Forza Motorsport for Xbox

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Product Features

• Make every car yours - Collect models from more than 60 top car manufacturers, including Mazda, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, and Dodge
• Trick out sport compacts with real-world body kits, rims, spoilers, decals, side skirts, fender flares, and hood scoops
• Tune it up - Take your car to the garage and install alternative engines, suspension kits, bolt-on superchargers, brakes, rims, racing slicks, and more
• Revolutionary A.I. Drivatar technology - Train your own A.I. Drivatars to use the same racing techniques you do, so they can race for you in competitions or train new drivers
• Drive in gorgeous track environments, from the famously challenging Nurburgring Nordschleife to the spectator-lined streets of Rio de Janeiro

Product Details

• ASIN: B0006BK58U
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 4, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,895 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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In Forza Motorsport, it's all about you and your car. With over 250 of the baddest racing machines imaginable, an infinite number of ways to customize them, and all the tools you need to tune them to perfection, you'll find yourself behind the wheel of the slickest vehicles on the planet.

With Forza Motorsport, you'll be able to own cars from the world's most recognized manufacturers. Get behind the wheel of the Enzo Ferrari, Porsche 911, Ford GT, or the Audi R8, to name a few. The physics model of each car is based upon actual car data, so your driving feels like the real deal. Plus, Forza has taken meticulous steps to design each car's visuals according to exact specifications. Teams of artists have worked to reproduce the surface properties of materials in an ultra-realistic fashion -- the painted metal is shiny with gloss, the glass reflects light, and the car's rubber is rich with texture.

You can trick out every car with real-world body parts, such as rims, wings, side skirts, bumpers, and hoods. At the advanced paint shop you can pimp your ride with phatty decals and classy custom paint schemes. But don't stop with looks alone -- Forza also lets you upgrade your car with suspension kits, turbochargers, superchargers, intercoolers, brakes, and racing slicks. It's your car, and Forza gives you the tools to make it your own.

And once your ride is ready, you can immerse yourself in 17 different environments that deliver challenging tracks textured with accurate, photo-realistic graphics. Slip on your driving gloves, get behind the wheel, and rev your engine as you ready yourself for the world-famous Nring Nordschleife, the corkscrew turns of Laguna Seca, the urban jungle of New York City, or the lush Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Each location has been recreated with detail matching the attention given to the vehicles -- the total package of fast cars and exotic locales makes the racing experience of Forza Motorsport totally awesome.

Take your powerful, new creation to cyberspace, and challenge the globe's toughest drivers on Xbox Live. Once you've built your vehicle and mastered all the driving nuances, you'll be ready to burn some serious rubber.

Product Description

Forza Motorsport revs up gamers who are passionate about cars and racing. It's the ultimate car-lover's playground, letting gamers buy, sell, trade, tune, modify and race their customized car collection. On the track, players experience an impressively accurate simulation, putting their performance-tuned creations to the test against the best the online world has to offer on Xbox Live! Take online racing from intense multiplayer wheel-to-wheel racing to challenging individual bests and beyond Gorgeous graphical showcase -- well-balanced reflections, lighting, and shadows; Real camera effects like blooming, lens flare, heat shimmer, light rays, depth of field, and haze create TV-quality presentation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE PREMIERE X-BOX RACING GAME, May 4, 2005

By	Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent graphics, car details, and racing feel!, September 6, 2005

By	Michael Erisman (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands Down, The Best Racer Out There!, October 12, 2005

By	Frankland S. Strickland (Memphis, Tennessee) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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.