Just got R: Racing Evolution yesterday despite the dismal reviews. The major con in the game is the limited track selection. The minor con is the motor sounds, good on some, terrible on others. The rest is very good. First the graphics are on par with "other" recent games. The track presentation is truly beautiful. The types of tracks include road, drag, oval and rally tracks. The handling (which I hear is bad) is NOT. In fact, after you adjust your ride, the handling is VERY REALISTIC. Don’t know how many cars are here (only played 10hrs) but I have won several. Have already beaten racing life, but the event challenge looks pretty deep. There’s also an arcade, time attack and vs. mode to round things out. This is NOT RIDGE RACER and that's ok with me. I do like RR though but RRE is something completely different. This is a realistic game that any SIM lover should get. I give it an 8.