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Advantages: The best driving game available anywhere in the world. get in and be amazed!
Disadvantages: Slight 2 player slowdown. No major problems at all though!
Gran turismo? No chance, this will wow the world - Metropolis Street racer has been delayed for a while - 1 whole year infact. But it'll all be worth the wait as this racer will be completely different to ANYTHING you've played before. Forget Gran Turismo 2000 - MSR will be the definitive racing game to grace any console. With hundreds of tracks - all incredibly detailed - and a wealth of beasty sports cars to choose from, and promised online support giving you the chance to win REAL sport cars - if you're good enough at the game that is.
MSR is a very impressive game and, from what I've heard, it's selling like nobody's business the game is massively huge and really shows off the dedication of the Bizarre people at BC. The game has its faults - yes it does, but this are outnumbered by the good points by at least 1000 to 1.
I'm sure you all know this (but just in case), the game is set in 3 real cities! Tokyo, London and San Francisco, and you actually drive in REAL TIME, which is nice.
The graphics are very impressive. Very smooth - now who said the game gives you no sensation of speed? I think it was that Gameplay review - they also said that the lack of a living city (i.e. Pigeons) down graded the game - but to be honest you don't even notice if there are any people or pigeons BECAUSE the game has a fantastic sensation of speed! I bet they only played the game with an above car view - as that makes the game have a much slower feel then when you are right down low close to the road.
However, the two-player mode does suffer from a little slowdown, but it isn't such a big problem, because they game hasn't any graphical glitches or anything like this. The single player mode though has NO slowdown from what I can make out and is just amazing in my view!
There are so many tracks, and these chapter and Kudos ideas are brilliant! I'm only on chapter 1 out of 24 I think, and so I can not tell what the further races and challenges will be like, but I'm glad that you only get 3 cars (and variations of the MX5) at the start because when you reveal a new car you know that you've actually worked hard for it - I've almost got the Vauxhall Astra!
The car details are superb and the fact that you can change the lightness or darkness of your windows - change the roof of the car: hard/soft or no top; change the colour and change the number plate, all make the game 'special'. The music is great and the best tune apart from the Bullet in the gun trailer/advert is definitely the Club Paris song! The radio station is a great inclusion and innovation, and is it not true that you can upload your OWN songs into the CD player? I say this because there seems to be a space where you can put a personal song in. The radio presenters do repeat themselves, but the variations from city to city is superb.
The handling is great in my opinion, the cars feel just right and I can tell the difference between cars, which makes a change! The cars also handle differently in the wet weather too. The engine sounds are very realistic and also vary from car to car, the VX220 makes a lovely growl (in the demo) and my MX5 Miata is very perky.
The game has loads of options; MSR really is a perfectionist's dream game. You can change all the usual stuff like Weather tracks and laps etc, but you also have to choose the type of game you want to play: in Multiplayer you can choose head to head, pursuit, match play, fastest lap wins, fastest section time wins etc. In the single player mode there's the Main Street racing game, quick race, an internet-mode, garage option and much more. I have to say that I don't mind at all if it takes me 5 minutes to set up the race because the way the game is presented is second to none.
With 50 real life sports cars to keep you happy - and don't think they'll be handed to you on a plate because you have to work for the best cars; your driving has to literally reek of skill and style (the essence of burning tyres) in order for you to progress and get more of those all important Kudos.
The game has been conceived beautifully; MSR has broken into the world after 2 and a half years of developement. Buy this game as it is the only one you'll ever need.
There's a very nice intro trailer, which is the same as the advertisement (showing on Monday ITV!) and there's loads of great music in the game to.
Thank you Sega for advertising this game as we all NEED to know how amazing it is, but KEEP advertising! I now can see why MSR has taken so long to complete and develop, because Bizarre Creations have really gone to town with this game. It is, in a word - AWESOME!
Disadvantages: Slight 2 player slowdown. No major problems at all though!
Gran turismo? No chance, this will wow the world - Metropolis Street racer has been delayed for a while - 1 whole year infact. But it'll all be worth the wait as this racer will be completely different to ANYTHING you've played before. Forget Gran Turismo 2000 - MSR will be the definitive racing game to grace any console. With hundreds of tracks - all incredibly detailed - and a wealth of beasty sports cars to choose from, and promised online support giving you the chance to win REAL sport cars - if you're good enough at the game that is.
MSR is a very impressive game and, from what I've heard, it's selling like nobody's business the game is massively huge and really shows off the dedication of the Bizarre people at BC. The game has its faults - yes it does, but this are outnumbered by the good points by at least 1000 to 1.
I'm sure you all know this (but just in case), the game is set in 3 real cities! Tokyo, London and San Francisco, and you actually drive in REAL TIME, which is nice.
