Best racing ps3 games 2011

The game just won't let you race unless you have a wheel. But for a certain class of sim racing fan, there is nothing that compares.

The very best iRacing players often compete in real motorsport too, and make a career out of eSports sim racing. And having first released now over a decade ago in , it's consistently stayed astride with the latest simulators each year. Quite an achievement. This is a brilliant, great-looking F1 sim and just keeps getting deeper the more you look into it.

It could also use a little more flair and personality in its presentation. As for polish, forget about it. What this license gives its successor is an inviting championship structure with different vehicle categories and highly scalable endurance racing across treasured circuits like Paul Ricard, Spa Francorchamps and Circuit de Catalunya. Almost a decade after the release of Trackmania 2, Ubisoft Nadeo debuted its semi-reboot of series with Trackmania The new game features some significant graphical upgrades, but the real treat is the addition of daily featured tracks, new track pieces like ice, and improved checkpointing.

Most importantly, it's a fresh start for Trackmania detached from Nadeo's strange Maniaplanet platform. But don't worry, Trackmania is still incredibly weird. I've already played tons of nonsensical tracks that require pinpoint timing, endless repetition, and a little bit of luck. Nadeo is also taking a more hands-on approach to post-release content by releasing new tracks made by the studio on a seasonal basis.

If you're a lapsed fan or new to the series, this is where you want to be. Motorcycle racing is inherently exciting - the lean angles, suicidal overtakes and acceleration rates just make for a great spectator sport. And Italian superbike specialists Milestone really nail that feeling of terror and bravery of being on a factory MotoGP bike. The Codemasters F1 games are obviously a big inspiration, to put it politely, but the upshot for anyone playing it is a layer of career simulation on top of the racing.

Work your way up through slower categories, build a reputation, and hold out for that big team ride. It's not a cheap habit, but it will please serious racers. That's only half the story, though. The sheer volume of user-created mods is enormous, and while the focus is on Formula One throughout the years those with an itch to be scratched in DTM, WTCC, GT racing and other open wheelers will be satiated too. Hot Pursuit is a driving game frozen in a particularly special time for arcade racers.

Gray Matter is the first adventure game by renowned author Jane Jensen since the release of Gabriel Knight 3: the story mixes eerie goings-on with supernatural events in best Jensen-style. Neurobiologist Dr. David Styles is one of the game's central characters: since losing his wife in a horrible accident some several years ago, he has become a recluse, seldom leaving Dread Hill House, his English country estate. Coming Soon. Essential Links. Highs and Lows. Highest of the Month. Lowest of the Month.

Portal 2 Platform: PC April 18, Valve is working on a full-length sequel to its award-winning, mind-bending puzzle action game for the Xbox and PC. Metascore: 95 User Score: 9. Metascore: 94 User Score: 8. Minecraft Platform: PC November 18, The game involves players creating and destroying various types of blocks in a three dimensional environment. Metascore: 93 User Score: 8. Metascore: 91 User Score: 8. Metascore: 90 User Score: 8. Total War: Shogun 2 Platform: PC March 15, Shogun 2 is the ultimate refinement of the original formula with a new, cutting-edge AI, more polish and online functionality than ever before.

Metascore: 89 User Score: 7. Battlefield 3 Platform: PC October 25, As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. Metascore: 88 User Score: 8. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Platform: PC March 22, The critically acclaimed single-player experience of Assassin's Creed is back and better than ever as Ezio returns in an epic struggle against the powerful Templar Order.

Dead Space 2 Platform: PC January 25, Hero Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8. Metascore: 86 User Score: 7. DiRT 3 Platform: PC May 23, DiRT 3 will boast more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport.

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Platform: PC December 13, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a massive themed expansion pack featuring four of the most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined for Battlefield 3 with the power and destruction of the Frostbite 2 engine.

Frozen Synapse Platform: PC May 26, Frozen Synapse is a thrilling PC strategy game that brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre bang up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad. Metascore: 85 User Score: 7. Saints Row: The Third Platform: PC November 14, Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you.

