Real Racing HD is a slick, large-screen version of the excellent Real Racing GTI iPhone app. Amazingly, it feels much faster and is more realistic than the original.
Real Racing HD is a massive game, in every sense of the word. There are five different game modes to choose from: a career mode with 76 events and unlockable cars and tracks; quick race; time trial; online leagues and local multiplayer over WiFi, supporting up to six players.
The controls in Real Racing HD can be as simple or as complex as you like, because they can be customized by you. You can steer by either tilting the iPad or touching the screen, enable manual or automatic acceleration and braking, and adjust the sensitivity of the controls.
Looking good
Real Racing HD's graphics are exceptional. The high resolution textures are impressive, as is the real impression of speed you get when whizzing along (especially if you switch to cockpit view). Real Racing HD even allows you to customize the appearance of your car, adding skins based on images stored on your iPad, or downloading new looks.
On the downside, we weren't too keen on the music in Real Racing HD, which is pretty corny. Also, the same cheering sound effects loop too frequently, which started to annoy us after a while. The other big drawback with Real Racing HD is that you can only race Volkswagen cars (the game is sponsored by the company).
However, these small issues fail to detract from what is a fast and thrilling iPad racing game.
