WATCH: Why 2004 was an insane year for racing games

Has there been a better year for racing video games sim racing titles?

We happen to think it not, with 2004 the zenith.

A lot has happened in the preceding two decades, and there’s no doubt that ‘sim racing’ has never been better than it is now.

But, this singular 12-month period had an all-time-classic rally sim, yearly sports franchises, not one but two epic driving games by EA and a bunch of hidden gems.

There was more too, so watch our latest video on YouTube or embedded above to see which titles defined gaming 20 years ago.

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