GRID Legends
GRID Legends is a PlayStation 5 racing game developed by Codemasters. It centers on driving and route control, route judgment, and speed and overtaking management, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.5 / 10
About this game
GRID Legends is a PlayStation 5 racing game centered on driving and route control, route judgment, and speed and overtaking management. Tracks raise pressure through corners, rivals, and time targets, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Speed, track boundaries, and vehicle feedback determine driving readability, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that visibility, collisions, steering precision, wheel support, or loading can limit consistency. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
GRID focuses on motorsport competition across racing circuits and city streets, with varied cars and close battles for position. Different entries emphasise building a racing career, switching disciplines or taking part in a motorsport drama, while braking and overtaking remain at the centre.
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AI review
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Accessible racing carries a campaign whose drama and music contribute less.
GRID Legends: Accessible arcade handling and a broad mix of cars make close racing immediately enjoyable. Track changes invite route adjustments, although players seeking detailed simulation setup will find less to master here. The live-action story gives a clear route through its event series, but its character drama adds little momentum. The next race is usually the stronger reason to continue than the plot connecting it. Cars and circuits present a lively event, and the filmed scenes lend the campaign an identifiable style. Repetitive music can compete with the race itself, so presentation is less compelling than the driving. The PS5 test singled out adaptive-trigger feedback, giving braking and acceleration a useful tactile cue. Controls remain approachable. This is evidence for the reviewed launch build, not for present online quality.
Strengths
- Close racing is immediately fun.
- PS5 triggers provide useful feedback.
Weaknesses
- The filmed story is thin.
- Music becomes repetitive.
Who it is for: Players after varied, accessible arcade races.
Play notes: Based on the 2022 PS5 test; current online activity is outside scope.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The live-action story gives a clear route through its event series, but its character drama adds little momentum. The next race is usually the stronger reason to continue than the plot connecting it. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Accessible arcade handling and a broad mix of cars make close racing immediately enjoyable. Track changes invite route adjustments, although players seeking detailed simulation setup will find less to master here. | Reviewed | 7.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Cars and circuits present a lively event, and the filmed scenes lend the campaign an identifiable style. Repetitive music can compete with the race itself, so presentation is less compelling than the driving. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The PS5 test singled out adaptive-trigger feedback, giving braking and acceleration a useful tactile cue. Controls remain approachable. This is evidence for the reviewed launch build, not for present online quality. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Codemasters
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release date
- Feb 25, 2022
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Driving and RacingPick-up and PlayShort SessionsReplayableMain Story Under 10 HoursDodgeThird PersonPlayer versus PlayerSolo-friendlyFast-paced
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle playerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Virtual realityThird personFirst person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideFeb 25, 2022
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