RACING GAMES TO PLAY

TOP  RACING GAMES TO PLAY ON PC

In the collected history of video and electronic games, there is a genre that is ubiquitous. It's been a constant from platform to platform, console to console, and across PCs and PC games as they've evolved and grown in computing power.

From humble beginnings to the present, it's a genre of games that is often overlooked and almost ironically has never been exactly "top" of the lineup but always shows up in the mid-tiers.

Racing games

After Pong, the second Atari game ever was a racing game called Space Race, created in 1973: in the Neolithic era of video games. Racing games have been part of the tapestry and catalog of computer games ever since; a constant, reliable standby and part of every game library for every system ever made. They may not be the big, triple-A (AAA) franchises of the gaming world, but the genre has a loyal following.

Computer driving games offer a premium and basic form of competition: easy to understand but hard to master. The goal remains the same, no matter what the plot twists or details, the environment or the vehicles. Get from start to finish and be the first to do so.

While most games come with a standard controller and keyboard mapping, racing enthusiasts tend to trick out expensive rigs with specialized steering wheels, pedals, and feedback shifters that are often as expensive as the PC running the software. And the industry puts out a steady stream of solid titles that serve them.

Fasten your seat belt, turn on the ignition, and hit the starting line: Here are some of the best PC racing games available right now.

1. Dirt Rally 2.0 by Codemasters

Rally racing is part of the car racing subculture, which is as much about the race as it is about the specifications and performance of the vehicle. The idea is that rally cars are performance and durability modified to be production vehicles but must remain street-legal. Unlike NASCAR racing or track racing, rally racing takes place on real roads and off-road, dirt tracks.

A rally car is built from a sports car frame that you can buy from your local dealer, and to qualify for rally racing it must pass normal emissions testing and be legally registered and insured. The races are long-distance and test the driver's ability to consistently push the car to its limits, but also to know the limits and work close to their limits, on rough terrain and for long periods of time.

Dirt Rally 2.0 by Codemasters is a true simulation for rally lovers. It assumes a certain level of familiarity with rally racing and doesn't hold the player's hand through a lot of tutorial explanations of concepts, so new players who aren't well-versed in the world of cars may struggle at first. However, it offers real gameplay depth, detail, and realism that die-hard fans can appreciate.

Road conditions and weather dynamically affect performance, and road surface degradation is a factor at play. If your starting position for the timed course is low (down to position 150), it simulates all the shakes and ruts that previous time trailers would have caused on the course, leading to tighter handling and more combat. against the wheel.

An extensive "garage" list of accurate vehicle simulations will be seen by car enthusiasts who like to explore and test different models on wide tracks located in locations around the world. A special bonus for Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) players: Dirt Rally 2.0 is getting an update patch for the VR version this summer.

2. Burnout Paradise Remastered Criterion Software

The Burnout series of online car games took off in 2008 among console racing enthusiasts. The games take place in an open racing environment; a looser, arcade-style racing experience where players can explore the vast, fictional Paradise City at their own pace. Here you can complete objectives/missions in different modes that can be creatively achieved anywhere on the map. It is a racing game without defined tracks.

While a Windows version was previously released, the "Remastered" edition includes all the various updates, DLC packs, and add-ons that have been released over the years as one cohesive package with everything available. Additionally, the Remastered edition supports higher resolutions and frame rates.

Burnout Paradise Remastered has a "showtime mode" that challenges players to stage the most spectacular and difficult crashes. The online multiplayer "cops and robbers" mode pits players against others in dynamic chase-and-crash missions with an emphasis on controlled chaos and big explosions.

Fun and unlockable progression make Burnout Paradise Remastered more of a social, gamified racing and driving experience than a hardcore simulation. Stunt driving and pulling off ridiculous moves across a wide variety of vehicle types make this a fundamentally different kind of experience than a strictly "racing" game.

3. Grid 2 by Codemasters

Grid 2 is another Codemasters game, the eighth in the TOCA Touring Car game series. It aims to be at least a little more accessible to players and strike a balance between hardcore car simulation and more indulgent arcade-style action controls.

Featuring a large list of cars to choose from and pick up, it places players in a fictitious "World Series Racing" league, a kind of new motorsport with rule sets made for the game. In the campaign/career story mode, you try to attract "fans" to this new motorsport by achieving various racing objectives in the levels.

This clever device turns the various objectives and missions into a sort of metagame, tying them together into a more cohesive package than just a series of random modes. Point-to-point race modes, checkpoint races, time attacks, and standard elimination races are all featured in the promotion methods of this new "World Series Racing" league.

A standout feature of Grid 2 is its excellent sound. It seems that special attention has been paid to the sound design and it is surprising how much it adds to the enjoyment of the game.

4. CARS 2 Project by Slightly Mad Studios

Developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Bandai Midway, Project CARS 2 is the follow-up to Project CARS' motoring simulator and improves upon the original in meaningful ways, particularly in the controls.

The original Project CARS received a mixed reception in the racing game world for how it simulated grip and traction loss. But CARS 2 tries to really dial in the simulation of losing and regaining control in both steering wheel and hand/thumb control configurations. This second installment is a real improvement and a great racing game for your PC.

The career mode is absolutely massive and a car enthusiast's delight; giant

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