Project Gotham Racing 4 review Xbox 360

A must have for all racing fans, Project Gotham Racing 4 is out now on the 360 and it's a winner, with great tracks and fantastic cars to throw around them. You'll need to put some real passion into your driving to get the best from the game, clinical driving is all very well but the flair that you can inject into your racing is what makes PGR4 stand out. That, and the addition of bikes - oh yes, there are bikes. We've given Project Gotham 4 our coveted 360Zine Gold Award - find out what makes it such a compulsive play in our full review!
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Project Gotham Racing 4 review for Xbox 360
It's become a bit of a running joke to suggest that if you're releasing a game for the Xbox 360 that's not a first-person shooter, then it must be a racing game. Of course that's far from the truth, but that would be to ignore that the above comment is merely an exaggeration for comedic effect - there are tons of racers on the console, and it takes something special to really stand out from the crowd. Aside from having to best their previous PGR title - a whopping hit at 360's launch, Bizarre Creations had the tricky proposition of competing with the more sim-like Forza Motorsport 2, itself rather popular among gaming motorphiles. Amazingly, not only has Bizarre trumped both games, but done it with some room (and class) to spare.

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The beauty of PGR4 is that it's a charismatic game. For what's ostensibly a pretty straight racing game, that's some achievement. But this time round, Gotham's handling errs on the arcadey side. It's a bold move that really pays off, creating some distance between this and Forza, and focusing on the driving and - yes - the kudos. "Speed is nothing without style" boasts the blurb, and it's a telling hint as to how Bizarre want you to play the game.

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