Here at Complex, we like going fast. We assume you do too, or else you wouldn't be reading this. We're also all about giving back during the holidays. In the spirit of giving, we've assembled a helpful list of our top 25 best racing video games to help raise your adrenaline after eating all those cookies.





Violent J December 29th, 2011 at 06:06 PM
WipeOut is so overrated; it looks good but it's BORING AS HELL!!!!! Gimme Diddy Kong Racing over anything else on this list any day....
>> December 29th, 2011 at 07:15 PM
GRID?
Steve December 30th, 2011 at 02:47 AM
No NFSU2?? what??
Paul C December 30th, 2011 at 05:50 AM
PGR4 was better than 3 but not on the list, same with Forza 3 and 4. F1 2011 and Mario Kart Double Dash or Mario for DS deserve to be on there.
Martin L. December 30th, 2011 at 11:38 PM
No Grand Prix Legends? As good as GP4 was GPL had a much much longer lifespan and influence.
Leonardo França December 31st, 2011 at 07:56 AM
Top Gear for Super Nintendo and Ayrton Senna Super Monaco GP 2 for Master System and Sega Genesis(Mega Drive) are very good too
Atomic23 April 26th, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Fail again Complex! Where are 3 of the best racings games ever?! Top Gear, F-Zero X and a very underrated game..... Lamborghini: American Challenge!
Rockin Scotty December 31st, 2011 at 09:31 AM
No NASCAR RACING 2003, NO Monster Trucks in the dire arcade game, whatever that was called. The author must be ten years old with some of the recent titles all in the top 5. Good list but some major titles ignored....ever hear of Road Rash cycle boy or Spy Hunter?
Arthur December 31st, 2011 at 11:16 AM
SW:Pod Racer make the list but F-Zero does not. Can't tell if trolling.
RTandy December 31st, 2011 at 11:55 AM
+1 for F-Zero. What happened to Hard Drivin' (arcade?) First game with wheel feedback!
Adendi December 31st, 2011 at 07:17 PM
f-zero for sure, crash bandicoot, cruising usa, road rash, nascar '98