| | |  | Hardware & Accessories | Home » » » GRID | | | | | | | Description: | | GRID is all about 40 of the most incredible race cars ever created with the finest AI. GRID is about revolutionary damage to vehicles and environments that affect your race and blow your mind. GRID is about the most complete replay packages, letting you relive the moments of your glory or destruction in jaw-dropping hi-res slow-motion. | | | Features: | |
• Contains 3 distinct regions featuring US, Japan and Europe
• 3 distinct racing styles that include Muscle cars, city racing, drift racing, traditional circuit racing
• Progress and create your own race team, hire co-drivers, and attract real-life big sponsors
• 20 car grids, bigger than any other racing game, fully licensed cars and tracks, all fully damageable
• Slicker, sexier, presentation similar to a Hollywood film
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.32 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.48 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.28 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.55 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Release Date:
| June 03, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 62 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows XP | | Media:
| DVD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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27 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 A great racer, but maybe not for the beginner.Jul 14, 2008
By J. Howard
"Gadget , Tech & Computer Geek"
Codemasters loves to make racers that are in between a simulator and a arcade sim. Grid is no different, and uses a graphics engine that is an evolution of the one used in Dirt, but I feel that it leans a bit more toward sim. It starts oddly, as it drops you right into a rather challenging race, and you have to complete a few more simi-advanced races before you start racing in entry level events. The graphics are STUNNING if your computer has the horse power to run it. If not, and you have an XBOX or PS3, I would suggest that. But what really matters is the driving. I personally LOVE the hardcore feel of this game. When I get first place in a race I feel like I have really accomplished something. The AI is also some of the best I have ever seen. I think what I like most about it is that it actually messes up. Some would say that this is annoying, and a bad call by the developer. But when I do a flawless race, and I see the AI spin out or cut a corner too aggressively and smash into the center barrier, I can't help but think, "Sigh.. Rookies.". It ads to the immersion of the game and no race is ever the same thanks to this. The damage model is top notch and the game also features something I have never seen in a racing game, an instant replay that you can resume from. Imagine you are on a 10 lap race and the AI is breathing down your neck the whole time. Your race is flawless, but one little mistake and you will never get 1st place. Well what do you know you push a little too hard around that last corner, sliding into a wall, and get dropped down to 8th in a flash. It would be a waste of a race and your time. But with the instant replay you can quickly go back about 8 second and try the corner again, instead of starting totally over.
As far as hardware. I have an AMD 6000+ 2.4Ghz 4GB Ram and 2 crossfire ATI 3850's. I have all settings on max but anti-aliasing turned off. I run it at 1680x1050 and ir is butter smooth. My laptop is a 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo, 4Gb RAM and a nVidia 8600M GT, both computers are running 64bit Vista Ultimate. I run many of the settings on medium and AA off at 1024x768 and it runs smooth. The game has some odd resolutions but it will squished the picture so that if you are running on a 16x9 screen the aspect ratio is correct even though you have a 4x3 ratio resolution.
Oh and lastly. I play this game on my PC with a wired USB XBOX360 controller and it plays great. I have a Driving Force Pro, but have not bothered to try it, as this game seems like it would actually play better on a game pad.
One big fault about this game is the frame limiter. Like many racing games, this tries to lock your frame rate at a constant. I think this game is locked at 30. It may be 60fps, but I am not sure. If your frame rate drops too low, the game becomes unplayable. The controls get sluggish and you end up weaving back and forth because the game takes too long to respond to your controls. There is a PC version of the demo, play it and make sure your computer has the mustard to hamdle it. It scales very well however, and even at low settings, it still looks darn good.
Hope all this is helpful. -KD
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
THE ABSOLUT ASPHALT DRIVING EXPERIENCE!!Jun 08, 2008
By NeuroSplicer
I have been playing PC games all my life and have tried most Racing/Driving games, from the legendary OUTRUN to the latest NFS installments. I have to admit, GRID is THE BEST - BY FAR!
The collection of cars is not vast but rather exotic and exclusive. The graphics are unbelievable, gorgeous and detailed. And the sounds (although will not accurately follow the engine revs) they greatly add to the total immersion. This is such a beautiful game that I have to tear myself from my screen not to keep playing.
There are three views (hood, cockpit and behind the car), all working as they should but what I really appreciated was the collection of available racing types: from closed circuits to demolition derbies, rest assured, you too will find your favorite.
This is not an easy game: deactivate the driver assists and you will find yourself fishtailing all over the place! And keep in mind that dragging is frowned upon in...LeMans-24. Not to mention riding a rattler! That's wright: GRID features TOTALLY REALISTIC DAMAGES! Hit another car or the guard-rails and your fine tuned drive will get crashed and bumpers will fall off - and its handling WILL be affected accordingly!
Choose your name from the setup list and pit-bosses will call you by name (sadly, no...NeuroSplicer option though). Another nice touch is the random events that can occur in a race: from engines failing or bursting into flames to tires going flat or bouncing off, there is not a dull moment and the game keeps you constantly on the edge.
