Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Dec 28, 2021

  Want a sim you can actually play with your friends out of the box? Without paying $12.00 per car or track? or $2.00 per hour for a private session? Without downloading 84 mods and following a guide on youtube to install or run a server? AMS2. The Devs are working really hard and producing great content - all off the back of a sim engine that was poorly leveraged by its original creators.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 30, 2022

  ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☑ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☑ 10
• gamedeal user

  May 24, 2022

  Be aware, what you're reading at the moment is not a review from a simracing expert, but it's coming from an avid fan of this simulator. With this out of the way, let's get into the review.

  You remember Project CARS 2, which was released in 2017 by a company who later backstabbed their fanbase in 2020 with an abomination of a sequel known as Project CARS 3? (cough cough, SlightlyMad Studios) Like pCARS 2, AMS2 is also using SMStudio's Madness Engine. pCARS 2 was such an enjoyable game and although I still find myself coming back to it from time to time, it pales horribly in comparison to Reiza's second installment that is this game. Either because of cars feeling like I'm driving them on ice, stupidly unrealistic kerbing behaviour which, when you go over them, makes your car spin 180 degrees, or horribly inaccurate track models, you name it. Therefore, a love-and-hate relationship between me and that game emerged. Things take a huge turn for the better with AMS2 though, here's why: Let's talk about the development team behind AMS2 - They're trying their absolute hardest to make this project more than a game, they're trying to make AMS2 something everyone can enjoy. Despite the game being more than two years old, Reiza are still releasing updates for this title. At the time of writing this review, the latest update came sixteen days ago and they're showing no signs of stopping. Content-wise, there are much more cars and tracks for you to try out than what this game's predecessor got in its hands. Although much of the content is from AMS1, they're licensed this time around. The amount of content is so high that whether you're an F1 fan, CART enthusiast, GT racing freak, IMSA lover, V8 Supercars enjoyer and whatever you wanna name, you're almost guaranteed to have an enjoyable race no matter what happens, the reason for this is linked to my third clause. I can't help but talk about the AI - my God am I having the best time racing against the AI of AMS2 when I'm feeling down. In my case, I set the AI skill to 90% and AI aggression to 70%. They're very clean, competitive and racing against them is highly rewarding. This sim should be your choice if you're looking to develop your racecraft. And now comes the miscellaneous stuff. AMS2 has mod support but only for skins. This might come as a disappointment for the fans of the original Automobilista but fear not, mod creators are finding ways to even create car mods for this game. Like its predecessor, this game is also perfectly playable with an XInput controller. My conclusion then, if you're looking to start your simracing career, AMS and AMS2 should pretty much be your go-tos. Realistic physics, diverse content, being able to play this game with ease as a controller player, compelling AI - that straight up is a nine out of ten from me. There's still a long way to go for this game to become the ultimate simulator but as I said before, the devs are working day and night to fix the ongoing issues. Oh and the graphics-to-performance ratio is pretty satisfying as well. Thank you for reading.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 31, 2022

  ATTENTION F1 FANS - I’ve had this game since launch over 2 years ago. I’ve left it many times and come back to it not being satisfied, always leaving it. Today (July 30, 2022), I can finally say this game is awesome. I cannot put it down. Over 50 tracks and 150+ variations now….I am a huge (pre-Netflix lol) F1 fan and naturally have played the F1 licensed games despite the lack of simulation. With the new F1 2022 cars in this game, make a custom championship (up to 25 races) all over the world. You can still have about half of the actual F1 tracks, but man oh man… this is insanely fun. The single player campaign is not out yet, but you can make your own content with the custom championships. If you like endurance racing, put the endurance tracks you like, make a season championship. If you like GT3, make your own season… older F1 generations also with like 10+ historic tracks which you never see in any game… the custom championships is where the fun is if your not playing online. The AI are awesome to fight… they rarely drive all in a straight line. They will fight you, they will drive off track, make mistakes, spin out. For F1 there are so many amazing NON F1 tracks all over the world in this game its awesome to explore them. Fighting wheel to wheel… this game is the F1 2022 game we deserve. Next I will be trying the CART series, and older Formula cars… and I still have got into any GT series, prototypes, or other types of cars…. This game is massive.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 21, 2022

  Who needs iracing anyways
• gamedeal user

  Apr 26, 2023

  i have many hours in various sims and this is the one that i just keep coming back to. It is by far the most fun. Excellent well optimised graphics especially in VR, top notch physics and FFB. The dynamic track and weather conditions are the best there is at the moment. A great variety of car and track combinations, many not available in other sims. The AI is quite good and improving with every update. Multiplayer can be limited at times but thriving at other times, but setting up a peer hosted lobby is easy without the need of a complex dedicated server. Plenty of leagues available for a more consistent multiplayer experience. The time trial leaderboard is a nice addition that allows for competitive hot lapping at any time whether there are online lobbies available or not. The UI is a little dated and buggy on occasions. There are random gameplay bugs from time to time but the dev team is highly dedicated and the bugs are getting few and far between. To sum up, its just too much fun.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 22, 2023

  It is a beautiful game, works good with my G27 setup but I am a slow old man in sim racing and it is impossible to turn the A.I. speed down slow enough for me to compete in the middle of the field so I start last and try to finish before I get Lapped LoL. Like I said great game for a younger guy who can still get gud :)
• gamedeal user

