Forza Motorsports

[racer2c]

Forza Motorsports is a new Xbox racing game, strike that, the developer wants you to call it a 'sim', not a game. This is the Xbox's answer to Grand Turismo, the PS2's phenom smash racing series. Forza isn't the perfect racer and it's not the perfect 'sim' but it makes GT3 feel like an arcade game.

Track detail is nice, almost 300 cars, fully configurable, the physics are the best I've ever felt on a console.

As far as racing games are concered, you'd be hard pressed to find a better one, even on a PC, yes, I said even on a PC.

Now if MS or Logitech (or someother supplier) would make a decent force feedback steering wheel.

If you've ever wanted to feel what it's like to scream around Laguna Seca or Road America in your favorite dream car (sorry folks, no open wheel cars that I've come across yet), you owe it to yourself to go pick up an Xbox and Forza Motorsports. For $200, you too can be *insert favorite driver here*.

Tip: Refurbished Xbox's can be had for $80 at places like EB Games.

Check out these purdy screen shots. These are in game shots too, not cut screen shots like Sony likes to do.

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[coolhand]

what track are you at with the toyota?

[Sean O'Gorman]

There are a few fictional street courses in the game.

I played it for about a week, I haven't had the time to play again since last Thursday. It is fairly entertaining, cars lock up the brakes fairly easy. The online racing is very fun, but it is hard to find a good group to run with, too many people drive around on the ovals just so they can get lots of prize money.

The damage is kinda cheesy, but on my MR2 it is fairly realistic in that after my first swipe along the wall, my video game MR2 looks alot like my real life MR2. :laugh:

If anyone has Xbox Live, look me up, usertag: SOGorman35. If you have Forza it should've come with 2 free months, trust me, activate them.

[coolhand]

i bought the XBOX live pack for 50 bucks over a year ago, with the purchase of the game can i renew that old account? and get the 2 months free?

[chop456]

I could live with seeing a real F1 GTR run at Road America.

[Sean O'Gorman]

i bought the XBOX live pack for 50 bucks over a year ago, with the purchase of the game can i renew that old account? and get the 2 months free?

I'm guessing it only applies to new accounts.

[coolhand]

just rented the game.

already at level 6

upgraded the lancia to 231 Hp and kicking arse :gomer:

[coolhand]

level 13.

have a real tricked out RX-8 :thumbup: