

Once you finish the career and free roam, there doesn't seem much to keep you coming back for more. Most of the cars sound like my neighbor's leaf blower. With the focus on the visual, it seems that less time was spent on the sound effects. There are a wide variety of locations and tracks, and the vehicles available are replicas of real-world cars that are easily recognizable. It becomes even more difficult when you add in the variation of terrain, weather conditions and time of day.

It's quite challenging (and somewhat frustrating) to get the balance of gas and brake when making your turns. It sort of reminded me of playing with my TYCO slot car sets back in the day and that's not completely a bad thing. Personally, I enjoy rally racing for its grit and sense of danger which I feel was non-existent. Unfortunately, I think this mix takes away from the rally racing experience. "More slot car racing than rally racing." From the creative team that brought you Absolute Drift, this racer attempts to make a unique blend "More slot car racing than rally racing." From the creative team that brought you Absolute Drift, this racer attempts to make a unique blend of rally racing with an "animated" art feel from a bird's eye perspective. The humanoid figures crowding the corners can get annoying. What a charming idea! It kept me glued to the game! Pros: Gameplay, physics, graphics and soundtrack are all great! Cons: No pace notes/callouts for the purists. I absolutely love the way you progress per year in career mode. While the tracks were repetitive, it's hard to remember them as there are so many variations of the tracks. This is the first racing game in a long long time where I finished all of the career mode races. Sure you can grind leaderboards and flex all you want but this game from top to bottom just has a little bit of everything to keep me entertained. The game is just FUN to play! Rally racing is typically the more stressful of motorsports and this game is just simply relaxing by design. The game is just FUN to This game has a vibe.
