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Forza Motorsport

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Forza Motorsport is Microsoft's grand attempt at breaking the strangle hold that Grand Turismo has had on the racing simulation. The attempt is certainly a very impressive one and quite welcome as well. First of all we start with vehicle selection of over 200 cars from Ford, Nissan, Porsche, Mecedes and more that will be available through content download off X-Box Live. With this many cars to choose from, it makes for great replay capability. The game features several different modes of play including Arcade, career and of course multi-player online, also greatly adding to the replay value.

In Arcade mode you can compete in six different vehicle classes. Most of the cars are selectable but many have to be unlocked through gameplay. In all the arcade mode offers 186 races in 31 different events making it a tremendous challenge. But Forza Motorsport really shines with the tremendous career mode option. You start by selecting your home region which dictates the cars that are available for use with a starting number of six in each region. From there you start your career at the bottom in the amateur circuit to race and build credits towards buying new cars, buying parts or making modifications to your existing ride. Just the paint and decal selections to modify your car's look offers hundreds of options. Credits are also used to unlock higher levels of competition to get more challenges. There is also a pretty cool reward system where you can gain discounts on parts from certain manufacturers. When it comes right down to it, the sheer number of option and modifications that you have available to you can be pretty overwhelming, but if you're looking for depth in this department then this is the game for you.

The graphics and sound are just fabulous and top Grand Turismo in every way. The cars look showroom accurate and the various tracks and locations you race on are just stunning! The music offers several options including adding your own custom soundtracks. With it's sheer number of options and great play Forza Motorsport is a fantastic race simulation.

I just recently picked up an X-Box, and I bought several games to start playing. All of the others are still in the wrappers, as I cannot put this one down. I love racing games, period, so this review is a bit biased. That said, here is what I love about this game:

The car options are first rate. Everything from VW to Lemans Racing Cars, and everything in between. Try racing street car, the switching on the same track to a race car. The differential between the speed and handling ability is amazing.

The track options are first rate. With multiple tracks to choose from, they are all excellent, with good graphics. My favorite so far is Rio.

The driver controls are also exceptional. I notice several reviews here are stating that there is no "driver's view". I found it one certainly seems to be that view out the front. I personally prefer the "just behind" the car view however to get a better feel for other cars.

The "damage" setting is a blast. I like the "cosmetic" setting so I can ram the corners flat out and bounce through the hairpins. The other damage settings are great though too with two people racing as your car begins to pull to the left, wobble on the straights, etc., as it gets knocked around. It would be even better if a pit stop would repair the damage; so far I have not found this option.

The only complaints I would have are around the options for single player. It would be nice to have any car, any setting, available from the start. Also, it would be great to have some Formula One car options available.

Great to "plug and play". I have little patience or time to be sifting through complex manuals, or trying to decipher complex controls, so this game works well just by plugging it in, and driving off.

If you like racing games, then give this one a try. It is too much fun, and hard to put down.

When I traded off my PS2 and bought an X-Box, I knew the only thing I'd truly miss was Gran Turismo. In fact, Gran Turismo and Grand Theft Auto were a few of the only redeeming factors of the PS2 in my humble opinion. Well, as fate would have it, patient and loyal X-Box devotees were rewarded with a better version of Grand Theft Auto, and now a heck of a racing game to be proud of!

Unlike the other reviews, I will not focus on the minute details but will approach it as a game to satisfy all.

Let's compare Forza to the other popular racers:

1. Gran Turismo --- the one thing that GT has over its competition is the "reality" factor. Forza falls a little short here, but certainly gives GT a run for the money. On second thought though, while GT may edge Forza in the overall physics of the race track, who ever heard of hammering a wall at 125 m.p.h. and not getting even a little scratch on your paint? Speaking of the physics, some (like myself) actually may prefer Forza because the overall presentation of the game is a bit more forgiving than GT.

