game...… Expand
  12. reaper6661978
    Jun 20, 2015
    6
    I think they should put a Mechanic / Pit crew simulator in the game to reach out to all aspects of the racing world. Actual changing of tires with the pointer and lug-nut, same with changing worn or damaged parts. This game would get a 10 from me if these options were avalilable.
  13. Fricke88
    Sep 4, 2015
    1
    If you're looking for a racing game where the laws of physics inconsistent with every car, and where you need to spend hours in order to find the optimal controll settings for each car, then go ahead. For every other individual who's just looking for a good sim racer, look elsewhere (Forza). This game tries to be all fancy with graphics and interface, but game play wise it's a mess.If you're looking for a racing game where the laws of physics inconsistent with every car, and where you need to spend hours in order to find the optimal controll settings for each car, then go ahead. For every other individual who's just looking for a good sim racer, look elsewhere (Forza). This game tries to be all fancy with graphics and interface, but game play wise it's a mess. Controlls suck if you play with a pad.… Expand
  14. BlackEelGang
    Dec 3, 2015
    9
    Simply Outstanding racing Sim and leaves the rest for dead as far as the PS4 goes.
    Stunning graphics, great physics, the cars sound perfect and theres a huge amount of settings for the cars.
    The weather systems great, at 70 odd cars its a bit light in the line up but theres plenty of quality. Best racing game on PS4 and daylight second, just pull the trigger if your on the fence, you'll    Simply Outstanding racing Sim and leaves the rest for dead as far as the PS4 goes.
    Stunning graphics, great physics, the cars sound perfect and theres a huge amount of settings for the cars.
    The weather systems great, at 70 odd cars its a bit light in the line up but theres plenty of quality.
    Best racing game on PS4 and daylight second, just pull the trigger if your on the fence, you'll thank me later ;)
    cheers    … Expand
  15. GameRogue
    May 7, 2016
    0
    It is not a game. This title should never have been released on a games console. Games are designed to entertain this so called game will leave any new user baffled as to how it works, there is no explanation in the control settings menu as to how any of the sliders effect control its just blank. It’s as though you are required to know how every detail of a car works before you play.It is not a game. This title should never have been released on a games console. Games are designed to entertain this so called game will leave any new user baffled as to how it works, there is no explanation in the control settings menu as to how any of the sliders effect control its just blank. It’s as though you are required to know how every detail of a car works before you play. Driving in a straight line using the default controls is a technical impossibility. Attempt to turn right then left for example at an apex and the weight shifts so violently the car will instantly slide in the opposite direction. Fans will say the controls must be tweaked to suit your playing style. As a new user I don’t have one yet and the lack of assistance or any sort of guidance as to what to tweak and how my tweaks effect gameplay is frustrating. As there is no in game modification of controls I must suffer through constant loading screens to tweak controls then more loading screens to see the effect. After attempting to play the game for the past week and trawling through forums for a user friendly control setup I have yet to complete a race. In terms of graphics, benchmark it against the much cheaper driveclub and you will see just how bad a pc to console port can be when compared to a console build. The damage is technically ok and trust me you will experience this first hand on your first corner however it’s a generation behind. The cracks in the windows look like they have been created in ms paint. The textures are straight out of playstation 2 development kit guide. The physics may be sim but it certainly doesn’t look or feel like how you would expect a car to act, unless you’re playing with some sort of steering rig the physics do not respond controller gestures as you would expect. For example you would expect a RWD BMW’s wheels to spin smoothly when throttled aggressively with no traction control or anti spin assists instead they jitter and catch grip un expectedly. When I’m in a 500+hp BMW I expect the engine to overpower the tire treads not to somehow catch grip of something and be launched forward for one frame and loose grip in the next. A sign something is very wrong with the physics is when doing doughnut’s in a RWD car you would expect the back end to spin around out wildly and outpace the front, yet somehow this sim offers a very controlled almost locked in turning circle with the rear wheels spinning but as if on tracks. Some may say it’s not sim to do doughnut’s on a track which is fine but as a sim I fully expected the physics would allow it yet they don’t making the physics very unrealistic for a claimed simulator. Overall project cars lacks any sort of fun, it’s an infuriating grind to accomplish any sort of victory which is rendered hollow by the fact that the time and energy spent could have been used carving out a real racing career and I could almost guarantee it would be far easier.… Expand
  16. roundtablegamer
    Sep 15, 2016
    3
    Project Cars is a game that puts you right in the driver’s seat through a very generic career mode. Slightly Mad Studios brings us Project Cars, a simulator racing game that is the farthest thing away from being fun.
    The main attraction is the career mode that turns out to be very bland in all aspects. You start off racing go-karts with a company you sign with at the beginning of your    Project Cars is a game that puts you right in the driver’s seat through a very generic career mode. Slightly Mad Studios brings us Project Cars, a simulator racing game that is the farthest thing away from being fun.
    The main attraction is the career mode that turns out to be very bland in all aspects. You start off racing go-karts with a company you sign with at the beginning of your career, as you win races better offers will come from different companies in a new kind of racing. As you progress through the career mode you realize that there is no variety in this game whatsoever: you go into a race to qualify, compete in a sprint race and then the final race of that event, the person with the most points win the event. The only varieties within the game are the cars; the tracks do not change, and lack any setting change. I was hoping to be driving along some nice European mountains, through the inner cities of Japan, but that is not the – it is the same tracks over and over again.

