You have a limited number per race, which ads some strategy in the game. This necessitates the use of a tear-off to clear the windshield. Dirt gets splattered all over the cars during the races and covers the screen, blocking your view in the process. However, the game does boast some nice dirt effects throughout. The tracks are all very boring looking, and there is never much to distinguish them from each other. (Part of the ease of the game might stem from the fact that there is no real penalty for smashing into walls or other cars.) There is also almost no damage modeling, which is very disappointing in a simulation like this. The graphics are not impressive - they are not ugly, but certainly are lacking in comparison to most racers on the 360. The main problem with the game besides the lacking AI, is the game’s presentation. Though, it is disappointing that online is limited to eight racers. If you can find a good number of people to play with, this might be the place to get the most out of the game. There you will be challenged by some serious dirt fiends who will likely lap anyone who has not mastered the game. The game does seem to get harder as the career mode goes on, but it never provides much of challenge and neither does playing in the Arcade mode at full difficulty. The main career mode is supposed to have you climbing up through the ranks during a season, earning upgrades and sponsors for your car, but you are able to immediately dominate for the most part. Unfortunately, the single-player mode is let down by its lack of difficulty. The game is definitely at its best where it really counts: on the track. The game does its best to capture what it feels like trying to navigate an 800 horsepower car that barely weighs over 1,000 pounds around a mound of high-banked dirt.
Negotiating a corner three or four wide is nerve racking and get the adrenaline pumping. Getting into a nice groove during a race is satisfying.
The handling model is the strong point of the game. Newcomers should take note that sprint-cars’ brakes are set to be very strong on the left-front wheel in order to pitch the car into a slide to get around the corner - they are not really used to slow down. The controls are the basic gas, brake and steering. Since the World of Outlaws is a dirt-track series with unique purpose-built cars, the controls will take some getting used to for most players. It gets plenty about the dirt-track series right but cannot quite overcome some glaring flaws and broaden its appeal to all race fans. World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars is a game that wants you to like it.
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