The game looks quite innovative with its construct-a-car feature and over 50 tracks. I might rent it first, though.
Anyone Picking Up Apex?
The game looks quite innovative with its construct-a-car feature and over 50 tracks. I might rent it first, though.
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Rent first. According to the reviews, the construct-a-car feature isn't as deep as I was hoping it would be. Maybe next time. And the driving tends to lean on the Ridge Racer (arcade) side, rather than the, preferrable, Gran Turismo (sim) side. The story mode you have to go thru does sound intriguing tho. Not sure if it's worth more than that.
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Sounds like an excellent concept, but horrible excecution. They should treat all serious racing games like Nascar games. They are all fairly realistic driving sims, but just on a... circular... track.
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I own all of the following games
Halo, Crimson Sea, MechAssault, Unreal Championship, Ghost Recon, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Morrowind, Blinx, Dead or Alive 3, NFL Fever 2002, NFL Fever 2003, Rallisport Challenge, Jet Set Radio Future, Max Payne, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, Whacked!, Splinter Cell, Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO, Phantasy Star Online (preorder)
NightCaster, Blood Wake, Fuzion Frenzy, Hitman 2, Medal of Honor: Frontline, Dave Mirra BMX 2, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Totaled!
Wish List: (Until Summer)
Panzer Dragoon Orta, Dead or Alive: XTreme Beach Volleyball, Sea Dogs 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Return to Castle Wolfenstien, Midtown Madness 3, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
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renting it first..
I already have PGR, Sega GT2002, and Nascar Thunder 2003
Apex
Midnight Club 2
Midtown Madness 3
All games I am interested in.. But that is to many freaking racing games hehe.
I was thinking I'll rent Apex.. and if I like it better then Sega GT 2002 I'll trade it in towards Apex.
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renting it first..
I already have PGR, Sega GT2002, and Nascar Thunder 2003
Apex
Midnight Club 2
Midtown Madness 3
All games I am interested in.. But that is to many freaking racing games hehe.
I was thinking I'll rent Apex.. and if I like it better then Sega GT 2002 I'll trade it in towards Apex.
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What happend to Mercedes Benz, Pro Race Driver, Lotus Challenge, Lamborghini, and most importantly Project Gotham Racing 2
so many racing games coming out this year, I can't wait!
Apex sounds and looks good but since theres so many other racers that are coming out this year I'll have to rent it first.
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renting it first..
I already have PGR, Sega GT2002, and Nascar Thunder 2003
Apex
Midnight Club 2
Midtown Madness 3
All games I am interested in.. But that is to many freaking racing games hehe.
I was thinking I'll rent Apex.. and if I like it better then Sega GT 2002 I'll trade it in towards Apex.
*End Of Quote*
What happend to Mercedes Benz, Pro Race Driver, Lotus Challenge, Lamborghini, and most importantly Project Gotham Racing 2
so many racing games coming out this year, I can't wait!
Apex sounds and looks good but since theres so many other racers that are coming out this year I'll have to rent it first.
I forgot about Pro Race Driver and PGR 2.. but the other oens I'm not interested in. I don't like the racing games focused on a certain car .. example : Mercedes Benz, Lotus Challenge....etc..
Although they may look good, I would most likely get to bored of them.
So the list now is
PGR 2
Pro Race Driver
Midtown Madness 3
Middnight Club 2
Apex
That's alot of racing hehe
I will be picking it up. I am just waiting for eb to get it in, in my area.
Even though the graphics are subpar the gameplay isn't that fun, mainly because the AI
cheats. if they hit or even touch your car they are able to pass you. and you lose your position
by 3 cars . You also lose your position if you hit their car .
In the Intro it appears you can knock cars out of your way while maintaining the lead.
Actual gameplay is different.
I want a racing game with grudgematch style capabilities !
there's nothing like playing bumper cars and knocking the other cars around while still keeping
the lead.
I am not talking about hitting a wall or crates or other objects that would warrant you lose your position by 3 cars.
I am talking about car Bumping and Ramming.
In Project Gotham you can keep the opposition off you by Bumping or Ramming them.
you don't get bumped back 3 cars , because it all depends on how well
you can Recover control of your car.
In Apex you don't get the Satisfaction of Recovering , you get Penalized !
What about the AI , are they Penalized ???
No , they can Recover and take the lead ,
also maintaining their speed while you will losing your speed - in the same situation.
2 words - Unbalanced Gameplay.
Another example of good and fair gameplay is Nascar Thunder 2003.
Here as well you are allowed to bump the competition and keep your position if you
Recover. in the real world of Nascar you are not allowed to bump and ram , but that's real life.
Most people buy games to escape and do things that you can't normally do in real life.
You said " that in all racing games you played you lose your lead " , Well iv'e given 2
examples from a few of the best Racing Games in existance that you don't.
-Think fun , Make it fun , So we can all have fun-
Last edited by cya punk; 02-20-2003 at 09:41 AM.
A good game for you to get then would be Pro Race Driver, you can bump, smash, your oppenents off the track, and then they will try to do the same back to after you have done it a couple times, no I don't know this from experience, I read it in a review, I'm not sure from which site, I think it might have been BH Motorsports.
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Cool , yeh that's more like it ..........thanks bro
Last edited by cya punk; 02-20-2003 at 08:36 PM.
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