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Driving Game for Mac?

adamvk

adamvk

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What would you say is the best driving game for the Mac? I am trying to find a good racing game with good graphics that has free-roam....Is there any racing game for mac that has this? I would also like the cars to be realistic, not fake cars that have generic brands...


Thanks
 
adamvk said:
That does look pretty sweet....Does it have a free-roam type mode?
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No free roaming, just driving along the rally tracks. It's a pretty good game, main downside being that you can't race against other cars (humans or AI.)

I'd say Race Driver 3 is better in general, it has plenty of variety. It was made by the same people (Codemasters) as Colin McRae Rally at around the same time, the style is the same.

http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2008/10/tocaracedriver3/
 
Jethryn Freyman said:
No free roaming, just driving along the rally tracks. It's a pretty good game, main downside being that you can't race against other cars (humans or AI.)

I'd say Race Driver 3 is better in general, it has plenty of variety. It was made by the same people (Codemasters) as Colin McRae Rally at around the same time, the style is the same.

http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2008/10/tocaracedriver3/
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Ok thanks.

Does anyone know if Carbon has a free-roam like some of the other NFS gameS?
 
Have you tried Redline, by Ambrosia Software? It's quite realistic. Multiplayer and LAN modes supported. Made for the Mac only. The Simulation mode is very realistic. You can download a ton of user-created cars and maps, often very realistic. Own two copies, and it's very fun.
 
Bootliner said:
Maybe not so realistic, but Flatout 2 is the best racinggame for Mac right now I'd say. Great graphics, AND in comparison to NFS, it's really smooth even with all graphics at max. Also great variety in the game with many types of races and stunts and all that stuff. Demo here: http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=20153
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ye flatout 2 for sure! ive been playing the demo for a while now, think im gonna buy the full version this weekend :d
 
SnowLeopard2008 said:
Try Test Drive: Unlimited. It's a windows game so you have to use BootCaamp + Windows.
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Thats the game I'm trying to replace :)

My goal is to be all Mac in one year.



Thanks for the other suggestions.

Redline looks like its worth looking at, the only thing is that the graphics don't look very good. I think I may just pick up Carbon. I'll look into Flatout though too.
 
Bootliner said:
Go check out Flatout 2, demo here: http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=20153

The best racing game for Mac right now, not so realistic maybe, but really great,great graphics, SMOOTH (in comparison to NFS where if u just turn up the graphicsettings a notch the game lags as hell), and many types of races. Simply get it!
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I forgot about that, but its definatly better than need for speed (although there is no free roam)
 
Mr. lax said:
I forgot about that, but its definatly better than need for speed (although there is no free roam)
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I did actually find a mod for Flatout 2 that enables free roam, so I think that Flatout 2 is the winner. :)

Thanks for advice guys.
 
Driving Game for Mac

I've always enjoyed the Need for Speed Carbon for Mac. I'm pretty sure there is a free roam in there. My macbook pro runs it really well.
 
Well I bought FlatOut 2. Its pretty fun, I like it so far. I only wish that there was a cockpit view, I prefer driving from a cockpit view so that its more realistic. I also enjoy the mini-games, but boy they are violent.....ah bowling.....
 
adamvk said:
Well I bought FlatOut 2. Its pretty fun, I like it so far. I only wish that there was a cockpit view, I prefer driving from a cockpit view so that its more realistic. I also enjoy the mini-games, but boy they are violent.....ah bowling.....
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Good choice, but in all fairness, looking for realism in that game is probably not the best choice.
 
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