2. Burnout --- this popular title (available on PS2, X-Box, and GC) cashes in on the innate desire to crash everything you own and enjoy the twisted metal afterwards. Forza does not offer you the delight of pulverizing your vehicle, but your cars WILL suffer physical damage from clipping your competition or hammering a wall. Here, Forza is actually more realistic than GT! In GT, if you rear end someone doing 80 miles per hour your car emerges unscathed. In Forza, it may be very difficult to even stay on the road afterwards.

3. Need For Speed Underground --- Despite the fact that this game offers an almost arcade-like driving experience and very few environments, it's redeeming grace is the ability to "pimp your ride." Well, you can do the very same thing with Forza. Forza doesn't exceed NFSU in this aspect, but it does equal it. Also, Forza offers very similar nighttime street races just like NFSU.

Overall, Forza is a well-rounded title that achieves several things at once. I call this a value since you can buy only Forza but get the satisfaction of all the other three in one game! So let's add it up----Forza retails nowadays at about $20. So do the others for that matter, but you have to buy all of the other three ($60) to get what you'll get from Forza. You do the math---I think you'll see my point.

Ive been playing this game for days now & Ive lost alot of sleep because I cant get enough of it ,its a great game,but I will warn you it is a Racing simulator type game that does have a slight learning curve & it will be a harder game when you first play it,because the driving physics are based on real-world driving.The vast amount of different cars you can buy & race in FORZA is amazing . You can buy just about any real-life car that are in showrooms today and also some of the older cars from the early sixties all the way up through to 2005.The manufacturers are all represented here from ASIA,North America(USA),Germany,Italy,United Kingdom,Sweden,France,Korea,Spain.You could buy a 1991 Honda CRX SI and upgrade it to about 580 HP & race it against a Ferrari ENZO. You have a ton of different race series from Point to Point, Amateur, Professional, Championship series, & Long Endurance races which require pit-stops. Each race is limited to your cars category from D class, C class, B class, A class , S class, R class.Classes D through S have four subclasses ,with 1 being the highest rated & 4 being the lowest. Class R has three subclasses R-GT, R-GTS, & P1. You cars class will raise as you upgrade it & you can sell,& remove parts,adversly you can lower your cars class if you remove parts. There are also brand specific races like Impreza vs.Lancer, RX7 vs. Supra ,American Muscle event,Roadster Challenge,Club Mustang event,Light Weight Challenge,300 HP challenge & many many more.There's also FW drive event,AWD event,MR event & many more.The vast number of different class restricted races is mindboggling ,this game is HUGE! You can Upgrade your cars with a large amount of options including Intake/Exaust,Fuel Ignition,Turbo Charger, Supercharger,Intercooler,& you can swap up to bigger engines ,say example you could put a b18c5 engine from an Integra type R into any Civic.Also you can upgrade your cars other parts like, Tires from Y-rated ,DOT,to Slicks,Brakes,Transmission,Clutch & Flywheel,Weight reduction,Suspension.You can also add body kit parts from Front & Rear bumpers,Side skirts,Roll Cage,Hood,Rims,Spoilers. You can custom paint your cars from about 80 different colors.You can add custom Decals & Vinyls on your cars left side ,top side,front bumper,rear bumper,& wing & change the shape color of each Vinyl for a completly unlimited amount of custom options.You can move,size,spin,tilt,EACH vinyl & decal & layer them up to 100,you could easily spend hours alone on vinyl applications. You can FINETUNE your cars set-up from Front & Rear tire pressure,adjust each individual gear ratio,adjust degree of camber /toe/castor,adjust ride height front & rear, adjust spring tension from soft to firm,adjust Damping Bump & Rebound,Adjust AERO downforce on front bumper & spoiler/wing, adjust Differential accell & decel,adjust Braking balance & pressure & the E-brake slow/fast.You can then go test your adjustments on any track youve unlocked & while your on the track you can fine tune it as your driving a test run in the pause menu.You can then save your cars tune set-up & then load that set-up before any race to match the track your gonna race on.You also can get a Benchmark setting to see what your adjustments have done ,it will show you Acceleration 0-60mph time ,0-100mph time, Top Speed,Braking Distance In feet ,& Lateral G's. As you win races & championships you will get credits towards purchasing more cars or parts,Also sponsors will give you discounts on parts when you win races & championships.Car manufacturers will give you free cars for winning races,series,& championships.The graphics are pretty good in this game ,the only negative thing is the people look like cardboard cutouts,but its still looks pretty good alot of nice detail.The New York & Tokyo tracks are realy nice. The cars all look fantastic and after youve finished a race you can watch and/or save your replay which looks fantastic.The strongest part of this game is the racing gameplay which is outstanding! And I did notice a big difference in performance after you add parts to your car and/or fine tune it .Its a very realistic racing game that does have a learning curve to get used to ,but once you get familiar with the driving physics its realy fun. The developers did a great job with this game & it shows. FORZA is must own for any fan of Racing sims & it could possibly win game of the year award ... HINTS: I noticed some reviewers saying that they couldnt adjust the steering response & control .But you can by adjusting everything from the camber to the tire & the front bumber rear wing downforce not to mention a TON of other adjustments that can be done to make the cars handle alot better .You can adjust the understeer/oversteer which will effect the smoothness of driving physics, but you cant adjust many of these things until you purchase the available upgrades.Also if your having problems with high-powered rear wheeled cars spinning out, try adjusting the toe/camber & also the tire pressure for front & rear.A good combo is a lower pressure rear wheel & a higer pressure front. It affects the oversteer/underseer balance. But it might be opposite for some drivers.Try different tire pressures & for better handling . One of the best handling cars in the game is the PORSCE 959 ,its handles extremly well because its a four wheel drive car & can be upgraded to a S class car, In which I had great success with up against the mighty Chrysler ME 4-12 in the S class races & the mighty TVR 12 CYLINDER.The ME 4-12 is very hard to control because of its rear wheeL drive.Another good thing to remember is to go very easy into the brakes ,dont ever slam on the brakes you'll just slide all over the place. Remeber slow is fast in the tight turns . Also if you wanna be a better driver in the long run turn off ALL of the assists except for the green ASSIST line so you'll have a great adavantage in knowing just how fast you can barrell into a turn & try different apex lines into the turn .The green assist line isnt always the best or fastest line.But and I say but that makes a big difference in how your car is FINE-TUNED. FORZA is absolutly the most advanced & most in depth racing game I have ever played. Move over GT4 ,FORZA is in town.

