Driven to drool: The best upcoming racing games
15.06.11
Series, this Microsoft-published racing simulation aims, as always, for realism and includes the virtual likenesses of some of the world’s most coveted cars. We’re talking Ferrari Testa Rossa and Ferrari Enzo; Lamborghini Reventon; Aston Martin Vantage; Jaguar XFR; Mosler MT900S and Mercedes Benz SLS AMG.
New to the series is Kinect compatibility in which the Xbox 360’s add-on, motion capture camera is used optionally in “Autovista” mode. With it, you sit comfortably on the couch and “air drive” with your hands grabbing an imaginary steering wheel to control the car.
This Kinect mode will also track your head movement so you can look around or into a turn independently from where you’re actually steering the car. Fairly cool, save for the fact that you still have to keep your eyes fixed on the TV screen, which is somewhat contrary to the point.
You can also walk around any given car, ogle its lines, open the doors, and literally kick the tires, a feature all the more appreciable when you consider all the aforementioned supercars in the house.
Source: Wheels.ca