Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Oct 25, 2014

  Game is good but i don't recommend it for a few reasons unless it's on sale or you can get it from a trader: _ "Racenet" If you want to do the global challenges or fully enjoy the multiplayer experience you need to have an account, like the rival thing. I thought your Steam friends are your rivals but no no, only racenets friends are your rivals. _ DLC you have not many cars unless you buy the dlc, also some circuits are only available after you buy overpriced DLC (5$, 6$, 10$) _ Your car is made of fucking polysteren when your opponents car are made of titanium. Ram them while taking a turn you fly away, stick behind them but keep accelerating you'll go at their speed and they wont even flinch. If they ram you during a turn you can be sure you'll loose control of your vehicle. If they're behind you pushing and you try to slow down or break you'll loose control, if you keep at your pace the back of your car will go sideways until you loose control. Driving a muscle car and getting hit by a roadster still makes you fly + damage your vehicle. _ Drift cars, the worst thing in this game and there's plenty of race to do with these. The cars keep oversteering. _ Pinball effect, if you hit a wall you'll bounce on the ramp on the other side of the road. _ Sometimes if you're against the wall and hit a cone your car will explode. _ Opponents are driving at your speed, if you're slow they'll be slow. If you're ahead of them they'll catch up with you no matter how perfect you're racing. _ Except for you there's never any crash, if you're causing a pile up you'll be the only one ending up off road. The opponents will follow their racing lanes no matter what's happening ahead. I think that pretty much sums up why i can't recommend this game, maybe these seem like small things but when every races you're the only one loosing control (and not just a little) once there's frictions between you and your opponent that you have to restart or go back in time every time it gets irritating. About the good things of this game? _ Graphics are pretty neat _ Different kind of events (Touge, Race, Time Attack, Drifts, Endurance, Takeover etc) _ Car customisation _ Decent career mode.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 12, 2014

  This review is focused on the singleplayer aspect of this game. Pros: - Fairly nice to look at - Good sound design - Bathurst - Decent length career Cons: - Handling inferior to the original GRID - I have seen better AI in N64 racing games - AI vehicles are also far stronger than player vehicle, which causes trouble with the high likelihood of AI colliding with player - Rubbing against a wall while turning a corner may result in a sudden outbreak of the Flips - No longer has the 'build your own racing team' style of the original, which I feel makes the game less appealing - Have to pay extra for Bathurst (and on that note, there is quite a catalogue of DLC which indicates that a decent amount of content was cut from the game for DLC, the same problem was had with DiRT 3.) This is not really a bad game. However, it is inferior to its predecessor- your money would be much better spent on that. Still could be worth picking up on sale if you are a fan of the series though.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 4, 2023

  GRID 2 is a fun racing game that looks and feels great to play. The most memorable thing for me though was the over the top cringey cutscenes with the two commentators. They are totally absurd and really funny because of this. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1891653861 Most of these racing games are cringy in their presentation because of trying to be cool and impress the bro types I guess. GRID 2 is pretty good all round though as in they give you a virtual garage setup in the main menu which works out pretty well. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1891654055 There’s a nice variety of different cars with the classic muscle cars being my favourite. The races have a good feeling of speed and it can be a real battle fighting to overtake the AI drivers. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1891721102 Overall GRID 2 is a quality racing game with some funny cringe and some decent design elements. I didn’t finish the whole campaign but I did have a lot of fun with it until I was ready to move on.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 27, 2013

  Fewer Disciplines Fewer Cars Far more forgiving Flashbacks No sense of being in control of your own race company The voice overs never shut up No Cockpit view No Odometre Samey races against dull opponents Multiplayer with a completly pointless leveling system that ruins the fun. So basically it is GRID 1 with almost half of its content removed. I will say it is very pretty and has the best sound design I have ever heard in a racing game. Just buy GRID 1
• gamedeal user