The comparisons between Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo (for PS2) are inevitable, and for good reason. Sim racing fans have long praised the Turismo series for delivering something that most racing games seem to lack- a true "Career" mode where you buy cars from scratch, upgrade them like real autos, and customize their handling with real-world touches. Not to mention the literally hundreds of hours of potential gameplay, depending on how you race your way through the events. So which game is better- Forza or Gran Turismo? (For this review, I'll be using GT4 for comparison.) To the uninitiated, both would be excellent choices. Both games have stellar graphics, incredible realism, and oodles of strategy. But- if you haven't figured out where this is going yet- Forza winds up being the winner by a long shot.

What Forza does better:
-Graphically, Forza's real-time rendering tops Turismo's use of actual photos or pre-rendered bits to create an illusion of better graphics. Even while actually rendering most everything you see, Forza's graphics remain as good or better than Turismo.
-Forza has a much easier learning curve thanks to its excellent helper tools. The "preferred line" feature appears on the track, turning from red to green in real-time to show you when you're going too fast to safely navigate a turn. Even veterans can use the line to help memorize the trickier parts of new tracks. Other features from the Anti-Lock Brakes system to the Traction Control can be toggled at the user's whim, and turning off these options will even increase your winnings in the Career mode. Yes, learning how to "drive right" actually pays off in this game. Customizing these options will keep the game fresh whether you're completely new to the genre or a long-time veteran.
-Forza doesn't have license tests. In Turismo, you have to pass supremely annoying and nearly senseless license tests to continue your Career. These often involve strict time limits coupled with cars that drive like the Titanic, if the Titanic had wheels made out of butter. In Forza, you acquire new events by having the right cars for a specific race (still necessary in Turismo) or by levelling up- which is accomplished by simply racing more to increase your earnings. Levelling up even comes with bonuses, like free cars and price reductions on parts.

