Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

'A' Tier racing game, pick it up before it's delisted!

First thing's first, this version comes with Games for Windows Live and everything that entails. Unless you're looking really hard for games to add to your Steam library (why?) or to increase your Xbox Gamerscore (again, why?), just sail the high seas. Now, the game. It's a lesser version of Need for Speed Shift, so most people can stop reading here and download that game instead. If you want more details, carry on. The good first. It's got a lot of Ferrari vehicles with very detailed models for an Xbox 360 title, and I'm pretty sure some of them don't appear in any game but this one. If you're a model ripper, this is a good game for you. As an unexpected bonus, cars also have softbody deformation enabled, and it's surprisingly good. There aren't many bugs and the campaign can be fully completed, despite having some rough spots. Now the bad. Unfortunately, most of the cars and tracks are locked unless you do the extremely long, tedious campaign. Locking vehicles away is a pretty baffling move for a game that was created for the sole purpose of showcasing them, so just use a save from the internet. (If you're curious, getting 100% takes about 30 hours and definitely isn't worthwhile.) I won't get into the campaign but suffice to say it's not great. The game's wear and tear system makes cars impossible to drive after a while, and frankly the physics just weren't made for things like F1 cars that appear near the end. Anyway. Don't buy this. Get it for free and use a downloaded savegame if you feel like playing it for a short stint, or if you're a model ripper. Otherwise, play NFS Shift or Shift 2.