  May 26, 2015

  This is a fun arcade-racer that I have really enjoyed playing since I bought it back in September 2014, Some people like to base it off the original Grid, but this game is definitely has more of an arcade feel to it while Grid 1 I felt was more of a simulator. The Online Multiplayer Racing can be fun and enjoyable once you get the hang of the driving style that the game brings to the table and also when you make friends with a bunch of other respectable racers also... The sad things about the Online is that it is dying (I suggest you switch your download region on steam to London-UK to find more people) and there are those occasional hackers every now and then that can ruin the fun, but I enjoy the hell out of this game and playing with my racing buddies... I would recommend you buy this game when it is on sale, the $50 price tag for the reloaded edition is kind of expensive when you look at the age of the game. If you are an arcade racing game fan, I would recommend this game to you. I would believe you would enjoy this game.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 12, 2015

  Great game. [h1]Pros[/h1] +Reloaded Edition is really cheap when it's on sale. +Flawless gameplay. +Flawless optimization. You don't need a high-end device. +Classic Codemasters handlings, easy to drive and drift. +Various race types. +High quality audio and visuals. +Customize your livery. +There are so many cars if you have all the DLCs. +No in-game currency for the singleplayer mode, the way you progress and obtain cars is really fun. +Many little details. They are really many I can't remember all of them. [h1]Cons[/h1] -Can be a little bit boring. I never get bored but not everyone is same.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 27, 2015

  I got this game on sale, and I wanted to like this game, I really did. I loved the first GRID. The graphics are really nice, among the best for a racing game when it came out. The single-player story mode is cheesy, but it does okay to fill the gaps between races. The engine sounds are mostly accurate, far more so than the first GRID game. It's really unfortunate that this is where the good parts of the game end. The driving physics are awful. Literally some of the worst I've ever played. I understand they wanted to focus on drifting and making it a key component of racing, but it is so poorly implemented that certain vehicles are essentially unplayable. Driving the Koenigsegg Agera R is a nightmare... it feels exactly like driving on ice, which I have actual experience with, living in a place that gets really cold during the winter with tons of snow. It's really a shame that ALL of the cars drift. All of the vehicles, regardless of being described as "Balanced" and / or "Grip" when you select them, will drift, no matter how perfect you try to take a corner. As soon as you hit the brakes, you can feel the vehicle start to fishtail. Some cars are okay, but I've found at least 50% of the time, racing is just not an enjoyable experience. Even worse is the computer AI. They drive their line and regardless of if they hit a wall, if you bump them, and even if you try to spin them out, it's nearly impossible, they do not make mistakes. It feels exactly like a crappy simulation, minus actually simulating anything. I did enjoy the first 18 hours or so in the single-player game. Really the coolest part of the game was my second race when I drove up the side of a mountain, fell back down on top of the opponent's car, and still won the race. However, after over 21 hours, I've finally put my controller down in frustration, and most likely will not pick it back up for this game.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 24, 2016

