Best SOUNDING car racer game?

[caduceus]

Currently I only have PGR 3 on my xbox 360, which is good, but I fancy something new.

Which game has the most realistic engine sounds of the current range of games out there?
Or is there an imminent release of a game that will?

Thanks in advance all.
Cad

[sorrento205]

as much as i hate to say it, the need for speed range have always been pretty pleasing to the ear

[hairydave]

well... of the cars i have experience of, the ones in forza 2 do sound very similar... you can tell a golf with a kr is a golf with a kr...

[kiwisr]

Think Forza 2 has got pretty accurate sounds, especially from the 'in car' view.

It's also managed to get the handling right too.

Edited by kiwisr on Sunday 10th June 11:53

[R1 GTR]

sorrento205 said:

as much as i hate to say it, the need for speed range have always been pretty pleasing to the ear

I hate to agree, but i will

[caduceus]

So its an even split between Need for speed and Forza 2 then?

A few more opinions and then I will go out and part with some hard earned.
Thanks so for guys.

[GravelBen]

Another vote for Forza here (haven't played Forza 2 yet but the sounds of 1 weren't bad)

[Mannginger]

The sounds in Forza 2 are very good, coupled with the fact that the game is also excellent, you'd be daft not to buy it IMHO.

Phil

[LukeBird]

Test Drive Unlimited is pretty good!
Personally love the Zonda and Murcielago!!
GTR2's quite good, if it's VERY loud and yeah NFS is quite good!

[stephen300o]

Easily the Ferrari in gp legends

[shadowninja]

Toca Race Driver seemed quite realistic. The GT series was good for Jap cars but appauling for cars with V8s. Some of the V8s sounded like inline 4s or inline 6s. Others sounded like the kettle about to boil.

[Mattt]

It has to be Forza, it has raised the bar for race sims now. The LCE book talks about the work that went into the audio.

[kiwisr]

Whats great is you can be in a race and actually tell the car coming up behind you from the sound.

[caduceus]

kiwisr said:

Whats great is you can be in a race and actually tell the car coming up behind you from the sound.

But you can do that in PGR3 too.
Is Project Gotham Racing 3 on a par with Forza 2 as far as engine sound goes?

And does Forza have realistic crash damage?

[Mattt]

caduceus said:

kiwisr said:

Whats great is you can be in a race and actually tell the car coming up behind you from the sound.

But you can do that in PGR3 too.
Is Project Gotham Racing 3 on a par with Forza 2 as far as engine sound goes?

And does Forza have realistic crash damage?

PGR and Forza are developed quite closly together, Forza would have built upon the PGR lessons learnt.

Crash damage is good yes.

[kiwisr]

caduceus said:

kiwisr said:

Whats great is you can be in a race and actually tell the car coming up behind you from the sound.

But you can do that in PGR3 too.
Is Project Gotham Racing 3 on a par with Forza 2 as far as engine sound goes?

And does Forza have realistic crash damage?

I think the sound is better, but also there are more cars, rather than just a load of high-end sports cars.

Damage seems to be quite good.

[chockymonster]

caduceus said:

kiwisr said:

Whats great is you can be in a race and actually tell the car coming up behind you from the sound.

But you can do that in PGR3 too.
Is Project Gotham Racing 3 on a par with Forza 2 as far as engine sound goes?

And does Forza have realistic crash damage?

It's fairly realistic but to the point of not being stupid. With damage on simulation hitting the barrier at high speed will have a marked impact on improvement. In last night's Pistonhire derby my poor hyundai would only produce 6.8hp when I could get it moving. Panels were bent but not to the degree you'd expect a car to bend

[CommanderJameson]

Dunno if it's realistic or not, but the evil noise that the TVR Speed Twelve makes in GT4 is most pleasing.

[shadowninja]

Seems as good a time as any to repost this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EyRK3f67Io

16 seconds in.



WUUUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

Edited by shadowninja on Monday 11th June 13:41

[stephen300o]

shadowninja said:

Seems as good a time as any to repost this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EyRK3f67Io

16 seconds in.



WUUUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

Edited by shadowninja on Monday 11th June 13:41

wow, looks like a big white elephant