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Forza2 :)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had High Hopes for Forza2...Well it came and it exceeded my expectations I give it 5 stars man this game is great, By the way I think that i have only got off the game is to make this review....awesome game

Ferfer

EXCELLENT DRIVING GAME - LOTS OF FUN TIMES!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

ITS A FUN AND COOL GAME...SHOULD YOU GET IT...IF YOU LIKE CARS, YES. SIMPLE AS THAT. THE PHYSICS, GRAPHICS, CUSTOM SETTINGS, GAMEPLAY ETC IS ALL TOP NOTCH. THIS BELONGS IN YOUR GAME LIBRARY.

BRING IT GRAN TURISMO!! (BY THE TIME GT COMES OUT, WELL HAVE FORZA 3!)

Forza 2 Is great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You will get plenty of hours out of this game with out gettin borad with it. just over 300 cars, tons os way to upgrade it and tune it. very realistic phyisics. plenty of people playing online so no waiting for people to make new races and no long wiats when you open your own races. the only other raceing game that even comes close to this game in my opinon is forza 1.

Best racer for 360 I've played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Forza 2 is amazing in it's visuals/audios, gameplay options (arcade and career modes), and number of cars and tracks available. I play this with the MS wireless racing wheel, and the realism is fantastic. No complaints whatsoever. The demo that can be downloaded from Xbox Live Marketplace is no where near the quality of the finished game... I'm very pleased.

Best Racing Game yet, BUT, "drifting" is almost impossible in this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: October 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I don't know if the developers of this game made it a point to make "drifting" a discouragement, but overall, the game is terrific. Drifting is possible with All Wheel Drive vehicles like the Mitsubishi EVO but if the car is Rear Wheel Drive, forget it, you'll have to slam on the breaks and make turns at SLOW speeds (despite performance suspension, sway bars and slicks as upgrades to your car). There are about 16 tracks that have a few changes with turns and routes here and there. There is indeed about 300 available cars there. The AUDIO is this games only downfall (that and not being able to drift properly to make hairpin turns rather than slamming on the breaks). After a while, every car albeit muscle, luxury, tuner that is upgraded tend to sound the SAME! You can't tell a Chevy engine between a Shelby because they both sound exactly the same and a Mazda Rotary Engine sounds exactly like a Scion TC's 4-cylinder engine in this game (and gearheads like myself know that is definitely not the case). Aside from that, this sure beats PGR4 in my opinion. Definitely worth hours of playtime!

30 minute review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I think this is a pretty good driving game, fairly chalanging and easy to get into. I don't have alot to say cuz i scratched my game disk after 30 minutes of play but I'm hoping to get a disk fixer/cleaner thing.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I got this free with xbox elite a few months ago had no plans on playing it. I finished assassins creed and was looking for another game to explore and was tired of first person shooters. So what the heck, I picked up a logitech racing wheel and I been hooked ever since.

Goes into alot of detail on the car parts you can purchase with points picked up from wins. You can buy, trade auction cars through Xbox live.

Very involved game, I love it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought a 360 because of this game.

I couldnt stop playing it until I beat it and Im almost done with it.

The amount of tweaks and tuning is so amazing. Game is very in depth and I cant play any other racing game but this.

Read this if you want advice on starting out in Forza 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is really long but if you read it all it'll help you when you start.

2 things make a car easy to drive, weight distribution, and traction. Mid engine cars (between the axles) have good weight distribution and four wheel drive vehicles usually have good traction. You can see what car is what in the car selection screen. In the upper right hand corner there is a diagram of the drive train of a car, it looks like an elongated `H'. The location of the engine is a yellow box that will move along the center axis of the H. The drive type is represented by which wheels are highlighted yellow.

I'd suggest selecting a car that has both mid engine and 4wd. From memory, the only cars that have this in the game are the Lamborghinis but for some reason they all under-steer (this is what front wheel drive cars do when they don't rotate and just go straight off the road) and you can't correct it with the throttle. I hate the way they drive, and can't drive them. Do not use the Lamborghinis. If you find another such car when cycling through the selection give it a shot, but I make no promises.

I'd suggest trying to use two different kinds of cars and see which type you prefer. The Lotus Exige or Elise are mid engine cars that handle phenomenally (it makes them easier to drive). The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution or Subaru Impreza WRX STI would be a good choice for a 4 wheel drive car. These are front engined but should still be acceptable. I prefer the Lancer in the game.

I usually drive front engine rear drive cars like the corvette or ae86 corolla, but they're generally more difficult to drive when the cheats (driving assists) are off.

Start with one type of engine and drive wheel arrangement with a certain car and stick to that car until you can drive it quite well. (make sure it's a good car) They all handle differently and if you keep changing types it'll take much longer for you to get acclimated to the game. Once you're an expert with the 4wd's, move on to the next type. An important thing to remember is that every car in the game handles differently. They're all unique, so what works very well in one car might not work well at all with the next one you try. You have to adjust to the specific handling characteristics of each car every time you change. I can do this in a lap or usually less, but when I first started it would definitely take longer.

In simulation racing games (Forza) the car appears to be traveling much slower than arcade style games. This is normal. The important thing to remember is you can't make corners anywhere near as fast as in arcade games, you'll have to be going very slowly to make sharp corners. Heed the advice that the green drive line gives you. It'll show you the best line to take through the corners, so try and drive on top of it and it'll be easier. When the line at the corner is red it means you're traveling too fast to make the corner and stay on the road. When you get your car to the red part of the line brake hard and fast. Another big hint is to brake before the corner, NOT while turning. Car tires only have so much adhesion to the pavement, so you need to do one at a time. With certain cars it is beneficial to feather (play with) the throttle while you're going through the turn, this is pretty advanced though so I'm not sure how much use it'll be for you just starting out.

Using a controller is rather difficult to master. From what I've seen from beginners the tendency is to try to push the stick over a little bit when making small adjustments. If you flick the stick all the way to the side it'll be much easier to use. So hold the stick all the way in tight corners, but for minor adjustments, just flick it to the side for a millisecond and repeat if necessary. Once you get the sweet wireless steering wheel you can make minor adjustments no problem, just don't overcorrect when you've turned too far.

I know you're probably not used to it from arcade games, but driving inside the car makes it much easier because then your brain isn't processing the car's rotation on a distended axis out in front of your point of view. Your brain is accustomed to driving inside of the car, so driving inside the car comes much more naturally. With the steering wheel it's completely impossible to drive from behind the car with all the feedback the wheel gives you. I certainly couldn't do it very easily so I'd suggest you never even try it.

Most importantly, driving well is going to take a lot of practice. So, don't lose your patience too early on, it'll come to you.

If you read all this you're awesome.

great racing, great fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Forza 2 has great physics and handling while running at a solid 60fps. You get a powerful livery editor (painting), tuning, upgrades, an auction house, and a ton of cars. The assists let anyone from a beginner to expert race the way they want and have fun. There is real damage too, unlike some other games, so you feel the consequences of taking a turn to wide or bumping into other drivers.

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