I have put down a number of negatives for this game, this though is not a condemnation of the game

I have to say I HATE the new controller, I have now taken it off and have set the game to play on G1J3 controls, most people seem to dislike the controller so I wanted to let others who were put off from buying to know you can play with the controls you got in G1J3

I actually find it easier to get the drive using the up button, the jockey doesn't seem to keep bumping his backside down as much, I don't like the drive graphics as it isn't as easy to spot if your jockey has urged the horse on or not

In the homestraight i have no idea what I'm doing!! it's been sheer luck that I've won any races so far, it's not as easy to get the "GO" and I sometimes have to scrub the horse's ears off as well as whip it several times before it goes

I keep forgetting I have to look in two places to see which leg the horse is on

The controller is a knightmare, I tried several ways to use it, putting your thumb in the rest is tricky and I ended up using the palm of my hand to get the strong drive, then the controller kept falling off halfway up the straight, if it stayed on the horse would veer to the side if the movement wasn't spot on up and down, it's now somewhere behind the sofa where I threw it in disgust !!

The training is tough, tough, tough, the easiest one I find to do is the slope upsides but it's great that you have so many choices

My own created horse has got so many bad habits it'll probably get banned from racing as I can't seem to master these either

I got a message come up saying a trainer wanted to speak to me so it looks like you don't have to keep going to the stables unless you are looking for spares

However I am not giving up, this is a much more involved game and I'm sure with time it will get to the point I'll think 'that's so easy', although I never did master riding abreast with no driving in G1J3

If people want a game that is easy stick with Gallop Racer, if you want something that makes you work for it then this is the game for you

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