The Forza Horizon game series was launched in 2012 for the Xbox gaming platform, but the third part was released with PC support. Veria immediately entered the rating of “PC racing game.” The game talks about a racing festival, gathering from all over the world. And this time it is organized by a protagonist in the sultry Australia. Each trick and race won opens up new opportunities: chasing a helicopter, a train, on quicksand, which attracts players for more than a dozen hours. The game offers not only the main storyline, filled with races, but also various tasks located throughout the map.
The graphic component deserves special attention. There is an extremely small number of arcade races that can offer at least the same beautiful graphics as Forza Horizon 3. It happens that on the next track you come across a charming landscape, because of which you pause for aesthetic pleasure, thereby skipping the rest racers. Therefore, the game has a special drone mode for flying around the world Horizon. The developers spent a lot of time for the fleet. Here you can find a variety of cars: from the old 166MM Barchetta and 8V Supersonic to the latest D8 GTO and Ford GT 2017. Off-road, supercars, hatchbacks, etc. – all this makes your eyes run up in search of the very same. Also in the game quite a wide range of tuning options.
Forza Horizon 3 includes micropayment options for buying new cars for real money. In addition, with a VIP pass, the number of points earned doubles, and various bonuses are obtained, which gives an obvious advantage over ordinary players. The game also boasts good multiplayer and cooperative races. In a cooperative, a campaign of 2–4 people can be held. Multiplayer is available for 12 players at the same time and offers flexible customizable competitions: time of day, map and more.
The pinnacle of the popular Burnout series. The main thing here is freedom. In Paradise, the player is free to move around the large open world . Even in races there are no clear routes only the finish line, which can be reached in any way. At one time, the game struck with detailed accidents. If the player flies into the wall at a sufficiently high speed, then he will be shown in all details how the hood is gradually crushed, the windshield breaks, and the wheels fly off. And the best part is that the same can and should be done with rivals. Destroying opponents in Burnout Paradise is an important part of the gameplay
Of course, this top could not do without the legendary Need for Speed. In this part, incredibly beautiful graphics, habitually stylish music and powerful motors are the classics of the genre. First, a cut scene with real actors is shown. The creators of the game decided that some kintz inside the game will add interest to the players. The storyline takes place around the desire of riders to gain fame. The city of Venturu Bay is visited by street racing legends Ken Block, Nakai-san and others.
Another party ends with the choice of a player for future performances and attract attention, periodically giving responsibility for arrivals in various areas. The gain increases the credibility and the number of loans for which you can improve cars or buy new ones.
Each of the six districts offers a series of tasks in five areas: violations, drift, style, speed and team. Also, the player can buy any of the available cars, you only need to accumulate the necessary amount. There are more than 50 brands without the inclusion of ordinary traffic vehicles and police officers. When creating this remake, developers paid great attention to tuning. In addition to choosing any car, it can be changed to your own driving style by fine-balancing mechanisms, as well as painted in any colors and pasted with a variety of stickers.
The game is quite arcade, but still rich in all sorts of functions. So you can change your car up and down. The network mode here has remained from the Rivals. This means that games need to have an active Internet connection, even with a single race. Cities become alive from the players themselves, of which there are simply a huge number
Trackmania United Forever
Trackmania is an amazing franchise that combines almost endless creativity and highly competitive players. For those who did not follow the history of the series, it will not be easy to understand all its parts and branches: there were a lot of them. Lifehacker recommends Trackmania United Forever because it is one of the most thoughtful and content-rich games in the franchise.
The beauty of this game is its versatility: everyone can find something to their liking. Love arcade racing with ski jumping, acceleration and riding on walls and ceilings? Launch a campaign. Prefer to replay tracks several dozen times in attempts to cut another hundredth of a second? Come in multiplayer. Perhaps you prefer to build complex racing tracks that require reaction and observation from the players? Especially for such cases, Trackmania has a powerful level editor.
Dirt 4
The popular rally simulator offers you to plunge into the competitive world of professional racers, accompanied by a genuine atmosphere and realism. There are no fundamental innovations and chips in the game – here you still need to drive a special section in the shortest time, leaving the car whole. But it will already be more difficult to do this, since the physical component of the machine has undergone significant changes, so careless steering at high speed can easily throw you, at best, on the side of the road. There are no flashbacks you cannot go back in time and drive through a difficult section again.
The machines were given serious attention from the developers. Their speed is affected by the fuel supply, various units can be worn out the more, the more extreme the type of ride. The level of realism is impressive, and now it’s impossible to cross a finish line without a single wheel on a broken car. However, these breakdowns are quite expensive, so you should be very careful on the road. Despite the good approach of the game to hardcore gamers, beginners will also be able to find their place here and have fun. A good course is available here at Dirt Academy, which teaches taxiing, braking, gear shifting with the ability to ride all gaming cars.
