I can't remember how to get back into a posting to edit it.  The YouTube below demonstrates one of the downsides of game reviewing.  People are telling me all the time how cool it is that I get free stuff, but every once in awhile...

So here I am with Death to Spies, which is a "sneak around and don't get caught" kind of game, which is exactly the same as saying it's a "quick save every 5 steps" kind of game.  Well, I'm in a quandary.  The objectives of the particular mission that I'm on indicated that I could catch and stun this guy in any of the 5 buildings he was going to visit, and that I'd be able to hide him in a truck to complete the mission by removing him from the camp.  I'm about 3 very frustrating hours into the game before I finally catch the guy without getting whacked.

Now I can't get him into the truck.  I'm guessing that one of the 5 buildings had a loading dock, but that's not the one were I finally contrived to capture him.  I can't go strolling across the compound with this guy on my back - even the most inattentive guard is going to notice that.

So, do I just decide I know enough about this game to crank out a review, or do I start completely over and blow another couple of hours getting back to where I am now.  Argh!

The YouTube below demonstrates one of the downsides of game reviewing. People are telling me all the time how cool it is that I get free stuff, but every once in awhile... So here I am with Death to Spies, which is a "sneak around and don't get caught" kind of game, which is exactly the same as saying it's a "quick save every 5 steps" kind of game. Well, I'm in a quandary. The objectives of the particular mission that I'm on indicated that I could catch and stun this guy in any of the 5 buildings he was going to visit, and that I'd be able to hide him in a truck to complete the mission by removing him from the camp. I'm about 3 very frustrating hours into the game before I finally catch the guy without getting whacked. Now I can't get him into the truck. I'm guessing that one of the 5 buildings had a loading dock, but that's not the one were I finally contrived to capture him. I can't go strolling across the compound with this guy on my back - even the most inattentive guard is going to notice that. So, do I just decide I know enough about this game to crank out a review, or do I start completely over and blow another couple of hours getting back to where I am now. Argh!

Pau is a tight little street circuit, similar to Monaco.  I've found the Race 07 Cooper to be light and nimble, and to some degree more fauilt tolerant than the faster and heavier cars.  As you can see, though, I have a lot if room for improvement over my first two laps at Pau:

These are my first couple of laps at Imola in a Formula BMW car.  I miss a few turns, and slow down where I don't need to as I learn my way around.  Eventually, the guys behind me get impatient and punt me out of the way.  Watch for the bug splats on my helmet visor:


Here's my first race at Imola, where I get pwned by the AI cars:

I'm working on a review for SimBin's Race 07, and I thought it would be fun to capture a few videos as I try out different cars on various tracks.

The first is Curitiba Autodrome in Brazil, where I started with Mini Coopers and then moved up to Formula 3000.  The lighting on the Cooper video is horrid, but a little better with the F3000.