Motor racing game sequel Grid 2 is 'unmissable'
Codemasters' second instalment of Grid is 'a masterclass in digital motor racing'
What you need to knowThe sequel to the motor racing video game, Race Driver: Grid, has been released in the UK. Grid 2 is developed by independent British game studio Codemasters, known for their Dirt and TOCA motorsport games.
In Grid 2, players race against other clubs across the world to win fans and support for the fictional World Series Racing league with the aim of making it a global event. The game features an array of racing cars spanning four decades, and new real world track locations in California, Miami, Paris, Barcelona and Abu Dhabi.
Gameplay includes standard track racing as well as bespoke challenges such as timed laps to win new cars, endurance challenges and overtaking challenges.
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What the critics like"After four years in the making, Codemasters has produced its purest racing simulation yet," says Felix Atkin in The Guardian. The driving experience is both exhilarating and terrifying. Unmissable.
Grid 2 is "a master class in digital motor racing", says Sebastian Williamson in Empire. The game sports a series of lush environments, a thrilling roster of cars, and great visuals, making it the perfect swansong before the series moves to a new generation of game consoles.
Grid was a hard act to follow, but this sequel delivers "a dazzling package that can proudly take its place among the best racing games of this generation", says Edge Online. Grid 2 has exceptional AI and the most successful and well integrated storyline to date.
What they don't likeIt may have been years in the making, but Grid 2 "lacks the genuine innovation that marked out the original", says 'Mr Pinkerton' in Metro. It's still a great all-round racer, but the lack of cockpit view and Americanised presentation might irritate many British fans.
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