Project Gotham Racing 4 Video Review

Gaming Pastime reviews Project Gotham Racing 4 for Xbox 360.
Developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Project Gotham Racing 4 was released for Xbox 360 in October, 2007. Project Gotham Racing 4 introduces some cool new stuff and makes for an excellent send off for the classic racing franchise.
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[@InnuendoXP]

this game still looks fantastic now, especially the rain & fog

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

agreed

[@geneprogamer3936]

Yes it does

[@budthecyborg4575]

Unquestionably the best street racing of all time. Forza Horizon is great for being an Open World, but Project Gotham gave us the actual streets you can drive on.

[@gameboyterrorysta6307]

PGR4 is my favourite racing game of all time. It's driving model is (in my humble opinion) the best arcade driving model ever created. Cars are easy to drive and it's easy to recover from mistakes but they drive very naturally at the same time. Something modern arcade racers cannot achieve for some reason. Graphics had huge "wow" factor when this game was released and it is still impressive today. Wheather (even tho not as complex and dynamic as in modern sims) is both visually and mechanically more impressive than in most of contemporary racing games. I would love remake so much... I really wish at some point in time we will get PC remaster. Or at least spiritual successor with almost identical physics...

[@Skumtomten1]

Well said. Even as mostly a sim racer, I loved the pgr series. Driving is very fun and has a great feel to it, even though grip levels are very high being an arcade game, the physics still feels very natural and behaves realistically but with more grip. To drive fast you still need to take the same lines you would in a sim racer, but it is more forgiving. It's an arcade racer but very grounded and realistic, no nitro boost or powerups, just pure fun arcadish racing with some of the best engine sounds ever. We don't really get games like this anymore. I played this and pgr2 to death, and still so when I have the time

[@Soonjai]

I completely agree on the ranking of the PGR / Metropolis games. PGR 4 is a masterpiece of a racing game.

[@Alexp37]

Nothing can beat PGR2 though

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

@@Alexp37 don't know about that but i did like pgr3 personally. i actually can't remember much about pgr2, it's been way too long since i played it. i still have pgr 2,3 & 4..........damn wish MS made these games playable on xbox 1 & series X.

[@Alexp37]

@@OugaBoogaShockwave Give PGR2 a try again. You'll be amazed how perfectly balanced and paced it is. ;)

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

@@Alexp37 i will some time soon 👍

[@Grandmastergav86]

@@Alexp37 it's excellent

[@BigLehbowski]

These games will always be timeless. I remember buying PGR4 just a week after I got Halo 3 at a midnight launch. I put so many hours in both of those games. The nostalgia I feel looking back on those times is overwhelming.

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

same here

[@Jenniwn]

One of the best racing games I have ever played.

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

almost makes me want to load it up again

[@falloutboy33]

I'm pissed that they never made pgr3 and 4 backward compatible

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

same

[@iantellam9970]

2007? Didn't realise it was that early, as I didn't get round to playing it until several years later. Still looks fantastic. Diminishing returns indeed. I think the closest thing after this was Driveclub, which had a rocky launch but ended up being excellent.

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

lucky you, i never got a ps4 to find out how good drive club was but i am feeling regret never playing it.

[@Regret2001]

This is one of the first games I played when I was a child. Pgr 3 and 4

[@victim2077]

Shame Microsoft haven't acquired Bizarre. Although we got Blure and Bloodstone but Activision closed them. I would trade both for further PGRs.

[@Soonjai]

Blur is a great one too, a shame that it wasn´t enough of a commercial success. Really enjoyed the Multiplayer of that back when it was still active.

[@adamphillip5305]

Heard pretty much all the employees who made the PGR series work on Forza now

[@lmcr2449]

Great video. You did this game real justice. PG4 still remains one of my favourite racing games ever.

