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dafunkk12
- May 31, 2006
Consider it a photography booster packStrengths: Photography modes; all cars are speedy; detailed in-car view Weakness: At first glance looks just like PGR2 Project Gotham Racing 3's tagline is that "life begins at 170MPH." If the car cannot reach that speed, it's not included in the mix, so no longer do you have to work your way up from lowly Beetles and Civics. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Tricky02
- Feb 22, 2006
Microsoft Project Gotham Racing 3Strengths: The graphics are incredible; great racing physics; integrated online play. Weakness: The car selection is limited to high-end; awkwardness with the same system multiplayer. If you have an Xbox 360, Project Gotham Racing 3 is a must own title. Xbox Live and the next-generation visuals are what will appeal to most hardcore gamers, while the exotic stable of cars and easy to get into gameplay will hook the casuals. Single player experience is a bit shorter than expected, but the unlockables, additional modes, and Xbox Live make up for it. Either way it's worth your hard-earned $50. 57% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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skiorules
- Dec 19, 2005
awesome gameStrengths: great graphics Weakness: none this game is great. there are so many additions to this game since the lat one that add some new challanges. you can also create your own courses which is nice too. being able to play this is HD makes it even better. definately a must have game! 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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peterm2
- Jun 18, 2006
beautiful game, great racerStrengths: tight controls, great graphics, lots to unlock Weakness: unless you're really addicted to racing games, you might find the game to get boring after some heavy playing Project Gotham Racing 3 is a great racing game with some wonderfully done graphics. The sense of realism in the game can be overwhelming on high definition tvs. Taking on your friends or strangers via xbox live really extends the replay value, and it's fun to see how differently human-controlled cars behave compared to the computer. There are multiple difficulty levels and as you reach the higher settings, you might find yourself banging your head against walls in frustration as you get beaten yet again, but the game nevertheless remains fun. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Electronic King
- Apr 5, 2006
Amazing graphic effectStrengths: Beautiful graphic, very smooth. Weakness: none I love car racing games. I own project gotham 1 & 2. Now I have 3 for xbox 360. I love all of them. Because I love driving in the cities better than off course. The 3rd gotham is even better than the previous two. I have more options on vehicles. I think I will keep playing the game and beat it eventually. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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mchenoweth16
- Mar 28, 2006
Beautiful RacingStrengths: Incredible cars and great sound. This is definitely the best looking racing game that I've played. On a high definition TV, the cars look real with all of the smooth lighting and effects. The sound of the cars is great, too. This feels a lot like a simulation but doesn't have all of the super tight physics and details that games like Forza Motorsport have. Some may like the arcade feel better, some may not. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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cursedgriffin
- Feb 16, 2006
Project Gotham Racing 3Strengths: This game has Excellent Graphics! The racing is so smooth and you really feel a sense of accomplish as your kudos tally up. The gotham tv feature really adds a whole new dynamic to the game. If you want, you can watch the best in the world race and its li Weakness: None really. The only problem is that if you are attempting to get the platinum achievement for single player...it is really hard and requires you to be very patient. All in all, this game is fabulous. The online mode is rich with new experiences and fun. The single player never gets old. I have had this game for about a month now and I must say im never getting rid of this 360 game! 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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btb
- Feb 7, 2006
Spectacularly amazing!I am a huge fan of the PGR series and before PGR I was a fan of Grand Turismo. I have played all of the GT series of games and all of the PGR series of games and Forza. I played this on a 1080i CRT HDTV and on a projector using VGA input, and on both it looked stunningly crisp. This one is most definitely the best I have ever played. It is different from PGR2 and to me feels completely different but a good different. The in car view is amazing with most notably the realistic driver movements and the reflections and fragments on the windscreen. It is a realistic racing game, so you probably won’t just pick up a controller and power slide around a corner. The automatic transmission is less forgiving in PGR3 as compared to PGR2. I like this because I enjoy the extra challenge of the manual transmission and this defiantly gives the manual transmission the advantage. Your car can receive damage such as dents and broken glass but that is all, the damage to doesn’t affect the way the car performs. I am very pleased with the selection of super cars though I do miss the not so high end cars. The new tracks are amazing including such cities as New York, Las Vegas, London, and of course Nürburgring. Excellent game and a must have for anyone who is a fan of racing simulation titles. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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ALPHAOMEGACODE
- Jan 29, 2006
IN DEPTH AND AWESOMEStrengths: Length on the game, depth of the game, incredible graphics!! Weakness: Still looking... Sit back and enjoy the ride. This is by far one of the best racing games that I have ever played. The selection of cars and the way that they handle are top notch. They have really gone above and beyond to offer several different races and types of achievements that upon their completion will uncover a slew of additional tracks, cars and missions. Then after that you still have the ability to go online and compete with your comrades. Be careful with the intensity that comes with online play..... be prepared!! You will spend countless hours trying to complete all of the games achievements. Well worth it though. Replay value is extremely strong. Have fun!!! 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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juice4
