Forza Motorsport (Xbox)

Forza Motorsport looked a brilliant title when it came out and as I am a fan of driving games I just had to have it, I found a good deal where I got a racing wheel and the game for £25 just after the game had been released so I decided to snap it up straight away. The game is not just a normal car game, it is a proper driving sim much like the Gran Turismo series on Playstation. Although I got the wheel with the game I don't really use it much as it's difficult to control the car with, I think it's down yo the racing wheel being pretty bad and the game being pretty hard. If you own this game or want it just stick to the tried and tested S controller as this is the best ...

I was always a big fan of the Gran Tourismo series of games for the Playstation and after buying Need for Speed for the X-Box I was left feeling robbed, lonely in fact that I didn't have a racing game that was just that - a racing game. That was until I picked up a copy of Forza Motorsport for £12.99 second hand in Game. A first hand copy still sells for in excess of £30. Mirror, signal and go go go. Forza Motorsport is a racing game. Select your car, play with it in the garage, upgrade parts and then you are ready to race. The more races you win, the more cash you attain making further upgrades available. You also have the ability to win cars by ...

Well, what more can I say? This is genuinely what so many other games claim to be. This is (as far as xbox technology goes) the best raicng simulator there is. Very challenging and very real. It's also easy to operate and control using the fairly intuitive options consoles. It's possible to drive round a track in a modified Lotus elise and think, "Yep, i've got too much power here, i'll go and detune the engine slightly so I don't spin the wheels so much coming out of the corners", then go and do it, come back and feel the difference. Or alternatively, drive round one track in four different cars of more or less equal performance and feel the ...