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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 61.3 hrs on record (61.2 hrs at review time)
Posted: 27 May, 2013 @ 7:05pm

I've been playing GRID for years because the racing is just really enjoyable--especially with a racing wheel. Whenever I want to jump back into a racing game, I'll play GRID. There is no need to spend time acquiring different parts and tuning them, only to lose a race and have to go back and forth between the Garage and the track to get a setup that works. It's all about the racing and pushing yourself to do better.

There are some nice licensed tracks like Nürburgring, Spa, and Turkey; and there are some great fantasy tracks as well. I like the hilly track in the scenic mountains of Okutama, and Long Beach with it's tight corners is really fun in Formula 3 cars. Shibuya is a lot of fun too--lots of corners on a wet street circuit at night in an electrifying Japanese shopping district (no interruptions from Godzilla and Megaguirus).

You can do the Le Mans 24 Hours in different classes. I think it runs about 15 minutes, but the sun will set and you'll race in the dark for a bit before sunrise.

GRID has a nice roster of cars.The Lamborghini Murcielago is a favorite of mine here. This is the game that made me a fan of using cockpit views, and I wasn't expecting to like them. GRID also innovated a rewind feature called Flashbacks, so you can go back and retry those corners you blew without having to restart the whole race.

I play GRID with a mod that removed the game's yellow tint, and I recommend that. There are other graphics mods as well. The game looks beautiful for me.
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