Rewind v Rubberbanding

A lot of the new racing titles have a rewind feature, this helps when you make a mistake, you can just rewind the race and redo that little bit to get it right next time.

Closed track Burnout games have rubber banding, if you are behind in the race the cars ahead of you will slow down and give you a chance to catch up. This works in online races too, if someone is very far behind it is very difficult for the person in the lead to get and maintain boost. This is known as "the handicap".

I believe that one reason Burnout races are so much fun, is because of "the handicap". The rubber banding keeps the racing tight, this leads to close competitive races, almost photo finishes!

I don't really like the rewind feature in racing games, it feels like a cop out... just undo your mistakes! I prefer the feeling of fighting back from a mistake to win the race... even tho I know the front runners are going a little slower to make it easier for me!!