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Codemasters' ''Race Driver: [[GRID]]'' is the spiritual successor to their ''[[TOCA]] Race Driver'' series. It is most notable for one feature - the ability to rewind time. Although this mechanic had been used in games before ([[Prince of Persia]] did it best, in many gamers' eyes) this is the first time it has appeared in a pure racing game, and the ability to do a short section of the track over instead of starting the race again after 5 minutes of driving made it hugely popular with critics and the public. The mechanic was later ported to Codemasters' other main series, [[DiRT (video game)]].

The other notable addition to the familiar driving game formula is that the announcers (one your manager, the other the head of your pit crew) will speak to you on a [[First-Name Basis]], as long as your name is common enough to be on the list.

Not only this, but you can also hire a team-mate after you reach a certain point in the career mode. Each team-mate has different strengths and weaknesses, and they all charge different fees accordingly.

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* [[Anti-Frustration Features]]: Flashbacks.
* [[Fridge Logic]]: Even when you're providing cars for a team-mate you still only pay for one car.
* [[Rubber Band AI]]: Watch the other cars catch up with you at about 400km/h when you've finally built up a decent lead in La Sarhe.
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: Collisions affect the computer cars and the player cars differently. Also, the computer cars get more grip in some places.
* [[Understatement]]: Your pit crew head will say that your car has "only a few scratches" even with the front end completely smashed if the "core" components (wheels, engine, suspensions) are untouched.
** "Your car are all banged up but it's nothing serious."
* [[Unnecessary Roughness]]: Online racing. Tracks and race classes are picked by majority vote, which almost always results in a combination of heavy closed wheel vehicles and narrow city courses, preferably the ones with a tight first corner for maximum carnage potential.

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[[Category:GRID]]
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[[Category:Microsoft Windows]]
[[Category:Racing Game]]