PGR 3 is a street racing game from Bizarre Creations. It was one of the Xbox 360's best launch title and was an impresive showcase for what the Xbox 360 can do. To start PGR 3 is a street racing game but it is not street racing like Need For Speed where you can tune your car or be "gangsta," PGR 3 is all about competitive racing.
The game takes place in 4 different cities London, New York, Tokyo, Las Vegas and the only location which isn't a city, the Nurbergring ring. There are hundreds of different variations of these tracks throughout the single player and you also get the option to create your own which allows you to make millions of variations. The racing in the game feels a lot like a racing simulator like Forza or Gran Turismo but the game has a very fast paced feel to it making it more fun as you may seem. The ability to gain Kudos as you play each race makes the game feel very arcade like. You gain Kudos from pulling of cool racing maneuvers for example drifting round corners or slipstreaming behind someone. As you complete events you can see your Kudos rank against the world and unlock new ranks which unlock hidden extras. There are a few different types of events in PGR 3, the first of which are racing events, these are Standard race and Elimination, then there are then Kudos events like driving through cones to earn Kudos or drifting to get a certain amount of Kudos and lastly timed events such as finish one lap before the timer runs out. The events are essentially just variations of what you have seen before. The single player mode is very long and you have the option to complete each race with 5 different difficulty settings which is great because there is a difficulty for every skill level.
The graphics in PGR 3 are superb and really show of what the Xbox 360 can do. There is so much detail in the accurately modeled cities and the cars that the game feels very much like an experiance. There are some great camera views for when your driving and the best of which is the in car view, this camera view actually makes you feel like you are driving the car and the way dust catches on the screen and you can look into the rear view mirror just shows how much detail they have put into the game. Everything to the speedometer is accurately modeled to each car. There are over 80 cars in the game and none of them are slow, although some are slower than others. The game has some really cool motion blur effects, which really make you feel like you are driving at 200 mph adding to the intesity of the game.
The sound in PGR 3 leaves more to be desired. Although the engine noises are fantastic, the music in the game has too much variety, it seems the designers wanted to have music for everyone but it doesnt really work. There are so many different genres that it is really hard to find something you like and most of the music doesnt suit the game at all. I don't think many people want to be racing down New York at 200mph listening to Beethoven. For everyhting else the game has, it just doesnt work.
The multiplayer aspect of PGR 3 is great. There are some really cool online modes like Cat & Mouse where one person in each team drives an E class vehicle and the other players have to push them to the finish line in A class cars. The onine is very fast paced and very competitive, with a ton of options allowing to make the most challenging race you can. Gotham TV is a new addition to the online aspect, it allows people to watch the best players as well as their friends almost like watching a sports channel.
Overall PGR 3 is a great racing game. It allows anyone to dive into some of the coolest cars and race in fun competitive races. If your a fan of racing games and you havent already checked this out i strongly suggest you do.
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