Audio

Even though I haven’t had any major complaints with the audio of NFS games, there are some real racing fanatics that never really liked how engine sound was represented in the game, this time however each one of the car engine sounds have been recorded so you know what to expect.

Apart from that, the style of the music during races hasn’t changed much; this is damn good in my opinion, as I’ve always liked how music complemented the thrilling in-game action. 3D Sound support is present and works quite well, tried it out with an SBLive and a Diamond MX400 card.

Gameplay

Here we come down to the more important stuff. PU following the tradition isn’t a pure arcade or simulation game; I would say it falls right between the two categories.

That doesn’t mean however that physics haven’t been improved because actually that might be the biggest change in the game.

You have various types of play to choose from: single race, multiplayer, factory driver and evolution mode. Factory driver is something new in the series, here you will become a test driver for Porsche however in order to get accepted you will have to pass some tests, at first it was kind of boring but it got much better when you were asked for more difficult things to do, it’s all based on your ability and the time you need to complete certain tasks, for sure this will also help to get used to the cars and improve your skills.

Although the High Stakes mode is gone, now we have Evolution, which as you can imagine consists in going through the whole Porsche history, you start with a limited amount of money to get a car and then as you win races and time passes you will earn more money and get better and newer cars, you can also buy parts and upgrades for all of them and depending on how you are going you can also get into bonus races to win Race Class cars or more money.

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