This review is from: Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360) (Video Game)
What can I say that hasn’t been said already? This is the most complete and enjoyable racing game you can buy on any console right now.
The sheer volume of things to do and the way it’s all patched together is perfect. You never once feel like you are grinding or wasting your time. The rewards come in thick and fast.
Great physics, great graphics, great cars, great community features. A game that could literally last you years and never get old.
My only gripes are that there should have been more new tracks and that there is DLC already available that could have easily been put into the game.
But in the end, I can’t bring myself to give it anything less than five stars. It really is near perfect and will last me a long time.
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This review is from: Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360) (Video Game)
If you have recently been disappointed by recent releases in the motorsport/car genre then this one will blow you away. Everything about it is cutting edge but gives the impression of delivering this effortlessly.
Installation takes a while, give yourself 30 minutes. Install disc 1 then start the game. You must complete the first short race to get access to the main menu that allows you to install disc 2 and the additional 250 cars. You can then install any additional car packs that shipped with the game, mine came with 3.
Judging by my lowly 30,000+ place it seems like everyone in the World who bought this game on the release day went straight to the Top Gear track (the full length fig 8 is the one used by stars in a reasonably priced car)
I love being able to dip in to any track with any car without having to go through a zillion races to unlock stuff. This is a graphically stunning game which can be configured for the beginner, with all the driving aids switched on, or for the most advanced driver experienced with this type of game.
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This review is from: Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360) (Video Game)
I wanted to give it a few days of play before writing a review of Forza 4. I, like many have both PS3 and Xbox, so have played all the GT and Forza games. On first playing GT5, I was it has to be said, disapointed. After waiting so many years for this much loved game, I didn’t feel totally blown away by any element of its gameplay. The graphics are very crisp and it has some nice points like night racing and weather effects, and it seems they have tried to make up for its lack of playability by introducing downloads and on line extra elements to extend its gameing life time.The stock game is actually very limited in game play, relying on online game play to give a feeling of a larger game. The sound is poor as all cars sound like humming bees, although surround sound is very good on it to be fair, the music is dull and lifeless in menus etc,the loading times (even after instalation of the 2nd disc)is appalling (you make a cup of tea in the time a track takes to load) The computer ‘AI’ cars you race against never make errors, alway perfect runs.The B spec section of the game is lenghthy and boring as you sit watching a car going round a track and tapping the button every so often…..ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz……………. The menus are hard to navigate, and setting up a car on a track take too long……… And watch with these 6 hour races????? Like I have time to sit there for 6 hours straight with out being able to pause it while needing the loo!!!??? What I have to wear adult nappies to play a game? No ta!!! Im a huge GT fan so please dont think Im bashing it, because Im not. Just feeling like my favorite MMA fighter has gotten too old and a little flabby and just got his butt kicked by the new rookie……. Forza is a very, very good game. Game play is fast, menus are clear and quick to get through. Loading time is better than GT5, Graphics are not quite are realistic as GT5, but not by much, so it’s worth over looking. Sound………..OMG!!! the sound!!!!! Very realistic!!! My friend owns a GTR R34 and they have got the sound down perfectly to the real RB36 is it??? engine. The straight six sounds mental after being tuned and sounds different to the stock engine which is a nice touch! The compuer ‘AI’ make errors and have had huge crashes happen right in front of me, just like real life. Far better ‘real feel’ than GT5 On line play is very good, with clubs and a whole on line community thing which is far nicer place to be than GT5’s The pyhisics of the car are far more realistic to driving a real car than GT5. I feel like part of the car where as with GT5 I feel detached from it.You do need to play with the difficulty levels to find you own comfort zone, I like to turn everything off, bar the ABS and get a much better real world experience from it. The varity of game play is huge, much more to do in term of race styles. GT5 is basically karting, race, nascar and F1 with a slight bit of a hint at rally. That’s was something they really moved away from, as GT4 had loads more rally racing and much better racing. Forza has drag racing in it too, which is huge fun on line!!! I really do think that as an overall package Forza 4 is the better of the two games……..