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

yea, aren't many games these days as fun as pgr series was back then

[@jasonvanwinkle2388]

I was always going between Forza and PGR. Both games were definitely a lot of fun, but I think I played PGR just a little more. From the 1st to 4th, #4 was the best! It was my 1st online experience and I won a couple races. It really was an enjoyable time with this, Forza 2, 3 and 4, Halo 3 and 4 and tons more! Thanks for bring back some nostalgia, subscribed!

[@inmortal131]

I think that Microsoft should release another game with the Forza Horizon 5 graphics. I think it was a boom in sales.

[@matandcat2506]

Rallisport challenge next!!!

[@LordLOC]

Ah, so glad you think PGR4 is the best in the series. It's still one of my favorite racing games ever and of all the games from that generations (and older) I would LOVE to see a PGR4 remaster. I know how unlikely it is, but one can dream right?

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

never gonna happen even though soooooo MANY of us would love it. just bloody make it back compat for starters

[@Grandmastergav86]

MSR, the game that started it all, was a remarkable technical achievement for the Dreamcast. The series is greatly missed. EDIT I even loved Blur.

[@christopherortiz9330]

9:20 That is me when playing every single racing game I ever bought.

[@Jonnygunboy]

9:20 lmfao

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

To this day, PGR 4 remains one of the best racing games on the Xbox 360!!

[@bloodedge1528]

R.I.P. PGR...

[@Artex08]

6:00 DeLorean going 88mph… nervously waiting for the flash ;-)

[@darrenharris7551]

It was an actual achievement in the game

[@slippymudman]

Now we just need a Blur review !

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

1 of my favorite racing game series of all time ! wish they would revive this series & no don't say it's already part of the horizon series since part of the team is now there.

[@J.Wick.]

LOVED this series. PGR2 & PGR4 were my favorites. But I also really enjoyed 3 as a 360 launch title. Wish they could find a way to bring this series back, or a reboot, rework...whatever it may be. These games were so great online. And the kudos system was fantastic.

[@SteveMacSticky]

Looks like a very fun game

[@INTERLOPER-CS]

Favorite racing game of all time!

[@J0rdan912]

Kinda shame that this series was abandoned. With enough effort and investments Xbox and PC would be able to get their own "Gran Turismo" rival and force Gran Turismo series to evolve at least at some degree. Oh well, every platform got enough good alternatives from other more or less independent studios anyway, so I guess nobody really missed PGR.

[@dennisdavidov782]

You're basically describing Forza which is the GT alternative. For a while PGR was Xbox's second flagship racing franchise.

[@J0rdan912]

@@dennisdavidov782 Yep, that's what I'm talking about. It just feels like Motorsport games are not getting that much love and attention like Horizon.

[@Soonjai]

@@J0rdan912 To be fair, I feel like PGR would have evolved into something very similar to the Horizon games by now. Maybe still more focused on recreating real life cities, but overall kinda same-ish.

[@InnuendoXP]

@@Soonjai Nah I feel like Horizon are just doing a better job of executing what the Test Drive games were trying, but overall it's a very different kind of game.

[@metallicafan416]

@@J0rdan912 you obviously haven't been keeping up with motorsport. Getting a new engine and extended development time

[@milansta9687]

Review grid series? :)

[@htg97]

i keep my old Xbox 360 for this game (and few other titles)

[@MartySnowdog]

I see this game first time and already fell in love, a pity so much wonderful games are hidden on consoles as exclusives :(

[@echoesroll]

The most realistic buildings in a race game , specially in Macau , even GT7 on PS5 don’t beat it !

[@Kinna39]

best racing game ever made... why can't we have nice things anymore?

[@IBETHISNAMEISTAKEN]

Great video for a great game. PGR4 was definitely a good sendoff for a series that ended too soon.