    Project Cars is a game that is not worth the time or the headache, it is nothing but a very big bore. With the lack of modes except for the Career mode and lack of tracks Project Cars is not even worth renting.

    Project Cars: 3/10
    Would not recommend.
    Reviewed by Ice at Gamers of The Round Table.    … Expand
  17. iawra
    May 19, 2015
    5
    Graphics:
    My first impression was that the image is blurry, I own a high definition 500hz LED TV and I'm used to crystal clear pictures, and after customizing the video setting from both: game and TV, the picture still blurry. Project Cars is supposed to shine at this field, and it doesn't. And I'm not talking about the bug on reply camera which is out of focus sometimes.
    Physics: I'm    Graphics:
    My first impression was that the image is blurry, I own a high definition 500hz LED TV and I'm used to crystal clear pictures, and after customizing the video setting from both: game and TV, the picture still blurry. Project Cars is supposed to shine at this field, and it doesn't. And I'm not talking about the bug on reply camera which is out of focus sometimes.

    Physics:
    I'm a hard sim fan, I have a playseat, wheel, clutch and H shifter. All I have to say about physics is that the game feels more as an arcade than a sim. There is no connection to the road, driving with or without abs doesn't make much of a difference in dry conditons. Damage system is weak, when you crash it doesn't feel like a crash at all... Forcefeel mapping for certain tracks is dull. Overall conclusion is that physics are great for an arcade, and just avarage dor a sim.

    Other:
    Content is poor, but this has room to improve with DLCs. Most tracks aren't laser scanned, which feels just dull after driving on nordschleife Assetto Corsa. AI is decent and MP is promising. And weather physics are almost excellent.    … Expand
  18. hostaman
    May 29, 2015
    7
    Anyone giving this game 0 is an idiot, but anyone giving 10 is turning a blind eye to its' many faults and missed opportunities.

    The driving simulation is possibly the best of any racer I've played. For the sheer weight and feel of a car it beats GT by a long way. On this aspect alone the game would score an easy 10. The driving is tricky and requires skill and patience, with each car    Anyone giving this game 0 is an idiot, but anyone giving 10 is turning a blind eye to its' many faults and missed opportunities.

    The driving simulation is possibly the best of any racer I've played. For the sheer weight and feel of a car it beats GT by a long way. On this aspect alone the game would score an easy 10. The driving is tricky and requires skill and patience, with each car handling very differently. This is not a game for the casual arcade racer.

    Unfortunately the game fails in all other areas. I found the career mode really dull. There are no rewards or unlocks and the races are really easy, unless you manually adjust the AI to make it more difficult to win. A strange choice. Much as the vaunted "Freedom" may have sounded good, it provides no incentive to progress, and allows rookies to jump straight into the most difficult multiplayer and wreck others races.

