Customer Reviews

SRS-Street Racing Syndicate

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Stree Racing Syndicate. This is defintely the best Street Racing game that has ever hit game consoles. You can rome around and do basically anything you want to. Trick out over 40 cars, Race for some girls,cash and better yet your opponents wheels. The only hing that is a downfall is how the car gets damaged. It's way better than Need For Speed Underground's (NFSU) and it also makes it very realistic, don't get me wong. But it makes the gameplay go down, because you hve to take money and go repair it. If you do not then your Horse power as well as overall car performance will go down.And car repairs can range from $189- $6,000. Overall I give this game a 4.999, only being downplayed because of the damage. If you are a true Street Racer or gmer. You would DEF-INI-TELY get this game.

As someone who's not a big fan of the racing genre and has mostly stuck to the "Ridge Racer" series for racing excitment, there was really only one thing that drew me to this title - the women. There's something politically incorrect yet disturbingly appealing and addictive about winning shallow women through fast racing, then keeping them in a warehouse and making them dance for you. If you're a male gamer, you probably know what I'm talking about. Thankfully, Street Racing Syndicate has enough racing goodness to make collecting these women rather fun.

This isn't a standout racer in any way - the graphics are above average and pretty, yet you don't have to look too far to see something prettier. The lack of speed is probably what will turn off most hardcore racers - it's fast, but nothing impressive. Still the cars handle well, and the tracks are laid out on an open-ended city that can be explored. Another part of the game is all about upgrades and customization in the garage - you won't be unlocking an insane amount of cars, but it's fun to add some personalization and try out different parts to see what works best.

Really, the only nitpicks I have with the game are the menu text and save system. The text is a bit difficult to read in places, and the auto-save isn't explicit about when it actually saves: I'm presuming it saves after major races and events are cleared, but some indicator would've been appreciated. To conclude, if you're a better person than me and have passed that point in your life where collecting shallow girls has appeal, try another game. If you're a hardcore racing gamer, this probably isn't your title either. But if you're a novice who enjoys the occasional race and would like to build your own import harem, Street Racing Syndicate is the game to own.

I bought this game for my Gamecube after finishing Need for speed most wanted. I was looking for another good racing game. I read a few reviews and figured I would give this one a try.

I bought the game, brought it home, and started playing. I only played for about 5 minutes before I was so disgusted that I immediatley shut it off. I could not believe they charged me money for a game this retarded.

When you first start up the game, you'll here the Pole Position theme from the Atari game systems. I know that makes me sound really old, but that is the best comparison I can think of for this game. Take the old pole position game, change the cars from indy cars to rice burners, and update the scenery to look somewhat like a city, and you've got SRS racing.

The handling is horrible.(Pole Position)
The graphics are nothing to shout about.
The parts selection is slim.
Why didn't anyone warn me about this game before I wasted hard earned money on it.

In conclusion, save your money for a game that is worth it, unless you think 1970's video game technology is worth it. Even if you do, go buy one of the $15 plug and play joysticks from walmart to get a better quality game.

the closest competitor to the street racing syndicate game would have to be the need for speed underground series
however, this is no game for the younger younger generation
shallow girls, dancing bods, etc.
altough the modifications seem much more realistic than the Need for Speed Underground series (which actually are also all real parts) the level of customization is completely different.
SRS also has an advantage over NFSU with its real based damage and repair costs along with a tricky dyno that can be hard to use and benefit from if not completely knowledgeable about its function
however, need for speed underground easily beats out SRS in the racing experience
SRS has extremely extremely loose physics, tapping the control stick a little too hard results in an unwanted drift or slide
in the end, the pure winner would have to be NFSU

I fell in love with Need For Speed Underground (NFSU) when it came out. At first I decided not to buy SRS because several online reviewers didn't think it was as good as NFSU. When NFSU2 came out I was one of the first to buy the game. Unfortunately, NFSU2 didn't live up to my expectations. Both NFSU and NFSU2 are great street racing games, but they lacked some of the "flare" that I expected from "Underground" street racing. I finally decided to buy SRS because I figured it couldn't be that much more of a let down than NFSU2. I was surprised to find that SRS is in my opinion the BEST street racing game currently on the market (as of the end of 2004). If you want a street racing game (and you are a teen or adult gamer) you MUST get this game!

I rented this game and thought it was great then it got a little boring then a little more fun.Once you get the hang of this game it is great.But here's the frustrating part when you get a car at the begining if you sell and think you get your money back go for it.You wont get your money back but if you buy a new car you'll end up with barely enough money.
So take my tips dont buy a new car and dont sell. If you follow these tips this game is great.

this game sounds great reading the features and stuff, but i was highly dissapointed. need for speed underground is so much better, and i can't wait for underground 2 to come out in november. just buy underground if you want a good racing game, and then get 2 in november.