Title: Sure hoped for more.
Review: In brief, a bummer game to have purchased as one of 3 to go with my new console. As others have said, yes, it is pretty, but the gameplay blows. I'm a gamer from the word go, but I couldn't win on the first track in at least 10 tries, the physics are so bad. And if you can't win the first track, you never get to see the rest of the tracks or modes. Control is sketchy, due in no small part to how poorly the developer makes use of the PS2 controller (x button = go, left & right arrows = steering - that's about it - gas is ON or OFF, you're very much just TUUUURNING or your NOT, no finnesse, period - I'd rather play Midtown Madness 2 with my keyboard). The announcer really needs a smack in the mouth, he's so annoying (in his defense, the vapid dialog is what kills the entire voiceover effect). I love driving games, and expected this one to be THE ONE, as it was a top seller on Amazon and listed as a "must have" on ebworld. It was very much NOT the one.
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