Race Driver: GRID: EVALUATION SUMMARY
About Race INDIVIDUAL SCORES RYG’s RATING* Driver: GRID
Developed and published by Codemasters, Race Driver: 48% GRID is a racing-simulation game and forms a part of the TOCA Touring Car Series. Many critics praised GRID for its realism, particularly on car damages. This version of DiRT was bundled within a Racing Megapack distributed UNACCEPTABLE by Codemasters. 44% 52% N/A
Medium: Disc Version Versions Tested: 1.00 and 1.30 * RYG’s Rating is an aggregate of the Individual Scores
AREAS OF CONCERN About SecuROM Pre-Purchase & DRM Notification Activation
DRM: SecuROM documentation absent from Publisher’s DRM: Hardware activation; Disc required to play GRID; Resale SecuROM is developed by Sony DADC and remains one websites, Gaming Package, Manual, Readme and EULA. prohibited. of the oldest DRM series in the Video Gaming market. Publisher: As above. Publisher: As above. This version implemented by Codemasters is a hardware- based DRM with blacklisting capabilities. EULA Manual Game Patches & Updates
DRM: EULA absent from Sony DADC. DRM: No notification of DRM upgrade.
About Publisher: As above; Written based on UK laws; Publisher: As above; No EULA provided; Cannot roll back to Incomprehensible and inconsistent; No warranties/refunds previous version if errors arise. Codemasters provisions for consumers outside UK; Ownership bias; Internal Disputes Resolution non-existent. Uninstallation
DRM: DRM Removal tool not provided in game; Many files Codemasters Software Company Limited is a UK-based Personal Backup and registry keys remain. video games developer and publisher overseeing about BOTH: Not permissible as per EULA and DRM implemented. 800 employees and handling a number of notable Customer / Technical Support franchises, some of which include the Overlord series, Installation Operation Flashpoint and, more recently, the F1 series. DRM: None provided on Codemasters Technical Support Currently they are partly-owned and operated by DRM: SecuROM files not contained to Gaming Directory; page (Based on no notification as evaluated) Reliance Big Entertainment, an Indian-based SecuROM files found within OS folders; Installation logs not Publisher: As above; Common technical issues not tagged or entertainment company, which also has a 50% stake in provided. DreamWorks Pictures. updated on the Support page; Issues regarding SecuROM Publisher: As above; Installation logs not provided. and hardware conflicts after the 1.2 patch at the time were incorrectly diagnosed.
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