I finally convinced DH to try out Project Gotham Racing 4 now that we’ve got an Xbox 360. There are a few good points and bad points about this game. First of all I like the fact that this game has both cars and motorcycles. In the past with the Playstation 2 we’ve had to purchase multiple games to cover this. We’ve got Tourist Trophy for bikes and Gran Turismo (every edition) for the cars. Project Gotham sort of combines both games into one which is a lot more fun. Personally I like going out there and busting a car’s ass on a bike. We both enjoy playing the MotoGP series, but there’s a lot of things that MotoGP lacks. There’s also the weather aspect that ads an even better racing experience.

Project Gotham ads an entertainment aspect to the races through different body acts of the rider. I like how you can see the rider looking back at the cars behind him. He’ll even flip a bird if one of the cars tries to run him off the track. I loved seeing the rider take his hand off the grip to “shake it out” about half way through a long race.

What I don’t like about Project Gotham is the inability to create custom designs of your own cars and bikes. You’re stuck with very limited color schemes, and I think that’s a part of the game that could definitely be improved upon.