
A meticulously polished open-world ode to the outlaw era.


A meticulously polished open-world ode to the outlaw era.

A gorgeous, rewarding, and self-renewing driving experience that raises the open-world racing bar yet again.

Codemasters does a better job than ever at capturing the nuances of the world’s most-popular motorsport.

Big, confident, and stuffed with arcade racing action, but it's an uneven and unfinished package.

A passable yet unremarkable arcade racer that has arrived at least a generation late.

Need for Speed Payback is a big, competent, and confident arcade racer but it's really let down by its linear cop chases, its overwrought and insidious upgrade system, its dreadful dialogue, and its superficial action sequences. It feels fine and it looks flashy, but Payback really went all-in on its direct-to-DVD revenge tale and it was a bust for me.

GT Sport gets its online racing right but can’t keep up with its contemporaries elsewhere.

Turn 10’s latest love letter to speed and style is a typically brilliant racer.

With its refined new handling and piles of options, this is about as good as real racing gets right now.

A faithful ode to F1, and as good a simulation of a single, modern motorsport as you can get.

Accessible yet tough and grimy yet gorgeous, Dirt 4 sets a new standard in rally racing.

A serviceable smash ’em up-slash-stunt racer let down by a bit too much repetition.

WRC 6 reminds me a lot of the PlayStation 2-era Evolution-developed WRC games; it’s an earnest attempt to capture the spirit of a niche motorsport series and, most importantly, it feels good to play thanks to a wide selection of tight-quarters race tracks, and decent handling. It might not hold a candle to Dirt Rally in its car selection or look and feel, but it’s not bad for developer Kylotonn’s sophomore effort on the series. If Milestone’s stint turned you off, as it did me, now could be a good time to get reacquainted.

The Horizon festival heads down under but stays well on top of the competition.

After a misstep last year Codemasters has finally uncovered the winning formula.