What Turismo does better, and why Forza still shines:
-GT4 has many more cars spanning a wider range of interests. However, some of these cars aren't worth driving (a few Model-T era contraptions barely move at all) and a few aren't drivable at all (some cars have track or mode restrictions, meaning they literally can't be driven). Forza has enough cars to keep almost anyone happy, with a catalogue running back to the 60s, and including the big names like Ferrari. Only die-hard will really be seeking more.

I could go on:
Forza tops Turismo in pretty much any aspect imaginable. As an added bonus, the Xbox controller's triggers allow for much smoother acceleration and braking than the PS2's buttons. And I didn't even mention the amazing paint mechanic! You can customize your car's paint from a library of colors, and then apply up to 600 decals (on one car!) using a fully-featured shaping tool that, with practice, will allow you to do anything with your car's paint from replicating a real racer to drawing murals of 8-bit Nintendo characters (I've done both). And yes, your customized paint scheme shows up in all races. Turismo lacks damage modeling, while Forza lets you toggle it from "Off" to "Simulation", where hard hits will even warp your steering. Forza's computer cars seem to have much more competitive AI, with cars that actually try to avoid running you (or them) off the road if possible. The list goes on!

Bottom Line:
Forza might just be the best sim racing game ever made. The learning curve helpers allow anyone to jump in and try out the fun, while the depth of customization will please any sim fan. The library of tracks, modes, and cars will keep even die-hards happy. What more could you ask for? Forza 2, of course.

When I first saw this game, I immediately said to my friends that it would be much better than the car simulators out now, and it is! This is the ultimate racing game for those people that are tired of the painfully slow cars of the Gran Turismo series. Yeah, 650 cars is a lot, but most of those are the very slow Toyotas and Acuras and stuff. But this game is different than that. This game actually features Ferraris, Porsches, and more cars people have actually been wanting to drive. I am tired of driving the same slow crappy cars. I mean, how often are you going to be able to drive those really nice dream cars? Hardly ever. I want something fast, and then this game came up. The cars feel, and handle, great! They look just like their real life counterparts. The tracks look just like their real life counterparts, especially Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. I go there every year for the superbike races, and I have to say that this track looks almost as real as possible. Though I do have to say that they could have done some better work on the trees and people, the people are flat, and the trees almost look like paper. The sky looks amazing. So do the cars. You can actually see reflections in the windows. The car customization options are vast. What I like is that the appearance part (front and rear bumpers, side skirts, carbon hoods, hood and roof scoops) actually affect the performance of the car during the race instead of just appearance. There are also about 4 levels of parts: stock, modified, clubman, and proffesional. What really sets this game apart besides the selection of cars is the crash damage. You can actually see damage on the car! You can set it to cosmetic, which shows all damage, but does not affect performance. Limited, which affects performance to a certain extent. And simulation, which has no limit to how much damage it can take. Unlike Gran Turismo 4, I took an Aston Martin Vanquish on Nurburgring and crashed it into a wall head on at 150 mph. Nothing. I did the same thing in Forza, and my car was smashed up like crazy. I also have to say that the cars are a little spin prone. Also has anyone noticed that when you spin out in a racing game you always seem to end up facing the opposite direction you need to go?

