Project CARS 3

 Xbox One
User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 49
  3. Negative: 28 out of 49

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  1. SchorschG
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    Project Cars 3 is still a simulation. It almost perfectly models the experience of a visually impaired person under drugs in rush hour traffic.
  2. Skyblue2008
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    Runs smooth, graphics a step backwards from PC2, less tracks, less cars, poor customisation. A poor man's Forza. Totally ruined a good franchise. Played a handful of times will go back to PC2, ACC and Forza 7. Much cheaper to buy and way better games. Codemasters did great with F1 but totally failed on this.
  3. BigSoloFish
    Jan 28, 2021
    3
    The games dead. No online players at all when trying to have a race, even after release it was one or two people to race in lobbies. Graphics still suffering a of of screen tearing and it just doesn't feel like a fully game for the money. It's not as good as Project cars 2 from a sim point of view and it's not as good as Grid from an arcade angle. Forza 7 is a much better simcade game.
  4. NascarFan
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Bad graphics even on Xbox one x, same content than Projet CARS 2. Races are too short, championships are too short. There isn't an offline custom championship mode. No pits, no tyres Wear... but many screen tearing. Very Bad game.
  5. BOTOND_Springer
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Honestly it was my worst disappointment in 10 years! I don't mind if it's simcade or arcade either, BUT at least then it needs to be awesome graphics, great sounds and be immersive as well.... But it's not at all! Seriously it's looks like Forza Motorsport 4 from X-Box 360 era...
  6. Sleazed
    Sep 1, 2020
    0
    Absolute crap, project cars 3 is a really bad mobile style game that is nothing like pc1 or pc2.
    Ignore the critics score (as usual). The graphics are terrible, frame rate is very bad, and the the handling is atrocious, please heed this warning and do not buy it! Total rip off!
  7. KettuF1N
    Aug 31, 2020
    4
    Mobile game. The game looks awful compared to Forza or Gran Turismo. The game is poorly optimized xbox one x perfomance mode and the screen tearing is ridiculously too much. The graphics are Worse than in previous Project cars games. The feel of the controller is OK if you compare Forza or Gran Turismo. More time could have been spent optimizing the game. The game is worth buying onMobile game. The game looks awful compared to Forza or Gran Turismo. The game is poorly optimized xbox one x perfomance mode and the screen tearing is ridiculously too much. The graphics are Worse than in previous Project cars games. The feel of the controller is OK if you compare Forza or Gran Turismo. More time could have been spent optimizing the game. The game is worth buying on offer. What the car sounds like are these pretty ridiculous poor quality work done compared to Forza or Gran Turismo… Expand
  8. EVILTHE_TURTLE
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Looks worse than Project Cars 2, has worse handling and the cars are mostly a rehash from PCARS 2.
    Doesn't have as many new race tracks as needed, just more fictional street tracks that were designed to feel like NFS Shift 2 and Test Drive Ferrari.
    The handling is terrible, it feels almost as bad as GRID 2019. The career mode makes it feel like the mobile game Real Racing 3. I    Looks worse than Project Cars 2, has worse handling and the cars are mostly a rehash from PCARS 2.
    Doesn't have as many new race tracks as needed, just more fictional street tracks that were designed to feel like NFS Shift 2 and Test Drive Ferrari.

    The handling is terrible, it feels almost as bad as GRID 2019.

    The career mode makes it feel like the mobile game Real Racing 3.

    I had to ask Microsoft for a refund as I've never been more disappointed in a game that I was looking forward to since Mass Effect Andromeda.    … Expand
  9. rbfox9
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    rip PCARS 3
    mobile car racing games are better than this
    gonna stick to PCARS 2
  10. Broyax
    Sep 26, 2021
    1
    A priori et après quelques courses, ce nouveau ‘Project’ va dans le bon sens, rien que pour le fait qu’on ait plus à trifouiller les réglages de la manette pour piloter les différentes bagnoles… normalement ! avec ou sans les aides d’ailleurs. Mais en dehors néanmoins de soucis encore évidents concernant le comportement routier, c’est un autre gros problème que l’on découvre au fur et àA priori et après quelques courses, ce nouveau ‘Project’ va dans le bon sens, rien que pour le fait qu’on ait plus à trifouiller les réglages de la manette pour piloter les différentes bagnoles… normalement ! avec ou sans les aides d’ailleurs. Mais en dehors néanmoins de soucis encore évidents concernant le comportement routier, c’est un autre gros problème que l’on découvre au fur et à mesure : la carrière !