The graphics are very impressive. Very smooth - now who said the game gives you no sensation of speed? I think it was that Gameplay review - they also said that the lack of a living city (i.e. Pigeons) down graded the game - but to be honest you don't even notice if there are any people or pigeons BECAUSE the game has a fantastic sensation of speed! I bet they only played the game with an above car view - as that makes the game have a much slower feel then when you are right down low close to the road.
However, the two-player mode does suffer from a little slowdown, but it isn't such a big problem, because they game hasn't any graphical glitches or anything like this. The single player mode though has NO slowdown from what I can make out and is just amazing in my view!
There are so many tracks, and these chapter and Kudos ideas are brilliant! I'm only on chapter 1 out of 24 I think, and so I can not tell what the further races and challenges will be like, but I'm glad that you only get 3 cars (and variations of the MX5) at the start because when you reveal a new car you know that you've actually worked hard for it - I've almost got the Vauxhall Astra!
The car details are superb and the fact that you can change the lightness or darkness of your windows - change the roof of the car: hard/soft or no top; change the colour and change the number plate, all make the game 'special'. The music is great and the best tune apart from the Bullet in the gun trailer/advert is definitely the Club Paris song! The radio station is a great inclusion and innovation, and is it not true that you can upload your OWN songs into the CD player? I say this because there seems to be a space where you can put a personal song in. The radio presenters do repeat themselves, but the variations from city to city is superb.
The handling is great in my opinion, the cars feel just right and I can tell the difference between cars, which makes a change! The cars also handle differently in the wet weather too. The engine sounds are very realistic and also vary from car to car, the VX220 makes a lovely growl (in the demo) and my MX5 Miata is very perky.
The game has loads of options; MSR really is a perfectionist's dream game. You can change all the usual stuff like Weather tracks and laps etc, but you also have to choose the type of game you want to play: in Multiplayer you can choose head to head, pursuit, match play, fastest lap wins, fastest section time wins etc. In the single player mode there's the Main Street racing game, quick race, an internet-mode, garage option and much more. I have to say that I don't mind at all if it takes me 5 minutes to set up the race because the way the game is presented is second to none.
With 50 real life sports cars to keep you happy - and don't think they'll be handed to you on a plate because you have to work for the best cars; your driving has to literally reek of skill and style (the essence of burning tyres) in order for you to progress and get more of those all important Kudos.
The game has been conceived beautifully; MSR has broken into the world after 2 and a half years of developement. Buy this game as it is the only one you'll ever need.
There's a very nice intro trailer, which is the same as the advertisement (showing on Monday ITV!) and there's loads of great music in the game to.
Thank you Sega for advertising this game as we all NEED to know how amazing it is, but KEEP advertising! I now can see why MSR has taken so long to complete and develop, because Bizarre Creations have really gone to town with this game. It is, in a word - AWESOME!
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It is already the best, and no others can beat it. It's something different for the racing genre!
You're absolutely right Dan. MSR will be the best racing game, and is, AS I HAVE PLAYED IT!!! Sorry if I misunderstood you. G
Ant.
Also, you deserve to win with that review.
Ant.
Also, you deserve to win with that review.
Dan wrote:
> I didn't say MSR will leave GT3 in a pool of insignificance. I
> said Gran Turismo, I merely stated that I like MSr and that it
> offers something different than the Gran Turismo games and other
> such racers. Sega GT (the game, not the SR member) will offer
> similar gameplay to Gran Turismo 3, and I imagine GT3 will be a
> very good game, but it'll hardly be the greatest racing game in
> terms of innovation, it will build on the previous games'
> strengths and will be better. I do not know how good it'll be, I
> have not said that MSR will be a better game. But listen to this:
> GT3 will have to pretty amazing to better MSR. I know that you,
> Ant, are looking forward to the Playstation 2 and it's games, but
> you'll have to look a little further forward because GT3 won't be
> out for a long while. I guess you'll be having fun on the
> fantastic Ridge Racer 5 at 50hz until GT3 is out!!!
I say forget Gt2000 because it won't exist (now known as GT3) and it won't be here for ages, so get MSR, sit back, and wave goodbye to your social life whilst sriving around trafalgar square at 75mph at 3am....
> I didn't say MSR will leave GT3 in a pool of insignificance. I
> said Gran Turismo, I merely stated that I like MSr and that it
> offers something different than the Gran Turismo games and other
> such racers. Sega GT (the game, not the SR member) will offer
> similar gameplay to Gran Turismo 3, and I imagine GT3 will be a
> very good game, but it'll hardly be the greatest racing game in
> terms of innovation, it will build on the previous games'
> strengths and will be better. I do not know how good it'll be, I
> have not said that MSR will be a better game. But listen to this:
> GT3 will have to pretty amazing to better MSR. I know that you,
> Ant, are looking forward to the Playstation 2 and it's games, but
> you'll have to look a little further forward because GT3 won't be
> out for a long while. I guess you'll be having fun on the
> fantastic Ridge Racer 5 at 50hz until GT3 is out!!!