I have read both reviews for both of these games and rented Grand Turismo 4. I played Grand Turismo for about two weeks almost every day and can tell you, you're not missing anything. I am mostly putting in a review so that people will understand the difference as the reviews I have read were not very good at comparisons. Yes Grand Turismo has great graphics for the play station but if you have a HDTV Forza has so much better detail. I can't say what Grand Turismo looks like on a regular TV but I know for sure that on some tracks can't even tell which way the corner is going. Both games have a spec and b spec, and to be honest Forza wins again. The Grand Turismo version of b spec is wimpy and I think any driver just starting to play can drive better than the b spec. Forza comes with a trainable b spec driver (what a concept). This way you drive and the best you can do to train the driver. My advice on this is to do the trainings in reverse, start with the hardest track and end on the easies so your rating will be much better. Also the amount of money you make is so different with Forza you can make enough to move on and not play a track for the 10th time to afford that upgrade. I think the sad thing is I have over 12 cars easy now in Forza after a weekend of play where as Grand Turismo after two weeks I had maybe 8 cars. I also have well over a 100k in my bank account at this time because I have not needed to spend money but have for giggles (I have a 800hp car already). With both games I turned off the traction control, abs and all the computer helpers. The biggest difference here is that in Forza you can actually drive the cars. I would say with Grand Turismo if you have a steering wheel you might be able to drive at over 150 and stay on a track. With the controller I found the cars to be too twitchy at any speed over 100 in Grand Turismo. I can't say how many times I hit a wall because I was correcting the line I was driving on only to spin out and be pissed off. I played with the suspension settings so many times and toe in, toe out, ride height, stiffness, you name it in Grand Turismo just to try to get cars to behave better and could find better settings however I have yet to play with any of these settings in Forza. The last thing is AI, in Forza if a car hits you it's not the end of the world. You can actually recover and sometimes the car that hits you slides sideways causing an accident. Its kind of fun to knock cars off the course too, but watch out they can come back with a vengeance. In Grand Turismo, anything that touches you screws you. I found that you could however come in to a corner too fast pull right next to a car and slide them off the track. Somehow though they would still be right next to you or behind you even if they did get knocked off the track? I would say that maybe Grand Turismo has better AI in how it drives and it can be kind of fun to pull behind someone and work your way through the pack. I find so far with Forza it's either a blow out or a total loss. I didn't see that you can draft cars and get farther ahead in Forza. The other thing that I see with both of these games is that the AI is so much better on the last lap, instead of worse. I would think in a real race it would the opposite or least I know it is with me. The first lap I just want to keep the car on the track, the next laps I end up pushing more and then by the last lap well usually I am spinning out, or running into the grass because I push too hard.

Overall though I don't see how Forza and Grand Turismo can even compare. In my mind one is so much more fun and you can actually own many more cars / upgrades. I realize overall Grand Turismo has more cars but come on who wants to play that stupid track 10 or 100 times with that one car the AI can win with just to get a car. I think with Forza its possible to own all the cars in the game without playing for years but we will see. I can't wait to see what the xbox 360 will do for the next gen of games though.

There is something that has taken over my life and slowly but surely sucked all productivity and responsiveness out of my overwhelmed mind.

No, it's not the latest reality TV show.

It's this game.

"Forza Motorsport" is simply phenomenal in every way. I have eight other driving games for the Xbox, from arcade racers like "Burnout 3" to more realistic ones like "Sega GT". "Forza" kicks all their butts eight ways to Sunday. It's the Dodge Viper to everyone else's Geo Metro.

Okay, that's unfair to titles like "Project Gotham Racing 2", which are excellent in their own right.

But "Forza" takes the racing game formula, bolts on an intercooled turbocharger, limited slip differential, cat-back exhaust and racing slicks, and pumps up the gameplay to a whole 'nuther level.

The level of detail and realism in this game is stunning. The graphics are excellent, with the car models resembling those in "PGR2", and the environments better than anything out there.

But where "Forza" really shines is the gameplay. It simply grabs hold of your lapels and yanks you into the cockpit of your latest ride and leaves you panting for more at every turn.

