good enough
Not a lot of variety in challenges. Round and round on one track. But it gives you a taste of Indy 500 and the concentration it takes. The WII wheel works just fine for me.

Makes me sweat, and tap my toes.
Yeah, the track is monotonous. But the missions more than make up for that. Game play is great. 5 stars for fun.

What's frustrating is the waiting. Say you're trying to beat the devious 1961 Dodge mission. You wait 30 seconds for it to load and start up, and within about 5 seconds the other cars around you have banged you up so badly that you've failed. OK, retry. What's this? Another 30 seconds of load time? Cache the bloody thing, guys! Surely I'm not going to jump around from mission to mission; the most common case is to retry until I finally beat it, right? This costs 1.5 stars of overall rating, which I'm rounding up to 2.

A very good game - a must for Indy fans!
Anyone who likes racing should pick up this game, especially with a price of approx. $30 or less. Like a previous reviewer mentioned, it seems to go slower when you have two racers, but only for the first lap or two. For my kids and I, we love the missions (including those that require you to accomplish what some racing legends had to do during the Indy 500).

Meeting the goals of these missions helps to unlock new missions and years (from 1961-71). The newer/faster cars come with subsequent years and missions.

I hope that the creators of this title extend the series to at least include cars of the 1980's in the future. I would definitely recommend this to any racing fan.

This was almost the best racing game I'd ever played, but ...
I really enjoyed playing this game. The track looks great ... the cars are realistic and fun ... the AI is great to play against. Then I played it in multiplayer mode.
When you get to play this in two-player mode, the graphics start to drag ... big time. My friend and I felt like we were out to a Sunday afternoon drive. I wish the developers would have put more time into making sure that this game plays well at all levels. Buy this game, but don't get it for multiplayer racing. That part sucks.

A walk through Indianapolis history
I picked this game up a couple weeks ago, along with a Wii racing wheel. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was not disappointed.

The game isn't as high-end in terms of graphics, controls and modes as some of the long-time franchises found on other consoles. However it offers something completely different that none of them offer.

In this game you walk through each of the individual Indianapolis 500's run from 1961 to 1971, working your way through unique situations that the headline drivers of that race had to do. You have to qualify within a certain time constraint, you have to get through a multi-car crash within a certain time constraint, you have to run the last five laps and finish above a certain position... each of these 'missions' unlocks the next mission. After a few missions, you move to different drivers and the cars they ran in the race.

I like the historical aspect, the facts and the idea that you're having to face actual mid-race challenges that these drivers faced.

As others mentioned, the appearance of the cars is pretty cool. Seeing the suspension bounce like the buggy springs that were in place during those early years is also very interesting. The sounds of the cars are enjoyable and I also like the era-specific songs. (For example, 'Fortunate Son' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.)

You have the ability to adjust the volumes of the music and engine noise to your liking.

If you are looking for an Indianapolis version of Need for Speed or Gran Turismo, look elsewhere. But if you are interested in racing your way through the 60's at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, this should be a lot of fun.