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Real RacingVersion: 1.2 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

Developer: ndWare Pty Ltd

Age rating: 4+

Rating Description

4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.

9+ Applications in this category may contain mild or infrequent occurrences of cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and infrequent or mild mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content which may not be suitable for children under the age of 9.

12+ Applications in this category may also contain infrequent mild language, frequent or intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and mild or infrequent mature or suggestive themes, and simulated gambling which may not be suitable for children under the age of 12.

17+ Applications in this category may also contain frequent and intense offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence; and frequent and intense mature, horror, and suggestive themes; plus sexual content, nudity, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs which may not be suitable for children under the age of 17.

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later

Filed Under: Games

Real Racing Review


Reviewed Version: 1.00

Challenging race game offers realism, online league play

In some ways, watching the developing iPhone market is like reliving the similar rise of console or computer games from the ’90s. Every developer is scrambling to produce the best graphics, the best gameplay, and doing so at a much faster rate than their console and computer predecessors.

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Macworld user reviews IN DETAIL:

Very Realistic

This is a great game. The controls are incredible and really give a sense of the racing experience. Realistic AI and great graphics finish off the experience and contribute to a very polished overall game.


This will get your RPMs up!

Wow, THE BEST app on iTunes. Well worth the price tag. This game is a great mix of Need for Speed and Grand Tourismo. This app is as good as those titles on the PS2. The controls are varied for different user preferences, the camera angles are great and the feel of each car is fantastic. Add the bonus of being able to select your own music to race to and you have yourself the best app on iTunes.


Overall Best Racing App for the iPhone

Real Racing is practically realistic in the graphics. This is what racing games should look like on an iPhone. Other games like Asphalt 4, look almost as if you were playing '09s arcade game. Real Racing almost matches the graphics of a gaming console. Now, that's something other phones can't beat. The controls are simple and easy to use. Unlike realistic console games, the break control really helps beginners and prevents the car from making doughnuts when going around sharp curbs. The music is great, very energetic. So, if anybody wants racing game for their iPhone, Real Racing is the best app to download.


Excellent Racing Game, Best in App Store so far!

I bought this racing game after seeing all the hype on sites like TouchArcade. I have to say, it is great. I've had Asphalt 4, Raging Thunder, Days of Thunder, and all the others. This beats them all. The closest competitor would be Need For Speed....but not even that (IMHO) beats Real Racing.Graphics: The graphics in Real Racing are reallllly impressive. On my iPod Touch 2G, I RARELY came across frame rate issues. The graphics are very high quality too.Controls: There are tons of options for controls. Firemint nailed the controls.The ability to sync with Cloudcell is great too. I would like to see more iPhone 3.0 centered features added, for example, iPod Library Access, Push Notification Challenges, and Online Multiplayer.Overyall, a must buy.


REAL-ly Racing

This is the only realistic racing game you will ever receive on your iPhone/iPod Touch. In the beginning of the game, the AI was very hard to beat, and one mistake led to last place - 6th. Being used to NFSU, making sharp turns was no problem since drifting worked perfectly fine. Brakes weren't needed, and if an opponent got ahead, BAM! use the turbo boost. Well, this is not the case for this game. It provides one of the most realistic racing experiences on the iPhone, so there is no "turbo boost" or "making sharp turns without braking" type of stuff. It's all REAL and simulates REAL LIFE driving. Firemint did a wonderful job putting in the real factors into the game, and almost every aspect is real about it except the fact of it being on a mobile device and 4 different ways to control your car.Graphics are absolutely gorgeous with stunning environments, detailed car designs, and beautiful car interiors. Speedometers, menus, loading screens, even to the smallest button in this game are all well designed with an overall theme that is applied to the whole game. Design of the game is beautifully done and in-game graphics are beautiful as you can see from the iTunes screenshots and in-game videos on Youtube.There are a total of 36 cars, strewn through around 3 different types of cars: hatch, sedan, and muscle. As you progress through the campaign mode, you will be able to unlock more and more hatch cars, sedans, and muscle cars. Each car is uniquely designed with its own color, back, front, and interior. Not all look great, but once you start getting the better cars (i.e. muscle cars), then they start to look absolutely fantastic.For fans of NFSU, some will be disappointed, and some won't. My first impression of this game was "too hard, AI sucks, controls suck", but I stuck with it since 9.99 is a lot out of your wallet. After getting used to it, I started competing in leagues, uploading videos to Youtube, checking out how many CR I have on my C


Excellent Game

This game is well worth the money spent to buy it and is very addictive and fun. Real Racing, made by Firemint features extremely good graphics, as well as a very attractive interface. I will definitely be keeping this app, Real Racing in my top 10 Apps of all-time!


Best racing game on the App Store

If you like racing games you gotta try this. I have most of the famous games on the App Store (I really like racing games) and I was struggling to buy this one.Now that I bought it I really don't regret, it is by far the best racing game on the App Store. If you like games for PS3 like Gran Turismo or XBOX 360 Forza you will love this one.Great graphics (for an iPhone game), great controls, very neat, good multiplayer modes.Buy it, you wont regret!


unbelievably good - essential

this is best graphics, best sound etc etc


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