I say forget Gt2000 because it won't exist (now known as GT3) and it won't be here for ages, so get MSR, sit back, and wave goodbye to your social life whilst sriving around trafalgar square at 75mph at 3am....
I didn't say MSR will leave GT3 in a pool of insignificance. I said Gran Turismo, I merely stated that I like MSr and that it offers something different than the Gran Turismo games and other such racers. Sega GT (the game, not the SR member) will offer similar gameplay to Gran Turismo 3, and I imagine GT3 will be a very good game, but it'll hardly be the greatest racing game in terms of innovation, it will build on the previous games' strengths and will be better. I do not know how good it'll be, I have not said that MSR will be a better game. But listen to this: GT3 will have to pretty amazing to better MSR. I know that you, Ant, are looking forward to the Playstation 2 and it's games, but you'll have to look a little further forward because GT3 won't be out for a long while. I guess you'll be having fun on the fantastic Ridge Racer 5 at 50hz until GT3 is out!!!
Problem is there's no difference in the game except the graphics and new tracks and cars!
No offence, but how do you know GT3 won't be as good?? For a start, yeah, it will look better. Another thing, like GT2 there will be a MASSIVE, and I mean, MASSIVE amount of cars to be chosen from. It has tuned the gameplay and controls so the car drives and reacts just like the real thing!!! You get LOADS of different options, including Rally, Endurance, Arcade, Multiplayer,
Special Event, GT League and more!!! As you go along you will get more money, win better cars, enter harder races, you'll also have to earn your licenses!!! The detail is stupendous, the rays coming form the sun, the rain pouring down, the tiny writing on the cars, everything!!! There are loads of tracks, and more to win on Arcade Mode. The sound of the car's engines has been recorded from the actual cars, so it plays, looks and sounds like the real thing!!!
I can't wait for this game, and like Dan I could say it will leave MSR, F355 and more in a pool of insignificance, but I'm not going to, as I don't know whether it will happen, as do none of you. But I DO know, that this will be one of the BEST racing games ever.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
Special Event, GT League and more!!! As you go along you will get more money, win better cars, enter harder races, you'll also have to earn your licenses!!! The detail is stupendous, the rays coming form the sun, the rain pouring down, the tiny writing on the cars, everything!!! There are loads of tracks, and more to win on Arcade Mode. The sound of the car's engines has been recorded from the actual cars, so it plays, looks and sounds like the real thing!!!
I can't wait for this game, and like Dan I could say it will leave MSR, F355 and more in a pool of insignificance, but I'm not going to, as I don't know whether it will happen, as do none of you. But I DO know, that this will be one of the BEST racing games ever.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
elitesniper wrote:
> Well it would of been nice, if you wrote it in the right place!
OK, so if it's in 'the wrong' place it now isn't 'nice'. Great, I'll put it in to the RIGHT place. Go read it there, no one else will because no one hardly goes there. That's why I put it here, also because it is a very classy game that will (read the original post) be at the forefront of Racing games for a while.
> Well it would of been nice, if you wrote it in the right place!
OK, so if it's in 'the wrong' place it now isn't 'nice'. Great, I'll put it in to the RIGHT place. Go read it there, no one else will because no one hardly goes there. That's why I put it here, also because it is a very classy game that will (read the original post) be at the forefront of Racing games for a while.
'where is he now?' At home on the internet in Leighton Buzzard. Why?
If you're suggesting that I'm posting infrequently then you'd be right, because for the last few weeks I have had a mountain of work, loose ends to tie, and many other time consuming things to do. I used to post all the time, and the Dreamcast forum was a lonely place a few months back with only myself posting.
Dan :)
If you're suggesting that I'm posting infrequently then you'd be right, because for the last few weeks I have had a mountain of work, loose ends to tie, and many other time consuming things to do. I used to post all the time, and the Dreamcast forum was a lonely place a few months back with only myself posting.
Dan :)
Well it would of been nice, if you wrote it in the right place!
I'm writing to help. If I win a game then great, but I have won 2 already, and I don't care if I win or not. You see, MSR is a great game, that makes every other racing game (including F355, Gran Turismo and Le Mans 24) pale into a pool of insignificance. I think that the game should be recognised as a true masterpiece, and I hope that this helps you all. Gran Turismo 3 may well look better when it is released, but MSR is something just a little bit different, and therefore I like it.
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