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Game

Race: Injection’s driving mechanics are strong, albeit insignificant. It lacks Forza Motorsport controller feedback or Project CARS skill curve, but still offers a fairly pleasant experience.

One thing that Race: Injection has over its competitors both past and present is the truly impressive controller support. Most racing simulators feel like they’re punishing you for using a controller, but that’s not the case here. In fact, this may be the only racing simulator I’ve ever played that feels better on a gamepad than on a steering wheel.

The AI ​​is really impressive by 2007 standards. Newer racing games try to avoid the perception that AI is too soft by making it aggressively occupy space instead. The result is usually a lot of unfair crash-outs where you didn’t do anything wrong, but the CPU wiped your backend anyway. Forza Motorsport 5 with its first generation Drivatar system was particularly guilty of this.

Race: Injection makes its AI take up space on the track and deploy it in an incredibly human way. If they feel they have right of way, they won’t move, but if you’re making a legitimate move, they’ll go to the side to give you space.

Single player and multiplayer

Race: Injection however follows the trend that has become increasingly common in racing games in recent years. It offers a very limited and non-expansive single-player, but its multiplayer options are a lot of fun. For some people this is a headache, while for others it is an automatic sale.

Classic single-player-focused racing games like Gran Turismo 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, and Burnout 3 are still at a higher level in my mind. Even though I once played multiplayer Forza competitively, a great single player experience still wins every time.

All Race: Injection’s single-player boils down to picking a car and picking a track. This game has zero progression, which is disappointing, although sadly expected at this point.

If you’re thinking of getting into Race: Injection’s multiplayer scene, be prepared to take some time to get good at it. Like many older games, there is an experienced and passionate community at the heart of most multiplayer lobbies.

Not many new players will come often, so to be truly successful you will have to compete against title veterans instead. If you’re up for the challenge, it’s not too difficult to organize a race. There is usually someone on the Steam forums or in various Discord communities who will organize them for people to sign up for. Be prepared to confront people who are much more experienced than you.