Bud -

Has lots of very cool features. All of which are pointless due to the lack of racable set-ups and the ridiculous AI actions icluding intentionally wrecking you whenever they want. And they can barely get near you without bumping into you which wrecks you EVERY time. Challenges for career mode and regular mode are cool ideas but they're completely ruined by the "video gamey" nature of the AI. Some cars are undriveable in these challenges and in others, if the AI don't just straight wreck you, they bump you off track and let all cars go by......or they block the track (2 and 3 wide) anytime you come up to make a pass.....they block you by driving in the middle of the racing line(s) based on where you are behind them they'll either move up or down on corner entry, mid corner, corner eit....doesn't matter.......they brake check you and the list goes on and on. I've played enough to know how incredibly hard they made it for the consumer to have a good racing experience. Because no matter how good you do.......it wont matter......you're gonna get bumped/wrecked.......no question about it.