| Simbin, some love them some hate them. There's one | | | | you feel and some places of the track clearly have |
| point however everyone can agree on: they make | | | | less grip than others. For example: the pit exit feels |
| hard core race simulators. Things that had to go were | | | | very slippery but the racing line gives you the grip. The |
| the visual lap/time indicators and using the grass as | | | | tracks are made in such detail that I almost forgot to |
| race line. But do these Sim like features destroy the | | | | mention the lack of them. GTR2 isn't grand turismo. It |
| fun? | | | | has about 12 tracks and 35 cars but the detail put in |
| Presentation | | | | each track and car makes up for the lack of content. |
| GTR2 is a relatively old game but still up there with the | | | | Cars all feel different and sound different. I'm a Ferrari |
| big guns.. When it was released every sim freak went | | | | fan and love that distinctive Scuderia engine sound, but |
| nuts and everyone else just thought: I can't drive this. | | | | others might like Porsche and will only by the sound |
| But it still appeals to quite a broad audience. And that's | | | | recognize the vehicle. |
| no surprise because it packs some pretty impressive | | | | 24 hours |
| features. First of all it's the only game that licensed the | | | | How many games let you race trough night and day in |
| official FIA GT championship. A championship split in | | | | an extreme endurance race between manufacturers |
| two groups of race cars. A fast pure race machine | | | | all over the game? Not many but GTR2 does! Doing |
| class and a normal sport car tweaked class. Available | | | | that results in a fantastic experience with real life cars |
| cars include the Ferrari F360, Saleen S7-R and Aston | | | | and tracks turning day and night on your full HD |
| martin DB9. And with machines like these and a clear | | | | computer screen. Rain suddenly falls everyone pits, it |
| push by the manufacturers for development, it's clearly | | | | turns night you have to press H to turn the headlight's |
| not a B competition. Also the cars all look beautiful | | | | on. Then your tyres are worn out and you have to |
| when the graphics are turned up. As do the tracks, | | | | make an extra pit stop as the number 2 Ferrari |
| that include greats like Spa and Imola. So the game | | | | overtakes you and wins the fight after many hours of |
| packs the goods when it comes to license (they lost it | | | | excitement. This perfectly sums up this highly realistic |
| now hence the awful sequel) and graphics. That's quite | | | | game that both pleases the arcade and sim racers. |
| an achievement from the developers from Simbin. | | | | But to get the most out of it you must have patience |
| Gameplay | | | | and keep practicing. This isn't a pick it up and play but |
| GTR2's presentation appeals the broad audience but | | | | ultimately gives you the fulfilling feeling of a real race |
| the game play attracts the sim players. Driving around | | | | victory. |
| the track of Spa is such a joy. Every bump in the road | | | | |