Metascore: 84 User Score: 8. Metascore: 84 User Score: 7. Rift Platform: PC March 1, The graphically stunning online game is set in a world being torn apart by dimensional "rifts" that tear into the land of Telara, releasing powerful forces that threaten the very existence of the entire universe. Metascore: 84 User Score: 6. Anno Platform: PC November 17, Developed by Related Designs in collaboration with Blue Byte, Anno takes place in a near-future environment where climate change has forced humanity to adapt to rising sea levels that have left stretches of once-fertile land completely inhospitable.

Metascore: 83 User Score: 7. Metascore: 83 User Score: 8. Terraria Platform: PC May 16, Terraria offers players a chance to be an action gamer, master builder, a collector, and even an explorer. Metascore: 82 User Score: 8.

Metascore: 82 User Score: 4. Metascore: 82 User Score: 7. Bulletstorm Platform: PC February 21, Bulletstorm's array of distinct skillshots produces unprecedented levels of frantic gameplay. Metascore: 81 User Score: 8. Rochard Platform: PC November 15, Developed by Recoil Games, Rochard is a fun and original space adventure game that features a resourceful hero, ominous villains, rugged machinery, big explosions, even bigger stunts and sharp oneliners.

Metascore: 81 User Score: 7. Anomaly: Warzone Earth Platform: PC April 8, Blending fast-paced, explosive action with tactical battlefield command, Anomaly puts players in charge of a military convoy tasked with fighting back against the mysterious alien war machines that have begun to spring up in many of the world's largest cities.

Metascore: 80 User Score: 7. Dead Island Platform: PC September 5, A couple flying to the vacation of their dreams is torn apart by a violent plane crash. World of Tanks Platform: PC April 12, World of Tanks is the first and only team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare.

Metascore: 80 User Score: 3. Panzer Corps Platform: PC July 11, Panzer Corps will feature 26 scenarios on 21 unique maps, covering most major battles of the European Theatre of World War II and including a few hypothetical 'what if' scenarios based on your actions. Assassin's Creed: Revelations Platform: PC November 29, Revelations follows master assassin Ezio Auditore as he walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altair, on a journey to recover five ancient seals that hold the keys to the future of the Assassins brotherhood.

Driver: San Francisco Platform: PC September 27, Driver: San Francisco marks the return of the established video game series that has sold 14 million copies worldwide.

Metascore: 79 User Score: 8. Metascore: 79 User Score: 7. Metascore: 79 User Score: 5. Metascore: 79 User Score: 6. Metascore: 78 User Score: 7. Metascore: 78 User Score: 3. Tropico 4 Platform: PC August 30, Tropico 4 sees you return as El Presidente, the tyrannical or benevolent dictator of the island paradise of Tropico. Sonic Generations Platform: PC November 3, Set across three defining eras from 20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog video game history, the instantly recognisable environments of Sonic Generations have been re-built in stunning HD and are now playable in both classic side scrolling 2D from , as well as modern 3D style found in Sonic's most recent adventures.

Metascore: 77 User Score: 8. Metascore: 77 User Score: 7. Metascore: 77 User Score: 6. Xenonauts Platform: PC November 4, Xenonauts is a strategy game through which you control a multi-national military organization defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers Platform: PC June 15, Building on the success of the original Duels of the Planeswalkers, Duels of the Planeswalkers will introduce all new game modes, Planeswalker opponents, decks, puzzle challenges and other exciting new features including a new-to-digital multiplayer game mode called Archenemy where players gather up to two allies and team up against the AI.

Metascore: 77 User Score: 5. Metascore: 76 User Score: 4. Renegade Ops Platform: PC October 26, Renegade Ops puts players in a mobile commando unit sent behind enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Metascore: 76 User Score: 7. Who's That Flying?! Metascore: 76 User Score: 6. Payday: The Heist Platform: PC October 20, Players will embark on a spectacular crime spree of six heart stopping heists, including blasting their way through a downtown bank vault robbery, managing hostages in an armored car hijacking and even a midnight infiltration of a top-secret, high-security facility.

