Great balance between arcade and sim!
Added 10/23/2009
A very solid racer that is just a blast to play... doesn't make you learn a bunch of crap about cars that one might care less about, but isn't nonsensical in nature (ala burnout). The best of both worlds, it's one heck of a ride. Not... a lot of depth due to the nature of it's versatility, but still provides an easy pick up and play experience that very few games can match.
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What have they done?
Added 8/12/2009
What have they done to this game? I've never been a huge racing fan, but R4: Ridge Racer was one of my all time favorite games. It was just crazy fun. Recently, I found Project Gotham 3 in a used bin and I bought it for $4. It ends up that the game was absolutely brilliant. It was just like R4, only better.
So, after beating the game, I immediately ran out and bought PGR 4, and also Forza 2, even though Forza was a different style racing game. Anyway, I put in PGR4, my hands twitching to race at ludicrous speeds once again.
After 2 races, I crashed my motorcycle and came in last. No big deal, I assured myself. It's all about the cars, not the bikes.
I raced three races, on easy difficulty, with a car I was familiar with from PGR3.
I came in last every time. Normally, not being a big race game fan, I'd have excused my lack of winning as a lack of skill. Again, not a huge race fan.
BUT I HAD JUST ANNIHILATED PGR3 ONLY HOURS EARLIER.
How different did it have to be, the perfect racing game? Why even mess with success? I don't know exactly what was tweaked, but it was enough to turn what had been a superb racing game into a complete suckfest. After a few more failed attempts at enjoyment, I LITERALLY THREW THE GAME AWAY.
Good riddance.
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Frustrating and not as good as others in the series
Added 7/7/2009
Wow, what a disappointment! I've loved all of the other PGRs but this one is severely lacking the fun. Picking out cars and navigating through the menus is nothing but frustrating. They had it perfect with PGR3 but completely lost it in this game. Once you pick a car you're stuck with it for the series and you can't replay races like you could in all others in the series. There's also no way to look at tracks to decide which ones you want to race - like everything else seems to be in this game, they're picked for you.
The addition of motorcycles is great, but why would they be racing against cars? IMO, it should be an option on whether you want to race against cars or not when using the motorcycle. I also agree with others that the tracks themselves have entirely too many corners. PGR1 & 2 had great street races with loads of corners but nearly as many or as sharp as this one. It takes all of the fun out of the racing. The addition of weather is nice but it would be even better if you could pick the weather as you go into the race.
PGR is a great series and I hope Microsoft goes back to the system it used in PGR 1-3 if they continue to put these out (and I hope they do). If you're interested in a racing game for the 360, skip this one and get PGR3 instead.
I'll continue to have fun with PGR3, but PGR4 will go back on the shelf to collect dust.
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Frustrating and unsatisfying .
Added 5/19/2009
I really wanted to like this game, but besides from the occasional moment of pure racing bliss, this game is immensely frustrating. First thing I noticed right away was that the turns are way too hard. You almost always are braking real fast just to make the turn and pick up speed. The turns are just so tight. Another thing is the burnouts. It didn't matter what car I had or what I did, it always seemed like I was burning out and it ruined races for me. You mess up once, one time is all it takes, and the race is over for you.
And that's all I found myself doing. The impossible handling with the turns and burnouts WILL ruin the experience for you. I soon felt PGR 4 was too much of an arcade racer, so I picked up Forza Motorsport 2 and am much happier with that. I don't really have a lot of good to say about PGR except that it had it's moments, it just frustrated me because I was playing fine, but the game didn't seem to let up with it's problems. Motorcycles were fun and the weather was kinda cool, though not that big a deal. All I have to say is don't waste your money on this game like I did. There is much more fun to be had elsewhere.
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best racing game ever!
Added 5/15/2009
pgr 4 is a game i rented to see how i liked it and was addicted after the first race. i love this game and will never give it up, unless they come out with a new one of course, online play is easy to do, the game is so realistic, the driving in the game is so realistic. the only minor draw back is extra content ie cars and extra tracks have to be purchased through microsoft, however the game has more than enough cars and tracks for you to race on. the graphics are killer, to top it all off you can ride a bike aswell, some of the fastest street bikes on earth. great game!! i am hard to pleaase when it comes to games, if they suck i get rid of them fast.
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