At the beginning of a racing career it will be easy: it all starts with the management of “small cars”, but over time, more and more powerful twelve-liter monsters will be available. If the management still seems overwhelmingly complicated, you can turn on any of the possible assistance systems. The familiar management of machines is complemented by the role of the team manager, which is a rather difficult task, since you need to repair and buy new parts wisely, because they cost a lot of money. You will also have to work with smart mechanics, acquire new space in the garage and engage in media.
Forza Horizon 4
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Forza Horizon 4 is perhaps the most beautiful arcade racing game on the PC at the moment. The game was created specifically for the Xbox One X, the most powerful console on the market, and you can see it. It has amazing lighting, high resolution textures, and Forza Horizon 4 also supports 4K and HDR. There are more than 450 cars that can be used to travel around the UK. Enough and urban locations (for example, Edinburgh), and village – as expected, with herds of sheep and Gothic cathedrals.
There are more than 450 cars that can be used to travel around the UK. Enough and urban locations (for example, Edinburgh), and village – as expected, with herds of sheep and Gothic cathedrals. And so that players do not get bored, Forza Horizon 4 changes the season every week of real time. Autumn in the game is very picturesque, and in winter, cars become naughty, which slightly increases the complexity.
Project CARS 2
This product positions itself as a racing simulator. And he deserves the most flattering words, because he conveys fantastic realism, technological effectiveness and, in general, “correctness”. The first goal of the player should be a campaign, since it is much easier to compete against bots than with live people. Such races will strengthen confidence on the road and help to reveal your own type of ride before competing with a real rival. It is worth trying all the possible modes: touring, formula races, IndyCar trips and rally cross.
In multiplayer, competition with 32 players is possible. The punishment for mistakes here is not strong, but there is an opportunity to recover in a lost position. So, with the loss of a leading position in a competition with rivals of equal rank, you can regain your achievement if you are overtaken with less experienced players. But this is more a pleasant trifle. The real pride of Project CARS 2 is a virtual friend-engineer, who tells you about the need to turn the necessary gear in the car to insure against departure from the track in the rain and tells about the reason for knocks under the hood.
The game is quite complex in accordance with the genre, which one brings real pleasure, while others can annoy. However, a pleasant sensation is left by the races themselves, management, tracks, weather and other secondary, but important factors. Inter-class competitions were introduced in Project CARS 2, the frame rate improved markedly, as did the reverse feedback of the steering wheel. Also here is a well-made photo mode and cooperative races.
WRC 7
Another rally racing simulator, which is based on the reproduction of the world championship of the same name. The game completely plunges into the world of rally, driving famous cars. Every day you need to drive through difficult special sections with the fastest time indicator.
Racing cars are not externally different from ordinary road cars, but they have modernized parts. The developers improved the steering, made the acceleration smoother and adjusted the braking, further bringing the physics of the game closer to reality. It is also necessary to remember about rubber – worn-out tires significantly impair management, which threatens with more significant damage. Playing online with friends in WRC 7 is a pleasure. You can also play locally on the same computer. It is worth noting that the steering wheel and pedals can give a significant advantage over the mouse and keyboard.
Game design brings the atmosphere of broadcasting this championship on television. Advanced physics also refers to the “interior” mud, gravel, ice, etc. Night rides among tall trees allow you to get a special aesthetic pleasure.
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Few of those who were fond of games in the mid zero, did not hear about Underground 2. It was one of the main races of the time and to this day has remained one of the most influential. Of course, games about street racing were before the Underground series, but EA projects made street racing on night streets really popular.
Life hacker chose the second part, because it is more elaborate it has more cars and modes, wider tuning capabilities, and better graphics
MXGP3
The full name of the game: MXGP3 The Official Motocross Videogame. This is a classic representative of motorcycle competitions. The game was made on all the touted Unreal Engine 4 engine, which allowed it to include an incredible number of parts, customization, the most difficult tracks and great graphics. MXGP3 differs from typical motorcycle races, first of all, in the landscape – here you have to drive not on asphalt, but on dirt. To cope with difficult coverage, you can choose the most suitable bike that participated in the official competitions of 2016. After that, you need to do the suspension adaptation, rubber selection and familiarize yourself with the configuration of the track in a special garage.
Modernization is one of the key factors because the new road requires new parameters for technology. It is possible to interact even with the engine and the modes available in it. To do this, you need to have some knowledge, but then you can freely conduct experiments with different levels of fuel for the race and achieve technical balance.
It is also worth noting the possibility of not only damaging your bike, but also deforming the track. In this case, obviously, a serious role is played by the weather, which can dynamically change. To avoid the problems associated with it, it is better to go through elementary training, which explains the various nuances of management.
F1 2017
The game is realistic even in the smallest detail. There are almost all the pilots, cars and teams that participated in the 2017 competitions.Realism is also evident in the tuning of machines. You can change dozens of parameters that really affect the behavior of the car on the track.
For those who love the classics, 12 historical cars were added to F1 2017: Ferrari, McLaren and other cars produced from 1988 to 2010.