Project CARS 2
Project CARS 2
Project CARS 2, développé par Slightly Mad Studios et édité par Bandai Namco Entertainment, est sorti le 22 septembre 2017 sur PC, PlayStation 4 et Xbox One. Ce jeu de course et de simulation, propulsé par le moteur The Madness Engine, propose plus de 180 voitures de route et de course et se veut compatible jusqu'en 12K et en réalité virtuelle. Les surfaces et conditions météo dynamiques affectent les performances et la maniabilité en temps réel, avec de nouvelles surfaces comme la glace, la terre ou la boue, et une conduite sur l'ensemble des vingt-quatre heures de la journée avec variations météo et ambiances saisonnières. De nouveaux sports automobiles tels que l'IndyCar, l'Oval Racing et le Rallycross s'ajoutent aux catégories précédentes comme la GT3, et le titre comprend des épreuves eSport avec championnats en ligne. La durée de jeu est estimée à 27 heures pour l'histoire principale et 98 heures pour un parcours complet.
L'accueil critique a été favorable, avec un score Metacritic de 84 et un score OpenCritic de 82. IGN a salué une prise en main particulièrement soignée et un contenu varié jugé impressionnant, tandis que Gaming Age a noté que le jeu reste très exigeant et ne convertira pas forcément les non-initiés de la simulation. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic ont qualifié ce volet du meilleur de la franchise, appréciant la sélection de véhicules modernes et historiques, et des avis positifs sur Steam soulignent une optimisation nettement améliorée, même si un retour négatif conteste le titre de simulation par excellence.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« The handling has been tuned to a T, the content is excellently curated, and the amount of variety and racing available in it is delightfully daunting. Even if you don’t care about the developer’s esports aspirations there’s still a mammoth solo racer here that’s always ready to roll whenever you are. »
« If you are not a fan of the racing simulation genre, sadly Project Cars 2 will probably not convert you. It’s a very robust and packed game with thousands of options that will intimidate if you aren’t into this type of experience. Couple that with the slight difficulty using the standard game pad, and you’ve got a game that may not appeal to many gamers. If you are a fan of sims though, than you can probably do no better than Project Cars 2. Even though I am not a fan, I did have fun playing and am looking forward to dive deeper into the title. It’s definitely not for everyone, but I still recommend at least checking it out. »
« Project CARS 2 repeats a bigger offer of content with more cars, circuits and game modes. It's not perfect, but it's still a great racing simulator full of options for cars lovers. »
« Project Cars 2 beats its predecessor in almost every aspect with its new features and completely renewed. A brand new opportunity to enjoy one of the best driving simulators of recent years. »
« Project Cars returns to the shelves with a much improved second installment that places special emphasis on simulation and a sick obsession with detail. »
« Between time, weather, AI, career, suspension, tires, brakes and more, the amount of customisation in Project CARS 2 is completely insane. »
« The ultimate driving experience for the true racing and car lovers. Unmissable even on consoles. »
« This sequel improves over the original in pretty much every single aspect, and becomes a very strong candidate to the simulation podium. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Best entry in the Project Cars franchise. Decent car selection and challenging difficulty. This game is much better with a wheel! »
« Very good racing game and super under rated such a nice selection of modern and historic cars! »
« The game is good and wonderful. But the only downside is the game not friendly good with the controller..!! am having a hard time play with it and control the cars.. 2024 »
« Improvement on the first. Main gripe from users is handling? Dont think thats the games problem... Fiddle with the settings to allow greater steering input with analogue sticks and your golden. Generally it seems you cant fully lock the wheel wjen your using a controller, but theres just a few sliders to alter to sort this. Its been done like this to suit lower level racers on easier difficulty as it is easier to control the cars with less sterring input. How much you can adjust the inputs is just another strength of the game over most. »
« A lot worse than the first one. Poor gameplay, graphics with bad frame rate and menu. »
« The game is almost perfect, the graphics are absolutely amazing. The big amount of cars and tracks are going to keep you busy for a long long time, the career mode is amazing and well designed, but outside driving there isn't anything that makes you really think you are getting somewhere. The best way to play this game is with a steering wheel as this game is a pure racing simulation. Every track can be driven at any time of the day with snow, rain, heavy rain, fog, etc... The only problem with this game is that some cars are not easy to control without the right setup and you will probably need to spend many hours finding the best setup for each track, and also the fact that this is not a racing game meant for playing on a controller. ( what I want to say is that it is not easy to adjust the controller as perfect as in GT Sport, Dirt, Grid ) »
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
« No MTX, all the tracks and cars are avaliable right out of the box and you can play offline! What more do you want from a game? »
