supercar video games

[red240ne]

I'm planning on buying a ps2 game pretty soon, and I have narrowed it down to 2 games. Supercar Street Challenge and the ever-popular Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. I've personally played HP 2, and the driving is almost as realistic and exciting as playing GT3. I've never played The Supercar game, but have read many great reviews about it. The part that appeals to me the most is that you can create your own supercar. With all things considered I will most likely pick Hot Pursuit 2, along with the rest of the crowd. But, I was wondering if anyone had personal experience with these games, and can compare them.

P.S.-has anyone ever figured out why they have a 7th gear in the settings on GT3?? I bet that's a question K Car can't answer.

[red240ne]

Bump..I know I'm not the only one here who plays PS2. Crawl out of your holes guys.

[tnpartsguy]

7th Gear is for the Speed 12, and I THINK one of the racing Nissan or Toyota's; the GT-One, or the R390GT1, I can't remeber. I have tried other racing games, and have found NOTHING that comes close to the Gran Turismo Series. I am a moderator of 2 GT groups on Yahell, currently someone else is doing the daily work, but I ran the GT2 board for about 2 yrs. GT2USA, and GT3challenges.

[NiSilS14]

i tried supercar street challenge. its ok but it seems something is lacking in that game, but i like u get to design ur own car. havent tried NFS yet but i heard good news about it.

[red240ne]

7th Gear is for the Speed 12, and I THINK one of the racing Nissan or Toyota's; the GT-One, or the R390GT1,

No, the Speed 12 has 6 gears, GT-One has 6 gears, and R390 has 6 gears. I own all of them.

[bp2ooo]

wait till auto mobelissta comes out or what evere its called. Will be playable online, shell shaded. Upgradedable cars with perfromance parts from real companies, like hks, greddy, toyo tires, ect. I cant wait to get that game.

[Dano]

that sounds sweet...is it for PS2?

-Dan

[Eternal_Reign]

Get Gran Turismo 3...

Its only 20 bucks and it blows every other PS2 racing game out of the water.

[nametakennow]

Yes, Auto Modellista is for PS2, a friend of mine is in the open beta test, I may be raiding his house soon...

[red240ne]

Get Gran Turismo 3...

Its only 20 bucks and it blows every other PS2 racing game out of the water.

Until, of course, the release of Gran Turismo 4.

[bp2ooo]

from what i have saw gt4 will be the best racing game. Period. Im sure me and my friends will spend coutless hours playing it, instead of doing more productive stuff, but hey its fun. But i cant wait a year, so automobellista will hold me over untill then. It should be released early march.

[wingzero]

Yeah, I don't think any other racing game to date will ever come close to the GT series, I got a bootleg copy of GT Concept over the summer, more of an extension of GT3, but still awesome. But Auto modelista looks like it might be a pretty good contender. I think it's all japanese cars, the cel-shading is a really nice look, and the customization level is supposed to be even greater than GT3, which is saying a lot. I guess it'll come down to the physics of the game, I think its coming out this spring. Can't wait !

[specialkonrd]

you cna already have auto modelista if you're well hooked up and haev a mod chip

[wingzero]

Gotta wait till summer to go down to Jordan and pick up all my bootleg games, its a gamers paradise, games are like 3 bucks and you get all the games that haven't come out here yet, plus some from the european market that you'd never see over here.

[red240ne]

Jordan? like, the Africa Jordan?

[red240ne]

Yea, Auto Modellista will be sweet, because you can play online. The first racing video game that you will be able to play online. I wonder if they have 240's in that game? I know they have some Nissan's.

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[not_a_porsche]

I'm planning on buying a ps2 game pretty soon, and I have narrowed it down to 2 games. Supercar Street Challenge and the ever-popular Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. I've personally played HP 2, and the driving is almost as realistic and exciting as playing GT3. I've never played The Supercar game, but have read many great reviews about it. The part that appeals to me the most is that you can create your own supercar. With all things considered I will most likely pick Hot Pursuit 2, along with the rest of the crowd. But, I was wondering if anyone had personal experience with these games, and can compare them.

P.S.-has anyone ever figured out why they have a 7th gear in the settings on GT3?? I bet that's a question K Car can't answer.

Go with GT3, and get the logitech wheel & pedals. There are racing schools that use Laguna Seca as a training aid and they report differences of around 1 second between the game lap times and the real lap times. I don't know which car they use but it as close as they can get to their real cars.

I believe the 7th gear is used on one of the Formula 1 cars, either the F094 or the F096. Perhaps the Pagani Zonda.

[red240ne]

Go with GT3, and get the logitech wheel & pedals. There are racing schools that use Laguna Seca as a training aid and they report differences of around 1 second between the game lap times and the real lap times. I don't know which car they use but it as close as they can get to their real cars.

I believe the 7th gear is used on one of the Formula 1 cars, either the F094 or the F096. Perhaps the Pagani Zonda.

