Project Gotham Racing 4

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Product Features

• Dynamic weather system - Now racing through a track can mean facing an unexpected rain storm or snow flurries in the middle of a race, resulting in changing physics on a wet or icy surface.
• 10 Racing Locations - Speed through exotic backgrounds, from Shanghai to St. Petersburg.
• Flair and driving style - Pass your opponent at full speed as you pump your fists and exhibit more emotion as you earn recognition with the revised
• Kudos system. With Kudos, the new A.I. personalities will able to perform bold new driving maneuvers as they race side by side with other drivers.
• Iconic cars - New vehicles are lined up and ready to be driven, including the 2004 TVR Sagaris, 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, 2005 Vanwall GPR V12, 1993 Toyota Supra Turbo, 2005 Gumpert Apollo, 1997 Panoz GTR-1 Coupe, 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, and 1957 Maserati 250F.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000UKZ20S
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.6 x 0.3 inches ; 4.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 2, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #932 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

Product Description
Right from the starting line, Project Gotham Racing 4 creates an emotionally-charged racing experience, where you become attached to your careers, profiles, and vehicles. There are several new features that embody this emotional experience, the most significant being the new career mode. Get ready to be rewarded with a growing fanbase that cheers you on, reacts to your every move, and supports you through victory. Just imagine hearing the roar of the crowd as you cross the finish line with your own style and flair. ESRB rated E for Everyone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My kind of racing game, March 11, 2008

By	J. Richuso (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Some racing games are a little too sim for me, like Gran Turismo and Forza. I don't care about adjusting gear ratios.

Some racing games are a little too arcade for me, like Burnout.

Some racing games just aren't my style, like the NFS street racing games of the last few years. I don't want to lower my car and get a huge wing on my Eclipse.

I still enjoy those racing games, but for me, PGR 4 (and PGR 3) is a perfect combination of simulation and arcade racing. The feel is "sim" enough to require a lot of practice to get really good, but forgiving enough to be fun from the start. The graphics are fantastic, the online play is great, and even the music is diverse and entertaining.

Also, You can drive amazing cars from the beginning, unlike GT, Forza, and NFS. I don't like being stuck with a Mazda Miata for the first few days. I see a lot of Miata's in real life. This is a videogame. I want to drive a Ferrari.

Get this game if you're looking for a great all-around racing game.

37 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Worst of the Series, October 25, 2007

By	AG - See all my reviews

Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

I waited months for this game, and it was time wasted.
Nowhere does this game compare to PGR2 or PGR3.
PGR2 was groundbreaking and was quite the competion when Gran Turismo was at the top of the charts. PGR3 looked great and had all the fancy cars, but it lacked the attention to detail that the previous game had. This was probably due to the fact that Microsoft was pushing to get the game released simulataneously with the Xbox 360 launch. The game suffered because of it. Nonetheless, it was a much better game than this one.

Many of the gaming world was hoping that PGR4 would be the next-gen level of racing.
There are too many things to cover for this short review, but I will mention a few that really made it a downer for me.

First of all, the biggest problem of the game is that they have completely destroyed "Career Mode". It plays more like an arcade racer, and you don't have any opportunities to retry tracks that you have not done well on. If you got 4th place...well "sorry" next event. It loses the excitement about the game and you wind up playing Arcade mode instead.

Another problem with the game is the way they have packaged the car buying process. Instead of going to the dealers, looking at cars, driving them, etc. You buy what I like to think of as "Hot Wheels" car packs where you dump all your Kudos into a bunch of cars that you may not really want.

Also, the addition of motorcycles really doesn't do anything for the game. It adds a useless gimmick that doesn't really improve the gameplay. It kind of feels like an after thought that ultimately makes the rest of the game suffer as well.

The design of the game is "ok". Definitely not the best I've seen. The cars don't look as good as "Forza Motorsport 2". Forza looks and handles great, but it lacks the "fun" that Gotham once had. The only thing that does look very nice is the city renderings. They do have a very photo realistic feel to them.

So, unless you want to drive slowly in Tokyo to look at the neon signs. I would stay away from this racer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well done game, different from what I'm used to, March 22, 2009

By	Nick (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

I've played a lot of racing games through the years, but this is my first time playing the PGR series. My favorite series are Mario Kart and Burnout. This game plays very differently, with an emphasis on very tight, difficult turns. I've always slowed down on turns when necessary, but this game takes it to an extreme. The races are won on your ability to handle sharp corners.

The graphics are beautiful, and handling in snow feels like you're driving in snow. The weather aspect feels all too realistic.