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The best sports games in 2009? Racing. Stuck

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 01:41 PM.

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Have you guys seriously saw the massive amount of good to great Racing games released this year?

There are at least three potential game of the year type of games in the racing genre alone: Forza Motorsport 3, Need for Speed Shift, and Dirt 2.

Not only that, but the sheer depth of the genre is staggering, folks who are addicted to Trials HD and Outrun Online Arcade will attest to the depth in even the download only offerings.

Race Pro is an overlooked gem this year, any other year it would have been a fine racing game, but not in 2009. Race Pro can't even muster up a coherent challenge to Forza, Need for Speed Shift or Dirt 2 this year.

So with that in mind, if you are shopping for Christmas gifts a bit early for junior, think about going with Forza Motorsport 3 as your first choice. I have been playing Forza a bit, and I believe it might be one of the finest games released on the XBox 360 console out of any genre. However, Need for Speed Shift is a suitable alternative (as is Dirt 2) if you are on the PS3.

Have you gotten bit by the racing bug this year? Why do you think we have three extremely good racing games this year? How do you rank this year's racing offerings? Sound off!

Comments

# 1 DirtyJerz32 @ Nov 2

I'm still on the fence with a racing game. With all the good games that have come out I don't know if I'll have time to play this. I've played the demo a couple of times and it was fun as hell but, I just don't know.

# 2 jaosming @ Nov 2

I....can't.....stop....playing....Trials

seriously, it's a problem. If I even end up messing around with the track editor I waste at least 2 hours in it before I realize I should play some basketball games or do something else.