After all the dazzle of the original Grid's virtual garage this new one is merely functional, and it doesn't offer up much either. Maybe it's because the old bombast has been toned down for the front-end. Compared to its predecessor, this can feel like a slim thing. There are a few misgivings to overcome before you find yourself at that conclusion, though.
There are moments, when you're racing under Shanghai neon, where this Grid gives off serious Ridge Racer Type 4 vibes, and this particular arcade racer is good enough that it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Namco's classic. This is, quite simply, a return to the kind of elbows-out arcade racing that's been almost entirely absent this generation, and it's delivered with a level of finesse and flair of a studio that's rediscovered its A-game and a little more besides. What, exactly, is it? A remake? A reboot? Or something else entirely? In fact, it's something much more straightforward, and much more satisfying than any of the murkiness around that name might suggest. And now, five years later we have this, the plainly monikered Grid.
Quick-fire follow-up Grid Autosport made a decent if understandably modest attempt to return the series to its roots.
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