    It's multiplayer where the game both shines and provides the greatest let down. If you manage to find a "clean" race with a sensible qualification period and lap count, the game is an absolute blast. Unfortunately you'll mostly be playing public games which are like the wild west and filled with trolls. While this is no fault of Slightly Mad Studios, they have provided no features in Multiplayer to punish bad players. When you're punted off the track or rear ended by a troll, it's most often you that will be punished for corner cutting. The lack of penalties for trolls can be rage inducing.

    Add to this the lack of cars (almost no Japanese cars is very disappointing), slow menu loading (with no egg timer to show that anything is happening) MP joining bugs and crashes (5 or so in a week) a potentially awesome game ends as just ok. A missed opportunity.    … Expand
  19. CopperySinger5
    Sep 11, 2015
    0
    This game wants to be good but, lack of support and content, makes it beta at best. I hear they are celebrating the announcement of project cars 2 already, well this review is for project cars 1. it is appalling to see so much concentration on a sequel when there is so much left to be done with this new game. 0 for this insulting game. I suggest to stay away from project cars because IThis game wants to be good but, lack of support and content, makes it beta at best. I hear they are celebrating the announcement of project cars 2 already, well this review is for project cars 1. it is appalling to see so much concentration on a sequel when there is so much left to be done with this new game. 0 for this insulting game. I suggest to stay away from project cars because I feel it is overhyped unfinished and abandoned by the developers. unless they make some serious game improvements before they release the sequel… Expand
  20. pablo2008jedi
    May 22, 2015
    1
    The game is great, when it works! By that I mean, turning off tyre wear etc.. and only having dry races. There are some bugs that prevent me from playing the game as I thought it would be.

    This has the potential to be one of the greatest racers out there, but for now it feels almost like a Beta, or early access.
  21. denizenX
    May 13, 2015
    9
    Finally! I'm a huge racing fan and have been waiting for a next-gen version of a real SIM. With NFS and Driveclub being the only real offerings, I almost even considered buying the Xbox One because of Forza and a lack of racing titles. Newcomers beware! This is an unforgiving title that demands a precision, patience and its certainly far from a pick up and play arcade experience withFinally! I'm a huge racing fan and have been waiting for a next-gen version of a real SIM. With NFS and Driveclub being the only real offerings, I almost even considered buying the Xbox One because of Forza and a lack of racing titles. Newcomers beware! This is an unforgiving title that demands a precision, patience and its certainly far from a pick up and play arcade experience with rewinds and ridiculous drifting (thank god). That being said, I think its refreshing in that it is an experience that SIM racing fans have been waiting for and missing. Our last taste was Gran Turismo 6, a re-hash of GT5 that really stands alone in this genre. This game has it all, brilliant physics, beautiful visuals, extensive customization and most importantly, it truly feels like you're driving these cars. Well done Slightly Mad. Codemasters should take note.… Expand
  22. AT_17
    May 12, 2015
    9
    The hardcore motorsport fans who just have consoles have been left frustrated over the generations with the lack of realistic driving simulation games. Project CARS is a game which requires a lot of effort to master, particularly for those new to the genre. It is designed for steering wheel users and also controller users, which is very difficult to achieve.

    The career mode is simple.    The hardcore motorsport fans who just have consoles have been left frustrated over the generations with the lack of realistic driving simulation games. Project CARS is a game which requires a lot of effort to master, particularly for those new to the genre. It is designed for steering wheel users and also controller users, which is very difficult to achieve.

    The career mode is simple. You can select various paths to climb the motorsport ladder. There are also time trials and practice modes available, not to mention weekly online events for prizes.
    The multiplayer is well structured. 16-players can compete together in various settings such as different weather, qualifying & private races.