- Jan 29, 2006
PGR 3 is amazingStrengths: Great graphics, tracks are exceptional, the create a track feature really adds something to the overall value of this game. the in car view is awesome. Weakness: Could benefit from inclusion of ability to use after-market modifications to cars and more cars in general. This was the first game I purchased for the Xbox 360. I was simply blown away by the graphics. Also xbox live for this game is great. It is definitely a must have if you like racing games and own a 360. I don't like the overall gameplay as much as Burnout but it is still very good. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Spoon_Si
- Jan 20, 2006
The best racing Sim out for the 360 period!Strengths: true to Life racing Sim! Fun online player mode! Weakness: Not many upgrades can be done to the cars! Forget Need for speed underground! 25% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
testseek.com - Oct 24, 2008
Project Gotham Racing 3
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TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008
Project Gotham Racing 3
Project Gotham Racing 3 receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.6 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #300 game of all time, #2 game of 2005 for the Xbox 360 and #14 Xbox 360 game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 118 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click on... Top
GameZone - Nov 28, 2005
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ah, Xbox, you have given racing fans like myself a healthy dose of racing action with Project Gotham Racing and followed it up with a sequel we still talk about in our sleep, thanks to its addictive Xbox Live online multiplayer. Oh, those were good times but now the Xbox 360 is here and Project Gotham Racing 3 is the next generation of racing game and it not only looks great but it also plays... Top
GamePro.com - Nov 15, 2005
Project Gotham Racing 3
Microsoft's premiere racer doesn't redefine the racing genre, but it sure heralds a visual revolution. TopSponsored Listings (Project Gotham Racing 3)
 
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One of the best (If not best) Racing games I have...
Strengths: In Car View is amazing, Very detailed levels and car models with amazing graphics reflection and lighting effects, Refined and balanced racing system, Fun online racing/ranking system and matching
Weakness: Could have used more Locales, People may give you negative feedback just for winning races, Might not have enough customizeability for some people.
Let me start first off by saying that I'm not a hardcore racing game fan. However I have played a decent share of racing games from Forza and GT4 to Burnout and NFS. I never passed many of the courses on all of the above games and probably the racing game i've played the most is Need For Speed Hot Pursuit.
The most noticeable at first and one of the most amazing parts about this game are the graphics. The levels are amazingly detailed and accurate. This is probably one of the reasons why for the limited locales in the game. Each locale has a decent amount of tracks but of course it never hurts to have more locales to make things more interesting. I took the time to slowly cruise through the Shinjuku tour level and I found everything from the hotel I stayed at to the KFC just a ways down as well as some popular stores like Big Camera. It's amazing how much detail they put into the game. However when you're racing you'll probably never notice these things. The cars may appear to shiny to some but I think that's fine since thats when exotic cars look their best. It is missing some of the grittier visuals that make the GT games a bit more photo realistic, but in it's own way PGR3 exceeds GT in realism. Especially in the world reflection on the cars and the incredible lighting effects. The lighting effects are best in the in-car view camera. This is where the graphical improvement really enhances the quality and gameplay of the game. The in car view itself makes the game more than twice as immersing as any other racing game. The dashboard details have been modeled just as well as the exterior of the cars and brings forth a whole new experience you cannot get from any other racing game. The lighting effects and reflection effects are especially noticeable when you exit a tunnel or the way the front windshield looks at night or in bright sunlight. It is definitely something any racing game fan should look forward to and something everyone should try for themselves.
The gameplay is quite similar to PGR2 with some physics effects from Forza. For example you can pit other cars by nudging their rear. The Kudos system from PGR2 is back and the game has a more arcadey feel to it than Forza or the GT games. Of course this is not necessarily a bad thing (especially for the more casual racing game fan like me). Many of my friends have been turned off by Forza because it's way too hard for them to control the cars. In my opinion PGR3 offers a good median in realistic physics and forgiveness that make it an especially enjoyable experience (even more so online).
The songs in the game might not be for everyone but the game really has a varied soundtrack from classical music to all sorts of International music. It's really an interesting experience to be driving in Shinjuku in you Ferrari Enzo listening to some crazy Indian music. In addition to the great soundtrack you can use your own songs off your network or simply plug in any mp3 player and stream them off there. The whole interaction with the Xbox blade dashboard is amazing. It may not sound like much, but being able to simply plug in my Ipod, just like I do in my real car, adds to the whole experience in ways no other racing game has done.
Even though this has not been the first racing game to use in car views, it has simply done it the best. And the inclusion of the in car view has been long absent in racing games since the old NFS games for the PC. There is little for any racing fan here to hate with some amazing exotic cars in the lineup, amazing graphics, and fun online play. I realize that some people prefer their games with more tweaking like the GT games but I personally don't like to get too technical with my racing games. Even so I'm confident those fans could find PGR3 at the very least a fun game. I recommend this game to all racing game fans. I even think this game could turn some people into racing game fans.
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