Recieved my copy thursday:
Gameplay.
I think the first hurdle (Including myself) will be getting over the outdated graphics and unforgivable screen tearing wich is not on these days really.
When you first play RacePro you tell yourself that although the game doesnt look great, there must be something special going on behind the scenes thats gonna make the game feel special. I think this Is the games second biggest problem, ie: It doesnt initialy blow you away.
However after playing for some 5 hours and getting behind the wheel of some more powerful cars I'm starting to feel this game shine.
Trying to get that fastest laptime to secure a racing contract makes It feel more worthwhile.
Graphics.
As previously stated the graphics are dated and suffer from screen tearing and will never win any prizes. also you'll notice some pop up in the "far" distance and some "shimmering" glitches on parts of the course.
The cars look fine but nothing brilliant and I wanted to play this game via the cockpit view but It feels a little to restricted viewing wise out the small windshield and also the screen brightness takes a hit and It all feels rather more awkward than It should.
Sound.
I always play games with headphones on and the cars sound beefy with a hint of tinniness at times but the engine popping noises save it.
I did notice some engine sound distortion while In the pits.
Multiplayer:
At 10:30am UK time I decided to set up a race but not many people joined after 10 minutes, infact only 1.
It went quickly down hill from here as there seemed to be a glitch where the other driver lapped me twice before I had completed 1 lap. This want because I was awful at the game but looking at the onscreen map the other car appeared to driving at 800mph, so Im suspecting a glitch here wich could quite frankly destroy the game online until a patch is released.
No lag though.
Value.
I payed £28.99 for this game delivered to the door and Im never going to argue with that. If you try not to judge the game on Its first few hours and recover from the grahical let down I feel there are some rewards In gameplay to be had, and thats the most inportant thing in a game, GAMEPLAY
My intial test drive would suggest for "me" that this game IS a 7.8 out for 10 so far.
I'm running the 360 at 1080P, so that could be playing a part. Will try turning the res down and see if it makes a difference.
