bulldozer3

i'd be up for joining if you have room. any entrance cost ? tag: Bulldozer3

1998Nole

I'd like to join, thanks.

Flay

Ack, sorry haven't been checking the thread. I'll get invites to you guys as soon as I get off work tonight. Or Liver&Onions should be able to do it as well, since I made him the VP. Also, you may be able to join already since it's public, but I'm not entirely sure. No entrance fee, btw.

I'm getting close to breaking the champion mark. I just need 105 more points to unlock that extremely quick, lucrative race. Then I'll upgrade our crib if possible.

Liver&Onions

That's right Bitches, it's coup time. Flay is OUT, now you all owe me some phat cash to get in!

Just kidding, the more the merrier!

1998Nole

How do you actually search for clubs or are they invite only?

Flay

The invite system blows in Test Drive. I can only invite my friends, so I sent you 2 guys a FR.

yotd576

Car Transport list:

Alex - Wai'anae (F-3) - Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren - 14.9 miles - $90,000
Andrew - Pa'a La'a Kai (C-4) - Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept - 12.9 miles - $90,000
Bernard - Kahalu'u (F-9) - Volkswagen W12 Coupe - 9.7 miles - $80,000
Brady - Kawailoa (C-5) - Maserati MC12 - 13.3 miles - $90,000
Christopher - Waikiki Beach (J-10) - Enzo Ferrari - 7.8 miles - $80,000
Clark - Mokapu Peninsula (F-11) - Chrysler Firepower Concept Car - 7.2 miles - $80,000
Connor - Kahuku Point (A-7) - Pagani Zonda C12S - 14.1 miles - $90,000
Daniel - Pearl Harbor (H-7) - Spyker C8 Laviolette - 12.3 miles - $90,000
Dylan - Makakilo (I-5) - Lamborghini Murcielago Coupe - 13.3 miles - $90,000
Eddie - Kaiona Beach (H-12) - Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder - 8.4 miles - $80,000
Ethan - Hawai'i Kai (I-12) - Ferrari 288 GTO - 9.8 miles - $80,000
Franck - Miliani (F-6) - Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 - 15.0 miles - $90,000
Gael - Ka'ena Point (D-1) - Noble M14 - 10.7 miles - $90,000
George - Shark's Cove (B-5) - Jaguar XK Convertible - 12.1 miles - $90,000
Henry - Kalihi Kai (I-8) - Ford Shelby Cobra Concept - 25.0 miles - $99,999
Jack - Hauula (C-8) - Ferrari F430 Spider - 14.9 miles - $90,000
Jessy - Pearl City (G-7) - Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R - 10.1 miles - $80,000
Jonathan - Cemetery (F-9) - TVR Tuscan S - 15.0 miles - $90,000
Kevin - Wahiawa (E-5) - Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing - 10.8 miles - $90,000
Kyle - Kailua (G-11) - Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 69 - 14.8 miles - $90,000
Leonardo - Maunalani (I-11) - Lotus Esprit V8 - 8.6 miles - $80,000
Luc - Kawailoa (C-5) - Jaguar XJ220 - 10.2 miles - $90,000
Lucas - La'ie (B-8) - McLaren F1 - 14.5 miles - $90,000
Nathan - Wai'anae Kai (F-3) - Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato - 13.3 miles - $90,000
Paul - Kahala (J-10) - Koenigsegg CC8S - 12.9 miles - $90,000
Pedro - Kane'ohe (G-10) - Caterham CSR 260 - 10.0 miles - $90,000
Pete - Ala Moana (I-9) - Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe - 13.3 miles - $90,000
Ryan - Waipahu (G-6) - Ford Mustang GT-R Concept - 14.7 miles - $90,000
Samuel - Mokule'ia (D-3) - Pontiac Firebird - 20.4 miles - $99,999
Sean - Punalu'u (D-9) - Lamborghini Miura P400SV - 12.0 miles - $90,000

nevermind

I just picked this game up tonight. I love it! I currently suck, but it sure is a lot of fun! I downloaded two free cars from Live - do they just show up in the respective dealerships?

