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Unfortunately, things weren't that great and, while the racing title was pretty good, it failed to live up to expectations and fans flooded Codemasters with complaints as well as feedback about what wasn't working in Grid 2.

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The studio took all the criticism to heart and confirmed earlier this year that it was working on Grid Autosport, a new installment in the series dedicated to fixing what went wrong with Grid 2. With an emphasis on different motorsports, way more cars, and more varied tracks or circuits, Autosport definitely looks like the successor that was promised to Grid 1.ĭoes it manage to hit all the right marks or should the franchise just retire from the race? Let's find out. While Grid 2 tried to offer a sort of story, Grid Autosport is all about the gameplay and doesn't worry itself with creating a narrative behind the player. Instead, he's just allowed to engage in five different racing disciplines throughout seasons and progress until reaching major competitions like the Grid Grand Slam. The actual disciplines are quite varied and emphasize, as the game's name implies, all sorts of motorsport disciplines. There's Touring, Endurance, Open Wheel, Street, and Tuner, each with different cars, available tracks, and gameplay mechanics. The Touring one focuses, as can be deduced from its name, on touring cars, ranging from hot hatches and coupes to the utes found in Australia and other parts of the world. These competitions emphasize contact and allow players to race on all sorts of iconic tracks from around the world. From Malaysia's Sepang to Australia's Bathurst, this is true motorsport racing.Įndurance deals with lean and mean racing machines derived from supercars made by the likes of Aston Martin and focuses more on withstanding a certain number of minutes on a track while taking care of your tires.

Any sharp brakes or offroad sequences take a big toll on your tires, so you need to balance being aggressive with being conservative. Open Wheel events use Formula 3 and Indycar single-seater racers and here it's all about making sure you avoid contact at all costs, as it can send you crashing into the gravel. Street races take place in the different cities already seen in Grid 2 and here you'll definitely feel every bump and mismatched surface with your tuned cars.

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Last but not least, the Tuner discipline focuses on time trial and drifting events, each with different cars available, normally from the muscle and Japanese categories. What's great about Grid Autosport is that you don't need to be a master in all these disciplines at once. Each season you pick a category and complete its different events to improve your respective level. You can focus on one or two, while leaving the others to a later time. Eventually, you might want to come back around to those neglected disciplines, as in order to unlock the special Grid Grand Slam you need to bring them up to a certain event. In the game you're basically a mercenary pilot for hire, as you can choose a team, check out their sponsor goals, rewards, and the teammate they offer, and then start racing for that season under their banner.

The AI pilot can be controlled rather easily by setting different behaviors, from a balanced one to a defensive or offensive one.

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However, each driver has different skills and, unfortunately, many of them are completely oblivious.