  [quote] Grade = A. Worth a buy, for those who enjoy arcade-racing, time rewind features & online challenges. However, for who want the same feature as Grid 2008, don't buy it ⚖️[u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/1/1738882453508756207/]Check Scoring Scheme[/url][/u] [/quote] [table] [tr] [th]GRADE[/th] [th]SCORE (60)[/th] [th]WORTH BUYING?[/th] [th]OVERALL[/th] [th]DISCOUNT[/th] [/tr] [tr] [th]A+[/th] [td]65 ~ 80[/td] [td]Worth Deluxe Edition Price[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]A[/th] [td]49 ~ 64[/td] [td]Worth Normal Price[/td] [td] ✔[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]B[/th] [td]33 ~ 48[/td] [td]Overpriced [/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 10%~35%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]C[/th] [td]17 ~ 32[/td] [td]Lack of Value[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 40%~90%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]D[/th] [td]0 ~ 16[/td] [td]Not what you need[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 100%[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h1] COMPARE TO GRID 2008:[/h1] ⭐️ Handling becomes easy for gamepad controller, not for wheel controller ⭐️ Better graphic ⭐️ Removed sponsorship objectives [h1] THE UNIQUE:[/h1] 💎 High-Quality Graphic hold up to 2020 💎 Beautiful tracks design (Hill & Street) 💎 Collision sparking on high speed damage 💎 Motivative Music 💎 Restartable weekly challenges 💎 Allow to undo all mistake (time rewind) 💎 Share custom livery style with all car 💎 Overtakes mode, Drift mode and Touge mode 💎 Satisfaction car damage 💎 Career garage evolve 💎 Splitscreen for 2 local players [h1] PLAYER REQUIREMENTS:[/h1] 💼 Able to accept arcade driving 💼 Able to have friends to play without ramming 💼 Able to understand old game isn't mean worthless to play [h1] COMMON FEEDBACK:[/h1] 🔧 Short racing length ➜ Time-saving 🔧 Bad mechanics and physics ➜ No, they are good 🔧 AI is stupid ➜ They behave ok to me, especially overtake mode, AI is challenging [h1] MORE INFORMATION:[/h1] Recommended Video Review: https://youtu.be/v8wTj6M9Ku8 Approximate File Size = 10.5 GB (All DLC) Average Completion Hours = 17h - 21h Achievement Completionist = 29h Thanks for reading, if you found this helpful please 👍 then: 🔔 Browse [u][url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31940448-Expectation-Checklist/]more similar reviews[/url][/u] and follow this Curator, or 🤝 Join [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist]our group[/url][/u] to discussion future review format and layout ☹️ Make a complaint on this review ➜ [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/0/4594180031254224809/]Write here[/url][/u]
• gamedeal user

