Grid 2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 26 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

16
Average:

4
Bad:

2

Pros:

Great looking effects.
Fun, aggressive racing.
Clever career mode.

Cons:

Needed more circuits.
Can't turn off the announcer.

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Last revision on June 12, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Great looking effects
Fun, aggressive racing
Clever career mode
Intense, gorgeous racing
Meaty offline and online modes
Tons of content and variety
Great online and Flashback still works well
Rewind feature is still brilliant
Good learning curve

Reviewers Didn't Like

Needed more circuits
Can't turn off the announcer
No single-player car upgrades
May frustrate sim junkies
Lacks driver aids and cockpit
Few new ideas and LiveRoutes is a bit of a dud

Expert reviews and ratings

If motorsport games are remembered for a single race variant, then GRID 2 is the land of the Eliminator. The fifteen-second countdown timer ticks along as if it were attached to a bomb, resetting itself with metronomic consistency as the rear of the pack...

By avforums.com on July 09, 2013

It’s no replacement for the game’s 12-player online races (which have a separate, less annoying experience- point system) but it does ensure that the singleplayer career is always a challenge and never a grind.

By PCGamer on July 08, 2013

Grid 2 is an accomplished and visually strong racer let down only by a bafflingly lame Career mode...

By PC Gamer on July 08, 2013

A stylish arcade-style racer for the times we live in...

By Expert Reviews on June 29, 2013

Racing die-hards may find GRID 2′s schizophrenic approach to driving physics an interesting curiosity, but you can find any angle of GRID 2′s experience executed more successfully in other games.

By InsideGamingDaily on June 19, 2013

Grid 2 is all about the racing. Career mode has no unnecessary fluff, presenting you with a list of races and then handing you the keys. There's a backbone tying it all together - you're competing in a new racing franchise and must accrue fans in...

By Strategy Informer on June 13, 2013

That's a lot of smoke for just a turn.The long wait is finally over and the much anticipated sequel of Race Driver: GRID has been released. Does it have what it takes to satisfy the racing genre enthusiasts? Let's find out.Codemasters has been boasting a...

By VR-Zone on June 04, 2013

Grid 2 is a game that is fairly strong across the board, yet doesn't excel in any particular area. Some fans may be disappointed with changes made since the first game, but I wasn't, and there is enough appeal here for new players to give it a test...

By New Game Network on June 03, 2013

Given the strength of rivals like Forza Horizon and Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Hot Pursuit, it’s hard to give GRID2 an all-out recommendation, but for fans of console racing it’s still a brilliant buy.

By TrustedReviews on May 31, 2013

Last year’s Dirt Showdown never really knew what it was. Grid 2 does. Its continued shift away from its sim pedigree will still disappoint those of us who fondly recall the Race Driver games of old, but it still a great, modern package. A well-curated car list, a great sense of speed, and a well-thought out career mode combine in a racer that is a lot of fun to play through.

By IGN on May 28, 2013

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