Make sure you're familiar with what type of racing Dakar 18 is before you buy as the focus is on simulating navigation and endurance, perhaps at the expense of gameplay and handling. Navigation is accurately simulated with use of the roadbook notes from the actual event, and the scale of the map and stages is staggering. Getting lost halfway through an hour long stage is challenging rather than frustrating, but again make sure you know what you're in for or risk becoming annoyed. The vehicles handling is probably this games weakest feature, and if that out ways your desire to experience navigating your way across 5000kms of south America then I suggest giving this a miss.