Race 07 demo out, even has online multiplayer

[FourWheelDrift]

It comes with Anderstorp and Brands Hatch and the WTCC 2007 BMW E90 and Seat Leon, or one of the F3000 single seaters. Seems to run very smoothly compared to Race 06, plus has more series included in the full game. And a very nice helmet cam view.

Worth a look.

http://www.race-game.org/race07/index.htm

[stephen300o]

The single seater is looking very good, not having to put up with the Rfactor dodgy graphics(yes I know its the same engine, its just the mods can be shabby)

[anonymous-user]

It's OK (full field of cars and a good framerate) but compared to RFactor and Live For Speed it just seems a little lacking in character and liveliness - the cars lack that feeling of being powerful and on the edge of adhesion, they just feel dull and lifeless.

With RF and LFS the car feels alive and skips around, sliding and moving as it corners. Even the ancient STCC game had more entertaining handling.

The Race07 demo certainly doesn't make me want to go and buy the game, whereas the RFactor and LFS demos did.

Overall, disappointing. Shame, a decent touring-car game would be great. Imagine a field of 30 BTCC Sierra Cosworth era cars with too much power and not much grip.....

[stephen300o]

JimSuperSix said:

It's OK (full field of cars and a good framerate) but compared to RFactor and Live For Speed it just seems a little lacking in character and liveliness - the cars lack that feeling of being powerful and on the edge of adhesion, they just feel dull and lifeless.

With RF and LFS the car feels alive and skips around, sliding and moving as it corners. Even the ancient STCC game had more entertaining handling.

The Race07 demo certainly doesn't make me want to go and buy the game, whereas the RFactor and LFS demos did.

Overall, disappointing. Shame, a decent touring-car game would be great. Imagine a field of 30 BTCC Sierra Cosworth era cars with too much power and not much grip.....

The Rfactor demo was awful, the cars looked like somthing from the 80s, which I guess is why you liked it, Sierra's?

[anonymous-user]

Well I'd rather the game played well than looked good...

Anyway, there are loads of addon cars and tracks for RF which make it look much better.

[stephen300o]

JimSuperSix said:

Well I'd rather the game played well than looked good...

Anyway, there are loads of addon cars and tracks for RF which make it look much better.

That's sort of what I meant, I wouldn't have bought Rfactor on the strength of the demo, I just thought a million PHer's can't be wrong, still waiting for the 1986GP and JGTC mods though, their taking forever.

[_dobbo_]

Jim, there is a huge 80's touring car mod in the works for rFactor - as to when it comes out - who knows!

http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?t=2...

[Altrezia]

Just tried playing online. What a bunch of dickheads.

Oh well. Game is better than the last RACE, but not as good as GTR2, LFS or rFactor.

[FourWheelDrift]

It's because it uses Steam so it attracts all the repressed wierdos who play Counter Strike and type only in text speak never go out and are as pale as paper, so treat it like a smash-em up not a racing game.

[anonymous-user]

_dobbo_ said:

Jim, there is a huge 80's touring car mod in the works for rFactor - as to when it comes out - who knows!

http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?t=2...

That looks really nice, some lovely car models there. Hope they find time to finish it.

[RobM77]

I just need to get my connection to stay online long enough to download it I've tried about 4 times!