Juiced (PC)

Juiced is a game that might never have seen the light of day had not THQ bought the rights to it from Acclaim when they went bankrupt. And what an eye for a good racer THQ have - Juiced is a really refreshing change from the production line standards of the Need for Speed franchise. In Juiced, you can do all of the usual racing for cash. Except you can also bet against other competitors that you race against, or even bet on drivers as a spectator and not race at all. You can also set up your own events, although it's wise to hold off from this until later into the game as event hosting takes serious amounts of cash. It's quite easy to lose everything in Juiced, and this can be frustrating, but luckily you'll always end up being given a car by some racing fan or other to set you on your way again. The AI is really competitive the further you go into the game, yet always seems fair. All in all this racer is top notch and really should be tried out if all you've ever played are the bland NFS titles.