Anyone play need for speed porsche unleashed?

[APZak]

Wow, this game is amazing. I can drive every porsche! Before playing the game, I never thought much about the boxster, or 914. I would love to have a GT3. After playing this game, the opposite is true (to me). 914s, and boxsters (i drove the 97) look like hella fun. I love letting of the throttle and having that drift effect, and getting back on the trottle i regain traction. The GT3 (in the game atleast) seemed like it had way too much understeer. I would have to get on the brakes, and ofcourse when this happens the rear end swings around because that's where the weight is. My favorite car in the game is the 2.4 S. Oh man that's my new dream car. (before it was the 993 turbo) I don't know about the GT3 yet, I only took it for a lap. Maybe because I was used to driving the less powerful 356, 914, and 65 911, but the gt3 seemed to slide around too much. Is it just me, or do you not have to use brakes with the 914, 911? I just let off the gas and let the weight do it's thing. If I give brakes the tail comes loose, and it's very difficult to get out with counter steer. I know this is only a game, but it seems realistic. When you guys race your early 911, 914, 356 do you use your brakes frequently? I'm guessing you do, but in the game that's not the case. The reason I ask is because I never, and wouldn't dare take my 911 to it's limit. I don't know enough about it's characteristics, but a game is a different story. There's always the reset button.

sorry this is a very messy post, i'm just too excited about the game and want to get back to playing it. (i'm not usually into computer games)

oh yes, any tips on beating the "test drive" part where you have to spin around 360? I can't even get that right if I spend half an hour trying. It's not making the time limit, it's trying to do a 360. I tried handbrake the the car stops and bogs down, goes reverse. ahh it's complicated.

[Z-man]

Originally posted by APZak
oh yes, any tips on beating the "test drive" part where you have to spin around 360? I can't even get that right if I spend half an hour trying. It's not making the time limit, it's trying to do a 360. I tried handbrake the the car stops and bogs down, goes reverse. ahh it's complicated.

Use a steering wheel type joystick, if you don't already have one.
When you've already gone 180, you need to cut the wheel in the opposite direction in order to get the car to rotate the remaining 180.

Wait until later in the test drive section where you have to do a 360, then a 180, drive backwards for a distance, and then do another 180! (Yes, that is part of the test drive)

Haven't played the game in about 2 years, but still an awesome game. Great physics, but nothing is better than the real thing....

-Z.

[id10t]

I've got a few copies from the bargin bin at WalMart. Can't play it 'cause I don't do windows, but if I ever get to go to a 356 Registry holiday, I'll take a few computers and setup a LAN to play on.

I was briefly working on a 356 model to use in the quake/quake3 mod "QuakeRally" - turns the FPS shooter game into a FPS driver/shooter game.

[APZak]

That's my problem then. I'm using the keypad

[BlueSkyJaunte]

I bought a wheel specifically for this game.

Don't play so much anymore, actually haven't played ANY games in about a year.

[CJFusco]

wow this is an old game. it came out my freshman year of college... four years ago!!!

Very fun though... although the game is FAR from complete... no 928s (you can download one, but it isn't tunable), no 924s, no 968s...

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally posted by CJFusco
no 928s, no 924s, no 968s...

Why would you want to drive one of those, anyway? The point of a game is to be FUN.

[APZak]

yes I know it's old, I just recently dug it up because we have had rain the past few days and will have it all this week. Had nothing better to do but man it's fun. I downloaded the 928 and that's a preaty nice car.

[CJFusco]

"Why would you want to drive one of those, anyway"

hohoho what a funny guy

[ronin]

yep, it's been around for a while but it's definitely a classic. years ago, when I saw that it had the 951 in it I had to have it!

[Z-man]

APZak:
Do I know you? Are you involved with NNJR PCA?

-Z-man. (NNJR Track tech co-chair)