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Release Date: 24 May 2011
Developers: Codemasters Southam
Publishers: Codemasters
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Genre: Racing
Players: Single-player / Multiplayer
Rating: 12+

Story:

There isn't really a story line or a plot to the game. Your main aim is to enter different races and get sponsored by various company's. These sponsors will provide you with new vehicles. Winning races will make you popular and will attract more sponsors to choose from. Winning races will get you more reputation points which are also used to attract more attention by other company's. You can 'Flashbacks' in game which will return you to a place in the race of your choice that you had reached a couple of seconds before but using flashbacks will use you reputation points. There is a limit of five 'Flashbacks' per race.

Game-modes:

There are some really enjoyable game-modes other then the career mode. The game-mode is called 'Outbreak'. This mode is only for multiplayer but it is really enjoyable. As you can tell there is an Outbreak of 'Zombie cars' these infected car can be determined by what colour they are. The colour for the infected is 'Green' as you probably would have guessed. The aim of this game-mode is for the infected cars to make physical contact with the non-infected cars. Once all cars are infected or the time limit is reached the winning team will be chosen. You will need a 'Online pass' to play but it is worth paying the MSP if your game does not come with the code inside the case.

Graphics

The graphics are quite good and in my opinion are some of the best in the racing game genre. The graphics are clean, smooth and sharp. They make the game look that much more realistic. The Crowd that stand around the track watching look amazing and the environment around you look very clear and they have focused on the graphics for both the vehicles and tracks.



Controls:

The controls are quite simple and easy to learn. They are the same as most racing games and are also the same controls used in GTA 4.
Incase some people are not familiar with these I will post them below:

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The game is very enjoyable and alot of fun especially when playing online with others.
I would definitely recommend this to anyway who loves Racing games but would urge anyone without experience to try it out or download the demo.


Overall Rating: 8/10