Driving is an art ...!

I want to break a stinkin 'lance for the game.
Here much is yes gemosert fact that the steering spongy and the enemy AI is too strong. Nevertheless, I bought the game ... and not regret it!

I drive with FFB Steering Wheel and the highest difficulty level. As only luxury I allow myself the ideal line. Which is always helpful when you again set off after a week or two behind the steering wheel's and no longer really knows where the braking point was. At first, I'm still down with automatic, since one of the rest also will prompt enough. But now I turn my hand. One knows Track and Car and should improve his times turn to themselves. The automatic turning too often in the basement.

So the car. The faster you go ... - it really begins to get restless and you have to work constantly to keep it on the track to. Yes and ...?!?
Ok, I myself have not been in a race car, but with a certain limited knowledge of physics should a be clear that you do not go on rails at 180 km / h or faster.

Maybe a tip for those who have an eye on the game or all the frustrated - Begin with a halfway normal car, looking you from a distance and then drive her (best without opponents) until you drop, until ye dominates even in his sleep. Only now a race maybe 10 rounds with opponents who have the same vehicle. You will notice that there is a difference, to drive fast laps alone, or struggling in the field to positions. Be patient and watch where you are faster to use than your opponents and then attempts this advantage.

If you are then able ride in the middle of the field, the game is only really fun. And you will also notice that the AI ​​is not absolutely overpowering. If you set the front man under pressure, he makes sometimes a mistake.
Always nice Allow Anyway back the "door"!
I have it now in Spa with a 8 lap race at # 1 managed. Of course, after tens of experiments. In any case, it makes übelst fun!

A small example of the simulation character of the game:

Spa Francorchamps - my favorite track - is run with Audi S3 - 15 opponents, all selbes vehicle.
Then it's the Eau Rouge up the first time and I have great difficulty to stay on track and the first four S3 to pass me. On the way I've always to be too slow in the corners feel. And I've been driving on the limit, but I lose place to place.

Towards the end of the race, now I drove in 12th place, I noticed something on quite entscheidenes. All competitors had, unlike me, a rear spoiler!
That got me thinking, of course, and I've quickly assembled a still's car for next race. Lo and behold, the Eau Rouge was to master and at the end came out 5th place.

As for the AI, I can see no overreaching the opponents. At the Nürburgring it is more the case that you often frightened when in front of a suddenly a cloud of dust and "park" in the car. When accelerating wags one or the other sometimes with the tail, or it goes straight into the green. When I went off close enough and have the better line, I come over.
This is motor racing!

Apropos Nürburgring. I drove myself once on the Nordschleife two weeks ago. If my poor car as traveling at about 160 km / h through a sink and one is pressed into the seat and at the next summit has to feel a brief moment to be weightless ... it was an experience and it should at any time have made to a bit of it with zubekommen how his car works and what racing is really called.
But never forget this, it is not a game!

In the game you get these forces also conveys. Of course, the "ass feeling" is missing, but you can tell in the valley the pressure on the steering and at the summit have been short the feeling of floating in the air and no longer has control to have, to a gravity runterholt back on the road ,

During the race it is often tidy to the point, but the AI ​​holds back and in my opinion is not taken advantage of. Of course, it takes some practice to keep at an aggressive overtaking move or bump the car under control, but it is and chances are 50/50 that you will be the loser and forward.
One should always remember that in the other car racers sit that well ride so. When we come to the amateur racer, our ride for the opponent is difficult to assess, and then there is inevitably fender benders.

In "Race Driver 3" you got warnings or penalties during the race, if one is not driven compliant.
Kamikaze is not popular even with "Shift 2". Generally, I think it's better if in a race driving skills and not a soft-focus AI routine decides. That you only have a chance if you are constantly moved his car to the limit, it is clear. Who here makes the fewest mistakes wins. The feeling unfair - well, look at the race on TV ...

Technically the game with me without any problems. However, I play with the latest PS3, Bj. 2011 K-Model 320GB, CECH-30004B.
The sound is on an A / V receiver just awesome and who has time to look out the side-slip - the graphics are great too. Realistically, even if one of the troubled front man muck accommodates and slams against the windscreen.
The bonus system (XP) is a nice touch. One can thus collect money, unlock events and you get a car paid.

What I do not like that you can only drive with online code online. I have not fact. Whoever wants to can buy a new one.
Also, I find the career mode is not so great, because you constantly have to drive different cars and rumärgert each again because you do not know the new car and the track.

But you can stop in the mode "Quick" with one and the same car driving on many routes race. This allows the car any time any rebuilding / tune and then get back on track.

Long story short ... be patient! For all those who want to race, no matter what car, it will be worth it. There is no arcade racer! More like a simulation, but also down allows air. Driving course you have to or want to learn. And if not, there are still "Klaus' Kart" for PS3. ; O)

For those who just want to drive huge, clean highly tuned cars, I can not recommend the game. Because it's like in real life - the car drives only as good as its driver!

greeting, mctorti