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Platform: Xbox Genre: Racing Publisher: Microsoft Developer: Microsoft ETA: January 2005
Related Links: Review: Street Racing Syndicate (PS2) Review: Project Gotham Racing 2 (XB) Review: Wreckless - The Yakuza Missions (XB)
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Forza Motorsport
The
Xbox has at least a decent racing library, with Project Gotham Racing 2
leading the pack, but it's lacked the sort of serious gearhead title to do
straight up against Gran Turismo. That fallacy will soon be corrected with
the upcoming Forza Motorsport from Microsoft Game Studios. Microsoft is aiming to make this the most gorgeous racing sim out there, which shouldn't be too hard, giving the processing power of their green machine. But not content to merely having it look pretty, it's boasting insanely realistic physics as well, with an actual damage |
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model to control how your
car maneuvers after getting banged up.
There's an impressive selection of car manufacturers lending their models to the game, including Nissan, Honda, BMW, Porsche and Ferrari, with over 60 in total. Full of customization options, you can decorate the outside of cars with paint jobs and decals, or fine-tune pretty much any aspect of your car. And there's also the usual selection of real world courses, including the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife, one of the most challenging race circuits on the planet. |
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For
the most part, these are all claims you find for most racing games, and
are pretty much necessary just to make the game remotely level with Gran
Turismo 3, much less its upcoming sequel.
But Microsoft is putting lots of effort to actually making it fun
to race against opponents, instead of brainless bots. You can train AI
drivers to race against, or you can head online to go against actual
people. Both of these features should elevate the game's playability far
beyond what's on the market. Forza Motorosport is due out early next
years. Features: Collect
models from over 60 top manufacturers like 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, or add motorsport decals and team
paint-schemes to supercars, GT racers and exotics. Install
alternative engines, suspension kits, bolt-on superchargers, brakes, rims,
racing slicks and more. Fine-tune gear ratios, fuel-mapping, forced
induction pressure, tire temperature & pressure and ignition timing. Train AI "Drivatars" to race against, or race against live opponents with Xbox Live.
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