I've got nothing but love for this racing game. It sucks you in with the first race, which is just incredibly exciting and straightforward. The controls are simplified compared to something like Forza 2, but the benefit is that your mind is focused on the race and not struggling with simulation controls on a gamepad. The cars move and feel fantastic. Each race feels different and it's quite an experience to have a car that can tumble around and flip over! The damage modeling is insane. What did other devs say about car manufacturers not allowing damage? Clearly, those devs must have been lying....because Codemasters gets away with it, and wonderfully so. Damage is a huge factor in your races. You can get totalled and be removed from the race completely. Your car's performance will suffer with each kind of damage that you can get (engine, steering, suspension, transmission---each part can get damaged pretty severely if you aren't careful). And it's pretty dishearteni...