Metascore: 75 User Score: 7. Metascore: 75 User Score: 6. Atom Zombie Smasher Platform: PC January 23, Players must save survivors from the zombie apocalypse by assembling an army of mercenaries and firing nuclear missiles from orbit to destroy the oncoming horde.

Fable III Platform: PC May 17, Fans new and returning will now embark on an epic adventure, where the race for the crown is only the beginning of your spectacular journey.

Metascore: 75 User Score: 5. Metascore: 75 User Score: 8. The Next Big Thing Platform: PC April 21, After having put the adventure game genre back into the spotlight with the Runaway trilogy, which had captivated more than a million players during the last decade, Pendulo Studios is back with an original, great adventure game.

Metascore: 74 User Score: 7. Space Pirates and Zombies Platform: PC June 19, Space Pirates and Zombies takes place far enough in the future that Earth has become a toxic backwater planet, so potentially not that far in the future. Warhammer 40, Space Marine Platform: PC September 5, Warhammer 40, Space Marine is a fast-paced third person action-shooter from Relic Entertainment allowing players to don the armor of one of the emperor's chosen in a battle for the very survival of humanity.

Magicka Platform: PC January 25, Magicka is an action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. Metascore: 74 User Score: 5. Fortix 2 Platform: PC May 6, In the next chapter crusader Fortix has to save the rest of the continent from an evil curse. Metascore: 74 User Score: 6. Metascore: 73 User Score: 7. Solar 2 Platform: PC June 17, In most games you see stars in the background, you shoot asteroids or you live on planets.

Challenge other rival clubs to advance, racing to be the fastest, and most successful motorcycle club in the world! Earn credits to use towards purchasing new bikes and rev your engines, because speed and strategy are required to complete the dynamic challenges found on the true-to-life tracks of Motorcycle Club.

You also get to create your club in this game and challenge others in the lightning fast world of motorcycle racing. You must know how to handle the different types of bikes to be successful at completing each race.

Equipped with a completely new next-gen engine for the most immersive MotoGP experience ever with new game modes featuring all the riders from the and seasons and legendary riders from the history of the MotoGP giving you the chance to live the dream of being a real rider.

Featuring more than riders, all the official manufacturers, all racing classes and 18 tracks in the brand new chapter based on the Official MotoGP World Championship. The offline game modes in this motorcycle game includes the new Career Mode, grand prix mode, world championship mode, time attack mode and real events mode while the game modes online features the online grand prix mode, online championship MotoGP sprint season mode, and the split battle mode.

The Superbike World Championship styles as a truly global event. SBK Superbike World Championship is a unique experience in motorsports featuring ultra-realistic close up shots of the riders hugging tight turns while their bodies hang inches away from the track.

Closely fought battles are guaranteed and unlike MotoGP, Superbike promises these battles will have frequent lead changes. Gamers will get all of the Moto GP season content and downloadable updates for the Moto GP championship shortly after the season starts. The game also features the inclusion of the brand new customizable player assists feature allows fans of both simulation and arcade racing to alter their racing style.

Those wanting to take less of a risk with their riding technique will be able to switch on the player assists for a more forgiving style of racing and for players who want to feel the full intensity of Moto GP racing, all the in-game player assists can be turned off delivering challenging and realistic gameplay that emulates the Moto GP experience.

This year fans of the Moto GP will be able to play as their racing hero from the start in all three of these game modes. Gamers can choose their racing settings and join in mid-race with spectator mode to check out the competition before the race starts.

The PS3 has one of the most impressive lists of games lined up since its November 17th launch. Some games are on here and could go higher, but we haven't seen much about them. Some games are on here and are pretty high because we've seen so much of them. And other games aren't on the list -- MotorStorm: Apocalypse, DC Universe Online, and so on -- because we just didn't have room when the votes were counted.

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