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Squeeze the throttle in a hybrid LMP1 car and you'll be catapulted out of the corner like you've been launched from an aircraft carrier. Clip a puddle that wasn't there on the previous lap in a dry-to-sopping-wet race and you'll feel a gentle but manageable tug on the steering. The cars can now be rotated with firm application of the throttle as well as the steering, something that would have summarily killed you in the first game. And we're reporting it from a controlled slide on the exit of a fast right-hand sweeper. Strange behaviour at the limit was the thing that prevented us from truly falling in love with the original Project Cars but we're pleased to report that the physics are much more convincing and intuitive this time around. Talking of simulation, the handling is a revelation after the previous game.

PROJECT CARS 2 DRIVER

There's also a huge, intelligently curated car list that features road car technology, such as the Mclaren 720S and Ford GT, race cars that include LMP1 hybrids and open-wheeled F1-alikes and, in a brand new addition, rallycross machinery for tackling the new off-road circuits.Д¬ombined with a track list as long as your arm, for gamers with long enough memories it's pleasingly reminiscent of Codemasters' bulging TOCA Race Driver games, but angled slightly more towards simulation. Just remember to take 14 days of supplies with you. The blend of day-night cycles and dynamic weather is now joined by seasonal changes and even snow, meaning if you want to subject yourself to the slow, slithery masochism of a midnight scramble around a frozen Nordschleife, you absolutely can.

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