[Steve Dallas]

This is going to sound snooty...however Need for Speed and games like it are not what I consider "simulations".

iRacing is one of the few simulations that is decent these days. Games like NASCAR that were developed by Papyrus are also simulations.

Games like Need for Speed are to "simulations" the same way games like COD are to FPS games (because of respawning). When you can repeatedly bash other cars, walls and really suffer no consequences...it really just makes it an arcade driving game....much different from a simulator.

That being said, simulators are much more frustrating...especially if you don't have the right equipment (steering wheel, pedals). They are, however, more rewarding once you have the right setup.