Definitely turbos over here in the Imprezza's... and next year the Legacy is getting the 2.5 turbo. I might have to upgrade!

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Update: I just got the game and it rocks! It's great fun so far. Bought a Mazda Miata and burning some rubber :D

The story of you becoming better is also nice, you even get called a loser in the beginning, how's that for realism? :D

For the ultimate graphics splendor, you do need a powerhouse of a PC, I can't even jack up all the visuals because of lack in performance, which is offcourse criticial in the game. I'm also getting a PS2 control pad for this game, I'm really missing out with just the keyboard...

And the kit-options are phenomenal, so there are even 15+ bumpers-sets you can choose from :D
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Control Pad! DON'T DO IT... you'll ruin the game! Get a force feedback joystick or a wheel (either work very well). There's no comparison for racing, although I like a gamepad for games like Tomb Raider.

My buddie has the game, I'll probably check it out this weekend.

I friend is a Big Need for Speed fan and bought this game the day it came out. Everytime I visit him he's playing it.

I like the game, it look very cool with the blur effect and the light tray. YOu can barely see what you are doing, but it's so fun.

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Agreed, the light trails and blur a la GTAIII are nice effects, but its better to actually see whats happening.

Thoran, yeah a racing wheel would be much better, indeed, but a little too expensive for just one game. Im not a fan of F1 and so I dont see any other games for which to use the wheel. A joypad lets me play many games as well and I'm a big fan of the PS2 pad. I do have the logitech steering wheel that came with gran turismo 3 in a boxed set though, wonderful device!! I had to fasten it to a heavy table, lest it would completely tremble away! :D
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Is anyone having trouble with the rate that the difficulty rises on HARD races? I just can't seem to win at some point: supra's and prototype subarus are racing against me in my little orange hot-rod mazda miata..... Not fair :(

[EDIT] Just a sidenote here: the traffic is really taking a lot out of the fun right now: it is not amusing anymore to lose a race 10 times in a row because some truck comes out from the right just before the finish-line so that nr.2 wins the race. I tell you: I hate the traffic :(
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[ 11-28-2003, 07:21 PM: Message edited by: Zuvio ]

I've been playing it since thursday now... and oh boy do I agree with you... I hate those pesky trucks. But its kind of cool zooming at 150 mph between oncoming traffic [img]smile.gif[/img]
But this game is so cool, I love the Drag races, specially when you have to jump over the train, omg, adrenaline overflow...!!! thats one of the coolest scene I've seen in a game for a looong time:)
I'm also on a Mazda Miata and boy does it rock... [img]smile.gif[/img] Unlike some of the music... were did they dig up some of those awful songs... I turned someof them down like that terrible Crystal Method song that was in the demo, ugh.

Oh and Ziroc (if it hasn't been answered before or if you already got the game and figured out by yourself.. [img]smile.gif[/img] ) There seem to be 111 tracks in this game, some reversed but some happen in the vicinity of other track and you sometimes drive the same sections again and again, it's very cool.

Best nonrpg game I've played for a loooong time... [img]smile.gif[/img]

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You think the music in NFSU sucks? You haven't played street legal racing redline yet, have you? UUURRRGHHHHHH!!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img]
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