  Apr 1, 2020

  Don't fall for these annoying knob-heads who've played a mere 30 minutes and left a negative review and possibly already refunded AMS2. This game is a work in progress, we're lucky to even have It realised now as it is underdeveloped for early access. (I say that because people assume early access means = fully completed). Unfortunately, this is why developers choose to delay releases, because of morons harping on about how great iRacing or some other sim is when compared to an early beta game like AMS2 which literally several car's physics are being reworked as we speak. For crying out loud, some reviewers complain there's no "Porsche or Ferrari!". This is a small time development team. Where do you expect they have the money for those types of licensing? Clearly these people have never heard of mods or DLCs. And if people would do some research, you'd see Reiza has been affected by COVID-19 lockdowns and still have the passion to work on AMS2 and release it as is. Reiza studios as a whole is a very passionate company, you can see that evidence reflected in the DLC collaboration they did with RF2 and all the AMS1 DLC. Anyways, as for the game, I'm happy to say that the iconic AMS1 handling/FFB has made its way to AMS2. If you're not familiar, AMS1 has some of the best handling of any sim out there. AMS2 promises just that and now with stunning visuals from the Project Cars 2 engine. Overall it's decent. It hasn't blown me away, but I've thoroughly enjoyed several cars like the AJR. It's important to note, several car physics are in the works now too. My only complaint about the game is that the sound is kind of underwhelming and not that immersive. It lacks content too, I would like to see more international content in the future that is free to entice users to buy it. But I understand that's not entirely possible with the situation around the world and the dev team size. If there's one thing I hope for just like AMS1 is full on modding support. The only way I see AMS2 being a real competitor is having some workshop modding capabilities. The sooner people can get iconic race tracks modded over, the better. (FYI, Project Cars 2 has car mods, there's also several modding teams who've made cars for PC2 recently as testing grounds for AMS2). And to those eager to be negative about this sim: no is forcing you to buy, It's funny most of them own rFactor 2 and it's DLC content which is severely overpriced compared to other sims. If you want to buy it, look at SimRacing604 or SimRacingCorner on youtube, buy it, play it, make your choice and keep it or refund it. Simple. If you liked project cars and wanted better handling, you'll like this. If you liked AMS1, you'll like this. If you're a general sim degenerate, you'll probably like this. To conclude, there's tons of potential for this sim and I'm happy to support it. I didn't buy it in Alpha stage as it was too expensive.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 1, 2020

  AMS 2 is a bit of a mixed bag right now. The quality of the experience depends heavily on which car you drive. Some feel like a great step in the right direction, and others feel completely unpredictable, even unfair in how they respond. The main stock cars, the modern F1, and the Formula V10 are all some of the better drives in the game. That said, no car truly outshines the previous game, and the game certainly still feels in development. While AMS 2 is leagues ahead of Project CARS, sprinkles of that game remain. The worst offender, in my opinion, is under braking. The brakes lack nuance, and often feel too powerful, with any touch of 100% brake power likely to cause a lock-up no matter how brief. Cars also seem skittish in the middle of the corners still, and a slight adjustment is likely to cause a spin despite feeling well within the limits of the car. But when AMS 2 is good, it's fantastic. Reiza have created a very strong foundation, and if they can keep improving, AMS 2 has the potential to be one of the best of all-time. Graphics are an obvious improvement, but I have also found the AI to be leaps ahead of the gMotor 2 AI in the previous game. They are very reactive to the player, but not as much to give up positions without a fight. They also make very human-like errors, which helps the race feel more alive than ever. So who is it for? AMS 2 is not a replacement of the first game yet. If you are looking for the next step, a full-featured masterpiece, certainly don't discredit this game - but it's not quite for you yet. If, however, you are an enthusiast, someone who's willing to put up with some lackluster experiences in order to follow the game closely - this sim will make some impressive first strides. Think of this game not in terms of how much you will spend for it, but rather, how much time you will invest. Not recommended for those who want a completed masterpiece, but easily suggested to any who want to see it grow.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 28, 2020

  I recommend this game for the quality this specific package is. I practice with rFactor2, and race with AC. This sim is thankfully not akin to Project Cars. It feels like Automobilista. To keep it simple, somewhere in between the big 3, and rightfully. FFB is very good, while I would consider AMS1's to be fantastic. Very close, and detailed, but not quite as, ehhhh....rugged. Something. It does NOT, however fulfill any worries about the madness engine. With a T500, it feels like a hardcore sim. Graphics are great, and seems to run well. On triples, and still tweaking with a 980. Sound is good, however in 2020, just average. Enjoyable, nothing groundbreaking. Menus are PC2 menus in a nutshell. Weather is wonderful, live track dynamics are great. Any worries about the game engine itself went away with the first drive. It's an early review, with just about 2 hrs in game. It's familiarity instantly filled me with a comfort for how this game will turn out. My big worry, however is this game's true life and user base. With this content, and don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining at all, I fear that the user base will remain small. This needs to pull out some bigger name content. The game's core is heading in a great direction. It's solid, strong physics are noticeable quickly. But then....you kinda want to feel this game (and engine)'s advanced physics......with a Ferraria F40. Or maybe the GTTC 1960's era cars. And that's the draw that can keep this game from breathing fresh air. Without modding support, the remedy is crushed. And so we are left with a really good, hardcore simulator, with great content, that is unfamiliar. Personally for me that's okay, the good physics and pretty good multiplayer racing or decent AI racing still is worth it. But I'm not sure it'll be worth it for everyone. I'll still recommend it. For the best combination of high-end physics with high-end graphics.