Arcade racers?

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Occidio

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Last good arcade racer that I played was Midnight Club LA on the 360. I really enjoy these types. Don't get me wrong I like games like Forza but I enjoy arcade styles a little more due to not having to think much into it.
Has there been any in the last year that I have overlooked? I have not been on my 360 in awhile. I think I am going to pick up Forza Horzons since it was pretty good. Kind of reminded me of NFS Underground 2.
I would like something where I do not necessarily have to worry about driving lines and such.
 
I believe Blur had a demo. I enjoyed that. It's like Mario Kart but with real looking cars and raceways.
 
I just watched some gameplay footage on youtube, it looks like wipeout for cars. I might have to check it out. Thanks for the input.
 
Blur was ok... it was funner online until people started cheating. There is a reason it regularly goes on sale for $5.
 
To me grid is more arcade style and its dirt cheap and looks great still. Also going back to the 360 launch if you don't have it grab ridge racer 6 its around 5 bucks.
 
I remember playing a burnout on my psp back when I was in Iraq. Is there an updated version that came out recently? I think I remember playing a demo a year or two back.
 
Occidio said:
I remember playing a burnout on my psp back when I was in Iraq. Is there an updated version that came out recently? I think I remember playing a demo a year or two back.
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Burnout paradise is the newest its a few years old now.
 
HisSvt76 said:
Burnout paradise is the newest its a few years old now.
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Burnout paradise is probably my favorite racer at this point. Mostly because since its not track based and on PC. I can crank up the graphics to insane levels and just cruise around the city listening to tunes. I love doing all the hops and stuff on the aerial train tracks. It's really about destroying cars and seeing how high you can lift your in the air.
 
The newest Need for Speed (Most Wanted 2012) is a little like Burnout. I'm not a huge fan as I think the car physics feel odd, but some of my old Burnout buddies seem to love it.

I miss the "create a massive accident" part of Burnout, though. It was like Angry Birds with cars.
 
I'm also a fan of Forza, it's not quite Gran Turismo, which is what I like about it.
 
I miss playing initial d in the actual arcades haha. I find that nowadays arcades are becoming harder and harder to find
 
I loved Crazy Taxi !! Listening to the cool tunes and just having a blast even though it doesn't compare to arcade racers.
 
Hydro Thunder Hurricane is amazing and easily the best arcade racer IMO.
It is boat racing though, not car racing. It is on the Xbox 360 Arcade for 1200 MSP which is about $15.
 
I settled on Forza Horizon for now. I like the arcade feel and I like the Forza engine and graphics for the cars. It is also nice to have true car names and look compared to most, just make up an a new image and slap a name on it.
 
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