Boring with a capital 'B'
Races not only require you to reach the finishing line in first place, but your success is also measured by a health bar, called the spirit meter. Crashing into obstacles, other drivers, or lagging behind your opponent will result in the spirit meter dropping, if the bar hits empty its game over!
We ploughed through this game as much as possible hoping that something would change, but there’s a severe lack of atmosphere and style to the game. In an attempt to spice up the dull action we did try crashing our car to see if that would get our blood flowing, but it didn’t. It’s not awful, but there’s too much competition from the likes of Need for Speed Carbon and Forza Motorsport 2 to warrant purchasing this title. If you enjoy customising your car, however, you’ll probably wet your pants with excitement.
Click for larger imagePros
Loads of customisation options
Replays aren't bad
Cons
Racing feels too slow and awkward
Race tracks are boring
Lacks style and atmosphere
Remind us never to take to take a spin around Tokyo…
