There are just not enough locations, nice as they are. Races have multiple rounds which result in you returning to the same map not too long after each event. What’s so good is the maps, or rather the perpetual re-use. Each car can be decked with a wide variety of decals, with the option of sponsor logos or not. Auto tuning is available for those looking to tinker with the wheels or the suspension. But when the cars are split into their disciplines and into the specific rounds of each, there’s one for everyone. On paper, the overall portfolio may not look so impressive. It’s nice to see have this much freedom of choice regarding the career progression.Įach of Grid’s racing disciplines gives you access to a well-stocked selection of vehicles, cleverly locked away with an in-game currency price tag so choose your wheels carefully. There is an invitational series that starts out by letting you thrash a Mini Cooper around San Francisco. You’ve got the muscle cars, the GT champions. To make it into the Series finals, one must complete several events in each discipline. Here, players get to immediately choose which discipline they want to race in. Kickstarting your career, the game gives a small nod to Grid 2 by announcing the completion of World Series Racing and the start of the next big thing, the Grid World Series. Weirdly, visual customisation is only available when you’re about to hit the road. There’s also a garage for you to peruse your vehicular collection. The career and multiplayer modes are where you’d expect to find them. Three starter races in and you’re set up with everything that you would expect from this game. The very complicated interface is also gone. There’s no sinister music or deep shadows. Codemasters has done away with the dramatics that defined the aesthetic of the previous game. Logging in, you’re greeted by navigation and a menu that looks and feels like it was lifted straight out of said title. A game that for better, worse, or neutral equivalent, feels eerily similar to the original 2008 title. Taking point over from Grid Autosport and rebooting the series (kind of) for the new era is Grid 2019. Its stepsister title, Grid Autosport is easily the superior game – with it coming closer to recalling the spirit of the first installment. The track selection is limited and the interface is a Dan Brown novel waiting to be published. A game that I am happy to play at any given moment. Alongside Need for Speed’s 2010 Hot Pursuit, Grid 2 remains one of my favourite all-time arcade racers. But my appreciation for them stems from the predecessor to today’s game. They’ve been knocking it out of the racetrack with the likes of DiRT Rally 2.0 and F1 2019. Looking back at the last couple of years, zoning especially in on their releases so far in 2019, Codemasters has gone from success to success to become my most reliable go-to for quality video gaming.
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