Don Joewon Song has compiled a fascinating supercut of 100 racing games from 2004 - 2019, and, from a game audio perspective, it provides a really interesting highlight of the many different creative choices and approaches taken when it comes to vehicle sounds:
Gran Turismo 4 – PCX2 • Project Gotham Racing 3 – Xbox 360 • NFS: Most Wanted 2005 – PCX2 • Ridge Racer 6 – PS3 • Burnout Revenge – Xbox 360 • Motorstorm – PS3 • Test Drive Unlimited – Xbox 360 • NFS: Carbon – Xbox 360 • Ridge Racer 7 – PS3 • Colin Mcrae Dirt – Xbox 360 • Forza Motorsport 2 – Xbox 360 • Gran Turismo Prologue – PS3 • Juiced 2: Import Nights – Xbox 360 • NFS: Pro Street – PS3 • Project Gotham Racing 4 – Xbox 360 • Sega Rally – Xbox 360 • Blur – Xbox 360 • Burnout Paradise – Xbox 360 • Grid – Xbox 360 • Midnight Club: LA – Xbox 360 • NFS: Undercover – Xbox 360 • Dirt 2 – Xbox 360 • Forza Motorsport 3 – Xbox 360 • NFS: Shift – Xbox 360 • Race Pro – Xbox 360 • V8 Superstars – Xbox 360 • Gran Turismo 5 – PS3 • NFS: Hot Pursuit – Xbox 360 • Split Second – Xbox 360 • WRC: 2010 – Xbox 360 • Dirt 3 – Xbox 360 • F1: 2011 – Xbox 360 • Forza Motorsport 4 – Xbox 360 • Motorsport: Apocalypse – PS3 • NFS: Shift 2 Unleashed – Xbox 360 • NFS: The Run – Xbox 360 • Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Xbox 360 • Dirt: Showdown – Xbox 360 • F1: 2012 – Xbox 360 • Forza Horizon 1 – Xbox 360 • Jeremy Mcgrath’s Offroad Racing – Xbox 360 • NFS: Most Wanted 2012 – Xbox 360 • Ridge Racer Unbounded – PS3 • WRC 3 – Xbox 360 • Asphalt 8: Airbourne – PC • Fast and Furious Showdown – Xbox 360 • F1: 2013 – Xbox 360 • Grand Theft Auto 5 – Xbox One • Grid 2 – Xbox 360 • Gran Turismo 6 – PS3 • Forza Motorsport 5 – Xbox One • NFS: Rivals – Xbox One • WRC 4 – Xbox 360 • Driveclub – PS4 • Forza Horizon 2: Xbox 360 • Forza Horizon 2: Xbox One • Grid Autosport – Xbox 360 • The Crew: Xbox 360 • The Crew: Xbox One • DiRT Rally – Xbox One • F1: 2015 – Xbox One • Forza Horizon 2: Fast and Furious – Xbox One • Forza Motorsport 6 – Xbox One • NFS: 2015 – PC • Project Cars – Xbox One • WRC 5 – Xbox One • Asphalt Extreme – PC • Forza Horizon 3 – PC • Forza Motorsport Apex – PC • Sebastien Loeb Rally – Xbox One • Trackmania – Xbox One • WRC 16 – Xbox One • Assetto Corsa – Xbox One • Dirt 4 – Xbox One • F1: 2017 – Xbox One • Flatout 4 – Xbox One • Forza Motorsport 7 – Xbox One • Gran Turismo Sport – PS4 • NFS: Payback – Xbox One • NFS: Underground 2 Redux – PC • Project Cars 2 – Xbox One • Asphalt 9 – PC • Burnout Paradise: Remastered – Xbox One • Danger Zone 2 – PC • F1: 2018 – Xbox One • Forza Horizon 4 – Xbox One • Gravel – Xbox One • Grip – Xbox One • Horizon Chase Turbo – PC • Onrush – Xbox One • The Crew 2 – Xbox One • V-Rally 4 – PS4 • WreckFest – PC • Raceroom: 2018 Update – PC • Super Street The Game – Xbox One • Xenon Racer – Xbox One • DiRT Rally 2.0 – Xbox One • Dangerous Driving – PC • The Grand Tour Game – Xbox One
(via Don Joewon Song / Paul Rustchynsky / Olly P Johnson / Damian Kastbauer)
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