Now, CODEMASTERS seems to be able to learn from its mistakes. First of all, unlike DIRT, GRID does not require an...ubercomputer to run. The requirements are not "all invited" but not "next generation" either. I managed to run it fine on the 4 years old lab computer (a P4 3.2GHz with 2GB of RAM and a 7600GT nVidia).
Moreover, unlike DIRT which was damaged by StarFORCE, GRID harbors a... milder garden variety of SecuROM (without limited installations RootKits). There is clearly room for further listening to customers' dislike of DRM schemes (hence the star withheld), yet, in all fairness, this is an improvement.
So, if you are boycotting SecuROM you have been warned. Otherwise,
RECOMMENDED!!!
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Semi-realistic action racing gameSep 02, 2008
By Chad Babineaux
If you don't like action racing games because they are so un-realistic, and get frustrated with simulation racing games because of the tuning and practice needed to compete; GRID is the perfect game for you.
Likes:
- All cars handle differently
- The graphics are amazing (the replay looks like real TV)
- You can see damage to your car
- You don't have to be a car expert to tune your car to get the best time for each track. (no tuning)
Could improve:
- The other cars will quickly catch up to you or wait for you if you get ahead of the pack or fall behind it (so un-realistic).
- It takes major crashing to affect the performance of the car. You can go from last place into the inside of a curve and brake late, then crash your way into at least mid pack.
- You can easily go from 1st to last place by spinning out in a curve on the last lap. All cars like to stay grouped together and run 2 wide.
- Force feedback could be better in the turns
If the other cars were spread out more (first 3 issues), it would be the perfect racing game for me.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Don't expect driving to be easyFeb 19, 2009
By djb
I've driven several other racing games (various Need for Speed games) and GRID is very different. I use a Logitech MOMO racing force feedback wheel, and I simply cannot control the cars in GRID. The "GRID World" events that you get dropped into start you out with a Muscle Car - a big, bad Ford Mustang that will spin out and hit the wall if you hit the gas every so slightly too hard. I have huge trouble with oversteer/understeer, even with driving assists on, and the car is all over the track and not where I want it to go. If I ease off on the gas enough to control the car, all the other cars are very quickly out of sight.
For some reason, it seems my wheel was not working as it should - there was simply too much play in it, and no combination of game settings would work. Then one day, I restarted a race and all of a sudden there was better friction in the wheel - force feedback was working more like a real car's wheel, and controlling the cars became much easier, but still I can't predict/learn how the cars will respond. I'm trying to play/practice more but it is frustrating.
The graphics are great, but in GRID you cannot save a race for replay. You can replay after completing the race, but there is no way to skip forward/backward through laps (you can fast forward, but its not that fast). In bonnet view or bumper view, there is no rear view mirror (that is only in cockpit view which for some reason also shows the driving wheel which I don't need to see because I have my real wheel right in front of me) so it is impossible to know where the other drivers are, so eventually you get hit from behind.
When you first start the game, you get thrown into racing mode on cars you have not practiced with and on tracks you've never seen. Even if you quit out of that and go into Race Day (where you can pick your car and track etc.) there is no practice mode. The only "practice" mode comes after you've raced and started a season and get a car, which you can "test drive". So the game is not gentle on beginners, and there is no real help for learning to control these twitchy cars, or to learn how to progress from easier cars to more sensitive ones.
The other cars' AI is too similar: the other 11 cars drive so close together for the whole race; they're just a little pack, so it's not too fun to try to get around them.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
All about the driving!Jun 24, 2008
By El Sparquito
"EL SPARQUITO"
Grid is the first PC racing game that I've played and by far the most realistic. It doesn't have as many cars as GT5 (about 43?), but the superb graphics and intensely realistic driving experience more than makes up for it. I've only had the game for a few days and I am smitten.
I have my PC connected to my 56" 1080P TV via DVI-SVGA running at 1024X768 and it looks fantastic! I'm looking to bump up the settings to 1280X800 once I get my settings optimized & the cable swapped out w/ a DVI-HDMI. The lettering (mostly menus) can get a little jaggy, but the gameplay is smooth and the backgrounds flow seamlessly around you. The added details such as damage to your car affecting the handling, realistic smoke effects (you really have to wait until the smoke clears before you can see anything) and the superb replay options add in to the fun. The cockpit view is great, too - although there is a slight delay between your shifts and the on screen driver shifts, but I'm being nitpicky. I do wish the cars were customizable, but I'm still getting used to the game, so it's no biggie for now.
I did have inital problems w/getting my new Logitech Driving Force GT wheel (the newest one w/o the clutch) to play nice with Grid, but it was resolved once I loaded in the newest drivers from wingmanteam - not the game's fault. Grid's wheel/pedal settings from the driver options menu allowed for more fine tuning (force feedback strength, pedal bias, wheel deadspotting, etc.)
Bottom line - great game for those seeking a solid racing sim & a bad game for those who like arcade racers like Burnout.
System setup:
Intel Pentium D (2.8GHz)
2GB DDR2
XFX 8800GT 256MB
Samsung 56" 1080P DLP
Onkyo receiver/JBL surrounds
Custom built racing seat w/Corbeau Forza
Logitech Driving Force GT wheel/pedals
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