Fast forward to 2007. Project Gotham Racing 4 arrives, and I had almost no clue that it had an impending release. I had caught word of the title through a message board post here and there, but really had no expectations for the game at all. Something about motorcycles and a different career progression…nothing really got my interest piqued. Suddenly it was release day, and I contemplated passing on what was once a marquee racing franchise for me, dating back to Metropolis Street Racer on the Sega Dreamcast. I decided to give developer Bizarre Creations one last try, if for no other reason than Project Gotham Racing 2 was probably the game I played on XBox Live more than any other on the original XBox. Was it worth it? Hell yes, it was."
Project Gotham Racing 4 Review (360)
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Project Gotham Racing 4 Review (360)
<img src="http://www.operationsports.com/images/beveledimages/pgr4mp.jpg" vspace="15" hspace="15" ALIGN="left">We have just posted our Project Gotham Racing 4 review. Find out what Terry Crouch had to say about it."In 2005, the XBox 360 launched with one of my most highly anticipated titles: Project Gotham Racing 3. In the days that followed, I felt myself somewhat underwhelmed with the title—mostly because the progression through the game was so similar to previous PGR’s, and the development team had made the decision to focus entirely on supercars like Ferraris and Lamborghinis. It was the first PGR that I didn’t drive all the way to completion, as my interest faded the further I got through the challenges.
Fast forward to 2007. Project Gotham Racing 4 arrives, and I had almost no clue that it had an impending release. I had caught word of the title through a message board post here and there, but really had no expectations for the game at all. Something about motorcycles and a different career progression…nothing really got my interest piqued. Suddenly it was release day, and I contemplated passing on what was once a marquee racing franchise for me, dating back to Metropolis Street Racer on the Sega Dreamcast. I decided to give developer Bizarre Creations one last try, if for no other reason than Project Gotham Racing 2 was probably the game I played on XBox Live more than any other on the original XBox. Was it worth it? Hell yes, it was."Tags: None -
Re: Project Gotham Racing 4 Review (360)
Nice review Terry. You nailed the aspects of the game that drew me back into the series after the disappointment that was PGR3 - the improved handling and physics as well as the better track design. It's a shame more people on my friends list aren't playing it, probably because it doesn't appear all that different from PGR3 on the surface. -
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Great review, Terry!
I'll have to give it a run once it hits the used bin.
:wink:
PS - You should try the Need for Speed Pro Street demo. I know you dug NASCAR 08's gameplay engine and Pro Street uses the same engine.Last edited by RunN1st; 10-24-2007, 02:31 PM."The older I get, the faster I was!"
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Yep agree with everything that you said there. I personally think the graphics on some of the replays have dropped off, on the replays the pop in and the morphing is terrible but during gameplay its absolutely amazing.Comment
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