Forza
Motorsports 4 9.5 out of 10
“An entirely
new car experience” (quoted from back of case)
The Quick Review:
The Quick Review:
The Forza
series is quite simply designed for car enthusiasts of every kind. Whether you
like to race, drift, paint, or tune there is something here for you. Beautiful
race tracks and car interior designs with the power of Kinect you feel like you
are in the excitement. So if you are a true Forza veteran, like myself, or
brand new to the series you will find countless hours of enjoyment from this
title!
Game
Junkie’s Review:
Single player:
Forza is at heart what you make it. Single player starts off
a little slow, literally, with F class cars. Don’t be discouraged as it will
pick up as you rank up. One of the best changes in this installment of Forza is
the A.I. They are MUCH better drivers
and they tend to be much more aggressive then they have ever been. So much so
that they will even try to spin you out when you take a corner. IT IS FREAKIN
AWESOME! Also the career mode has changed slightly. You now get a few choices
as to what class of car you race on a specific race track (most of the time)
the only annoying part is listening to the announcer over and over and over…..
The paint shop has also improved with two new tabs of user created shapes to
create with. I myself love painting and have more time logged in paint shop
then I do in racing. I’ll show some of my art at the end of the review. The
tuning is also more refined and you can tell they put more thought into the
true physics of tires and curb weight. Basically the single player is awesome,
once you have finished the career you can race everything else in event mode
and get any races you missed. (Which will be a ton)
Multiplayer:
Everything that makes single player great is transferred to
multiplayer. Unlike previous Forzas, you can race against up to 16 players
online in lots of fun modes. You have everything from straight up races and drag
races, to drift races and car soccer, yes you read right car soccer. You can
now get your buddies together into a car club and challenge rival racers in
rivals mode. Rivals mode is a new mode where you attempt to collect “bounties”
by beating other players times or drift scores on a specific track with a
specific car type. So my opinion is that multiplayer will keep you laughing at
awesome wrecks you cause with your buddies for hours unknown!
Graphics:
The graphics in this game are amazing. From the interior
views to the mountains in the background it will make your jaw drop. Even the
sun plays a major factor in races now with the new lighting Forza developed for
their game. I can’t tell you how awesome (and frustrating) it is to go up a
hill and feel like you have just been blinded by the sun for a few seconds. I’m
not sure how Turn 10 is going to amp up the real life experience any more for
future Forzas but I can’t wait to see.
Sound:
Ok I have two opinions here. On the one hand the car sounds
are amazing and crisp. Having been in some of the cars before the sounds are
spot on. However the background music is HORRIBLE in my opinion. I usually turn
all game music down and play my own tunes if I want to listen to something.
Controls:
The controls in this game are easy to understand. Your basic
controls are right trigger gas, left trigger brake, left stick steer, and right
stick free look. You can up your difficulty and add gear shifting to your
control set up. You can also buy one of many aftermarket steering wheels that
up the realism of the game.
Replay value:
This title is all about replay. I have at least 70 hours
wrapped up in it so far and I’m still loving it. I highly recommend this game
to any fellow gear heads out there looking for a real racing experience.
Drunk
Man’s Review:
Drunk Man was not available for this review. Which didn’t hurt
my feelings much as I get this one all to myself.. *insert evil laugh here*
Some of my paint jobs.
Written by Game Junkie
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