An example: Most racing games revolve around unlockables, and "Forza" is no exception. There are hundreds of vehicles to unlock, and each one can be upgraded and modified in many ways. But whereas other games usually require you to place in the top three in a race or even win it outright to advance, "Forza" takes a different approach. Unless you come in dead last in a race, you will earn money for having completed it. You can then spend that money on upgrading your car. Repeat this process until you win. It's a much better system than the winner-takes-all formula, because it gives you a stake in completing your current race even if you aren't going to win.

"Forza" has incredible depth and breadth, as well. There are hundreds of cars and dozens of tracks. You start winning some pretty cool cars quite early in the game, too, unlike others where you start with sub-compacts, move on to compacts, and maybe 20 hours later you're driving a Ferrari.

There is a great variety of races, too. For instance, one may be open only to mid-engined cars, while another may be restricted to cars under 200 horsepower.

"Forza" has also packed enough techincal stuff under its hood to keep car geeks happy for a long time. Apart from upgrading the cars with high-performance parts, you can actually go in and tweak various settings of the suspension, tires, etc. You can then test drive the car to see if your adjustments translate into better performance on the track.

Another sweet feature is, when you replay a race, you can cycle through all kinds of telemetrics that continously show you things like g-forces, power generation, tire camber, and much more. I don't understand half of it, but it is impressive to watch and drives home how seriously the design team took the creation of this game.

I unequivocally recommend this game for anyone who loves cars and wants an unparalleled driving experience on the Xbox.

I bought this game the day it was released for the Xbox, and I loved it. At some point, I got rid of my Xbox and all of my games and moved along to the Xbox 360. Now that I have the 360, I bought Forza again. This time, I got it for only $8, the best deal I've ever received on a videogame. I have owned just about every racing sim out there for consoles (every game in the Gran Turismo series, every Project Gotham Racing game, TOCA Driver, etc.). After playing all of these games, the first Forza still stands out as my favorite.

The graphics are good, not great. When under shade, the cars look kind of dull without much texture. However, when under light, the cars look great. The environments of the courses are really great, especially for an Xbox title. After owning Project Gotham Racing 3 for the Xbox 360, I am pleased with the graphics of Forza. PGR3 wasn't the most impressive looking game on the 360, and Forza isn't far behind. Remember, this is a title that was launched a couple of years ago on the original Xbox.

Graphics rating (out of 10): 7


The audio in the game is great, as far as car sounds are concerned. The music is not good, just like most driving games. The music consists of more techno-pop music that does nothing to increase enjoyability of the experience. In fact, I turn the music off completely. The car sounds, however, sound great. A Corvette sounds exactly as it does in real life, and a Mustang sounds exactly as it does in real life. Every car has its own individual sound, and they're all great. Plus, the sounds will change depending on what upgrades you make to the cars. If you place a larger engine into a car, or replace the exhaust with a new system, you'll know it.

Audio rating (out of 10): 8


The controls are great, the best of any racing game I've played. Each car has its own feel. The Enzo grips the road tightly as you speed around a corner at 120 mph, and a '70 Camaro slips all over the place when trying to make the same turn at 120 mph. Watch for understeer and oversteer too, they are present. The difference between a GTR car and a D class car is drastic. There's not much more to say other than Forza has the best controls of any driving game I've ever played.

Control rating (out of 10): 10


Fun factor is the most important aspect of any game. If a game isn't fun, you won't play it. Forza is for a specialized group of race fans. If you prefer the arcade style that the Need for Speed series delivers, you won't like Forza. Forza is a pure sim, that is extremely fun. The choices of customization are great. You can customize just about any part of your car from bumpers, to spoilers, to paint color, to window tint, to decals, to engine, to intercooler, etc. If the car has a part, you can most likely customize it. Don't forget the fact that there is car damage in this game. That's one aspect that I love over the Gran Turismo series. In Gran Turismo, you can slam into an opponent at 200 mph and bounce right off into a sharp turn. You can't do that in Forza. Not only is there damage in the appearance of your car, but the damage affects how your car handles. If your front bumper is hanging off of one side, your car will pull to that side. Also, there is tire wear, suspension damage, engine damage, and a few others. This isn't Burnout by any means, but the damage is realistic enough to make a difference in how you drive. Excellent fun factor with this game. After playing next-gen racing games, I still prefer this one over any of them.

