Shift 2: Unleashed Hands-Off Preview

[RaychelSnr]

Back in the early part of the '90s, going from Wolfenstein 3D or Doom to Marathon forced you to change the way you played a first-person shooter. While Doom only allowed you to look left and right, Marathon allowed you to look up and down as well. The ability to look up and down forced you to play Marathon in a different way, and its aiming scheme ultimately became the new standard in first-person shooters.

The folks behind Shift 2: Unleashed seem to want to push the racing genre forward in a similar fashion. With the “helmet cam” being introduced in Shift 2, the developers want the focus to be on the racing experience; the developers want the focus to be on the driver, not the car.

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[JMD]

Just curious, this game will still have the standard cockpit view, won't it?

[Flamehead]

I believe this may be the video referenced in the article regarding comparisons to Forza and GT5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYOCl...layer_embedded

[Pete1210]

It would be great if they could actually incorporate head tracking for the cockpit camera in racing games.

[3nDAmornin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flamehead

I believe this may be the video referenced in the article regarding comparisons to Forza and GT5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4kG...layer_embedded

Youtube has that video listed as private....

[Flamehead]

Quote: Originally Posted by 3nDAmornin

Youtube has that video listed as private....

Ah, interesting. It was available earlier today.

[lnin0]

This is why I like shift. They are as tired of car porn as I am.

[Flamesfan102]

Shift 2 is going to be a far improvement from the previous "Shift"

I bought Shift months ago, played it, but didn't really get the feel for it. But now with the helmet cam, it seems to add another dimension.