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CNET Editors' review
Real Racing is the best racing game we've seen yet for the iPhone and that's no small feat, considering the number of racing games out there for the platform. The game features excellent graphics, a well-designed control system, several game modes to try, and an online component to compare best track times. You also can unlock 30 different cars in three different classes, including several hatchback, sedan, and muscle car models.
What sets Real Racing apart from other racing games are the controls. While other games have done a fairly good job with controls on the iPhone, the sensitive accelerometer steering in Real Racing somehow gets it just right. This is due, in no small part, to the autobraking feature that teaches you the best speed at which to enter turns. As you spend more time with the game, you can adjust a slider to assist your braking as little or as much as you want, letting you slowly test the limits of your racing abilities. These two features make Real Racing both easy to pick up and play and difficult to master as the AI gets harder in later levels.
The online component is better than expected, going beyond a simple global high-score list. In Real Racing you can enter leagues to compete against other racers in real time. Online players compete to get the best lap in a given time limit. This setup lets you race a few heats in order to improve your time within the set time limit. Firemint says it will offer more online options later (live racing on 3G?), but out of the gate, the game already offers more than other racing games.
Overall, Real Racing is the best racing game yet for the iPhone. Great-looking graphics and smart controls paired with multiple cars and championships give this game plenty of replay value. If Firemint adds more options, like a true multiplayer system, the game can only get better with updates.
Publisher's Description
From Firemint:
See all of our EA DAILY DEALS at eamobile.com/dailydeals. New Play, Every Day! Experience all of the excitement, competition and glory of championship racing. This is handheld racing like you've never seen before, in the most stunning, realistic and intuitive racer on iPhone and iPod touch. Get Real Racing today, and find out what everyone is raving about!__________________________________________WINNER Apple Design Award 2010: WINNER IGF Mobile, Technical AchievementWINNER IMGA, Excellence in Connectivity* 9.5/10 Gamespot * 9/10 IGN * #1 Racing Game in 55 countries__________________________________________- 6 car grid. Unlock 48 cars in 4 classes and 12 unique tracks set in city, forest and desert environments.- 6 game modes including massive career mode with 76 events.- Touch or tilt to steer, manual or automatic acceleration and braking.- In-car cockpit view or external camera.- *NEW* up to 4-person online multiplayer through Game Center (3G or Wi-Fi).- Local multiplayer supporting up to 6 players (over Wi-Fi).- Earn more than a dozen all-new achievements. View achievements and leaderboards in the Game Center app (on iOS 4.1 devices). Online content requires an internet connection.- Watch video replays and easily upload to YouTube.__________________________________________RACE IT YOUR WAYRace the way you want to, with 6 different game modes. Challenge friends in local or online multiplayer and leave them in your dust! Work your way up from rookie to world champion in Career mode. Slice off another split second in Time Trial and upload your personal best. Only got a minute? Get behind the wheel for a Quick Race. IMMERSE YOURSELFTear through forests, seaside circuits and burning deserts, with the roar of the engine and the sounds of an adoring crowd in your ears! Beautiful track environments, carefully detailed cars and console quality 3D sound effects create the most exhilarating racing experience on the iPhone.TAKE CONTROLIntuitive, realistic controls take care of things under the hood just like an expert pit crew, while you focus on your racing line. Accurate surface variations including asphalt, grass, gravel and chicanes affect vehicle speed, responsiveness and handling.GET PERSPECTIVEOur unique in-car cockpit view places you in the driver's seat. Get feedback from the animated driver and race data incorporated into dashboard instruments.TWEAK ITLooking for more than just factory settings? Adjust handling and sensitivity to suit, with a huge range of options. Control methods include tilt to steer or touch to steer, manual or automatic acceleration and brake-assist options.SHOW THE WORLDEasily set up a link to your YouTube channel to publish your best laps automatically then share them with friends.ONLINE MULTIPLAYERLog in to Game Center to challenge and compete against friends from around the world in a race of your choice and/or open auto-match slots and wait for other players to join! Compete for glory in a range of online leagues through Cloudcell, and battle your way through rival drivers from all over the world to advance to the top. GET CONNECTED WITH GAME CENTER AND CLOUDCELLCompare achievements and time-trial results with friends and rivals with Game Center (iOS4.1 devices only) and Cloudcell (all devices). Visit realracing.cloudcell.com to see lap times and set up your own custom leaderboards. KEEP ON RACING76 events in the full career mode, 6 modes of play, local and online multiplayer, numerous online leagues and rankings against your friends or the world ensure endless hours of fun.With Firemint Real Racing, the race is in your hands *****Buy now and start your engines!*****
What's new in this version: * Players can now unlock cars, tracks and events via In-App Purchase* Fixed graphical issue affecting 3rd generation devices with iOS 5-----We appreciate the continued help of players to identify and detail bugs. Firemint is dedicated to updating our games regularly to make sure they deliver the very best gaming experience.If you have any issues to report or suggestions to make, please visit our support site at: http://www.firemint.com/support
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"A close to great racer"
Version: Real Racing 1.0
Pros
Graphics
Physics
Controls. Once you learn the lines the "feel" is just right.
Replays of races via YouTubeCons
On my 1st gen iPhone frame rates drop occasionally when all of the cars are in a pack
Summary
I've tried a few different racers on the iPhone platform. This one is hands down the best. As close to my favorite (Forza on Xbox360) as you can get on the iPhone.






















