Let me start off by saying that I do not consider myself either a hardcore racing fan, nor a hardcore Xbox enthusiast.
First, a bit on my background (I'll try to keep it short I promise ;)
My first racing game experience was when I played PGR 3 for the Xbox a few years back. I had borrowed it from my friend just for the gamerscore (lol sue me), but it turned out that after two weeks of nonstop playing I was vastly piqued by the racing genre. I searched around on the Internet for a game that would satisfy my desire for a more involving, difficult, realistic, and lengthy game than PGR, and I ended up getting Forza 3. I was in love with that game for soooo long. Previously I could've cared less about cars, much less know their names, mechanics, engines, etc. but I quickly began to unconsciously pick up real world knowledge about cars from playing Forza 3, so that I would call out the model, year, manufacturer, and cylinder count of nearly every semi-interesting car on the street. Forza 3 was an amazing game, in which I believed everything was perfect; so, naturally when I heard Forza 4 was coming out, I pre-ordered ASAP.
Expectations:
As stated above, I thought that Forza 3 was perfect in every way, from painting, (which I spent hundreds of hours in) to physics, models, and tuning. All that I really expected and even wanted from Forza 4 was MORE CARS to play around with! So, my expectations one could say we're low, but in a good way.
Results (3 sections)
***Graphics
The graphics I get on my HD 41 inch Sony TV with HDMI connecting it and my Xbox are easily the most beautiful and stunning console graphics I've ever seen in a sim. I'm more of a PC gamer, but this game (even with the limitations of the Xbox) looks just as good as I would imagine it on my gaming rig. The cars pop off the screen and the immersion is intense. The sound of an Enzo Ferrari's engine revving in anticipation of launch is gripping and ultra-realistic. I thought that the graphics in 3 were fine, but Forza 4 knocks it out of the park! And the light reflections, my God, are STUNNING. Finally, you get a cockpit view in every car and if you have a kinect (this is it's only use for me now lol) the game will even mirror you're head movements while driving! Amazing.
***Multiplayer (HUGE upgrade, prob the best IMHO)
To me, Forza 3 was a 100% single player game. Of course I would take full advantage of the auction house, but I don't like racing competitively with people that I don't know. I don't know why, maybe just too intimidating, but I'm definitely good enough. So, the big surprise for me with Forza 4 was the multiplayer which COMPLETELY altered how I view Forza. With their new rivals mode, you race ghosts of other, live people to try and top their time in the leader boards, and T10 will give you quite the chunk of change (as much as 150K credits) for beating a "Rival" depending on how high up they are in the boards. In stark contrast to Forza 3 where winning online would give yourself only like 300 credits, this is a huge leap. Plus, Turn 10 keeps it interesting by making the rival challenges fun and, well, challenging! Plus, I don't view it as competitive because I'm not actually racing a person, I'm racing a recording of a person. Of course one can still race in lobbies and such much like Forza 3, but I personally believe that "Rivals" mode is the definitive experience
***CARS!!! CARS CARS CARS!!!
THIS is what most people buy racing games for, and with competitors out there offering huge amounts of cars (I'm looking at you GT5), can Forza really stand up and dethrone them with its smaller assortment of cars? In a word, yes. The people at Turn 10 have always been THE BEST at modeling their cars, when you look at other games, and compare the same car in one of them with Forza 4's it's obvious which one is superior. That, however, is only in terms of graphics. What about spread? If a game had 900 cars, but eight hundred of them were nissans, hondas, toyotas, and fords, would people be happy? Probably not, especially if there were only six Ferraris. This, thankfully is where FM4 soars above the competition. As I am typing this review, there are 28 Nissans, 17 Hondas, 17 Toyotas, 31 Fords, and *drumroll please* 32 Ferraris. What's that he said, MORE FERRARIS than FORDS?! Yes, what a strange concept? Furthermore, all the cars in the game are cars that people would WANT to drive. Sure there are the mandatory hatchbacks, and SUV's (like 25 in total) for people who are just starting on a budget. But, more importantly, there's the Ferrari 458, Shelby GT500, corvette stingray, Aston DBS, Lamborghini Gallardo, the list of GREAT cars goes on and on. There's so few "filler" cars that it's remarkable. That being said, don't worry you Nissan '71 Skyline fans and fans of similar classic ultra-tunable cars and the such. If it's your dream car, it's probably in FM 4. Who knows, maybe you'll even find a new one? Plus, there's the constant stream of DLC that comes out the first of the month every month until FM 5. The only gripe (for many it's a major issue but for me it's just a gripe) that I have, is that there are no Porsches in the game due to Porsche's exclusive contract with EA (that terminates soon). However, knowing how much the people at T 10 love the community, there's likely to be a free Porsche DLC that will come out when that contract expires.
Conclusion
Forza Motorsport 4 is a great racing sim that pushes the limits of gaming hardware. It IS the cutting edge racing game, and if you're in the market for one, you should definitely give Forza's wheel a spin. I don't really play Xbox that much anymore as Battlefield 3 is sucking my life into the PC, but every day I spend at least an hour driving my dream in Forza. Forza is pretty much the only reason my Xbox gets turned on, and I'm completely proud of it, and wouldn't have it any other way. For someone upgrading from 3, don't hesitate in pricking this one up, especially if you enjoyed 3 as much as I did! Plus, there's sooooo many features and pluses that I didn't talk about, like how GREAT that groovy menu music is! Then there's auto vista (overrated but still cool for sure), drag racing updates, and the pure VOLUME of content! Weeks in of an hour or three a day on average and I'm only 3.7% complete!!!!!! 3.7%! That's AMAZING, especially because I'm not making it up, that's what the statistic tracker says! Omg, I love this game.
See you on the track, heck join my racing club!
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| Publication Date | October 11, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Computer Platform | Xbox 360 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00885370354843 |
| UPC | 115971255868 885370307498 885370312669 885370354843 |
| Compatible Video Game Console Models | Microsoft Xbox 360 E, Microsoft Xbox 360 |
| ASIN | B003O6E986 |
| Release date | October 11, 2011 |
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4.2 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #31,687 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #639 in Xbox 360 Games |
| Product Dimensions | 5.3 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches; 3.2 ounces |
| Type of item | Video Game |
| Rated | Everyone |
| Item model number | 5FG-00001 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Microsoft |
| Date First Available | July 12, 2011 |
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I got the Essentials Edition... Then I reordered a few years later and got the version I paid for.
This was not the full game but it makes sense because it was so cheap. I was expecting the standard version of the game. You're not even allowed to sell this version. It comes with Xbox 360 consoles. That was when I ordered the game on November 14, 2012. A few years later when I ordered the game again on January 29, 2015 I got the actual game and it was great just as I wanted!
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