Grid 2 – Premium Quality

sits awkwardly in the middle. It is faster than 2008 but lacks the weight. It is more fun than 2019's sterile "Grid World" series, but less authentic. Mods & The PC Version (2024 Update) If you play GRID 2 on PC today, you must install the "GRID 2 Plus" mod (available on RaceDepartment).

, however, arrived with a controversial manifesto: "We are making a racing game for everyone." To achieve this, Codemasters took a scalpel to the features that defined the original. The result? A game that is visually stunning, incredibly fast, and arguably the best sounding racer of its generation, but one that alienated its hardcore fanbase by throwing realism out the window.

If you see on sale, buy it. Turn off the racing line, crank the volume, and slide a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) through the streets of Paris. Just don't expect a simulation. Have you played GRID 2 recently? Do you miss the cockpit view, or do you prefer the arcade speed? Let us know in the comments below.

When Codemasters released GRID 2 in May 2013, the expectations were sky-high. The original Race Driver: GRID (2008) was a masterpiece—a perfect cocktail of sim-cade handling, visceral damage modeling, and the legendary "Flashback" feature. It had a gritty, almost dangerous feel to its street circuits and touring cars.