NsxJoy said:
Yea, I know. The Japanese version came out last August but the reason it took so long for the U.S. version is probably due to online play. It sounds crazy and silly but I'm seeing this picture, an online meet!!
The Japanese version has online play as well.
I think the primary reason it took longer than expected is because of the fact that they did a lot of revamping of the game.
The Japanese version seriously lacked in driving physics... forget drifting every single car would push like hell regardless of the suspension setup, and pulling the handbrake would automatically spin you and leave you going 10 mph regardless of how fast you were going to begin with, hitting the dirt would drop your speed from 160 mph to 20 mph in about 10 feet, no exaggeration.
It was damn pretty though I can tell you that. I was expecting that game to be the next GT3, it had so much hype to begin with... oh well. Everything else about the game was so much fun, modifying the cars, paintjobs, bodykits, I'm sure online play rocks, and the graphics are just great...
BUT in its defense, I heard that Capcom took the criticism's to heart and worked to fix the US version.
I haven't played the US version, but this time I'm not going so gung ho into it, just in case its a let down.