The game also has plenty of tracks and four weather settings so things don’t seem very repetitive.īeing an entirely free game, there is the now common in-app payment built-into the game. The AI driver difficult is set so that it is not extremely easy to beat but offers enough challenge to make you put in some effort if you want to reach the podium. Thankfully, the game is fun enough to not make this a chore. You will be playing a lot of levels and earning a lot of cash before you are able to afford more expensive cars. In terms of cars, as usual you start from humble beginnings and the game makes you work hard to get to the more expensive cars. GT Racing 2 comes with a wealth of tracks and cars to choose from.

GT Racing 2 straddles the line between a casual racer and a serious simulation racer, which makes it easy enough for casual gamers and offer a bit more depth than your average arcade racing game. The thing about simulation racers is that although they are great for those who know their cars, they can be a bit difficult to manage for casual gamers and it takes a lot of effort to be able to even keep the car going straight on the road. Driving into a wall at 200mph feels like colliding with a pillow with the broken window the only indication of something gone wrong.īut is it fun? Definitely.

The damage is only visual and has no effect on the performance, there is no option to tune vehicle performance save for upgrading it with a handful of preset parts and the vehicle physics aren’t exactly accurate and closer to arcade racing. And now we have GT Racing 2.Ĭontrary to what Gameloft says, GT Racing 2 is not a proper simulation racer. Some examples would be Need for Speed: Shift series or GRID series. Although marketed as proper simulation racers, these games often lack the accurate physics and the breadth of vehicle customization options found on proper simulation racers. Over the past few years, there has been another genre of pseudo-simulation racing games that has come into existence. Over the course of time, some elements have been transferred over the two genres but simulation racing continues to be where those who are serious about their cars beeline. It involves racing on the track instead of on the streets and uses more realistic physics and vehicle dynamics, along with finer vehicle tuning options for a more realistic gameplay experience. For those not familiar with it, simulation racing is the more grown up, serious sibling of the standard arcade racing genre.

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