Yeah, I played the PC version, but not the Xbox version. The graphics were pretty great, nothing too impressive though. Grid 2 is pretty typical compared to other racing games. It took a while for me to complete the tutorial though, which was pretty sad.
I can't really tell since I didn't play the original Grid. I can say that it does lean more towards the arcade style though. Although, you shouldn't take my word for it, I don't know how it is compared to the original Grid.Is it less 'arcadey' and more of a driving sim than the original Grid?
If so that would be a shame, I loved the first one.