    Celle-ci est en effet si mal branlée qu’elle en devient horripilante étonnamment vite…! car il ne s’agit pas de remporter simplement des épreuves, non, non, il faut avant tout remplir des objectifs tels que doubler un nombre de caisses dans le temps imparti, faire un tour propre ou le plus rapide, maîtriser tant de virages etc, etc, des objectifs qui varient aussi en fonction du type d’épreuve comme un contre-la-montre, renverser des pancartes et ainsi de suite…

    Résultat, on se retrouve bloqué si l’on accomplit pas la grande majorité de ces ‘objectifs’, à moins de ‘débloquer’ les courses suivantes… avec du fric ! or, si on fait ça, on n’a plus de thunes pour acheter les véhicules requis (qui coûtent très cher) pour les prochaines épreuves : c’est donc le serpent qui se mord la bite ! et se bouffe les burnes de dépit. Il faut donc farmer les objectifs, y compris les plus chiants sinon, on risque pas d’avancer…

    Mais revenons aux soucis de comportement : si ce troisième Project Cars singe clairement les Forza Motorsport, il ne leur certainement pas à la cheville. Il n’arrive jamais à restituer ce délicat équilibre entre une dose d’arcade et trois doses de smulation, ce qui permet une prise en main impeccable mais aussi d’offrir au joueur des sensations proches d’un certain réalisme ou du moins, des sensations de réalisme ! et dans ce domaine, les Forza sont loin devant la concurrence, y compris les infâmes GTrons bien entendu, et ce depuis longtemps déjà.

    Ici donc, on reste dans le superficiel en matière de sensations de conduite, l’édulcoré, l’insipide : on ne ressent jamais la puissance des bolides, on a presque l’impression de se retrouver devant une codemasterie assez typique… mais sans les graphismes pour se consoler, car le ‘Projet numéro 3’ est assez vilain, étrangement vilain même, surtout pour un jeu sorti en 2020 ! le pire concerne la pluie, totalement ratée mais également -par dessus le marché- des ralentissements ici et là selon les épreuves, y compris sur Series X : c’est fou !

    Plutôt moche et parfois saccadé, le jeu est affublé de surcroît d’une IA bizarre qui tantôt reste sur des rails, tantôt fait des embardées brutales comme si vous n’existiez pas… Le pire, c’est de voir l’obsession du développeur sur le nombre de bagnoles et d’en coller 26 sur des circuits étroits et/ou minuscules : ça donne des grappes qu’on a toutes les peines du monde à doubler, d’autant que les collisions sont mal gérées ou pas gérées du tout.

    Enfin, la partie sonore reste étonnamment médiocre, indigne même d’un jeu triple A de cet acabit et d’ailleurs, seuls les fameux GTrons font pire à cet égard ! on l’a compris, Projet Totos 3 est raté sur tous les plans et/ou fort peu maîtrisé : une daube à éviter !    … Expand
  11. ValeFabians
    Apr 12, 2022
    0
    worst racing game ever,in 2022 still lag in xbox sx. ruined a good saga,i still love PC2 but this game is useles,story mode is for baby child,no simulation. if i wanna play an arcade game i choose Grid. no more project cars for me

Awards & Rankings

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#94 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#36 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GameGrin
    Sep 28, 2020
    65
    A fun, casual arcade racer that has a decent chunk of a career mode to keep you busy with some fun aspects, let down by wonky AI and being placed into the wrong series of games making it really hard to recommend to either demographic of casual race fans or sim racers.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Sep 16, 2020
    60
    Summary: Project Cars 3 ditches its former charm in favour of pick up and play. As a result, the game struggles to find its own identity amongst a sea of better contenders.
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  3. GameMAG
    Sep 12, 2020
    70
    Project CARS 3 leaves mixed impressions. It can please fans with a nice process of driving, but it's difficult to recommend it to beginners because of the monotonicity factor in the career mode. Slightly Mad Studios still have a lot of work ahead to solve technical flaws and provide further support to the game, if they still want to win new players' attention.
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