The videogames industry, particularly the racing game genre has a very serious flaw. It’s something that almost always rears its ugly snout and destroys the enjoyment and motivation to play many modern racing games. It’s a little feature which for some unknown reason has been omitted by almost all of the latest car modifying or racing games of recent times.
As you know a race involves more than one vehicle. Unless it’s against a ghost or clock the race to the finish line can become quite a fray. When playing a two player game with your friend present it helps to re-live the best of the racing moments you both just had and examine closely your respective performances so you can settle any arguments relating to dirty tricks.
Almost all racing games these days have the ability to pitch two players against each other on a single screen. Almost all racing games have a replay feature for the single player element. But tragically this replay feature is almost always forgotten when it comes to a two player race where ironically the feature is at its most useful.
I find this absolutely unforgivable and I am yet to retain a racing game that includes two player replays. Typically I buy racing games to play against my friends because I’m not really interested in playing against strangers over the internet. Racing a mate is much more rewarding and helps to sort out differences or settle bets on performance.
The last game to my knowledge to include two player replays was Gran Turismo 2 on the PS2. This is a last generation game and one would assume that after 9 years and with extra money, processing power and interest that the developers of modern racing games would include such a feature. Alas this is not the case and I remain frustrated at the industries inability to realise that this feature is desired more so than the replay feature found in the single player mode.
I remain hopeful that one day there may be a decent next generation racing game that caters for multiplayer races as I’m sure you’ll agree, these races are some of the fiercest and most competitive events a player can enjoy in a modern videogame.
Racing Games With Multiplayer Replays
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo 2
Project Gotham Racing
Racing Games Without Multiplayer Replays
Every Other Racing Game Out At The Moment
As you know a race involves more than one vehicle. Unless it’s against a ghost or clock the race to the finish line can become quite a fray. When playing a two player game with your friend present it helps to re-live the best of the racing moments you both just had and examine closely your respective performances so you can settle any arguments relating to dirty tricks.
Almost all racing games these days have the ability to pitch two players against each other on a single screen. Almost all racing games have a replay feature for the single player element. But tragically this replay feature is almost always forgotten when it comes to a two player race where ironically the feature is at its most useful.
I find this absolutely unforgivable and I am yet to retain a racing game that includes two player replays. Typically I buy racing games to play against my friends because I’m not really interested in playing against strangers over the internet. Racing a mate is much more rewarding and helps to sort out differences or settle bets on performance.
The last game to my knowledge to include two player replays was Gran Turismo 2 on the PS2. This is a last generation game and one would assume that after 9 years and with extra money, processing power and interest that the developers of modern racing games would include such a feature. Alas this is not the case and I remain frustrated at the industries inability to realise that this feature is desired more so than the replay feature found in the single player mode.
I remain hopeful that one day there may be a decent next generation racing game that caters for multiplayer races as I’m sure you’ll agree, these races are some of the fiercest and most competitive events a player can enjoy in a modern videogame.
Racing Games With Multiplayer Replays
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo 2
Project Gotham Racing
Racing Games Without Multiplayer Replays
Every Other Racing Game Out At The Moment