[@davidgrove6113]

I seem to have a massive driving game collection from ps 1 onwards and all genres from F1 to rally but I keep coming back to this game it's that good.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

My ranking for PGR: MSR: Great PGR1: Excellent PGR2: Disappointing entry, a chore to play PGR3: Excellent PGR4: Excellent The series had potential, took a nosedive in the middle, then redeemed itself having now played the 360 entries. PGR would have also been perfect on PC, I know it's supposed to be a console racer, but an awesome series like this not being on Microsoft Windows is a wasted opportunity, I loved to have it on PC so we don't have to always rely on consoles all the time. I would have to say that PGR3 and 4 are my favorite entries in the series! Here's hoping for a spiritual successor.

[@exoticspeedefy7916]

I think if the game had a remaster, all that would be needed to be done would be to add global illumination, and up the resolution. The detail in the building and the cars themselves are already fantastic. Even today..

[@aaroncoleman3277]

Pgr4 is the greatest racing game of all time

[@shuckylad]

Wish this was backwards compatible. ☹️

[@Vinchucca1984]

Really loved this series. Fantastic racing games. Sadly they don't make 'em like this anymore although DriveClub on PS4 got pretty close.

[@Gnik4144]

Project Gotham series was and is my favorite racing game. More so part 2. I wish it was backwards compatible or even on Gamepass.

[@bloodedge1528]

Perhaps you might do a review on the Geometry Wars series someday?

[@walthuuuuu]

Are you using Xenia Canary or an original 360 console?

[@riddledtomcat1360]

Only thing I would say is the weather did not change in game. You would set the weather before starting the race. However, its been many years. I could be wrong.

[@Alexp37]

Great review. The engine sounds in this game are still some of the best. I'll have some videos on this topic this month on my channel. Make sure to check them out :)

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

In PGR4 the textures were better but the lighting system was dumbed down to compensate. PGR3 will always be my favorite in the series because of the wow factor it was and still is. Best graphics(besides textures) best menu system, best car selection. PGR3 is in my top 20 racing games of all time.

[@pp3k3jamail]

💥💥 I still have my black Xbox 360 and I still got project Gotham racing 4 great game. I never played PGR 3 tho. I do remember going to GameStop getting project Gotham 2 and returning it like a week later I ain't like it as much as pgr 1 maybe I should've gave pgr 2 a little bit more of a chance. I use to play the heck out of the first Project Gotham racing.

[@darrenreuben4222]

review driveclub next!!!

[@trinity-hopetricia3241]

Great video and Keep it up please 🏆🐐🎯🙏❤

[@spectr__]

I feel like Burnout is th anti-PGR

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

lol

[@badmuppet6532]

This is the only reason me, and all my friends, keep a 360 going. Nothing comes close for gameplay and playing with mates! Shame on Microsoft for not continuing us future PGR’s , or even giving us PGR4 as a backwards compatible!

[@glennwilson9956]

Why oh why did they end this series?!!!

[@berziimusic]

still cant believe this game came out in 2007, you could tell someone this came out in 2012-15 and theyd probably believe you

[@x_dragula6365]

The best racing game I ve ever played.

[@juliovega951]

I love this game

[@Zoza15]

If they don´t want to make another PGR then Project Gotham should be absorbed within the Forza Franchise by including motorbikes.

[@robertmihai2023]

Can you review payday2 and killing floor2?

[@tokyowarfare6729]

Not available with back compatibility

[@cordia96]

fuckin car licences

[@tubularmonkeymaniac]

Is this back compat?

[@htg97]

no

[@tubularmonkeymaniac]

@@htg97 😭

[@cordia96]

Waves is a good version of GW

[@kh7688]

This game looks better than Redfall (too soon?)

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

I like the game, but feel like i still prefer NFS Underground. I miss traffic, street racing at night and somewhat story.

[@adamlach6572]

i love the game but these visuals remind me of Driveclub - both early games, both so beautiful they were as good at the generation departure, both games are pretty even when compared to next generation offerings.

[@RacerC45]

I hate watching game reviews with dead silence.

[@theERLANDOshow]

the original still remains my favouritt racing game ever, never gave 3&4 a big chance but i recently replayed the original cause i like it so much and i consider giving the 360 games a new chance.

[@nerdy3740]

Still better than Forza Horizon 5