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 Descent racing sim..... |  3.7
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by  Mr Matthews48
from , , USA | Jan 30, 2003 |
THE GOOD:
The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is ok, they have a good selection of vehicles....THE BAD:
Bad control of vehicles, way to hard, cars are near impossible to earn.... SUMMARY:
This game will always be unfairly compared to the great Gran Turismo 3. Had that game not come out, this game would definitely be up there as one of the better racing sims. I admit it isn't the best one out there but its not as bad as people make it seem.
Overall Outcome: Rent It! |
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| Driving Emotion Type S |  4.5
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by mike tru
from Cincinnati, Ohio, US | Dec 7, 2001 |
Just like every racing game released in the last 4 or so years, Driving Emotion Type S will be unfairly compared to the masterpiece known as Gran Tourismo. If there is any game that should be able to downplay the sales of GT, I think it would be this game.
If there is one thing that Square Soft is famous for, it would be paying attention to details in the visual effect of every game they make, Driving Emotion Type S is no exception. Not only are the cars a perfect match to real life, but the dash boards have been re-created for each car as well (the dash boards actually work). The course design has been done very well, and almost seems like you are driving on a real road. Another thing that impresses me about this game is the background graphics. Where most racing games leave a 2-Dimentional background to be stared at, Driving Emotion Type S has actually a 3-D background.
In order to make a racing game not too incredibly boring, Square needed to include some really good music. In this case a new genre of music was introduced into a racing game, techno. Not being a big fan of techno music, I was a bit skeptical at first, but it turns out that, it is actually good to listen to. Overall the music has been done very well.
Like 90% of the racing games released in the last few years, the controls are based on reality. I personally like to games where you do not need to worry about that, so I am not a big fan of Driving Emotion Type S's controls. But of all of the racing games I have played, this seems oddly different in some way. If you like Gran Tourismo's controls then you should like these.
Once you get the controls down then you will realize just how fun this game really is. I personally think that there will be many games after this that are based on this. Even if you are not a racing fan, you should enjoy this game.
I usually do not give racing games very good originality scores, but this game is revolutionary in so many ways, I just had to give it a high score.
There are very few games that are overlooked, yet extremely good. This unfortunately is one of those games. While you are racing, this game is fun..... while you are racing. With so many great features, there has to be a downfall. That is the loading time. If Square could have cut down on the loading time, Driving Emotion Type S would be a much better game.
personally I would recommend that you buy this game but I know that will never happen as long as there is Gran Tourismo 3. So at least give this game a chance and rent it. You will not be disappointed.
GRAPHICS: 10/10
SOUND: 9/10
CONTROLS: 6/10
GAMEPLAY: 9/10
ENTERTAINMENT: 8/10
REPLAY VALUE: 6/10
MULTIPLAYER: 9/10
CHALLENGE: 8/10
ORIGINALITY: 10/10
BUY RENT?: No/Yes
OVERALL: 9/10 |
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| Driving Emotion Type-S |  1.0
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by Marc
| Jun 17, 2001 |
THE GOOD:
noneTHE BAD:
all SUMMARY:
bad steering control, no good circuits, REALLY bad choices in cars and if you look in the car...there is no driver!!! |
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| Driving Emotion Type-S |  2.5
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by Aaron MacEachern
| May 27, 2001 |
THE GOOD:
A REAL simulationTHE BAD:
...a REAL simulation SUMMARY:
Folks, this is more a driving game than a racing game. I really think the best way to describe this game is: 1)the physics and handling of F355 Challenge on Dreamcast 2)the graphics of Metropolis Street Racer on Dreamcast (somewhat glossier, yet more jaggies). You're not given many cars or tracks to choose from initially. This is a major error for any sim game. Chances are you are going to get sick of the handling immediately and will want to seek refuge in the driver's seat of 'another' car on a 'different' track.
In fairness, I must admit that the night track through the city does look beautiful as the anti-aliasing is significantly reduced. Hmmm... I wonder why TXR1 and 2 look SO good?
What can I say, if you loved F355 Challenge and MSR and don't mind this release title's flicker and anti-aliasing (even during replays), then check out this game. |
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