Wed 18 Jul 2007
I’ve had a hankering for a good racing game to play on my PC, and after some reading I saw that the new DiRT game is supposed to be the best looking car game ever. Then I read the system specs… my PC doesn’t even meet the minimum specs. Ouch! I knew it wasn’t top dog anymore but it’s barely 2 years since I upgraded it with mid-range components. Hell, it plays that former graphicscardbuster Half-Life 2 just fine!
Disappointed I loitered around Steam for awhile looking for something my dinosaur could handle, and came across a game called TrackMania. A wacky sort of racing game where the cars drive on impossible tracks and jump 10 miles off cliffs, etc Lots of fun. Plus trackbuilder software and a buzzing online community where people compete on each others tracks.
July 19th, 2007 at 16:32
You might want to consider getting Race off Steam, particularly with the Caterham expansion pack. The minimum specs aren’t too hideous, and it’s a great little simulation. Great physics, good tracks and lots of depth in the car tweaking.
Chucking a Mini Cooper S around Macau is great fun. And even better in a 320bhp Caterham 7!
July 21st, 2007 at 12:15
Sounds like a good suggestion, will have to check it out. TrackMania definitely flunked physics class and car customization is limited to changing your cars color! But its more of an an arcade game than a simulation. And the online user content seems endless.. last night I joined some French guy’s track with a maze of tunnels and the theme from Top Gun blasting