Project CARS Reviews

Project CARS is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
May 18, 2015

Project CARS is a game that punishes every mistake you make, which makes successes and victories infinitely more rewarding.

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Daily Dot
Top Critic
May 23, 2015

The folks over at Slightly Mad Studios should be proud of what they have accomplished. Project CARS may not quite live up to the hype, but considering it has outdone its competition in some critical areas, it should be applauded. It may not be a perfect sim racer, but it's pretty damn near close, and for those willing to put in the time, can be incredibly rewarding.

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May 5, 2015

By having the courage to rewrite the racing game rulebook, Project Cars manages to carve a space for itself alongside the genre's finest.

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May 5, 2015

The collaboration between Slightly Mad Studios and its community of fans have led to fantastic results. Project Cars is one the best, and most authentic racing experiences we've seen in quite some time.

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9 / 10.0
May 8, 2015

Project CARS strips back racing to what it should be: just the car, the track and you.

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USgamer
Top Critic
May 10, 2015

Project CARS features an excellent roster of cars and tracks, and delivers some of the most exciting and visceral racing action money can buy. It's not for everyone, since driving the game can be quite tough, even with all the assists turned on, but for those who are up for a challenge, few other racing games are as involving and potentially rewarding as this.

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May 17, 2015

'Project Cars' provides one of the most realistic and addicting racing simulations that we've ever played, but may lose many gamers due to its lack of tutorials and basic training.

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9.1 / 10.0
May 8, 2015

Project CARS is a racing game that simulates the act of racing lots of different vehicles in locations all over the world. It is very excellent at that, and if you like the idea of a racing sim you should give it a shot. I had a great time racing around the tracks, but it isn't something I am going to turn on very many more times. If a good simulation of driving cars at moderate-to-fast speeds is what really rocks your world, buy this game because I don't think it gets better than this. If you want something a little more exciting, grab the infinitely-excellent Blur or start rocking your Big Wheel again.

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Geeks Under Grace
Robert Dever Jr.
10 / 10.0
Jun 30, 2015

Project Cars not only sets the standard for new gen racing games, it redefines them. From its authentic gameplay to the little quirks thrown in, it will keep you entertained for hours and hours on end. If you are new to the genre, it’s a great start. If you aren’t, it’s a great addition. So what are you waiting for?

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Examiner
Top Critic
May 6, 2015

Project Cars offers a new simulation racer to the mainstream audience. Anyone who deals in serious virtual racing will enjoy the game as its details from the car setup to matching race day almost goes unmatched. While offering all that, the game looks beautiful all while offering the full feeling of a race environment. It will be interesting to see what is offered in the future for this game, but Namco Bandai's first effort is as much as you can ask for.

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Unscored
May 26, 2015

All in all, colour me surprisingly impressed by Project CARS.

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Unscored
May 12, 2015

Every other racing game studio now realizes it has to double the number of cars on track in its games

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Eurogamer
Top Critic
Recommended
May 7, 2015

If you make the effort, you'll find that Slightly Mad has built a motorsport game for the people, at once flexible and uncompromising: a single-minded hymn to the gritty thrills of the pit-lane and the back straight. There's room for improvement and we'll be watching future updates with keen interest, but these foundations are strong indeed.

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