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Originally Posted by Hugh
Real Racing 3 (from EA) is now free for iPad, iPhone, and Android.
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I've been playing that the last week or so. Love it.
It's come in for a lot of criticism due to the micro-transactions / "freemium model", but I don't think it's a problem at all unless you are so impatient (or so crap) that the only way you can unlock cars and events is to use real money.
I've put a good few hours into it so far and have not spent a single real-life penny on it. I've easily managed to unlock more events and make lots of in-game money without having to pay real money.
The "Time Synced Multiplayer" ("TSM") is a great feature. It's quite satisfying when you beat the times etc. of your friends, plus you get bonuses for doing so.
I've got it linked to my Facebook account, so if anyone from here is playing it and is on my FB friend list then you should see me. Also, any iOS players can add me as a friend on GameCentre - "Tezcatlipoca".
There are only two things I am disappointed with:
1) It does not have AirPlay support, despite Real Racing 2 having it.
2) It does not use iCloud for game save syncing, despite this being a feature of iOS that various other games use. This is a pain, as it means you cannot play on one iOS device and then carry on from the same point on another iOS device. As such, I've been concentrating on playing it on my iPhone. When the devs finally sort this issue (they are allegedly working on a solution), I'll play it on my iPad, too.