I now own the game due to a great deal at Best buy, and your review just seems so much better after playing the game. The online is very interesting, its not so much a race for first its just a battle to see who is left on the track and does not lose control. This is on the easy modes since i still have not finished A, so maybe it gets better later.

The cars i noticed to be so much better then what i remember in GT4, they have weight to them and you really need to work the car once you turn off the helping stuff. The sounds are also great, i bought the Ford Gt car and was blown away by how great it sounded. I'm saving up for my F40 right now, just 200k more to go

Online mode gets way better when you get your a license. Also, the game has just been released for 2 days in America right? Did you really expect everyone online to be able to withstand the pressure of driving against real life components, and following the raceline at the same time?

After playing the game online for 4 weeks now, I am pleased with it and adding the function to race friends (which will come soon) is the only thing missing. So you drive in the amateur bumpercar class now, stop being an amateur and get the a license.