xbox 5.1 games

[andy572]

In general, I find that racing games provide great examples of the fun that is 5.1. The two MotoGP games seem to get it right, particularly in giving audio clues to the position of your nearest competitor(s). It still makes me smile as I hear a bike cross sides behind me 8)

And adding to the consensus, McRae 04 is great stuff. From straining engine parts and punctured tyres/tires, through to the bump of a ripped-off tyre/tire and the subsequent, grating and sparking wheel rims - and the 'environmental effects' of the various surfaces (Yay, gravel!) and car-obstruction interfacing (<cough> crash <cough> )... Oh yeah, it's good. 8)

Then there's Silent Hill. So very, very bad...

WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?!?!!? Did anyone hear that? Oh gawd, it's behi...

[rylee]

Yeah, I forgot about MotoGP!

IndyCar is very good too. You really get the sense of being in an incredibly noisy environment with many other cars, surrounded by concrete and steel.

The other racer that uses sound well is Total Immersion Racing - as with McRae, the in-car noises are fantastic, especially driving (or being passed by) a Panoz!