| 100 |
G4 TV
Many will balk at the game because it doesn’t offer a million different models of car. Those who do are missing the point. Grid is all about the fun and excitement of the race. It’s racing with a capital ‘R’ minus the frustration. You won’t find a more fun racing game this year.
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| 95 |
Jolt Online Gaming UK
If Colin McRae: DIRT was a sign of Codemasters regaining a foothold in the racing market, the latest Race Driver is evidence of the publisher taking full control. GRID makes the high points of its rivals feel like false dawns, and if what’s on offer here is a sign of things to come, we’re all in for a remarkable ride.
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| 92 |
Cheat Code Central
Is GRID the next big thing in the automotive game genre? I think so. The game has incredible arcade form, and I think the Flashback feature is one of the best new ideas we've seen come from this genre in a long time.
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| 91 |
Gamers.at
There can only be one recommendation for PC-Gamers who love racing games this year: Get Race Driver GRID! Great graphics and the fantastic driving experience that will satisfy fans of simulation as well as arcade racers will convince any car freak. Go already and get it! [Issue#14]
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| 91 |
GameStar
No pit stops, no car tuning. Race Driver: Grid is all about driving, having fun and running a racing team. The game drops you right into the race without training laps or qualifying. AI opponents with almost humanlike behaviour, physically correct damage modelling, up to 40,000 spectators in 3D, bloom effects, smoke and force feedback create an amazingly intense feeling of being right smack in the middle. Need for Speed feels like bobbycar racing in comparison.
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| 90 |
Boomtown
The game looks and sounds as good - and with moderately decent hardware looks even better.
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| 90 |
GamerNode
GRID has something for everyone, and is enjoyable by all racing fans. The visuals are great, the gameplay is frantic and the atmosphere oozes perfection.
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| 90 |
PC Format
Like going to dinner with a supermodel only to discover she's also as witty as a stand-up comic; GRID is gorgeous and emormously good fun. [July 2008, p.104]
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| 90 |
VideoGamer
Race Driver: GRID is tearing up the tarmac this summer without a challenger in site.
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| 90 |
GameTap
While the game's focus is clearly on driving, managing sponsors right will double or triple the income of winning an event and is a fun minigame on its own; making lots of money is crucial to entering higher-level, ultra-costly racing series.
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| 90 |
Gameplanet
The complete racing package, Race Driver GRID is perfectly tuned to produce a fine balance between fun and realism. A large range of classes means the comparatively small number of cars does nothing to detract from the sense of scale.
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| 88 |
PC Zone UK
Codemasters' racing studio know what they're doing and have again got the key elements right.
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| 88 |
PC Gamer UK
A racer made of style and substance. [July 2008, p.84]
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| 87 |
IGN
There are plenty of other racing games on the market, but Grid captures the soul of the track like none other. The crashes are insane, the races are intense, the cars are coated with style and the overall presentation is just plain sexy.
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| 85 |
Computer Games Online RO
So, there, you go. Race Driver Grid is a great game. Unfortunately, it's part of a series, and as such, the only thing it excels at is the graphics.
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| 85 |
PTGamers
GRID is a driving game that won’t disappoint speed fans, especially those who follow Codemasters games.
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| 83 |
GameShark
Both “x-treme” racing fans and racing aficionados alike will find something to enjoy, making it the possible Great Uniter of racing videogames.
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| 80 |
GameDaily
Although the game is challenging, it's not so tough that winning seems completely out of reach for novice drivers, which makes this racing game worth having.
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