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Superb game that keeps on giving.,
What can I say that hasn’t been said already? This is the most complete and enjoyable racing game you can buy on any console right now.
The sheer volume of things to do and the way it’s all patched together is perfect. You never once feel like you are grinding or wasting your time. The rewards come in thick and fast.
Great physics, great graphics, great cars, great community features. A game that could literally last you years and never get old.
My only gripes are that there should have been more new tracks and that there is DLC already available that could have easily been put into the game.
But in the end, I can’t bring myself to give it anything less than five stars. It really is near perfect and will last me a long time.
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|Best Motorsport Game Since Dirt 3,
If you have recently been disappointed by recent releases in the motorsport/car genre then this one will blow you away. Everything about it is cutting edge but gives the impression of delivering this effortlessly.
Installation takes a while, give yourself 30 minutes. Install disc 1 then start the game. You must complete the first short race to get access to the main menu that allows you to install disc 2 and the additional 250 cars. You can then install any additional car packs that shipped with the game, mine came with 3.
Judging by my lowly 30,000+ place it seems like everyone in the World who bought this game on the release day went straight to the Top Gear track (the full length fig 8 is the one used by stars in a reasonably priced car)
I love being able to dip in to any track with any car without having to go through a zillion races to unlock stuff. This is a graphically stunning game which can be configured for the beginner, with all the driving aids switched on, or for the most advanced driver experienced with this type of game.
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|GT5 beater,
I wanted to give it a few days of play before writing a review of Forza 4.
I, like many have both PS3 and Xbox, so have played all the GT and Forza games.
On first playing GT5, I was it has to be said, disapointed.
After waiting so many years for this much loved game, I didn’t feel totally blown away by any element of its gameplay.
The graphics are very crisp and it has some nice points like night racing and weather effects, and it seems they have tried to make up for its lack of playability by introducing downloads and on line extra elements to extend its gameing life time.The stock game is actually very limited in game play, relying on online game play to give a feeling of a larger game.
The sound is poor as all cars sound like humming bees, although surround sound is very good on it to be fair, the music is dull and lifeless in menus etc,the loading times (even after instalation of the 2nd disc)is appalling (you make a cup of tea in the time a track takes to load)
The computer ‘AI’ cars you race against never make errors, alway perfect runs.The B spec section of the game is lenghthy and boring as you sit watching a car going round a track and tapping the button every so often…..ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz…………….
The menus are hard to navigate, and setting up a car on a track take too long………
And watch with these 6 hour races????? Like I have time to sit there for 6 hours straight with out being able to pause it while needing the loo!!!??? What I have to wear adult nappies to play a game? No ta!!!
Im a huge GT fan so please dont think Im bashing it, because Im not.
Just feeling like my favorite MMA fighter has gotten too old and a little flabby and just got his butt kicked by the new rookie…….
Forza is a very, very good game.
Game play is fast, menus are clear and quick to get through.
Loading time is better than GT5, Graphics are not quite are realistic as GT5, but not by much, so it’s worth over looking. Sound………..OMG!!! the sound!!!!! Very realistic!!! My friend owns a GTR R34 and they have got the sound down perfectly to the real RB36 is it??? engine. The straight six sounds mental after being tuned and sounds different to the stock engine which is a nice touch!
The compuer ‘AI’ make errors and have had huge crashes happen right in front of me, just like real life. Far better ‘real feel’ than GT5
On line play is very good, with clubs and a whole on line community thing which is far nicer place to be than GT5’s
The pyhisics of the car are far more realistic to driving a real car than GT5. I feel like part of the car where as with GT5 I feel detached from it.You do need to play with the difficulty levels to find you own comfort zone, I like to turn everything off, bar the ABS and get a much better real world experience from it.
The varity of game play is huge, much more to do in term of race styles. GT5 is basically karting, race, nascar and F1 with a slight bit of a hint at rally. That’s was something they really moved away from, as GT4 had loads more rally racing and much better racing.
Forza has drag racing in it too, which is huge fun on line!!!
I really do think that as an overall package Forza 4 is the better of the two games……..
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