LFS: by far the most realistic. can use better tracks and a drift mode though, which we may get eventually. A follow cam would also be pretty cool.
GT5HD: I played with a control pad, for a few minutes and physics seem okay. the drift mode is a lot less forgiving than TXRD2 where you just nudge a wall lightly and lose all your points, and can't get any back(it was frustrating in that game when you come up with a near perfect drift and barely touch a wall without realizing on the way out). it seems that they managed to get an actual feel of sliding, which wasn't something i thought was possible
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2: The most fun. I would rate this slightly more challenging than LFS and a little bit of a better trainer. the reason being that the roads are so narrow and theres so much drastic elevation changes, weather effects, and theres an actual drift mode which is punishing. It really teaches you to alter you steering angle, braking point, entry speed, etc for different elevation changes. Not to mention the indepth tuning options tend to make it easy to see what little changes can do such as decreasing/increasing weight, power, traction, etc. does have limitations of being a ps2 game.
drifting at night on touge roads, stormy weathers is fun, while flicking headlights. or drifting in the snow with race tires averaging 40mph is actually surprisingly fun and challenging.
The main physics flaws seem to be that accell off oversteer seems a little easy to initiate(atleast how I tune my cars), but still pretty hard to control. and your cars can also go on 2 wheels if you set it up with too much body roll, but thats fun to watch. The bug of going back to 1st gear when theres no acceleration for awhile can also be odd.
D1GP: semi fun but theres no actual drift mode unless you go battle with a friend/cpu or play the career mode. not really deep career mode or physics and the commentators are annoying. could have been a lot better. some exclusive courses such as ebisu was cool but suzuka was missing.
Enthusia: not bad for a ps2 game but not as fun as TXRD2 or as deep in tuning, and doesn't have a drift mode. it also doesnt capture the feeling of unstable cars and braking needed a little work
GT4: calling itself as The real life simulator. not really realistic though especially if you try drifting.
Drift City: most unrealistic but still a lot of fun, and it even tells you it's not realistic.
GT5HD: I played with a control pad, for a few minutes and physics seem okay. the drift mode is a lot less forgiving than TXRD2 where you just nudge a wall lightly and lose all your points, and can't get any back(it was frustrating in that game when you come up with a near perfect drift and barely touch a wall without realizing on the way out). it seems that they managed to get an actual feel of sliding, which wasn't something i thought was possible
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2: The most fun. I would rate this slightly more challenging than LFS and a little bit of a better trainer. the reason being that the roads are so narrow and theres so much drastic elevation changes, weather effects, and theres an actual drift mode which is punishing. It really teaches you to alter you steering angle, braking point, entry speed, etc for different elevation changes. Not to mention the indepth tuning options tend to make it easy to see what little changes can do such as decreasing/increasing weight, power, traction, etc. does have limitations of being a ps2 game.
drifting at night on touge roads, stormy weathers is fun, while flicking headlights. or drifting in the snow with race tires averaging 40mph is actually surprisingly fun and challenging.
The main physics flaws seem to be that accell off oversteer seems a little easy to initiate(atleast how I tune my cars), but still pretty hard to control. and your cars can also go on 2 wheels if you set it up with too much body roll, but thats fun to watch. The bug of going back to 1st gear when theres no acceleration for awhile can also be odd.
D1GP: semi fun but theres no actual drift mode unless you go battle with a friend/cpu or play the career mode. not really deep career mode or physics and the commentators are annoying. could have been a lot better. some exclusive courses such as ebisu was cool but suzuka was missing.
Enthusia: not bad for a ps2 game but not as fun as TXRD2 or as deep in tuning, and doesn't have a drift mode. it also doesnt capture the feeling of unstable cars and braking needed a little work
GT4: calling itself as The real life simulator. not really realistic though especially if you try drifting.
Drift City: most unrealistic but still a lot of fun, and it even tells you it's not realistic.
somebody after me will surely tell You why 
, couse it is a hot topic on this forum :razz
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