    Due to the game being community funded, it is clear some car manufacturers were hesitant on allowing their cars to be manipulated into the game, but DLC is on the way to expand on each series. The track list is fantastic, featuring many classic circuits around the globe which are missed on other games. Furthermore, in case some of the audience were wondering, Project CARS is very different to the Need for Speed Shift series, which was an arcade racer. Some motorsport fanatics may be frustrated with the lack of compatible wheels on the Playstation 4, but pairing a recommended wheel with Project CARS is jaw-dropping.

    Project CARS is possibly the best racing game on consoles ever. Despite a few glitches in the physics on release, the physics and handling model is almost as good as those found in racing sims like Assetto Corsa. Fans of the TOCA series should really enjoy this. Slightly Mad Studios has a bright future with this series. A community based game, featuring what the fans really want, can provide huge success. This is the case here. A must-buy for hardcore racing fans.    … Expand
  23. motoracinerd2
    May 14, 2015
    2
    The Good - After figuring out the settings and all of the options...the game worked beautifully. I loved how I could personalize everything to fit my personal liking. I also liked that there are so many options for picking what difficulty level you wanted to play with. The amount of different racing forms was also pretty cool. Graphics were good, but not as good as I thought they'd be.The Good - After figuring out the settings and all of the options...the game worked beautifully. I loved how I could personalize everything to fit my personal liking. I also liked that there are so many options for picking what difficulty level you wanted to play with. The amount of different racing forms was also pretty cool. Graphics were good, but not as good as I thought they'd be. And sound was good.

    The Bad - Glitches. I was sent spinning off the track during a rolling start when the CPU controlled my car. The game froze on the last corner in another race, (a race I was leading). Moving up in career mode, and getting contracts isn't as easy as they make it seem. Spent three years in Karts waiting for a contract to a higher series. Menu is a little confusing, but not terrible. (This is nitpicking), but wish I could've picked a helmet and fire suit.

    The Ugly - If it weren't for what I'm about to say, this game would be a 7. But my game doesn't work anymore after about 7 hours of gameplay. When I press the gas (with my TS300 wheel or gamepad) the car doesn't respond. I can change gears, turn the wheel, rev the engine...BUT THE CAR WON'T GO!!! Not sure what happened, but a game can't be any good if it doesn't work. I'm pretty pissed about this because I traded in all my other racing games for this game, and after one day of play...it's toast.

    Final Verdict - This game had great promise, and maybe it can still live up to some with major patch work. They should've delayed it another year to get it right. I'll be looking forward to the F1 2015 release next month...I may even trade this game in for it. Right now, I feel like I've been robbed of $60.    … Expand
  24. mearlam
    May 13, 2015
    6
    I tried to like this game but for me it is just not very exciting, it felt like a grind from the very beginning.

    I should have really expected it given it is a "sim" but I am not sure that means there should be no fun in the game. I started with karts and found the handling bad; I changed career and tried another few and they were just as bad. Lots of people are saying the handling    I tried to like this game but for me it is just not very exciting, it felt like a grind from the very beginning.

    I should have really expected it given it is a "sim" but I am not sure that means there should be no fun in the game. I started with karts and found the handling bad; I changed career and tried another few and they were just as bad.

    Lots of people are saying the handling is realistic but given it is very hard to control a normal car going around a corner at 60mph I am not sure, driving a real car is easier at that level.

    If you are after a sim racing game where you practice over and over, qualify over and over and then race then you are in for a good time. If you are like me and get bored with a track quickly then this probably isn't for you.

    I should say I did not try this game with a wheel and I would have liked to but the wheel options for ps4 is an £80 with no feedback or a £270 one with...no thanks.

    Pros:

    * Lots to do
    * Cars look nice

    Cons:

    * handling is poor/difficult with a controller
    * standard graphics in the day time on a normal track is bland
    * not a lot of atmosphere    … Expand
  25. HenriqueV
    Aug 1, 2015
    7
    In may ways Project Cars is the game I was expecting for years, but its also disappointing in many ways.

    First you should know is this not a racing game about tuning, customizing, getting an engine boost, improving XP and other poorly implemented RPG elements. Its a game about racing. You can drive any car you want, in any track you want. If you want to drive a McLaren in you first    In may ways Project Cars is the game I was expecting for years, but its also disappointing in many ways.

