Need For Speed

Redpyramidhead · Oct 11th, 2002, 01:43 AM

Just got Need For Speed Hot Pursuit II. what an awesome game! I think it gives GT3 a run for its money. It beats Test Drive hands down, IMO (was kinda dissapointed with the overwhelmingly arcadish feel oin TD.) This one isn't totally free of an arcade feel but you can set it to "classic" or "extreme" handling. In Extreme mode the physics are a little more realistic upping the difficulty level and you can push the performance to the max more. Evading the cops is actually fun for a change in a driving game of this type. Now you get more of a feel of the pressure like in the Driver series. I've done reverse 180's and such avoiding the cops, leaving skid marks all over the road.
Anyways...It's still not everything I want in a driving game. Until they combine the speed, physics and licensed vehicles of NFS with the driving physics, insane crashes, and damage models of the Driver series...the perfect driving game has yet to be made. For now, as long as I own both, it's the next best thing. Can't wait for Driver 3, by the way.
What's everyone elses favorite driving/racing games?

Daniel Legge · Oct 11th, 2002, 02:03 PM

i aggree with the bit about the perfect driving game not existing yet. as far as my fav drivin game goes i think possibly toca race driver but its far from perfect.

do u know which is better, burnout 2 or Need for speed

Redpyramidhead · Oct 11th, 2002, 06:33 PM

Well that's a good question...but the answer in my opinion is NFS. I asked a salesperson who had played both originally and the guy convinced me to buy Burnout 2, first, but I got the feeling later he didn't give either of them much more than an hour of play. I did not like it enough to keep it and i traded it in for Need 4 Speed. I guess it kind of depends on your tastes, but NFS has a lot more depth. The lack of crashes is a big loss for me, but in the end I decided Burnout 2 didn't do it for me even with the inclusion of the crashes. I Guess I decided the real licensed cars were more of a reason to own a driving game than the crashes in Burnout which really aren't quite as spectacular as the box claims. PLus, the physics in NFS feel more real. I may be biased, though, as playing NFS gives me kind of a nostalgic feeling. I remember playing the first one and drooling way back in the day.

_RED_ stuff

merylsilverburg · Oct 11th, 2002, 08:24 PM

Sorry, I just wanted to say that this thread should belong in the Sports forum since it's Need for Speed and it's the racing genre....

Daniel Legge · Oct 12th, 2002, 02:42 AM

Thanks for that Redpyramidhead, i think i will probably get need for speed then. I was probably gonna get it anyway i was just wondering what somebody else thought of it first. Thing is i still got to wait for it to be released.

Redpyramidhead · Oct 13th, 2002, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by merylsilverburg
Sorry, I just wanted to say that this thread should belong in the Sports forum since it's Need for Speed and it's the racing genre....

Somebody had told me before that Driving games were filed under action/adventure, but now that i've read the header under the sports forum more closely...well woops my bad.

Oct 11th, 2002, 01:43 AM	#1
Redpyramidhead pazparacolombia Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Restless dreams... Age: 43 Posts: 2,002	Need For Speed Just got Need For Speed Hot Pursuit II. what an awesome game! I think it gives GT3 a run for its money. It beats Test Drive hands down, IMO (was kinda dissapointed with the overwhelmingly arcadish feel oin TD.) This one isn't totally free of an arcade feel but you can set it to "classic" or "extreme" handling. In Extreme mode the physics are a little more realistic upping the difficulty level and you can push the performance to the max more. Evading the cops is actually fun for a change in a driving game of this type. Now you get more of a feel of the pressure like in the Driver series. I've done reverse 180's and such avoiding the cops, leaving skid marks all over the road. Anyways...It's still not everything I want in a driving game. Until they combine the speed, physics and licensed vehicles of NFS with the driving physics, insane crashes, and damage models of the Driver series...the perfect driving game has yet to be made. For now, as long as I own both, it's the next best thing. Can't wait for Driver 3, by the way. What's everyone elses favorite driving/racing games? __________________ "..loathsome laughing, mixed with such a cry as no man has heard save for in the phlegathon of unrelatable nightmares; a cry wherein reverberated the horror and anguish of a haunted lifetime packed into one atrocious moment..."

Oct 11th, 2002, 02:03 PM	#2
Daniel Legge Dark Horse Joined: Jul 2002 Location: England Age: 36 Posts: 399	i aggree with the bit about the perfect driving game not existing yet. as far as my fav drivin game goes i think possibly toca race driver but its far from perfect. do u know which is better, burnout 2 or Need for speed __________________ The true master only engages the worthy opponent!

Oct 11th, 2002, 06:33 PM	#3
Redpyramidhead pazparacolombia Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Restless dreams... Age: 43 Posts: 2,002	NFS or Burnout 2? Well that's a good question...but the answer in my opinion is NFS. I asked a salesperson who had played both originally and the guy convinced me to buy Burnout 2, first, but I got the feeling later he didn't give either of them much more than an hour of play. I did not like it enough to keep it and i traded it in for Need 4 Speed. I guess it kind of depends on your tastes, but NFS has a lot more depth. The lack of crashes is a big loss for me, but in the end I decided Burnout 2 didn't do it for me even with the inclusion of the crashes. I Guess I decided the real licensed cars were more of a reason to own a driving game than the crashes in Burnout which really aren't quite as spectacular as the box claims. PLus, the physics in NFS feel more real. I may be biased, though, as playing NFS gives me kind of a nostalgic feeling. I remember playing the first one and drooling way back in the day. _RED_ stuff __________________ "..loathsome laughing, mixed with such a cry as no man has heard save for in the phlegathon of unrelatable nightmares; a cry wherein reverberated the horror and anguish of a haunted lifetime packed into one atrocious moment..."

Oct 11th, 2002, 08:24 PM	#4
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	Sorry, I just wanted to say that this thread should belong in the Sports forum since it's Need for Speed and it's the racing genre.... __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help

Oct 12th, 2002, 02:42 AM	#5
Daniel Legge Dark Horse Joined: Jul 2002 Location: England Age: 36 Posts: 399	Thanks for that Redpyramidhead, i think i will probably get need for speed then. I was probably gonna get it anyway i was just wondering what somebody else thought of it first. Thing is i still got to wait for it to be released. __________________ The true master only engages the worthy opponent!

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