PGR4 The Win
by David Dreger 
{ Mar 29th 2007 at 7:30PM }
While you patiently await for some other media to be come readily available on the internet, we can tide you over with something completely different. The May issue of Official Xbox Magazine has a cover story on Project Gotham Racing 4 and how it builds on the 360 launch title. The key points to look out for is the wider selection of weather conditions from rain, snow and sleet, with the in-car view taking full advantage of the first person view with added realism.
Speaking of in-car view, they plan on sprucing that up with more "involved" animations from the driver, from a shaky cam when going at break neck speeds to pumping their fist after a victory. The game also promises a more robust selection of cars and tracks to ride them on with over 200 courses across 10 locations. The best part is that it's only scratching the surface. Are you looking forward to accumulating Kudos this fall?
[Thanks, teknomusik]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
HHHawk @ Mar 29th 2007 9:47PM
Yeah I definitely can't wait for PGR4 to come out, though it's gonna be tough to beat Forza 2 now...
Jon @ Mar 29th 2007 7:45PM
I'll be happy if I can smoke up the tires=)
aragorn @ Mar 29th 2007 7:46PM
yeah... ummm... after PGR3, this has become my favorite racing series ever.
to hell with forza.
Nate @ Mar 29th 2007 9:23PM
I NEED MORE MONEY TO BUY ALL THESE GAMES!!!
BowserUSC @ Mar 29th 2007 8:33PM
Oh baby am I glad I bought the racing wheel. This game's gonna be sick.
Patrick @ Mar 29th 2007 8:41PM
aw sweet racing awesomeness
The Lamonster @ Mar 29th 2007 11:59PM
We can only hope PGR4 contains the (now) traditional Geometry Wars sequel...
SechoDB @ Mar 29th 2007 8:55PM
I'm pretty sure picking this one up. PGR4 seems to be way better than its predecessor, though PGR3 was great no doubt about it. Forza does indeed look nice but I'm not so keen on the simulation stuff. Definitely will make me think twice about getting the racing wheel...
Krazy Koala @ Mar 29th 2007 9:09PM
Sounding great. That said, I'll only pick it up if it gets slightly more open race tracks. The previous games have been way too tight in the cities. The corners are so sharp and even with getting good ad drifting, it got me annoyed.
I hope there are some races that are technical but also allow me to get some serious speed.
aragorn @ Mar 29th 2007 9:13PM
BowserUSC: hopefully it'll work a bit better with PGR4... I mean, the racing wheel is cool for PGR3... just... those with a gamepad have a serious advantage.
Tony @ Mar 29th 2007 9:42PM
"Forza does indeed look nice but I'm not so keen on the simulation stuff. Definitely will make me think twice about getting the racing wheel..."
It's been a while, but I swear the original Forza had a kind of quick run mode that was slightly more arcade-y in nature. I could be mixing this up with something else.
Arno @ Mar 29th 2007 11:45PM
Hell yea! I can't wait!
Sheesh, so many games coming this fall.
DjDATZ @ Mar 30th 2007 1:18AM
WOW...I'm gonna pick up OXM for that month just to be able to read up on this...im hyped about forza 2 (keep in mind i never played the original...so i'm not 100% "sure" about the experience...) but since i've played pgr3...and absolutely LOVED it...i'm ecstatic about this game. :D
ETA is next winter...does that mean...THIS WINTER?!
No wonder I'm thinking about getting another job for the summer...
Tony @ Mar 30th 2007 2:15AM
I think most release dates that say Winter mean around January/February.
mark @ Mar 30th 2007 3:38AM
Dear David Dreger,
I noticed that you mention a fall release date, which prompted me to inform you of something I feel is quite important.
You may be surprised to hear that at any one point in time seasons are in fact different all over the globe! Another amazing piece of trivia is that the internet is available outside the US! Incredible!