    First you should know is this not a racing game about tuning, customizing, getting an engine boost, improving XP and other poorly implemented RPG elements. Its a game about racing. You can drive any car you want, in any track you want. If you want to drive a McLaren in you first race, you can.

    This approach was a hit for me, since I never thought its fair to pay full price for a racing game where most of its cars and game modes are locked from the beginning.

    Cars available will satisfy most of the racing fans, from 70s F1 cars to McLaren P1 super sport car. But to be honest the list is not long as you would expect and desire. To other side, the amount of tracks available will put to shame most racing games around.

    Gameplay (driving) is superb, as long as you find out the ideal controller configuration for you. Its almost impossible to drive with the default dual-shock settings. Every car is a completely different animal and offer you different approaches in races. Some of them are really fun to drive. The game did an amazing job in letting you feel the car.

    Setting up play a huge part here. Every track/car combination means a different kind of set up. The way you adjust you car may affect drastically the performance and the way the car reacts to your driving style. The bad part of this: the game do a poor job explaining itself. it means you find yourself searching the youtube and gaming forums looking for a decent track/car setup and you will never know if which setup is ideal to your driving style.

    I'm still waiting for a game that will make a good use of the race engineer. You race engineer could help you to find the ideal car/track adjustment.Its a little frustrating, because we are talking about a game designed for PS4/XBOX1 and high end PCs and the race engineer here is only a voice saying useless things in the radio "You are P1", "Great driving".

    Despite the game advising you to consult your race engineer prior to setting up, in the official forum of the game the developers answered: "You're gonna have to do your homework or find a nice nerd friend.". Thats a huge miss. Race engineers are important for a reason.

    The game has a slide difficult bar that goes from 0% to 100%, so you can fairly adjust the AI to your driving abilities. Thats one of the best features of the game, since one of the biggest problems in racing games that usually feature the classic easy, normal, hard levels, is the huge differences between those levels. In one difficult there will be a 2 seconds per lap gap between you and the P2. In the next level you will struggle to in the last positions.

    To other side the Ai skills suffer a bit as long as your set the bar higher. Racing is not only about driving fast. Overtaking and defending your position play a huge part in the process. In Project Cars Ai only understand what is drive fast. 100% difficult Ai will give you a huge challenge, but the cpu controlled opponents doesn't know how to overtake or defend position. If they are faster than you, they will probably try to make a kamikaze overtake in the first corner. The outcome is usually you car destroyed or going off track. Its a nightmare to race in open-wheel categories, since they are more sensitive to this kind of aggression. At some point I realized I had to turn the damage off in order to enjoy most of the races.

    Career mode is almost immersive. Empty boxes and stationary crowd hurts the experience, as do the dull presentation. The teams are presented by generic badges with no colors. You don't even know the livery of your car before signing the contract. You can choose your driver number before entering a new career, but that number won't be in your car as you race. You can't choose a customized helmet. Every single race your driver you be using a different helmet, and thats a problems for open-wheel races where the helmets are as iconic as the cars liveries. The championship opponents performances are random. The driver who won last race, will be out of points for the next 3 GPs. It means you can easily become a champions if you are no more than regular, like ending 3rd and 4th every single race.

    Like I said before, race engineer only says useless things on the radio, so you don't know when people behind you are pitting and for many laps he won't even say the gap between you and who's behind or in front of you.

    Online multiplay is fun, but the menu is bad implemented. For example, you must enter a lobby before getting to know the game settings (assists on/off, how many laps, qualify time). If you don't like this lobby, you must leave the entire online mode and enter it again in order to see the lobbies list again. Very far from useful.A wild variety of bugs also hurts the online experience.

    Engine sound is a highlight. Graphics are decent, but not superb.