  Jun 11, 2017

  I played this game first from a friend who shared their games to me, I just had a go at it since my favourite game is Grid Autosport thought its worth a go. My first impression was terrible I thought I will never play this game again, it was lagging and i was slow as well. But I continued on and honestly it become one of my favourites and then later on when it was on a lower price i bought it and then continued on with the dlc-s slowly, sadly there wasnt a season pass like grid autosport This game is waay different from grid autosport, but in order to break it down to points lets go and start with the positives. Positives: - Drifting. I love drifting on this game I'm very good at it, In online sessions I beat level 99 players Im very happy with the drifting of this game - Music - Awesome music and soundtracks, i have them downloaded and on my phone - Just like Autosport in this game we have a lot of cars to race on which are collected in different tiers, from tier 1 to tier 4, and indycar and demolition derby. - Lot of Games modes more than Grid Autosport! It has modes like Touge (i cant pronounce that yet by the way :D) Overtake, and face off.Now personally Touge is my favourite and prefer it over faceoff because u dont need to complete the full race if u pull away 5 seconds or drop back 5 seconds behind ur rival of course if u drop u lose lol. Touge is usually on tight tracks around cliffs same with faceoff..... Overtake events are when u have to go against very slow ai cars which aren't racing, the point is to overtake as many of them and meanwhile score points, the points at the top are going up after an overtake and always getting smaller and smaller if ur not overtaking, a scale from 100 to 1000. if u crash or leave track it goes down automaticly to 100.. Also an event type called liveroutes which are mostly on street tracks and that means the track layout keeps changing and u have to adapt, there are arrows to help you - Followers! On grid online, this is a feature which autosport doesn't have, here u can compare ur score of followers to other players, u get followers based on global challange or beating ur rival or completing an objective. - Rivals. You can race against weekly and social rivals and over 1 week perioud. whoever gets more xp will get more grid followers - Career mode. with cutscenes, Fans, (a number going up, and u will have more than 20 milion followers after 5 seasons) I think this career mode is better than Grid Autosports career, the better u perform along with ur objectives and results the more fans u will get, and more fans unlock new tracks. I like that ur in a paddock it gives more to the feel. -Global challanges. You get 9 challanges per week more than Autosport which gives 5!! usually they are tough and annoying and require a lot of effort but its worth it. Also with the friends leaderboards u can see how u stand with ur other friends doing the challange and becoming first will give u a lot of xp. - Just like in Autosport u can edit liveries however here u can edit them in single player too. Now lets go to the meh. before the negatives. Handling.. Not realistic obviously its an arcade handling ur literally flying through corners drifting the rear end like ur doing doughnuts. its faster to drift also, its a disadvantage if u have a front wheel or 4wd, except a few ones. Custom event is connected with career. u can't drive with cars u havent unlocked in career. it meh cause on grid u can drive any car in gp mode. Now Negatives. -The most annoying and ridicolous thing for me is the CAR SELECTION ONLINE. It makes me angry. You only get 20 seconds to choose your car right before the race and the bloddy timer goes so fast... unlike ANY other game i played here ur under pressure to select ur car because for some reason you CANT SELECT IT from the menu before the race NOW 2ND thing is connected to this which is EVEN MORE ANNOYING. When u join a custom event and ur the middle of championship lets say its event 2 and you're waiting for event 3... What's wrong?? It puts you straight into the event WITHOUT GIVING YOU ANY CHOICE OF CAR SELECTION. YES REALLY. THIS IS BEYOND ME. WTF IS THIS CRAP. 7 -AI - They ai in general is,ok, sort of but the AI DURING THE OVERTAKE EVENTS is a disgrace I cant stand them at all, they turn into you, they squize you like mad and then you get a collison and that removes your points, hate them with a passion, its a constant battle in global challanges. - Global challange always gives bloddy impossible things like. yeah overtake with tier 4 around a track tighter than my a$$ im not even kidding. like it just annoys me. then when i wanna pass the ai guess what? they turn into me. many restarts, many angry moments. - Sprint tracks? I don't know the name, those cliff tracks where 1 wrong moment and u literally fall into your death.. I hate those tracks.. tracks like Hong Kong or Okutama. u know...u make a small mistake and u get flipped over and flipped off. Also they're so damn long some are 10 kilometers and take 3 or 4 minutes come on I hate that, after a while just by pure boredom I lose concentration and bang. regardless even with tier1 cars I hate those tracks.. its not flipping dirt rally come on. put these tracks there.. i know its tarmac but still.. - There a lot of useless cars which are rarely used.. mostly because they aren't drifty or they're crappy in general I dont see how I will use those cars unless there will be a global event which stricts it down to that 1 car. example. mclaren's in tier 3 and 4. i won't name them. This might invalidate my previous point that Im happy that there are a lot of cars but oh well.. - Moneywh0ring and level limits.. In order for u to have full achivements like in other games u will need almost all dlc's, in order to unlock all cars for example online u need a dlcs. in order to play 1 track and get 2 or 3 cars u need to spend like 7 euros. it might not be a lot but come on why couldnt u just put it in the full game? Level limits. So just because ur not a level 25 or something u cant upgrade a car from like tier 3 to 4. so until then everyone else will use caterham in tier 4 for overtake events for example meanwhile u have to use something else, why cant u just make it more expensive why need to level up that much for that.. now this might sound a bit like crying but its unfair kind of, but its debateable it might not be. anyway that's my thoughts - small thing, Indycar is slower than Pagani Zonda Revolucion??? indycar can do 452 in grid autosport but here its slower than 370 and u can't even upgrade it, and why is Zonda 376 with 7 gears when its 6 gears on autosport? - no upgrades for DLC veichles.. -no driving line or assists - No time trial, - NO global leaderboards on racenet ingame, u have to go out there manually to codies site all the time, and u cant go through the list of people only ones who are near you. Overall I would give this 8/10 and Autosport 9/10 I personally prefer Autosport but this game the way it is, is fun too except the annoying things. Why autosport? 3 reasons. handling, multiplayer and smoother fps. To all friends who have autosport, go and try Grid 2 as well pls. thanks for reading. Goodbye.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 5, 2017

  Why take the cockpit camera out? Seriously GRID 1 is so much better