Forza 2 - a great game! (Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360))

Member Name: Scotty9

Product:	Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
Date:	10/10/09 (11 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Simulation, great gameplay, awesome with a wheel

Disadvantages: Probably rubbish with a controller

Forza Motorsport 2 is a fantastic racing game, it comes so much closer to realism than any other driving game available. There is one major catch though, play it with a steering wheel and pedals. The controller may be possible to drive with but the resposiveness of a good wheel and pedal set is second to none and will make the gameplay all the more enjoyable.

The game will probably seem quite hard at first as it is a "simulator" rather than an arcade style game. Once you get around the initial learning curve you'll love it.

The game has two main modes, Arcade and Career. In the arcade mode you have three game types, exhibition, time trial and free run. All pretty self explanatory but the exhibition races and tough races to unlock cars, they are not for the novice though! Time trials are a similar story but as expected you are trying to be a set lap time. Free run is just a practice session you can take cars out on the track.

The career mode consists of a LOT of races where you must win money in order to progress levels and buy new cars. There is enough in here to keep you playing for an age!

There are three AI difficulty settings easy, medium and hard. You can also adjust your personal difficulty by setting the drivings aids like ABS, traction control and stability control on/off. I prefer to only use stability control, gives a more realistic experience.

The game is pretty darn realistic but still keeps the game within the realms of enjoyable gaming. Don't expect to drive around tracks at full throtle though, it is very realistic!

The game provides a racing line telling you when to brake/accelerate, this can also be turned off. The force feedback for steering wheels is excellent too!

All in all a great game and thoroughly recommended to all racing game fans. It will provide the closest to real racing you can get on a console. Anyone who says this game doesn't provide what it's meant to doesn't know what they're talking about and are probably a 15yo kid who knows it all and has never driven!

Bring on Forza 3 at the end of Oct '09!

Summary: A great game that provides realism like no other.