Nothing major but a slight blemish all the same.Įxclusive to the DS game is the track creator. For the most part the frame rate holds firm but does nose dive during certain corners on certain tracks. Car and track detail is basic, but that’s to be expected. Thankfully the sense of speed is solid, which is vital in an arcade racer.
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Collision detection isn’t brilliant and AI drivers aren’t the smartest on the block, but they do their job and put up a decent fight.
You don’t get the same level of control as you do in the other versions and the handling model feels far more basic, but it’s a solid arcade racer that arcs back to the 32-Bit age of the PlayStation and SEGA Saturn. Its absence once again makes the DS game feel cut down, but it’s not a huge loss. Missing from the handheld version is the sponsorship management that you used to help your performances earn money in the next-gen versions. Customisation comes in the form of drawing decals using the DS’ touch screen.
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As you progress you’ll be able to upgrade your engine, steering, gearbox, tyres and chassis, giving you better performance when out on the track. There’s even an element of upgrading and customisation to your cars. Even though GRID on DS feels like a cut down version of its bigger brother, it’s by no means short on content. As well as standard Single Races, Championship races (a series of races in one event) and Time Trials, you’ll also take part in Speed Tests (average speed over a lap), Acceleration and Breaking Tests, Steering Tests (steering through gates), Chase events (pursuing an opponent), Survival events (opposite to Chase), Drift Battle events (scoring points for power slides), Togue (mountain racing) and Blueprint events (making courses to spec). Many of the event types from the home console version of GRID have made their way over to the DS game, with 10 on offer over the course of the Race Driver game mode. Gone is the unique flashback feature which let you rewind time, leaving a simpler arcade racer set across Asia, USA and Europe, where you compete in high powered cars and attempt to earn reputation points. The difference in power between the handheld and a next-gen console is so vast that you’re really getting a very different game.
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GRID on the DS attempts to offer much of what made the home console and PC games so much fun, but it clearly can’t do everything. With a unique rewinding time feature thrown in it made for a racer that will be remembered as one of the best of this generation. We couldn’t get enough of its thrilling racing, superb damage modelling and stunning visuals. Codemasters’ Race Driver GRID turned out to be one of the best Arcade racers ever made when it hit next-gen consoles and the PC earlier this year.
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