Customer Reviews

Top Gear Dare Devil

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

Honestly, this is a well-made game, rock solid gameplay, interesting intro, quality graphics, easy premise, but eventually you'll have to PLAY the game, and that's about the time that you'll be nodding off.

It's similar to Crazy Taxi in that you have a certain amount of time to complete your task (collecting coins) and you get points for creatively slamming into other cars and various scenery. The cars handle like Midnight Club, which means "not that well" but eventually you will learn to simply brake going into the corners.

The rest of the reviewers are right when they say there isn't a lot of slam-bang action and stunts. It's basically puttering around town collecting coins, clocks to extend your time, and nitro boosts. 4 different cities, multiple objectives within those cities, a bunch of different smaller cars, and that's the entire story.

If you aren't expecting much, it's a winner.

This was the 2nd PS2 game I'd purchased, and I bought it because it looked fun on the back. Unfortunately, it was incredibly boring and I haven't bothered with it much since the first day of getting it home. You start off with ONE car (though they boast of 20 something you can choose from), and it has no speed or handling whatsoever. You do have a free-roam choice so you can scope out the town, but even that becomes tedious after a while. With nothing to do but hit other cars or the occasional outdoor table and chairs, the game gets boring. Fortunately, I purchased Spy Hunter later so I could get a really good driving game. If you have a choice of driving games, then avoid this one at all costs...if someone gives it to you as a gift...well, just trade it in on a good game.

I rented this game because they didn't have atv and i wanted a 2 player racing game. The graphics are average but the controls and the objectives are the worst i have ever seen in a video game. I swear the car absolutely will not turn until you're almost at a wall and by then its too late. If you try to brake and turn your car comes to a complete halt. And all you did is drive around and get coins. WHOOOPEEE!!!!!

Many reviews have compared this game to the Sega Dreamcast game Crazy Taxi. Well, it just doesn't compare. I played Crazy Taxi in the arcades (London-Sega World) for the last several years, and LOVED it. So, I bought Top Gear Dare Devil for the PS2. While the gameplay is not bad, it just didn't live up to my expectations. Run around town is different British type cars and pick up tokens. When you get enough and get to the rally point you get to move on to other areas, and eventually other cars. If you are looking for great racing action for the PS2 I would recommend games such as Formula 1 2000 Ridge Racer V

I compare this game more with Smugglers Run, just more of a street racing game than an off road game like SR. Also, this game is TOTALLY different than Midnight Club--although on paper many of the concepts look similar, they are two completly different racing games.

Happy Motoring!!

First off...It was one of those, "Looks interesting, I'll give it a shot..." kinda game purchases. I really could have put that [money] to better use, because this game turned into an expensive coaster for my beer. Its got some nice graphics, but the game play is annoying as all hell. Good luck making a sharp turn in that British bug-looking auto...
Certainly not worth the money. This game is a lost cause. Go buy Grand Theft Auto 3...if you already haven't =)

My friends and I recently rented this game, thinking it would be kinda fun. But we were definately let down. The silly little British cars were ok at first, but after awhile I was getting annoyed with driving them and looking at them. The graphics were pretty nice, but trying to control the cars was a nightmare! Even the first car, which is slow as hell, was sliding all over the place when I tried to turn corners. Also, the game is pretty pointless. You drive around picking up coins to unlock new cities to drive in and new cars, and there is absolutely no 'dare devil' aspect in this game at all! Hell, there's no 'top gear' aspect either, because the cars all maybe 50 MPH tops. The only cool thing was bashing through windows and stuff with the car, but that got old after about five times. This game is maybe decent enough for a rental, but is most certainly not worth the cost of purchasing it!

This game is by far the worst game I have ever played. It was by far the worst game I have ever played. I would go to my storage and dig out my old Atari before I ever consider playing this game again. To repeat what others have said, the driving control is absolutely ridiculous. Racing games, for the most part, tend to exaggerate the physics of driving, but I have never seen a game that made them worse. On top of that, the purpose was altogether non-existent. Who wants to run around a small section of town crashing into buildings and picking up coins along the way? COINS!!! Please do not buy this game... I don't want to see a Maury Povich show about people who bought this game and then killed themselves.

Looks great, but plays like Pac Man without the blue meanies. Basically, you drive collecting coins. That is it. The cars are very slow and the lack of excitement is enhanced by the lame music. Save your money or buy Smugler's Run instead. You will thank me.

Maybe it's not Nascar Rumble or Gran Turismo 3...but, my kids and I had a great time with the multi-user games (coin grab & bomb grab). We had rented the game, but I will definately buy it. It was fun for the whole family.

This game was ok. The graphics were great But time ran out very fast.The game was not very fun with one car and one track. Don't buy it.