Project Motor Racing

I’m always up for a new racing game with real-life cars and tracks, especially when it’s not something overly niche like motorcycles or trucks. Project Motor Racing comes from the studio known as Straight4, a phoenix studio of sorts, comprised of former members from Slightly Mad Studios, the makers of the now-defunct Project CARS series. Over the following years, the studio went from being a competent Need for Speed developer to the owner of its own racing IP, a team that went slightly ma...

It’s hard to beat the thrill of a well-executed qualifying lap. Stringing together a sequence of brave braking points and perfectly clipped apexes to shave mere fractions of a second off of your time, all while dancing on the limits of grip.

Disappointment is an understatement when it comes to Project Motor Racing. Vehicle control, sub-par graphics, and cost all contribute to the calamity that is PMR.

As a spiritual successor to Project CARS 2, Project Motor Racing takes a major step forward in how cars handle and environments feel, but at full price, its limited content and lack of guidance leave it firmly targeted at hardcore racing fans.

Project Motor Racing feels like a game in the very early stages of Early Access, rather than a title ready for its 1.0 release.

Project Motor Racing feels like an early access game that hasn’t actually been identified as such, and is simply not a better racer than its 2017 ancestor Project CARS 2.