Good-looking but shallow as a muddy puddle
Thankfully, it's not indicative of most 360 titles in the gameplay department. Despite it's visual and physical realism (not matched by any other game I've yet seen) the gameplay is fairly flat and uninspiring. Drive around very tight circuits in a variety of supercars at speeds that don't lend themselves to the tightness of the tracks. Although the circuits are sometimes broken up by point-to-point races, time and style trials and 'beat the speedcam' skits, it's still just driving around cities in supercars. If I had a supercar, I wouldn't be driving around a city - I'd be out on open roads. But that's me.
I like the audio, replays and photo mode, which gives the player the opportunity to take snaps of the action from any angle, and Gotham TV is almost more fun than playing, actually giving you the chance to see the eye-watering visuals. I don't like that tapping another car sends you spinning out of control, while it continues smoothly on as though nothing happened. Neither do I like the fact that, if you do spin out, you've little chance of catching up with the leading cars again.
I'll admit to being more of a fan of driving games that give you some kind of freedom to roam. PGR doesn't do it for me, but I still gawp at the visuals when I'm watching a replay or Gotham TV. Overall, a games for fans of city driving.