#FORZA 2 HORIZON FOR XBOX ONE UPGRADE#

It even gives you the option to challenge a friend’s best time at the end of every event. What’s also annoying - if you’re like me and don’t give a crap about what your fellow Forza friends are up to - is that Forza Horizon 2 constantly tells you how you’re doing compared to people on your friends list. But while the Paul Bettany-sounding announcer keeps telling you it’s not a race, you can still try to get there as fast as you can, which makes this cross-country treks far more fun than when you have to drive to the next rally. Though, admittedly, the operative word in the previous sentence was “most.” One of things you do from time to time in Forza Horizon 2 is take a road trip to another area. Which is why, like in every other open world racing game that doesn’t have a fast travel system, having to drive to most events in Forza Horizon 2 gets real a bit tedious after a while. But while there are things to do on the way - such as speeding past red light cameras and knocking down signs that some local business paid good money for - most are really just momentary distractions. Because Forza Horizon 2 is an open world racing game, you have to drive to every event. It’s just too bad Forza Horizon 2 doesn’t have a perk that would give this a more linear structure like its big brother Forza Motorsport 5.

#FORZA 2 HORIZON FOR XBOX ONE UPGRADE#

Still, when you do them enough, you can unlock perks that will give you, for instance, 10% off the price of cars or upgrade parts.

Though their idea of “style” would be considered reckless in the real world, since it includes things like nearly hitting other cars and skidding out. You also earn experience points that, like in a role-playing game, will level you up, with each new level giving you a spin on a prize wheel where you can win money…or A BRAND NEW CAR! (And yes, to answer the obvious question, I have won a couple cars, but I’ve won money more often.)īut these are only unlocked when you drive with style. Winning any of these races won’t just give you the satisfaction of a job well done, though. And if that isn’t enough, there’s also the online races, while you can also challenge some other cars on the road to go head-to-head just by pulling up behind them. In addition, you can also find “bucket list” challenges in the world, which gives you, for instance, a short window in which to drive to a certain spot as fast as you can using a specific car. Which, having been to the latter area, I can attest this game does a good job of capturing in both look and feel.Īs you progress through the career in Forza Horizon 2, you’ll constantly unlock new events, including both point-to-point races, multi-lap contests, and, unfortunately, those annoying “race against a plane” challenges that were the low points of the original Forza Horizon…except now you also clash with a train. Which doesn’t just mean you’ll need your steering skills to stay on the road, but some focus to keep yourself from being distracted by the picturesque scenery. No, these are the twisted roads of Northern Italy and the south of France. Though these aren’t just any streets you’ll be racing on in Forza Horizon 2. Which is why, despite having some rather irritating issues and a structural problem, Forza Horizon 2 leads the pack as this generation’s best racing game.įor those unfamiliar with the Forza series,Īnd how the Horizon spin-offs fit into it, the Forza Motorsport installments have you racing real cars on actual courses and closed streets, while Forza Horizon 2, like its 2012 predecessor, is an open world racing game in which you drive streets that, for the most part, not only haven’t been cordoned off, but are often (though sparsely) used by other motorists. Now Playground Games, under the supervision of Turn 10, have improved things further with the Xbox One version of Forza Horizon 2 (the Xbox 360 version of which was made by Sumo Digital, and not provided to me for review). But while this was much appreciated, for fans of the latter (like me), it didn’t quite go far enough. In 2011, when Turn 10 Studios added optional braking and steering assists to Forza Motorsport 4, they changed their serious racing sim into, well, a still serious racing sim that could also be played as a less realistic racer.

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