Yea, I've had GT3 for a long time now. I've always wanted the racing wheel, but it's 100 bucks. You might as well buy 2 games. None of the F1 cars have 7 gears, and neither does the Zonda. F1 cars have 7 gears in real life though.

[240dreamer]

Then what car does have 7 gears??? Someone has got to answer this one once and for all....lol

[Tino]

The new enzo does I think

[Rockenreno]

Yea, I've had GT3 for a long time now. I've always wanted the racing wheel, but it's 100 bucks.

$45 here

I was going to buy it but then I read this review and it deterred me. Apparently you can only brake at 75% and downshift once while turning (read the responses)! Can anyone confirm/refute these claims? I really want a racing wheel, but not if I am going to have trouble braking and shifting...

[not_a_porsche]

$45 here

I was going to buy it but then I read this review and it deterred me. Apparently you can only brake at 75% and downshift once while turning (read the responses)! Can anyone confirm/refute these claims? I really want a racing wheel, but not if I am going to have trouble braking and shifting...

He's testing it on a PC.

I do not have the braking problem. During the replay my braking indicator goes to 100% and does not behave as he describes. As far as the downshifting problem, it only happens at full lock and only if force feedback in enabled.

To avoid this, you could (A)Turn off force feedback, or (B)Learn how to drive correctly. Ideally you should be in the correct gear before you enter the corner.

Neither of these issues seems to be a problem for me but the advantages of following your line much more closely and smoothely makes it much better than the hand controller for me.

[tnpartsguy]

OK, here is the correct answer. 7 speed gear box cars in GT3 = NONE. Their were a few in GT2 (Subaru Pleo, Viper GT-S, ect) but NONE in GT3. Looks like the 7th gear setup was leftover from GT2.

Oh, and I have heard from a few people that have Japan Ver PS2's that AM looks great, but gameplay isn't that great...the cel animation makes the game pretty, but it just doesn't play like the GT series......come on GT4, be as good as GT2, but as good looking as GT3!! And take the damn oil changes off.

[BB Turbo]

I have GT3 for a little over a year now, and it is still the best car game out there period. But, Auto Modellista will be coming out in 2 months and GT4 is expected to come during the 4th quarter of this year. And if you guys havent played Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero, I would buy that, and thats only 17$, or wait until the end of this year and get Street Racing Syndicate, or wait till summer and import a game from Japan named Drift Champ, which by the way, that is a game i have been wanting for quite some time now, and by the name , you know what that game is all about, Midnight Club II is due out in Febraury last time I checked. I would gor with Hot Pursuit 2 though, I heard it was good, well, theres my 2 cents.

[red240ne]

Sounds like this year will be a lot better than last year then. Last year was worthless for racing games.

[Rockenreno]

I do not have the braking problem. During the replay my braking indicator goes to 100% and does not behave as he describes. As far as the downshifting problem, it only happens at full lock and only if force feedback in enabled.

To avoid this, you could (A)Turn off force feedback, or (B)Learn how to drive correctly. Ideally you should be in the correct gear before you enter the corner.

Neither of these issues seems to be a problem for me but the advantages of following your line much more closely and smoothely makes it much better than the hand controller for me.

This is good info to know. By full lock do you mean turned all the way? Or is it a problem no matter how far turned you are? I took it as meaning that if you were turning at all the problem occurred. Looks like I may just have to get this wheel after all.

[not_a_porsche]

This is good info to know. By full lock do you mean turned all the way? Or is it a problem no matter how far turned you are? I took it as meaning that if you were turning at all the problem occurred. Looks like I may just have to get this wheel after all.

Hmmmmm, if my memory serves me correctly the most accurate phrase would be "turning past 3/4 turn" causes it to not downshift.

Like I said, I run it with ForceFeedback turned off so this isn't an isuue.

Also, the problem is nonexistent if you run in autmatic mode.

Another issue is the camera control buttons (that are normally L2 & R2 I think), do nothing. The buttons exist on the wheel but they don't work. You can still use the hand controller if you really want to change alngles.

There is no doubt that GT4 will bring a few new controllers to the market so if you can wait til the end of the year it might be worthwhile to wait.

[TropicalJewel]

I got Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero for Christmas and I have been playing it almost non-stop since then. GT3 has better graphics and all but this is the game that has me hooked at the moment. Has anyone else tried it or heard of it? It is for the PS2 and I don't think it is a recent game. Has lots of 240's in it to modify. Anyhow it is lots of fun for me and keeps me outta trouble (most of the time). =) So far the only American car in it that I have come across is the Dodge Viper. You also get the police harassing you and giving you tickets for speeding.

Monique

[Eternal_Reign]

GT3 has the racing down to physics. No other game out there right now can match that.

[crypt2k]

just wait for auto modellista come out in a month or two and like someone said b4 it's ONLINE for the ps2.