Speed may be the domain of all but the richest of playboys, but the digital domain of fast cars and flashy rides is open to anyone with a console. Driving games are racing towards a plateau, where graphics are that much closer to breaching the uncanny valley. It’s a genre that is responsible for future champs, where’s there only room for one winner. And that extends to our top spot champ as well this year. Because the fastest wheels this year, belonged to…
Forza Motorsport 6
If you had to sum up Forza Motorsport 6 in one word, it’d be “serious”. When it comes to motorsport, cars and tuning them up, Forza Motorsport 6 didn’t treat the genre as a joke and went in for a deep dive as the premier racing game on the Xbox One. Gorgeous to see in action and with a meticulous eye towards the smaller details, Forza Motorsport 6 is a petrolhead’s dream game.
It’s also filled with all manner of sweetness, like an unsupervised child left alone near some Christmas stockings. It’s a spectacular package of automobile mania, that rights many of the dull wrongs of Forza Motorosport 5.
Honourable Mentions
If you’re looking for a less authentic racing game with plenty of charm, the latest Need For Speed has you covered. With a new update that has fixed many a fault with the competent core product, EA’s trademark Urge for Acceleration is an arcadey-winner that has given the franchise a much-needed shot in the arm.
Then there’s Project CARS, which very nearly beat Forza Motorsport 6 for pole position. Matching it neck and neck when it comes to visuals and technical details, it’s an absolute behemoth of a racing game that came close to taking the crown this year.
Last Updated: December 15, 2015
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:06
Yay!
Driving games!
And I agree!
Except for NFS which can DITS
And what about Assetto Corsa!?
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 15, 2015 at 15:12
I play it, I just keep it from you
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:14
But you’re not a “fair” person 😉
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 15, 2015 at 15:27
Indeed, I’m the “fairest of them all”
Not just a simple fair
Umar
December 15, 2015 at 15:12
New NFS looks cool? Is it not?
miaau
December 15, 2015 at 15:13
Xbox One game? Have you played Forza 6? 5 got boring so quickly, that to buy 6 it needs to be really, really cheap.
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:15
I have only tried the Forzas at other people’s. Can’t myself, sadly, because they don’t want to give us pc gamers the pleasure 🙁
miaau
December 15, 2015 at 15:29
Or because you do not want to buy the Xbox One?
Potato / potato … sounds better when said out loud
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:31
Haha.
Cannot. Unfortunately.
miaau
December 15, 2015 at 15:36
why? money or principal?
Bet its principal. Stand by them!!! Be a man. be all you can be. Vault-Tec supports that. Free thought, as guided by the Vault-Tec Mind Flower 3000 tm, RoboCorp
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:43
Hahaha.
Yea, sure. Let’s say it’s principle. That sounds better.
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 15, 2015 at 15:38
ps4tato?
miaau
December 15, 2015 at 15:41
Tomato – Tomato
Xbox one – Xbox won
RinceThis
December 15, 2015 at 15:09
Yawn. Nothing to see…
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:09
You shut it!
These are games for people with reflexes and soul!
RinceThis
December 15, 2015 at 15:09
I have one of those!
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:10
XD
HvR
December 15, 2015 at 15:11
Your own soul not a stolen one.
RinceThis
December 15, 2015 at 15:11
I catch metaphors!
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:26
http://i.imgur.com/VcO31Ln.jpg
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 15, 2015 at 15:27
LOOOL
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 15, 2015 at 15:20
Which game do you have?
RinceThis
December 15, 2015 at 15:20
I am a game! 0_O
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:21
Everything I know about you is a lie!
RinceThis
December 15, 2015 at 15:23
You know nothing!
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:24
I know things! Just the other day I used my indicator when turning!
RinceThis
December 15, 2015 at 15:24
You are not from Cape Town!
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:24
Cars have indicators?
Ryanza
December 15, 2015 at 15:15
Fox1 - Retro
December 15, 2015 at 15:22
Some pieces of history belong in a locked up vault.
Umar
December 15, 2015 at 15:11
Riding on D-Horse in MGS V should’ve won. I smell rigging….
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 15, 2015 at 15:12
Puh-lease, the horse races in TW3 was bestestestestestest
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
December 15, 2015 at 15:13
“Oh Look!!! I’m winning!!!” Gets stuck on leaf on ground, horse stops moving forward
“Oh look, I’m losing!”
