Ford Racing (PC)

An interesting and fun game for all those over 75 and under 10.
Looks nice but the other guy was right average is the word.

We all make mistakes from time to time don’t we? We all have those moments of total and utter stupidity that we can’t seem to explain. Like wearing a traffic cone after a heavy drinking session. Getting a tattoo whilst on a stag night. Buying Ford Racing. THOSE kind of stupid mistakes. Yes that’s right, as a lover of all games this is the one part of my job that I enjoy least – it’s time to destroy a game. I’ll warn you now too, this isn’t going to be one of my long reviews! The Game: Any new ideas for a racing title are welcome as far as I’m concerned because I adore the racing genre. Doesn’t matter if ...  Read the complete review

Ford Racing is a racing game, as the name suggests, based purely on Ford racing vehicles. Mainly racing versions of well-known road cars. 12 different vehicles in all are present, Fiesta, Ka, Mondeo, Focus and Escort to name just a few. You can have up to eight cars in a race, all the same, randomly selected from a particular class of car or from a number of classes. Three tracks are available at the start. There are 10 tracks in the game altogether but you have to earn access to these. The game is generally played in a career mode, where you start off with the lowest class of car, racing in the lower classes and as you win championships, which by the ...  Read the complete review

Fords are fairly good cars and i looked forward to veiwing a nifty racing game which involved fords. But as is often the case, nothing prepared me for the final product. Ugh. What were they doin? This is a amazingly poor game. Players are given two choices: Quick Race and Career mode. Don't get excited about Quick Races - only the dull and boring cars are available out of the box. That means you'll race around with a Ka, Escort, F-150 or Explorer. To be honest, I'd just as soon avoid ever driving a Ka or Escort. Please. I have my pride. The other two, the F-150 and Explorer were never, ever meant to drive fast around a track with turns, and this ...  Read the complete review