Regards,
Mark
dgsa @ Mar 30th 2007 4:23AM
Let's hope PGR4 is closer to PGR2 (the best console racer ever thanks to brilliant Live support) than to PGR3 (a rushed game with incredible flaws such as NO TIMING in races!).
I don't care if PGR4 has 70 or 250 cars or if the driver pumps his fist after victory.
Just give us great online racing (like in PGR2) without the stupid "you'll spin if someone breathes in your direction" physics, let us race for KUDOS with friends (matchmaking is annoying bullshit), introduce more statistics, get rid of the dull, flat, wide parking lot tracks (see Castle Eight in PGR2 how it should be done), bring back the "slow" cars, get rid of wall riding and shift glitching, punish for quitting races etc...
Oh, and a rewarding online-aware solo game would be nice too with all sorts of weekly challenges etc..
My Xbox360 purchase is hanging on this game only.
boog @ Mar 30th 2007 8:56AM
this is great news. too bad they can't mash this up with forza. I would love to see some of the physics and customization aspects of forza in pgr4, or an in car view in forza. in car view is the hottness.
DjDATZ @ Mar 30th 2007 9:47AM
Hey mark...his name isnt David...its KNUCKLES! :P
lol...and btw...he lives in canada...hence he does know that there is a world outside the US. (just fyi for ya...our winters here in canada are worse than anything the US could imagine. so YES we do know what a REAL WINTER is like.)
thank you for posting that he mad a slight mistake.
have a GRRRRREAT day! :P
Ciaran Gallagher @ Mar 30th 2007 11:39AM
I hope the bigger collection of cars and tracks doesn't mean a diluted PGR experience!
If PGR4 is better than PGR3, then that will be quite an achievement. Looking at their track record and how the game has improved on each sequel (PGR --> PGR2 --> PGR3), then PGR4 is probably going to be a bloody amazing game.
why not the LS2/LS7? @ Mar 30th 2007 12:16PM
I had some things to say, buy dgsa basically said them all.
I would like to see how PGR4 builds on PGR2 more than anything, because PGR3 was a vastly inferior game.
PGR3 has so few cars that they removed all the car classes, so instead of having to master convertibles, sport compacts, muscle cars and even pickup trucks and SUVs, you just get a good car and drive it in every race.
Bring back the slow cars. The Acura Integras and Miatas. And please bring back the Porsches too.
And how making it possible to drive cars that AREN'T Ferraris and win this time? The Enzo is a class B car? Not. And the 355 and 360 shouldn't be in separate classes either just so the 355 can dominate one.
PGR2 was the best non-sim on-road console driving game, hands down. PGR3 was a disappointment. Let's see PGR4 start where PGR2 left off and go up from there.
I'm glad to hear of short video clips. TOCA 2 use these to great effect. TOCA 2 is a very simmy driving game, but through the use of just a few simple clips with your quirky Scottish manager directing you through your career, it becomes a lot more accessible. The single player "career" mode of PGR4 would be improved a lot by adding just a little bit of story to get non-racing nuts more engaged.
DA BOSS @ Mar 30th 2007 11:41PM
Did anyone here if Microsoft is gonna make a black racing wheel to match the Elite?
Robhugh @ Apr 15th 2007 7:19AM
to dgsa and LS2/LS7?,
I share you views completely on PG3, utter wa*k compared to PGR2. But there is HOPE! I spoke to a map developer for the series last night and he admitted that the aim for PGR3 was to release, make money, and it was aimed at being like PGR1. Although I lost all respect for Bizzare after playing PGR3, and now dedicate anytime to forza (even though I miss PGR2), He promised me that they are trying to make it more like PGR2!
I told him I didn't trust Bizzare's promise, and that they should make some bloody maps in Europe again. I know everyone not new to the series, much prefered the Russian maps, and barcelona, etc. So after breifly slagging him off I can only Pray some of the info has sunk in and they aren't being lead by a complete money making sell out this time.