JuicedPublisher: AcclaimPlatform: Xbox, PS2, PCAttention all you gearheads and armchair street modders-here's a game that gets the adrenaline flowing like when you're gunning it from corner to corner racing for pink slips.
You start off as a no-car-having wannabe. Your goal is to build a crew and dominate the Angel City street racing scene. As the plot unfolds, over 50 cars in varying conditions (Skylines to Civics, Corvette Stingrays to VW Beetles) are unlocked and available for purchase. Plus, you can add over 100 real modifications, resulting in 7.5 trillion customization possibilities. You'll never see the exact same car twice.
The base car starts off with the OEM spec configurations for center of gravity, steering geometry, suspension layout, brake setup, horsepower, torque, tire properties, wind resistance and gear ratios. How did the company simulate these settings? By using a "highly sophisticated physics engine based on state-of-the-art simulation techniques," of course. This means handling and performance will vary according to what you modify-and you can modify damn-near everything. Picking out your brakes, intake, engine management system, exhaust, gearbox ratio, suspension, nitrous and turbo systems, and tires-not to mention stickers-will be just as much fun as the competition.
What's cool is you can dyno test your ride and see your torque and horsepower gains or losses every modded step of the way. Wind resistance is a factor you'll face on track so you can't get actual top speed numbers but it's available for bragging rights. Quick notes: One, more mods mean higher repair bills. Two, faster acceleration means you'll face more braking and suspension issues so consider your driving style when tailoring speed and handling. Three, road conditions like asphalt, concrete and dirt; rain; and time of day affect driving.
Remember how you can't test aerodynamics on the dyno? After you get the handling and performance tweaked the way you'd like you can invest in a body kit and some fresh paint-it's expensive so be careful! You can take the car for a test run on the track and find out how the air dam, side skirts and spoiler affect the drag and downforce. Remember, body kits increase traction but reduce speed.
Working your way up the respect ladder by battling drivers with different skills and cars in different classes will keep you busy until, hopefully, Juiced 2 comes out. If you run into some trouble the game is forgiving enough to not really let you lose. You can enter free races, go to events and bet on other drivers or-God forbid-sell some of your cool cars.