Fun factor rating (out of 10): 10


I bought this game to hold me over until the new Forza for the 360 is released on May 29. I am happy that I once again made the decision to purchase it. This experience will definitely hold me over until the new one comes out.


Overall score (out of 10): 9

Forza Motorsport truly defines what the words racing simulator mean. Everything about it seems to be modeled after their real-life counterparts; from the cars, to the tracks, to the physics, to the sounds, everything seems so real and full of life. Forza Motorsport offers you an experience that no other games in the genre can even compare.

Forza is truly amazing. Every single one of the over 230 cars to choose from is expertly designed to look, feel, and sound exactly like their real-life counterparts. The cars are so meticulously detailed that they look like they were scanned from real life pictures straight into the game. Each car's performance on the track is simulated to match performance specs direct from the manufacturer. But when you buy part upgrades for your car, vehicle performance is changed dramatically. Not only can you feel the difference upgrades make, you can hear the difference, too. This is what makes Forza one of the best racing simulators on the market. In order to fully enjoy Forza Motorsport, you MUST own a racing wheel. It's a necessity, and I personally recommend either the $100-$150 Fanatec Speedster 3 or the $50-$60 Logitech Nascar Racing Wheel.

What is a racing simulator without realistic car damage? Worthless. Most games show cosmetic car damage, but no game before has ever shown a realistic portrayal of performance car damage like Forza. The car damage simulator in Forza is revolutionary. Every scrape, every crash, every time you blaze up the tires, it all takes a toll on your car, and you'll have to pay for the damages. It simulates the damage not only cosmetically but on the car's performance itself. It will affect engine performace, transmission shifting time, fuel consumption, tire heat, everything imaginable is affected, making Forza the ultimate simulator.

Another one of the highlights of Forza is the way you can custom tune every aspect of your car in order to make it suitable for a particular race or track. Custom tuning includes tweaking your ride's tire pressure and even gear ratios. You can also buy part upgrades which range from the following: engine tuning, intake & exhaust systems, fuel ignition systems, turbo chargers, super chargers, transmissions, suspension, brakes, tires, weight reductions, even engine swaps from other cars. The list of available upgrades are amazing. Now for paint jobs. Forza allows you to trick out your ride with custom paint schemes, decals, and authentic aftermarket parts. I, personally, am not that talented with the paint system, but I have seen cars on Xbox Live that are utterly amazing with the amount of detail put into them.

The main features in the game are standard arcade racing, career mode, and of course Xbox Live, but the career mode being the highlight. Career mode will easily give you anywhere from 80-100 hours of racing. The career mode alone is worth the $50 admission, but now the price has been cut to a mere $20-$30, which is a bargain for a game with so much to do. The career mode is where you race through tournaments based on car class in order to raise money so that you can buy cars and upgrade parts.

Xbox Live is excellent for Forza. It is truly the ultimate car culture. The action is intense over Live with online multiplayer racing. You can do everything from trading and selling cars to creating custom car clubs. Xbox Live for Forza is so addicting you will find yourself playing non-stop just to battle your way up the real-time scoreboards.

Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo 4 are both competitors for the title of the Ultimate Racing Simulator. But the fact is, Forza has some things that Gran Turismo doesn't have; and Gran Turismo has some things that Forza doesn't have. So it is hard to truly crown one as victorious over the other While both are excellent games, Forza definitely has the edge on GT4 because Forza is a much more polished game.

Forza Motorsport is revolutionary to the racing genre. It offers an experience that no other games can even compare to. Forza easily offers the best and most enjoyable racing simulation due to its real to life gameplay, graphics, and sound. Forza's value is off the charts because of the hours of time you will spend with it. With its real-to-life performance specs to its amazingly realistic car models and physics, Forza Motorsport is officially crowned as being the ULTIMATE RACING EXPERIENCE.