Project CARS 2 Fun Pack (PlayStation 4) Review

Should the Fun Pack be an accurate prediction of what's to come, fans have quite a lot of content to look forward to in their Project CARS 2 season pass experience. Two new tracks to race on, eight new vehicles to race with, and a surprising, but not unwelcome, focus on Rallycross make for a relatively large scale and well conceptualised piece of DLC. Adding cars and tracks is the norm for a racing game's DLC, much in the same way adding new fighters is the norm for a fighter, but it comes off much stronger when it's presented in a cohesive package.

The two new tracks, the Classic Brand Hatch Rallycross and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Rallycross, are both themed well with one another. Making both tracks Rallycross based is a nice touch that allows the courses to feel connected, and complementary, to one another. More importantly, both tracks add their own challenge to the mix, ensuring they are more than just scenery. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Rallycross encourages engaged drifting throughout the course, while the Classic Brand Hatch Rallycross is more focused on incentivising the driver to pull off sharp curves.

New tracks mean little without new vehicles to accompany them, however. Drivers now have eight new cars added to their roster, each one rendered masterfully. The Audi Sport Quattro S1, Audi S1 EKS RX Quattro, Citroen DS3 RX Supercar, Ford Bronco "Brocky," Ford Mustang RTR Spec - 5D, Ford RS200 Evolution, Mustang '66 RTR, and Renault R5 Maxi Turbo are all included in the Fun Pack, and each one is a worthy addition to the team.

While the pack doesn't offer anything in the way of new game modes or ways to play, its inclusions do build anticipation for the future of Project CARS 2's season pass. If, at the end of the day, each pack only included two new tracks and eight vehicles, that would still be an enormous boost to an already content-heavy base game. There's a chance, of course, that the next DLC packs may not be able to deliver, but Slightly Mad Studios has gotten off to a good start. Things are looking awfully healthy for this racing sim.