Forza Motorsport 4 is the best simulation racing game to date. The forth installment in the Forza series, while this game doesn’t have everything; it does have all most everything which is more than I can say for anything else this year. The main improvements in number 4 consist of a better online community features and some good updates in graphics that make this years set of cars the best looking around. There are fewer throw away(cars that no one REALLY wants to drive) cars than ever before and probably fewer than any racing game out there.
The fact that the average player can ACTUALLY complete the main story campaign in around 28 hours rather than previous installments that REQUIRED the player to race in long endurance races that 89% of players wanted no part of. I have to say that this was my first Forza that I actually finished and wanted to keep playing. I truly enjoyed the handling on every car, which is difficult feat considering most racers tend to have one drivetrain set that is either impossible to drive or needs such serious tuning that it discourages any but the most hardcore from driving them. While each car does have completely different handling, none of them are so crazy that they require severe changes to your approach.
One of my favorite things about the new Forza is that it makes driving from the cockpit an interesting and rewarding experience. I loved seeing every new car interior. There is so much to do in Forza 4, everything from a Rivals Mode(similar to the EA Autolog stuff), online races to participate in, a world tour mode(campaign) and event mode(single races or single events). By the time the first downloadable car pack came out I had all ready invested over 30 hours in this game. I really can’t say I played any game more this year than Forza Motorsport 4. Currently, with all the crazy games coming out, I’m only up to around 40 or so hours. But unlike a lot of other games this year, I’m STILL playing Forza 4. This is partially due to their monthly update downloadable content where they add more cars. In Forza 4, you can never play enough because your earning money to buy new cars to have new experiences. So you can never have enough money.
Even if Forza 4 is only a moderate upgrade from Forza 3; these updates were significant and not all ways completely apparent. The Forza 4 is certainly not perfect; most tracks still feel deserted and sterile, there is still no night driving, and there are still no weather effects. While these are all valid flaws, I’m hoping on a new console these issues will be addressed without having to go backward in and other area. So far Turn 10 has succeeded where so many other developers have failed. They have respected and responded to their community without being slaves to them.
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