Buy Street Racing Syndicate

NOStalgia.

Put in short, this is a LESSER version game of Need For Speed, most probably NFS:Underground.

Starts with some cash, purchase your 1st car, won races and get money, upgrade your car etc. It's a little bit repetitive gameplay like Gran Turismo. The physics is real enough for me, with REAL DAMAGE on car and you'll need your hard earned money to fix it. But what i like the most about this game it's OPEN WORLD! When i said Open World, it means real open world, with the cop squad chasing you if you speeding right in front of them etc.

During the game, there is "Respect Points" which is gained by performing great skill(s) like drift and "two wheelers" both during free roaming in the city and race. Collects enough points you will unlock new challenges, and get new hot chicks too! lol

Graphics is great but don't expect a high end graphics from a game from 2005!

Overall, it's not a 100% solid game but it sure worth the money and time. And i got this during the sale! hehe.

As the highlight of the bundle I got this in, this old racer still packs a lot of punch. Fun races, using a combination of keyboard and mouse-driven steering, and fairly good graphics to go along with it. Pretty girls to ogle, too.

And don't be afraid to get a little mischievous and go the wrong way and/or take a detour and explore the other areas of the maps. It's a LOT of fun, as well.

Only downside is that there aren't many maps, but I'll overlook that.

Check it out...

Old But Gold

**Please keep in mind that this Review is simply a matter of opinion, based upon certain facts of the game [age/PC requirements/etc.]**

SRS, Where to begin on this?.. First and Foremost, If you're looking for a game thats entirely seamless and has top of the line graphics on the vehicles, You may as well stop this review, and head to another page, as this game is nearly 10 years old now (Came out late 2005).

With that aside, SRS has many features that even most current games do not give you the luxury of changing anymore.

The Pros:
1) Get to Customize your car [i.e. weight reduction (for carbon fiber peices), A Body kit (sadly, only 1 for each car i have tried that is... beside the stock body), Underglow (to which you can change between about 8 different colors), Body+Rim paint, etc.]
2) You get to choose which parts can go onto the car, they have about a 18 parts from real life authenticated part manufacturer's that you can use to upgrade your car with, turning that 343HP Nissan GT-R, Into a 918HP AWD Road Beast ;)...
3) The game is fairly realistic in its driving (except the fact you can obviously keep driving after hitting someone going 120... but hey, its a video game), But on that note. You dont want to go around and wall grind around corners like alot of people do in NFS. It makes for a very costly repair bill after your races.
4) ^ In note with that, It honestly makes you a consious driver, As you NEED to avoid obsticicles if you want to start earning money toward that awesome car you're waiting for, Giving it that realistic feel. (Repair bills are a B!@#$.)
5) What it adds over the other games, Is the fact you can free roam everywhere without limitations toward the map. (But the map in its own is fairly small and rugged)
6) Races are gauged by a 'Respect' system, You earn respect by running races quickly and cleanly, And throwing in a bit of spice to mix the pot.
7) [and probably the best/most reason everyone whose played the game prior for] The girls. Yes, As you race, you get the chance to earn yourself a Girlfriend, (18 in total, all unique, their own descriptions and they even went as far as to add comments as to what they like) Each girl has 3 Videos of them dancing as you race with them tagging along with you. (Except for one, which i heard is bugged with only 1 video, unsure as to which one so far)

The Cons:
1) The graphics are pretty out-dated (but hey... its 2014, and this is a 2005 game, still not the worst..[could always go back to GTA2?.. bahaha])
2) The maps are small.
3) There is no real story to the game.
4) To those of you whom play RPG games, This Racer has a 'Grinding' feel to it. As you end up repeating alot of races in order to get the car/upgrades that you desire.
5) The modifications are pretty limited, (both tuning wise and cosmeticly)
6) A (decent, but) Small quantity of vehicles to choose from. [If you are into muscle/luxury cars, and dont like racing with anything else, dont bother with this game, as it deals with mainly tuner styled cars (save for the Lexus IS300)]
7) The game goes by fairly quickly, I've got just under 9 hours on record currently, and i already have the 2nd most expensive car, and beaten nearly every race perfectly.
8) Is meant as a keyboard game, Not fully integrated for PS3/xbox360 controller use.

All in all, I would definately recommend this game for those of you who are nostalgic with old racing games (weather it be this one specifically or racing in general) But would definately just add it to your wishlist untill it comes on sale, unless you're die-hard for those videos ;) haha.

**As a side note, For anyone who plays/buys the game, keep in mind that upgrading and buying high-end modifications for your vehicle wont always make it the fastest, weather the fact its a bug in the game [which would not suprise me] Or just the way the designed it.

As an example. I've got the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII ('04 model) [which is unlocked before the '02 Evo VII]. Did a few minor modiciations to it, bringing it from the 200HP or so it started at, up to 814HP. It will go 0-60 in 2.5 seconds, But the top speed maxes out at a measly 160mph (claims 162, but i couldnt pull it off, even downhill).
While on the other hand, I have a Mazda RX-7, which has about 740HP, but maxes out at a stunning 190mph.

