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Reviews (6)
Jan 05, 2012
Great to play, experience one of the first free-roam driving games!
A classic game that started the series, great fun and nostalgic. Not even close to current game standards but still holds a unique and fun place in gaming history, and now fosters a fun way to just drive around and evade the cops.
Oct 11, 2008
What a great game! If you liked GT4 you'll love this!!
1 of 1 found this helpful I bought this game because I love cars, I liked Gran Turismo (GT 2,3 &4) for PS2 and I wanted something comparable for my xbox, given it's higher visual capabilities and the fact I have component cables for it, and not my PS2.
This game meets or beats GT4. After a couple weeks I've decided that this game is just as enjoyable as GT4, I won't give up GT4 but Forza is some seriously stiff competition!
Graphics - Forza does a good job in this respect, nothing absolutely spectacular but it's good all around and nothing is lacking. Plus, you can apply paint schemes, and decal graphics to your cars! Its nice to drive a car that feels AND looks exactly how you want it to.
Sound - I thought it sounded tinny and hollow at first but after playing it for a week and adjusting my surround sound, it sounds good. Good engine sounds, good tire squeal, and nothing really sounds repetitive at this point. The menu music gets annoying at times, but you can rip music to your xbox HD and play that instead, and as some reviews online mention, it plays continuously! No funny silence during loading, so those times are less 'boring'.
My one gripe is the loudness of racing transmissions. They would be loud in reality (no syncromesh gears) but they seem to stand out more than in GT4. Not a HUGE deal, but when you're getting used to listening for shift points on each new sounding car, things can sometimes get hairy. I'm getting used to it though.
Gameplay - The menu navigation is sometimes counter-intuitive if you're an avid gt4 player, but besides that you have your basic classes of racing and different events, and its well layed out, in such a way that its eaiser to tell exactly what you have available, completed, and locked. No stupid "manufacturer specific" races either. Cars get unlocked as you play the game based on points winnings at the end of each race. Get enough points and you level up, gaining 'relationships' with various companies.
Use prize money to BUY those cars. You also get reward cars when completing race categories.
Winning points for an actual purpose is a GREAT incentive to race at a higher difficulty level. In gt4 you can't earn anything with a-spec points but here, I have turned off ALL aids, and set the game difficulty as high as possible and so my points winnings go through the roof and my driving skill increases. All this makes the game much more enjoyable.
Now for the racing, the actual track time is great, and you really get a feel for every car you drive. After some playtime (in the most realistic mode, all aids off) you really force yourself to learn how to race efficiently and the effects of damage on your car make this challenging. Accidentally downshift in GT4 now and then - no biggie, GT4 doesn't care. Forza? ..you'll add some damage to your drivetrain and engine which you get to pay for after the race (no worries its not much). Power out of a turn as you scrape against the walls of a turn in GT4? It's all good, you're now a toboggan racer! Do this in Forza...you'll get visible damage to your body, and damage you can feel in your steering. That can get expensive/cost you a race.
Simply put, this game can really help your driving skills where GT4 is so forgiving it eventually just feels like a car collection game near the end. Forza has plenty of appeal and I haven't even gone online with it yet...that part looks fantastic.
Jan 05, 2012
Another great oldie, one of the best in the series and still fun!
a great old-time racing game that held it's own against others like need for speed with a unique and fun experience. Good atmospheres, fun cars, and physics you can become one with easily make for an enjoyable game. The PC copy is undoubtedly better but ps1 doesn't sorely disappoint after playing on PC, and both are fun.
Another super-cheap racing game from the earlier days of racing games and one of the best in the Test Drive series. Possibly the direct inspiration and code behind Test Drive 2000, without the fluff, and better than test drive 6.
Good soundtrack to boot!