    Good game that could be great with improvements.    … Expand
  26. Edworld
    May 14, 2015
    10
    A very very good game especially if you're a fan of cars or have any experience in rim racing games. Everything is so well made and optimized, which generates good feeling and is a delight from the first time you play it.
  27. nmakrodimitris
    May 30, 2015
    5
    I've got dq 3 minutes before the end of the 24h Le Mans race after i went in to pits to change the AI driver to myself! 20 years of gaming i've never been so frustrated in my life with a game! Stay away people from this worthless broken garbage! SMS is a joke and must shut down their company and never make another game again!
  28. Isaacz93
    Jun 3, 2015
    8
    Project CARS is a well accomplished sim with a great depth but this comes with a price. Now i have read complaints from people saying its too twitchy and so on;the clue is in the name:Simulator. This game may be aimed at a large market but it appeals more to sim racing fans. I have played games such as Assetto Corsa,GTR and various other racers and this is with some of the greats.

    Now i    Project CARS is a well accomplished sim with a great depth but this comes with a price. Now i have read complaints from people saying its too twitchy and so on;the clue is in the name:Simulator. This game may be aimed at a large market but it appeals more to sim racing fans. I have played games such as Assetto Corsa,GTR and various other racers and this is with some of the greats.

    Now i have a few bad points
    1)the karting is TERRIBLE not a single game has mastered this(that ive played)
    2)the lack of important Manufactures(Ferrari,Nissan,Lamborghini,ETC)
    3)BUGS!!(will be fixed soon)
    4)play with a wheel (quite obvious really)
    Overall i have enjoyed the 20+ hours ive played of this even on the pad after a bit of fiddling its a tip top racer with a few kinks to bash out    … Expand
  29. RyanMogg98
    May 12, 2015
    9
    On first playing this game I found it very difficult to adapt. Unlike Forza & Gran Turismo which were easier to adapt to I found I needed a good 4 hours to understand the mechanics of the cars. The graphics are fantastic with very few issues & the weather system is the best on any racing game I have come across. The AI are also very good in comparison to other racing games of the Genre.On first playing this game I found it very difficult to adapt. Unlike Forza & Gran Turismo which were easier to adapt to I found I needed a good 4 hours to understand the mechanics of the cars. The graphics are fantastic with very few issues & the weather system is the best on any racing game I have come across. The AI are also very good in comparison to other racing games of the Genre.

    Career mode offers a wide range of racing categories from which you can choose with Invitational's which give you chance to drive different cars as you go through. The button configuration is brilliant with plenty of options to choose from to make the controller as comfortable as you need.

    There is a wide variety of cars to choose from & also a large number of tracks, a lot of which I have never come across in a racing game before.

    Project cars is a brilliant Next Gen game & sets the bar for future racing games of its Genre. There is & will always be room for improvement but this is a large step in the right direction.    … Expand
  30. Jollukka1
    May 12, 2015
    8
    No explove takedowns, too hard, too realistic...4/10

    just kidding...project CARS isn't bad, it's just challeging. Im not into car games, specially SIM-ones, but i've support #MADSTUDIO that they give us decent racing game on EVERY CONSOLE with much smaller budjet than Forza ja GT, thats why car list isn't big. but this is worth buying if you want other VERY GOOD racing game on    No explove takedowns, too hard, too realistic...4/10

    just kidding...project CARS isn't bad, it's just challeging.

    Im not into car games, specially SIM-ones, but i've support #MADSTUDIO that they give us decent racing game on EVERY CONSOLE with much smaller budjet than Forza ja GT, thats why car list isn't big.

    but this is worth buying if you want other VERY GOOD racing game on future!!!
    (Im not hater, but why Xbox has so low user score? Forza fans...)    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Games Master UK
    Aug 5, 2015
    90
    By ignoring the rulebook, this newcomer has made itself a contender for racing sim royalty. [Aug 2015, p.66]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 30, 2015
    80
    Bugs aside, a tremendous and uncompromising simulation of a kind we may not have seen previously on consoles. [July 2015, p.89]
  3. Play UK
    Jun 27, 2015
    60
    Graphically stunning, dynamically awesome, aurally beautiful. This is what Project Cars could have been if pest control had done a better job exterminating those pesky bugs. [Issue#258, p.66]
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