If you have any questions, Please drop me a comment, and i'll do my best to help out.

The game is okay in my opinion. I give it a 6/10.

Pros-
Car tuning looks nice.
Courses are pretty okay.
Graphics aren't bad.

Cons-
You could get bored very easily.
Very low variety.
Same old.

Over all, I'd wait for a sale or something if you plan on buying it. I got it half off, so it wasn't that bad,

Funny racing game. You can customize your cars like you want. Ideal for older PC because low system requirements. On Windows 8 64bit is buggy Anti-Aliasing (screen is blinking)

If you are into Arcade racing games specifically import tuners then look no further. This game will scratch that itch. PLus the added element of girlfriends is pretty neat as well. Great game and well worth 10 bucks.

Really great game. Really entertaining when you get into it. It gets really hard at the end.

Loved this game on the ps2 was the 1 of the best at the time and now I can play it again on pc :D. Fully works on windows 7 64bit

its kinda like... babys first street racer.

its so incredibly average, nothing is done particularly well, but nothing is really bad either. i'd reccomend for anyone who just likes casual racing every now and then but isnt too serious about it, or just has a lower-end PC that cant handle the more modern racers. if you're not either of those, you probably have a better racing game in your collection already. this one is worth picking up on sale, at the very least.

Great fun racing game. Brings back PS2 memories. Great customization and car selection. But here's a warning, it's kinda cheesy.

This game is one of the greatest games I have ever had the privilage of playing because it was not super modern. It was fun to play did not take alot of time, and offered all the customization of a modern game in this NAMCO classic. I grew up on NAMCO when they were in the arcades so when it came to this game it reminded me of playing Tokyo Xtreme Racer which was also another awesome, but simple title. The Graphics were not the best, but still this was just classic. Also any racing game with a Nissan Skyline are worth playing. This is a great game too bad games are not like this anymore now its learning a whole system of mumbo jumbo this game you race, you win, you snag the import tuner models(well I have not gotten to that part dont know if its still in the game or not), and you have many customization options that are not even present in most racing games i.e (grid 2) so yeah i love this game its just too bad their is not multiplayer and its funny how the game goes into sleep mode when you click the sign in button lol.

The only reason i bought this game is to watch those hot chicks dance and i can take a screenshot of them.

Well, this was a surprise. Out of nowhere this 2004 multiplatform street racer dropped on Steam in the middle of the week, causing me to throw my hands in the air and wave 'em around (almost like I didn't care) much like one of the short-shorts and high heels wearing fly girlies in this game who mob your car and celebrate your racing wins for some reason. Here's hoping they keep coming, I love these blasts from the both distant and recent past that have been appearing en masse on Steam lately.

That said, this game is okay in 2014. Not great, not bad, but unlike many other genres, sports and racing games tend to suffer a little more with age. The game looks fine considering its age and target platforms, and it runs easily at 60fps on modern equipment, but there's just not the greatest sense of speed present. That can be mitigated by switching to the hood camera, but really, that's never been one of my favorite views for driving games.

There's a deep career mode with a bare boned open-world element, a quick race mode, and seemingly endless menus of vehicle upgrades and customizations one could partake in. There's also plenty of "2 Fast, 2 Furious" type cheesiness if you want some laughs, and lots of weirdly sloped polygonal butts and boobs to ogle if that's your bag. Lots of fun to be had here for people with the proper mindset.

This game is AWESOME...because you'll get to see girls dancing in bikinis.

The gameplay is generic but what is unique is about you can go to your Steam App and find this game's videos. There are lot of sexy videos so you know what to do with them, right??

Street Racing Syndicate... This game, was my favorite when I was just a young kid. I use to play this game all the time on my PlayStation 2. I tried buying the disc version of this game for PC a long time ago but I was never able to get it to run on Windows 7. When I saw this game pop up on Steam I was quite excited. I figured, since it is on Steam it should work on Windows 7 now. Thankfully, it does!

To me, this game is a classic. I always liked the way the cars control on this game compared to the Need for Speed Underground series. The map is small, but when it comes to street racing games I'm not really fond of driving around without any purpose. I like to be able to start my races from anywhere I stand. The customization of the cars in this game is quite good, you can tweak pretty much every part of your car. The car selection however is rather small compared to most other racing games. The whole girlfriend side missions are kind of random in my opinion. Seriously, the comments people are making about the girls in this game is kind of pathetic. That being said, this is an overall fantastic ten year old game, buy it.

If you missed this game on Xbox, & PS2, then you're in for a treat if you like street racing, & tuners... it looks WAY better on PC if you turn the settings up, runs WAY smoother too, true it's not as fast moving as say NFS U2, but that can be a good thing if you're just lookin to chill, n have a few fun races... the HOT chics in the game are just an added bonus!!! Works with X360 pad, & you can remap the buttons 9/10 (-1 for no online functionality)

Fun racing game, brings back the memory of the ps2.

Not too bad if you need your street racing fix and your done with Need for Speed

Video Review Below:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=266427010