Yeah, I loved the little indicator at the bottom of the screen to let you know when someone is right on your tail. It just feels right that the AI should stuff up as well. But everyone makes mistakes, and pileups and spinouts will happen and they feel natural and organic. AI will drive professional in the races and carefully try to avoid you, hesitating in realistic ways. The other drivers are just as dangerous, especially in those tight circuit racers who will stress you out. You'll also fly off your fair share of cliff faces, and even the slight jutting of a barrier or rock face cause an untimely end. Trees in the forest are terrifying, it's like return of the Jedi out there. Going off-road is never a good idea and always stressful, in a good way. And now and then you'll let rip on wide open circuits where you can really put your foot down and see how fast these cars can actually go. There's such variety in how they the tracks feel too so you don't get tired of events. Something about the height felt really good.

But I really like the bumper cam in this Grid. So sad as it is to lose that view, it makes sense and I think the game is better for it And that it took considerable processing power away, rendering the car interiors.

But we read that only 5% of players ever used that view. Part of this is with the removal of cockpit view. They've been able to push things further visually from the last game with bigger environments and more detailed looking cars too. When it's running at 1440p with everything on full, oh, the reflections on the bonnet and the smoke hex such amazing smoke, pretty makes me a very happy Bajo. We reviewed on both 360 and PC and it looks great, but don't get me started on how pretty this looks on PC. And Hex, they're just beautiful, from thought out track design to stunning visuals. There are over 80 tracks, spread across 14 locations. Yes, I'm glad they left the cheese moments with the Dirt series, although there were still a few awkward moments! But yeah and I'm glad they still let you pick a real name from a list. Events are tied together nicely with this idea I thought Bajo, with less cheese than I was expecting. As you progress through the game you'll go around the world, gathering fans and picking up sponsors and other interested racing championships. The aim is to find a superstar racer, which is you.

The single player campaign is set around a new world racing series which merges different styles of racing together, in one big event. Race Drive Grid: came out in 2008, and perfectly hit the sweet spot between arcade and simulation racing. There's something a bit special about the way the driving feels in Grid 2, that makes you pay attention, push the line, and be a better racer each time you get behind the wheel.

Grid 2 car list