Scirocco Central

Any gamers? Anyone got this?

Picked it up today, it's got a few VAG cars on there including the 'Roc (mines presently modified with a few bits and pieces including the stage 1 bodykit with seems to be very similar to the StudieR/R20 kit. The game is by the peolpe who did Race Driver: Grid and shares much more with this than the old Need for Speed games. Seems like a decent game so far.

Deacon

I will buy this on Monday. Are you on xbox or ps3?

chr15 wrote:I will buy this on Monday. Are you on xbox or ps3?

Have both but got this on 360.

Deacon

I downloaded the demo today for the PC. Not got round to installing it yet

After playing it more it gets better as you level up and the cars you can access improve - it starts a bit too arcedey but gets a bit more sim like as you progress. It's not as good as Forza or Gran Turismo but it's not bad by any means. It's kept me quite for quite afew hours so far anyway!

Deacon

Oh yeah, and it's nice being ab;e to have a blast around the Nurburg Ring in a 'rocco!

Deacon

Got this today, my xbox has decided to give up though! It was only replaced two months ago!

chr15 wrote:Got this today, my xbox has decided to give up though! It was only replaced two months ago!

Doh! The old red rings of death

I'm on my second - it's an elite as I heard they upgraded parts in the elite thought to be responsible for the problems, dunno if that's true or not though.

Deacon

Not the rings of death but I wish it was. The console just freezes with no lights and Microsoft don't extend the warrenty for that even though it is a common problem.

Il just buy a new arcade and swap my hard drive over, microsoft want a £80 to fix my one and I can get a new one for £100 with another wireless controller.

chr15 wrote:Not the rings of death but I wish it was. The console just freezes with no lights and Microsoft don't extend the warrenty for that even though it is a common problem.

Il just buy a new arcade and swap my hard drive over, microsoft want a £80 to fix my one and I can get a new one for £100 with another wireless controller.

My first one was well outside the original year warrenty anmd they said I had to pay to have it repaired but I threw a bit of a strop on the phone that I'd been a loyal x-box customer since they had first come out but that I'd be switching to the PS3, etc, etc and they autorised the repair for free - may be worth a try!

Deacon

My 360 was a launch day console and it's never missed a beat in it's 4 year life so far!

chr15 wrote:Not the rings of death but I wish it was. The console just freezes with no lights and Microsoft don't extend the warrenty for that even though it is a common problem.

Il just buy a new arcade and swap my hard drive over, microsoft want a £80 to fix my one and I can get a new one for £100 with another wireless controller.

dude it doesn't matter that the warranty has expired. The sale of goods act says that it should be good for three years from purchase.

Hope that helps.

Nick

chojin wrote:My 360 was a launch day console and it's never missed a beat in it's 4 year life so far!

Careful chojin, that's exactly what I said just before my first one went pop!

Deacon

I ended up buying an elite, came with 2 decent games aswell! Il keep the other, try and push microsoft to fix it but if not pay and take it to work

chr15 wrote:...take it to work

Excellent plan!

Deacon

Deacon wrote:

chojin wrote:My 360 was a launch day console and it's never missed a beat in it's 4 year life so far!

Careful chojin, that's exactly what I said just before my first one went pop!

Deacon

ehehe true. i have a knack for jinxing things like that


hmmm i think we should have a gaming section on this forum so everyone can post their gamertags and stuff!

Deacon wrote:Doh! The old red rings of death

The PS3 is no better. Im on my Third since release date........

I took out continuous play, cos is gonna happen again at some point.

I got the PS3 demo of this at the weekend.
Over clichéd lens flare and comedy handling. Delete!

Kev wrote:I got the PS3 demo of this at the weekend.
Over clichéd lens flare and comedy handling. Delete!

Not tried the PS3 version but the 360 version is superb when you get into it. The handling on the 360 is VERY realistic and it does take quite a bit of getting used to after games like Forza and Gran Turismo but the more you play the better and better it gets (at least on the 360 imho). It seems to have quite a steep initial learning curve but then all seems to come together nicely. It is also the best in car view of any racer I've ever played - the sense of speed of something like the Veyron is just mindblowing.

Deacon

There are a few nice screen shots here

http://www.virtualr.net/need-for-speed- ... -previews/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

nice little advert for revo!