PGR4 Review | The Last Of A Genre Long Forgotten

Project Gotham Racing, not a very large name these days, but turn back time 10-15 years and PGR was THE racing game on Xbox.

in this video I go over why PGR4 was so special, what happened to PGR as well as why arcade circuit racers aren't around these days.

Chapters

0:00 Intro
1:25 PGR4s Singleplayer Experience
6:36 PGR4s Vehicles
9:07 PGR4s Atmosphere
10:16 What Happened To PGR And Arcade Circuit Racers
13:27 Outro

[UltraViolet_Moses]

So me being me, somehow started saying “Blizzard Creations” later in the video L M A O, so please forgive me I swear I’m not always this dumb

[mementoscuderia]

Fun fact: in fh4 there is actually a race circuit in Edinburgh that is an exact copy of pgr2 Edinburgh princess circuit.
Also 2008 was a wild time for racing games, especially with titles like grid, mcla, burnout paradise and this game right here.

[shidapu]

PGR4 is the best arcade racer ever made, period.

[epicdude]

Also, speaking of the garages, I love how all of them had, what was it, Geometry Wars? The Waves version specifically. It was honestly a great way to kill time if you did get bored of the races, but couldn't be bothered to put a different game in the Xbox.

[paulweall]

Also worth a mention is the weather effects, graphics and engine sounds.. just phenomenal! The F430 was just wow!!

[Diamond-ummg]

I think many ex-Bizarre Creations employees went on to work at Playground games so I guess their spirit kinda lives on, but PGR was a certain breed of Racing games that I absolutely miss. You should definitely give Bizarre Creations’s next and final racing game “Blur” a look; it’s a very fun racer in its own right.

[paulweall]

Great video!! I still play PGR 3 and 4 to this day. I recently purchased another Xbox 360 just for PGR. By far my favourite racing game of all time and I've done the 1000/1250G multiple times on different accounts. In my opinion, this game has never been bettered and is the pinnacle of this genre. Why Microsoft haven't made this backwards compatible is beyond me. I actually created a Gamertag called Bizarre Creations lol

[roguedogx]

0:12 that intro is still great. despite being so unashamedly 2000s.

[JoshuaJayMyers]

I still miss these games and wish they would make a come back. One thing you will notice right when you start playing is the physics. i still throw this game on and play once in a while simply because the physics are still satisfying to drive.

The single player is really unique and still much more creative and interesting than games of today.

Its really nice to see some love for this game as it has always been on of my favorites. Awesome video Moses

[JSRJohn]

My favourite racing game ever! Graphics and weather systems ahead of it's time. Beautiful sound design. Amazing tracks fit for all car classes. Ranked multiplayer. Gotham TV (basically the first streaming/viewing system in console games). Genuinely challenging AI and a engaging single player campaign. Cars balanced better than other games. A truly brilliant game. Anyone remember the Turbine Superbike?!

I used to use switch between D-Pad and analogue stick steering on this game because both were so fun. My first ever world record was even on PGR4, great memories here. It's spirit kinda lives on in Forza Horizon, but I'll always prefer PGR (Cat & Mouse was hilarious in this game!)

Great video, Moses B! Thanks for highlighting this racing gem on your channel for others to learn about.

[EmmanuelTurner]

I remember when I first got my 360, I got this game. I *loved* this game so much.

[Jacky_man]

Played this game for many many hours. I have so many fond memories of playing with a great bunch of lads online.

[Makini]

I loved this game and series as a whole with PGR4 being my favorite of the series. I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the Arcade Style, Circuit-Racing Genre oh and it's Bizarre Creations not Blizzard Games. lol

[dawiekaboutereen]

To this day I can remember ripping through the streets in the Audi RS4. Epic car in this epic game.

[wolfboy]

I loved this game & it still blows my mind that they got the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges & the surrounding areas right!!!(I've driven on both of them multiple times).

Also that 1 lap race around the Nordschliefe in the rain was fucking hell on earth! I still can't beat it to this day! Ugh 😩

They need to remaster this and pgr 3 already!

[bigandrew]

pgr sounds like one of the best racing games on these older systems and I would have love to see it continue today

[Madman._.]

For some reason I've never heard about this game, and man, now I'm adding it to a list. Love older racing games like this one. Thanks for bringing my attention to this. And the video is a piece of good work as usual.

[NightWolffff]

Hearing that intro gave me crazy chills. It’s been such a ridiculous amount of time since I heard it, and it’s such a fitting theme for the game. Downloading Xenia now, specifically for this game. Staple of my childhood.

[vstaritz]

I think the most amazing part of PGR was the fact it featured the Nordschleife and Macau. This is an expectation generally fulfilled by every PC sim and GT/Forza but in the context of a pure arcade racer, being able to run the Ring, at night and in the snow on a bike is insane. Macau too is even in the sim world very rare and is mostly to this day a rfactor mod passed around games that will support it. No arcade racer featured it that i remember, not even TOCA.

[Benzo]

This brought back childhood memories. That main menu themesong though... Beautiful!