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:13
YES!
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
December 15, 2015 at 15:17
And not once, not twice, no, EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:20
Now that you say that. I’ve now killed a LOT of Deathclaws on Fallout 4, because if Dogmeat attacks them and gets injured the deathclaw gets stuck behind Dogmeat.
Open season.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
December 15, 2015 at 15:24
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! CLASSIC!! Oh man… You have to love those bugthesda glitches…. I had so many, sooo many…. Fell through the floor on my way up to a tower, I simply got into an elevator and pressed the button to go up…Raiders getting caught on what could only be described as their own shadows, Nick Valentine making an amazing entrance, by skydiving into some areas… Was still fun though…
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:26
Yea man. I’m not too bothered by the bugs, but there are some funny things.
I have cows stuck on the top floor of my buildings. People standing on the crafting benches. I had a piece of metal glitch into a wall and when I tried to pick it up it came loose, smacked me in the face and killed me. Good times.
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:27
Was it heavy metal?
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:29
Brutal.
Umar
December 15, 2015 at 15:13
Roach??? Urgh, worst mount EVER
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:14
Even worse than Skyrim mounts in my experience
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:15
Take it back!
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:22
Now read this again with a slightly warped mind…
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:13
Bwahahaha
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 15, 2015 at 15:17
Bloodborne should’ve won!
Umar
December 15, 2015 at 15:18
Damn straight. Best hack n slash racing game ever.
RinceThis
December 15, 2015 at 15:24
Bwahahahah
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
December 15, 2015 at 15:12
I still enjoy project cars, it’s pretty and fun and well, a great racing game, but I’d rather crash a few hundred times before getting NFS, sorry, but no…just no….
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:13
Yes. Agreed.
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:13
Ugh no. Driving Games? Hell, I am stuck in JHB traffic way too long to just get home and drive some more. Unless it was GTA V. Running over pedestrians is the best kind of therapy after a long day. Only if Trevor wasn’t so ugly.
Oh. And on the subject of Trevor: I heard Dutch Matrix died last month. Apparently he choked to death on some of the bile he was spewing forth on the web.
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:18
I know it’s not a 2015 game, but I’ve spent over 130 hours on The Crew this year so far (with the inclusion of the Wild Run DLC). Not the best handling, not the most cars, but with a friend and over 5000sqkm worth of map, there’s a ton of fun to be had.
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:20
Bestest racing game releases tomorrow. “OK. Open the door to the Star Wars theater.”
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:20
Now that you say that.
We need a new podracer game.
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:25
Yeah! Great idea! With Darth Vader as a racer. And he has this short intro video where he force chokes a Gungan. Or a whiny kid called Jake.
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:28
You know online there are versions of Ep 1-3 that have been edited by fans to exclude all fart/lame jokes. All the times young Anakin said “yippee” and they have replaced Jar Jar’s voice with Gungan dialogue with subtitles. To name but a few changes. Worth checking out.
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:29
Seems like a inb4 Lucas thing they did
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:31
Mesa rather not watch Episodes 1-3. Mesa have not enough poop to fling at screen.
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:29
Vader chokes himself?
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 15, 2015 at 15:29
Naughty…
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:30
No. Because his name is Anakin, not Jake. Pay Attention, Gosh Darnit!
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:30
But Anakin was played by Jake, unless you broke the fourth wall
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:33
And then Vader rips of his helmet, and reveals he is actually Deadpool!
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 15:30
Imagine what he and Cheryl/Carol from Archer would be like together.
Hammersteyn
December 15, 2015 at 15:30
Kinky
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
December 15, 2015 at 15:21
No, that’s called a stampeding game, not racing and is frowned upon in most societies…
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 15:25
And yet not the movie going society…
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
December 15, 2015 at 15:29
There is an annual Stampede contest, held in the high grounds of America, one where all contestants are lined up against an invisible wall, all contestants have certain criteria to adhere to, be it a need to have something special, or to be headlining the newspaper the following day, the contest takes place nationwide, where, by your choosing, you are allowed a series of preparation rituals, like sleeping at the venue from three weeks prior to arriving at the back of the entrants line on the day of the competition, it is generally referred to as Black Friday….
Francois Knoetze
December 15, 2015 at 15:43
yay!! I Knew it!!!