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Ronnie Peterson

Location: STOCKHOLM
Joined: 13 Oct 2003
Posts: 5

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 09:26

I have now been driven IndyCar Series for over a week and I must say that I´m impressed. I consider this simulator to be the best one yet. I am no real expert but I´ve been driving simulator games since good old Grand Prix 2. I don´t know how good it´s simulates a real IndyCar (I´ve never been near a real one) but it "feels" real. The sense of speed and the intense and close racing is incredible and I think the graphics is really good. And it´s fast. I can crank it up to 1152x864 32-bit and it´s runs like hell! Ok, Nascar Season 2003 has cooler sunligt-effects and nicer shadows and a better looking cockpit but the sensation of speed are not that exiting. The tracks in IndyCar Series are the best one I´ve seen, the elevation and the bumps are very well done. Take a drive at Texas and you´ll see what I mean. I almost have to take a shower after a 20-lap race at Texas. Grand Prix 4 has an awesome sense of speed and it looks beautiful but the racing are not as close and thrilling as in IndyCar Series. The bad thing about this game is the lack of mirrors, but I can live with that. The "look behind button" and the help from the pit-crew is enough for me. But I think they could have a mirror option even if it would kill fps. It is a shame about the lack of multiplayer options in these days and I think it would be fun to paint your own car like in Nascar 2003 Season. And the cockpit-view sucks, I use the "nose-view" and it does it to me. I hope this game will be a hit after all, it deserves to be a hit and I think Brain In A Jar has done a great job with this game. A patch would be nice but if you´re looking for exciting, and heart-pounding racing this is the one to get. Sorry for bad english. P4 2000 MHZ 512 MB RAM, NVIDIA 64 MB. ...still there, still there... And my prayers goes to Kenny Bräck after the horrific crasch at Texas.

Michael Shouler

Location: England
Joined: 12 Jul 2003
Posts: 26

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 11:40

Uhh, an IndyCar goes about 60mph faster than a Nascar, what do you expect? Nascar hits 200mph if lucky on some tracks, Indy can hit 250mph. Who cares about the speed, we want close racing. Join a NR2003 league, you will then understand what the phrase "side by side racing" means. IndyCar isn't a realistic simulation, arcade is the word you are looking for; just like Nascar Thunder 2004. Comparing this game as a simulation is not going to work.

Wielzen

Joined: 17 Oct 2003
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 21:46

I agree nascar racing 2003 is better i found even Indycar racing 2 better with a Irl mod this game sucks. I mean i cant setup my wheel good for the game i dont like force feedback but you cannot enable it. And the driving behaviour of these cars are not realistic i got oversteer and oversteer. when i go in a turn with nascar racing you feel the pressure on your wheel no mather how far your wheel turnd is. But with indycar series you have to touch the wheel a little bit because if you to much the wheel feels wheeee. I hope tha a patch come out to fix these errors if they can fix this'this can be a great game. But for now the game isn't so good as a tought it be . _________________ Sergio Wielzen.

Jake_85

Joined: 23 Feb 2003
Posts: 14

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 23:25

I'll recommend you to buy Indycar Racing II to try out. You can find it on Ebay since it isn't in store anymore. Jake_85

Samor

Location: NL
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Posts: 51

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 11:45

I always find it very hard to tell if something would be realistic or not. It's also very relative; what do you want in it? Gran Turismo is considered ultra-realistic to some, but you could say it isnt because it doesnt have fuel usage and a damage model in it. also, how realistic are most driving games when you cant turn a wheel 360 degrees? Having said that, the papyrus games achieve a high level of realism and hard to match.

Sardukar

Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Posts: 23

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 08:26

tru, how do you know if something is realistic or not if you haven't actually driven a grand prix car, or nascar etc. in real life? i watched an interview with mark webber (gp driver) he said that no game, not even the grand prix series comes close to being real...

Samor

Location: NL
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Posts: 51

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 12:26

It depends a lot on what you're looking for; what do you take into account when judging a racing game on realism? How real do you expect, or want it to be? Of course, there are some clear lines here. Anyone can tell GPL or LFS is closer to the real thing than say, Burnout or something some more about this indycar game; I definately do not hate it. While apparantly lacking in realism, the speed sensation this game provides is awesome. Sadly, unstability, the lack of mirrors and the difficulties in setting up a controller kinda killed it. And instead of a patch, codies is releasing a 2005 version (with mirrors this time) for consoles only. I'd love to see a good Indycar sim for PC. This game looked promising but it didnt deliver in the end.

FoytRacing

Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 20

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 22:53

The fact that this is the first post in over 4 months tells you something about the popularity of this game. I don't believe that Codemasters or any other developer is remotely interested in upgrading this game. If you have Nascar 2003, download the open wheel mod. To me, that's what Indy Car Series should have been like.

Sardukar

Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Posts: 23

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 02:57

I think its sad that codies didnt release 2005 on pc, i think alot of people would have bought it (myself included). ICS isnt a great realism game, however its still fun - and the addition of multiplayer would have been great.

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