Nürburgring: terrifying, exciting, and deadly. Although the 19 tracks come off as a little bland, the car models are quite well done and feature a lot of detail. Evolution's visuals don't show significant improvement over RACE 07 and the presentation is somewhat dull, but the graphics are plenty adequate and the use of a slightly dated graphics engine does have the benefit of somewhat modest system requirements. Check out last year's review for all of the details, but all you need to know is the game sports realistic physics, 25-player online, a WTCC championship mode, custom championship, as well as an arcade mode, and some of the most intense racing action you'll find on a PC or console. Thankfully that's not an issue, as RACE 07 is a great game in its own right. None of this new content means a thing if the game it's expanding upon isn't any good. In addition to those behemoths, there are 26 new GT car models spanning four classes, which bring the game's total to 12 racing classes and 49 different vehicles, including the Koenigsegg CCX, Dodge Viper GTS/R and SRT/10, Corvette C5-R and C6-R, Audi R8, Gumpert Apollo, and more. You'll need some serious skills to handle that kind of power. There are new cars to tool around in, most notably the WTCC Extreme Cars and Evolution concept cars-which are no joke. The rest of Evolution's content is not as groundbreaking as the addition of Nürburgring. Sure, its not as cool as your car in real life, but it'll do. ![]() ![]() Eventually you'll find success at Nürburgring, and there's no greater thrill in racing than to finish "The Ring" in first place with your car completely (or even mostly) intact. Your first attempts at taming the beast will likely end up with you being spanked and sent to bed without dinner, but if you persist you'll start to learn the track one section at a time, slightly improving your lap times with each attempt. Quite possibly the most famous course in the world, Nürburgring is a grueling 14 mile track that can bring even the most experienced drivers to their knees. Like being married to Cheryl Cole.Evolution's big addition is three different configurations of Nürburgring. It'll annoy you every now and then, but you'll be unable to resist coming back. ![]() The nuts and bolts of the game - its ease of use, the noises it makes, how much fun you have - hold the thing together so tightly that you don't hear the odd rattle and squeak. It'll probably come as a shock to hear that none of this matters. Then there are the myriad minor irritations, such as being penalised for clipping a corner when heading backwards across it out of control, or are instantly pitted for goofing about in arcade mode. Race 07 owners who've been drooling over SimBin's newer Lizard engine might wonder if they should spend the $20 on crisps instead. The game engine still has a whiff of the '90s about it, and the physics engine is from that alternative reality where vehicles handle like go-karts or plough over chicanes like soapy-bottomed filing cabinets. Other modes have the usual crazy settings for unhinged people, and multiplayer thrusts you into an online asylum of imbeciles and anoraks. Arcade mode means you no longer have to fart about qualifying, nor waste time buried in a tyre wall trying to work out which button reactivates the driver aid you unwittingly deactivated moments before the last bend. ![]() GTR Evolution is a standalone expansion pack for Race 07, with new cars, new tracks and SimBin's first arcade mode.
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