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Typical—you wait ages for a good racing game and then three come along at once. They’re all from the same company too, as Feral brought F1 2012 and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing to the Mac recently. Grid allows you to take part in a wider range of races on professional race tracks or on ordinary streets in various locations around the world.
The start of the game is a bit of a shock. There’s no tutorial and you are thrown into a rookie race that you have to complete in order to earn your racing license. The starter car for this race seems extremely sensitive at first and even a slight tap of the left or right keys on your keyboard can send you screeching into the barriers at the side of the track. A gamepad might provide smoother controls, if you’ve got one available.
It doesn’t take long to get the hang of the controls, and Grid also includes a “flashback” option that lets you to rewind the action to just before a bad crash. You can try again without having to replay the entire race from the beginning.
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