In the world of computer games, there are many genres and categories into which all projects designed for the presence of the user are divided. One of those is the race. Naturally, the main object in the game is a racing car, which requires careful maintenance and tuning. Such games for complete immersion in the process sometimes require additional investments, expressed, for example, in the purchase of a steering wheel and pedals (but this is far from necessary). But this is not about that. Today we will consider how rich this genre is, and which projects are considered to be of high quality and popular.
Game process
You need to start with how original and individual the gameplay in which racing cars are present. Games of this genre undoubtedly contain a fairly rich selection of "iron horses", pleasing to the eye and soul. The most famous and successful projects, such as NFS, contain a complete set of licensed cars (the car model is fully true), while others resort to a trickier move - they create models that are similar to real cars of various brands, but slightly different from them. Some games, such as Flatout, avoid purchasing additional licenses. But this in no way makes the game worse. The action itself, action, speed and dynamics are important. This is not to take away from the race.
Another important point (and at the same time the main component) in games of this genre is the track and the environment. You must admit that traveling through a beautiful green forest through which thin sun rays occasionally break through is much more pleasant than driving through a dull, monotonous, repeating sports ring. Artificial intelligence is also important and necessary. Light races, not accompanied by struggle and competition, quickly plunged the gamer into gloom. Well, besides all this, you can add a lot of interesting details to the game. The gameplay becomes more realistic when a racing car gets damaged and it is displayed visually. All this together creates a fairly dynamic and addictive gameplay.
What to choose from
Yes, the racing genre today is not as popular as, for example, RPG or Action, but here you can find a pretty decent number of projects worth playing. Take the same NFS - almost every part of the game is awarded various awards every year. Here you have ultra-high speed racing car, and a wonderful soundtrack, and illegal races, and a large-scale tuning system, and so on. In a word, it's hard to imagine a racing genre without Need For Speed. Next, you can and should highlight a series of Dirt games, distinguished by their originality and beautiful picture.
Here you can find amazing landscapes, mud, puddles, off-road racing, colossal damage and much more. In a word, the racing car in this game gets the full amount. Another game, consisting of 2 parts - Grid - has also been awarded many awards for the realism and entertainment of the gameplay. In this game, a racing car and its driver must maneuver among the swirling and winding streets of various megacities and cities. This is a very elaborate and detailed game, also including a damage system.
Well, and, in addition to the above projects, you can distinguish a dozen decent games: Flatout, Test Drive Unlimited, Burnout Paradise, Driver, Forza, etc. One way or another, in any such game, a racing car is the main acting object, modified and improved at the request of the user.