GRID's reputation as one of the best racing games is well deserved. As has been mentioned, it finds that perfect sweet spot between "arcade" racing and hard-core simulation and just goes flat out with it. The sheer variety in gameplay is also impressive. The tracks range from tight, city-based runs to wide-open racetracks to mountain roads, most with variations; the cars all handle quite differently, from open-wheel to stock to supercars; and the events can be straight laps, drift, downhill, demolition, and more. Even the same tracks can feel quite different when equipped with different classes of cars. The career mode is also lots of fun, ramping up the challenge in an appropriate way. Even acquiring and managing new cars and sponsors was more fun than I expected. I'm no racing guy, but it's amazing how much more of an experience this is from arcade-drive-gaming. It's the perfect combination of challenging andforgiving, and lots and lots of in-the-zone fun. Take some time with it and dig in; it's one hell of a ride.