Are the other free downloads worth the time/space?

pdutta2000

I'm going to be picking this game up tonight based on this thread. One quick question...does this game have a replay feature? I love NFS:Most Wanted but it blew my mind that it didn't have a replay feature.

peon73

I just recently got the game, too. There's supposedly another patch out mid-november to add new cars. I'm currently trying to complete the "discover every road" quest to get a free house. the online trade system is currently disabled so can't get the achivement points for that also.

The Bus

I got the game recently. I'd like to trade codes with someone.

Flay too bad you don't have it any more. I stumbled onto your club early on and I spent the money on buying a faster car.

This is my favorite racing game on this console so far. I was never a big fan of the whole "Kudos" thing on PGR3 (I'd rather just race please) and Need for Speed was OK but was a bit too frustrating and cheesy.

The cons for this game are pretty short: occasional graphical pop-up, tuning up a car you're not driving is not possible, CPU cars don't seem to react or hit regular non-player cars, the island all looks the same, and the house/clothing stuff isn't fleshed out enough.

Pros are pretty lengthy: the price ($40 or less) is awesome. The racing is tight, a great fit between arcade racing and simulation, more responsive than NFS:MW and less frustrating than PGR3. The island is gigantic. Races that take an hour aren't my cup of tea but to have that in there as an option is really cool. A lot of cars and bikes to try out. Customization is cool but it doesn't go as far as NFS. I also like that it's completely delocalized: I wish more games let me pick a different language for dialogue and menus: the German voice actress is not as irritating as her American counterpart.

For those of you not liking the way the bikes control, play with the ride assist feature: hit the left D-pad button while riding. I have mine set on "Sport" ... there's also "Hypersport" and "Off".

Does the DVD Talk Club still exist? I'd like to get some of the Club Race achievements.

And yes, the game does have replay.

The easiest way to make money is to do the Alfa-Romeo only race. If you have the Alfa Romeo Competizione (which you get after beating Island Tour IIRC) it takes almost no work to get $75,000 each time. At lower levels, the Mercedes-only race for $40,000 is good if you've got a customized CLS, and at the very beginning there's a $10,000 race (in the north maybe?) that allows a ton of shortcuts.

Flay

I think I made L&O the Pres when I moved on to another game, so the DVD Talk club may still exist.

You are correct Bus. It really is a kick ass racing game. Easily the best I've played on the 360 so far.

KurrptSenate

my entire profile had to be restarted. I had about 5,000,000 in cars, including my favorite, the fully suped up Enzo..


I seriously gonna sell this game now

Liver&Onions

d'oh - I moved on too. Guess club is toast.

The Bus

I just want to join a club and do the races for the achievements, to be honest.

peon73

I'd like to join too please. my xbox live name is ere73

Thanks!

bulldozer3

im in the club (if it is still there). i played for a few minutes last week, and im pretty sure i saw it. I'll pop it in tomorrow and see if I can add you guys to the club. I think you have to be the pres, but if the current one quit, it might have defaulted to me.

The Bus

It still shows Flay/AwfullyGood as the Pres. Since neither him nor L&O are active in the game, I decided to form a club. The name isn't very creative, but I called it the Baby Seal Club. I got us into the slightly nicer-looking club. My Gamertag is Chiwotweiler, if you'd like to join the club that's fine.

ChrisHicks

I finally got around to playing this yesterday. if anyone still has a club I'd love to join.

this game is pretty damn fun so far. now I just need to get a little better at it.

ChrisHicks

I have never heard of this before. does this go along with the achievement or was there some download on Live for it?

movieking

I just started to play this yesterday as well. No idea what the hell I am doing yet, but it is fun.

The Bus

I'll log on sometime this weekend and invite you, chris. Add me if you haven't already.

Mopower

Do the cars control better in the game than in the demo? They sucked in the demo. Couldn't take a turn at any decent speed without wrecking.

ChrisHicks

great. thanks. I just sent you a friend request.

Brooklyn

Yes.