Top ten driving games
6:30AM GMT twenty two Nov 2013
With gameplay and graphics that are almost as good as the real thing, racing games have come on in leaps and bounds in latest years. Several fresh titles will arrive in the build-up to Christmas, so fans are soon to be spoilt for choice.
“The fresh big-budget consoles – Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation four – both hit the market in the run-up to Christmas, so it’s a superb time to be a driving gamer,” says Andrew Evans at gaming blog GTPlanet.net. The big news for us, however, is Gran Turismo 6, which Sony is releasing on the older PS3 so gamers won’t need an expensive fresh console to love it.
“The simulator games have gone down the path of refining car behaviour and graphics, laser-scanning in incredible detail and partnering with race teams and suspension manufacturers to hone vehicle physics. Arcade games make everything louder and more frantic – that’s good, too!”
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As well as the latest cars and drivers, F1 two thousand thirteen Classic Edition features legends of the Eighties and Nineties. Not only can players challenge for the world championship as Crimson Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, then, they can also race as Nigel Mansell in a Williams. The most finish F1 simulator ever.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio
Sensational to Xbox One, Forza Motorsport five is arguably the best-looking racing game of all time. With a vast range of the latest sports and competition cars, and many beautifully recreated circuits including the Top Gear test track, the latest Forza suggesting lifts Xbox racing simulators to a fresh high.
Platforms – Xbox One
The latest in a long line of Need for Speed arcade-style racing games, Rivals pits the player against the police in many of latest and most arousing spectacle cars. The pursuits, which take place in fictional Redview County on more than one hundred miles of open road, are sure to get the adrenaline pumping.
Platforms – Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation Four, PlayStation Three, PC
The latest instalment of the Gran Turismo simulator franchise is due to launch early next month, but is available to pre-order now. It features 1,200 cars from icons of the past to the latest supercars. As Gran Turismo celebrates its 15th anniversary, GT6 looks set to be one of the most detailed racing simulators ever.
Platforms – PlayStation Three
The official game of the FIA World Rally Championship naturally features all of the teams, cars and starlets of the two thousand thirteen season. WRC four captures the excitement and chaos of rallying as it moves away from the accessible, arcade-style physics of previous WRC games to a more lifelike, simulator feel.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio, PC
Albeit it’s now a duo of years old Filth three remains one of the most comprehensive off-road arcade racing games of all time. With several modes, including obstacle-dodging gymkhana, Mess three has all bases covered, but xxx rallying fans might find the core rally content to be a little light on the ground.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Three
Occupying a space inbetween arcade and simulator, Grid two is both absorbing for experienced gamers and accessible for the more casual. With a range of city and open road circuits, as well as several real tracks, the aim of the game is to hammer the best drivers in races around the world to build your reputation.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio, PC
Targeting the junior gamer, F1 Race Starlets is an officially licensed product that reimagines Formula One’s starlet drivers as cartoon characters. The world’s most famous circuits, including Monza and Spa-Francorchamps, are transformed with leaps, loop-the-loops and shortcuts while the career mode will keep budding youthfull Lewis Hamiltons entertained.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio, Nintendo Wii
Having been launched last year Most Wished is no longer the latest game in the Need for Speed franchise, but it remains an arousing arcade racer. There are three gaming modes – sprint racing, circuit racing and time trials – which take place on the open road where the police are always in hot pursuit.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio
Real Racing Three, free in the App Store, sets a fresh standard for mobile racing games. With a range of real circuits and fifty faithfully recreated supercars from the likes of Porsche and Ferrari it’ll keep you occupied on the train rail to work, while the physics are impressively realistic for a mobile-based game.
Top ten driving games
Top ten driving games
6:30AM GMT twenty two Nov 2013
With gameplay and graphics that are almost as good as the real thing, racing games have come on in leaps and bounds in latest years. Several fresh titles will arrive in the build-up to Christmas, so fans are soon to be spoilt for choice.
“The fresh big-budget consoles – Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation four – both hit the market in the run-up to Christmas, so it’s a good time to be a driving gamer,” says Andrew Evans at gaming blog GTPlanet.net. The big news for us, however, is Gran Turismo 6, which Sony is releasing on the older PS3 so gamers won’t need an expensive fresh console to love it.
“The simulator games have gone down the path of refining car behaviour and graphics, laser-scanning in incredible detail and partnering with race teams and suspension manufacturers to hone vehicle physics. Arcade games make everything louder and more frantic – that’s good, too!”
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As well as the latest cars and drivers, F1 two thousand thirteen Classic Edition features legends of the Eighties and Nineties. Not only can players rival for the world championship as Crimson Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, then, they can also race as Nigel Mansell in a Williams. The most finish F1 simulator ever.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Three
Off the hook to Xbox One, Forza Motorsport five is arguably the best-looking racing game of all time. With a vast range of the latest sports and competition cars, and many beautifully recreated circuits including the Top Gear test track, the latest Forza suggesting lifts Xbox racing simulators to a fresh high.
Platforms – Xbox One
The latest in a long line of Need for Speed arcade-style racing games, Rivals pits the player against the police in many of latest and most titillating spectacle cars. The pursuits, which take place in fictional Redview County on more than one hundred miles of open road, are sure to get the adrenaline pumping.
Platforms – Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation Four, PlayStation Trio, PC
The latest instalment of the Gran Turismo simulator franchise is due to launch early next month, but is available to pre-order now. It features 1,200 cars from icons of the past to the latest supercars. As Gran Turismo celebrates its 15th anniversary, GT6 looks set to be one of the most detailed racing simulators ever.
Platforms – PlayStation Trio
The official game of the FIA World Rally Championship naturally features all of the teams, cars and starlets of the two thousand thirteen season. WRC four captures the excitement and chaos of rallying as it moves away from the accessible, arcade-style physics of previous WRC games to a more lifelike, simulator feel.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio, PC
Albeit it’s now a duo of years old Filth three remains one of the most comprehensive off-road arcade racing games of all time. With several modes, including obstacle-dodging gymkhana, Mess three has all bases covered, but xxx rallying fans might find the core rally content to be a little light on the ground.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio
Occupying a space inbetween arcade and simulator, Grid two is both absorbing for experienced gamers and accessible for the more casual. With a range of city and open road circuits, as well as several real tracks, the aim of the game is to hammer the best drivers in races around the world to build your reputation.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Three, PC
Targeting the junior gamer, F1 Race Starlets is an officially licensed product that reimagines Formula One’s starlet drivers as cartoon characters. The world’s most famous circuits, including Monza and Spa-Francorchamps, are transformed with leaps, loop-the-loops and shortcuts while the career mode will keep budding youthful Lewis Hamiltons entertained.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio, Nintendo Wii
Having been launched last year Most Wished is no longer the latest game in the Need for Speed franchise, but it remains an titillating arcade racer. There are three gaming modes – sprint racing, circuit racing and time trials – which take place on the open road where the police are always in hot pursuit.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation Trio
Real Racing Trio, free in the App Store, sets a fresh standard for mobile racing games. With a range of real circuits and fifty faithfully recreated supercars from the likes of Porsche and Ferrari it’ll keep you occupied on the train rail to work, while the physics are impressively realistic for a mobile-based game.