Added: 24.06.2014 15:00 | 3 views | 0 comments

The tone has changed with Grid Autosport. Gone is the raucous, obtrusive, personality-sapping hullabaloo of the poorly conceived and painfully stereotypical "dude bro" aesthetic that characterised

In the end, I decided that the only option was to hang back and drive across the grass to avoid trouble, losing time on the leaders but keeping my car intact. Stronger AI could have provided a more realistic front for the technical disciplines, and would have helped make each event feel more unique, limiting the instances such as this in which it's almost impossible to continue to suspend your disbelief.

This failing is possibly a byproduct of Autosport's exhaustive approach. There are a number of nice extra features that similar games have shied away split-screen multiplayer, for example, and an online component that is entirely separate from the single-player, which means there are essentially two games to progress through. Play it for a few hours, and the cracks begin to show, though. They're not game-breaking, but they are abrasive, and they dull the shine of the early portions of the game. If you're up for some casual racing, Autosport is a decent option, but when you go deep, the experience is soured by the finer details.

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Neil writes "GRID Autosport promises to get back to its roots and give gaming fans an insight into the world of contemporary motorsport. With five widely differing disciplines and an online system that delivers new challenges every week, will Autosport turn out to be the jack of all trades but the master of none?"

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It may lack next-generation pizazz but it's a substantial stop-gap.
While Xbox's flagship racer Forza Motorsport acts as homage to the beauty of all things cars and what they've given us as players, Codemasters' GRID series has always felt more like a celebration of racing disciplines themselves. Last year's GRID 2 streamlined the franchise, stripping away much of what made it a festival of all things speed. The result was a game that felt very similar to Codies' off-road racer DiRT 2, which received similar criticism for narrowing the overall scope of events and focusing on more alternative methods of racing, like Gymkhana.

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Codemasters returns to its roots with a stripped-down racing masterclass.
Released just 12 months ago, Grid 2 proved divisive. Codemasters' experiment to give the series broader appeal upset many of the players who grew up with TOCA.

Added: 21.06.2014 20:25 | 4 views | 0 comments


Check out a fresh trailer for GRID Autosport that showcases the main features of the game