Forza Motorsport 3 IGN review 9.4!!!!

Can't wait to see the DC from zoomzoom

I plan on buying a 360 just for this. As soon as they launch the 250GB models.

Blue-Sky

Weren't they talking about a 250GB/Forza 3 bundle?

Yeah congrats the the dev for making a very nice game. I have this sneeking suspision that gran tourismo 5 will not score as high. I dunno why but its just a feeling i have... Even though i dont really care - i hate driving games :Pjoel_c17

The score is great, the text is okay and the score summaries are weak.

this is a locked AAA hereGiancar

[QUOTE="Rob-Belmont"]

Very nice, I think I'll just wait to see how GT5 turns out before I buy either though.

Stevo_the_gamer

Not too bad considering it's the hottest comparison right now, they could have said something unhelpful, uncalled for, unprofessional and immature like "and a million tears are shed by PS3 fanboys" :|

*in reference to the Gamesradar Unchartered 2 review.

[QUOTE="Giancar"]this is a locked AAA hereimprezawrx500

Ohh lolz u have a point it Might !!bt highly unlikely

Forza3 is getting great review scores... hopefully i'll soon get my new 360 and Forza3...

[QUOTE="Giancar"]this is a locked AAA hereimprezawrx500

"Sound 9/10: The cars sound great, the crashes are okay, and the music is weak."

Ah! Wher's Marty O'Donnel when you need him. :P

Stevo_the_gamer

This game is prollya GOTY contenderand 9.5 on GS easily.

Great score. This game will be amazing

flop imo, i was expecting 9.5 or higherFILIPINOMAZTER

You can't be serious.....

wow, 9.5 i was expecting 9 or lower. it must be a great game . i am expecting 8.5-9 here

The only ones that doubted this would score good were people who didn't play the demo or didn't have the console to play this game with.

Awesome score. I'm hyping 9.5 on GS. This is a good quarter for gamers :D

ODST 9.0

Demon's souls 9.0

Uncharted 2 9.5

Forza 3 9.0-9.5

Eh, it'll keep gamers busy until GT5.Shafftehr

yeah since it takes forever for that game to come out.

It better be nothing less then perfect AAAAE for all that waiting.

System Wars and Cows would explode if it failed to beat Forza.

The first Forza came out around the same time as GT 4 (I remember some of those threads, lol) now we're already on the 3rd Forza, and GT 5...still doesn't have an release date.

The reviewer is a hack.

"I think the rewind is a crucial addition to Forza 3. It can become a crutch at times" -IGN reviewer lols

So you trust this guy's opinion??

The reviewer is a hack.

"I think the rewind is a crucial addition to Forza 3. It can become a crutch at times" -IGN reviewer lols

So you trust this guy's opinion??

Phacet

oh yeah. It's time to question reviewers now.

Oh wait no...

Teh Media is biased!!!

its a AAA on gamespot defo.

The reviewer is a hack.

"I think the rewind is a crucial addition to Forza 3. It can become a crutch at times" -IGN reviewer lols

So you trust this guy's opinion??

Phacet

Its funny how you go through the review in hope of finding something with which you can "destroy" his credibility. What he writes about the rewind is true, how about playing this game and trying it out for yourself? Oh wait you probably don't even own a 360. :|

"Even if you were stuck with the lower-end cars for the first few hours, that wouldn't be as much of an issue with Forza 3. This game is fun from the outset. Though I've played dozens of hours with Forza 3, I still go back to the E and D class cars for some races, because there are so many good cars. This is largely due to the enhanced physics of Forza 3, which add a level of nuance not experienced in most racing games.

The tire physics are so greatly improved (and include real-time deformation), that you get a true understanding of how your car is reacting at every turn. With all of the driving assists turned off, you can feel the difference from one car to the next. And though you'll race the same tracks quite often, the experience changes from one car to the next

Tuning is just like art design in Forza 3. Can I get a "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis?" Seriously, tuning has been transformed into an artform and has similar functionality to liveries. Great tuners can create tuning sets and sell them on the Storefront. For those used to doing their own tuning, a word of warning. It is possible (even easy) to manually upgrade and tune your car in a way that actually worsens its performance. Basic tuning is easy to do, but delve deeper and you better know a lot about cars. That also means great tuners can help you maximize your car's performance better than you could ever manage..

You may see the AI spin-out on a turn, take a bad line, or make other noticeable errors. There are times when I play Forza 3 and forget that the AI is controlled by a computer. Often it feels like I am racing against real people, which I appreciate immensely.

If, while playing through a season, you long for the company of other gamers, you can give the multiplayer a shot. Turn 10 went out of its way to offer a staggering level of customization. Multiplayer may be Forza 3's crowning achievement. This is the most robust multiplayer offering ever for a sim racing game. You can customize every aspect of a race, allowing you to easily create your own game types."

Seriously this game will be so awesome :D

The reviewer is a hack.

"I think the rewind is a crucial addition to Forza 3. It can become a crutch at times" -IGN reviewer lols

So you trust this guy's opinion??

Phacet

More then yours, yes.

[QUOTE="FILIPINOMAZTER"]flop imo, i was expecting 9.5 or higherLongcat2

You can't be serious.....

this is a locked AAA hereGiancar

Good score. I hate racing games however.

[QUOTE="Longcat2"]

[QUOTE="FILIPINOMAZTER"]flop imo, i was expecting 9.5 or higherFILIPINOMAZTER

You can't be serious.....

OBVIOUSLY. YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

You trolling me?

[QUOTE="Phacet"]

The reviewer is a hack.

"I think the rewind is a crucial addition to Forza 3. It can become a crutch at times" -IGN reviewer lols

So you trust this guy's opinion??

Blixxed

More then yours, yes.

Yeah this guy probably never even played the demo and this reviewer played hundreds of hours through the very lenghty career mode and is not biased in a way that he hates some exclusives simply because he can't play it on his console, of course we trust his oppinion.

I'm a bit disappointed it didn't get the 10/10. :?

LOL, j/k :P - great score and should be AAA here as well.

Forza Motorsport 3 is a must buy for me.Simply Forza 3 is one of the best racers.8)

Well deserved score and obvious AAAE.

I had a feeling IGN was cooking up a review with all of their home-made videos they posted. I agree with the score and I think its what most of us expected. This game looks to be jam packed with features and content that will keep me playing for months after purchase, looking forward to it.

Considering they gave Forza 2 a 8.9 for things like jaggies and having no soul when GS gave it a 9.2 and its a 90 on Metacritic.

I think it's quite impressive that IGN thinks its such an improvement. Also as IGN put it, Turn 10 has thrown the gauntlet, now its up to polyphony to deliver on something better.

Alright it's almost been a whole week since my 360 got the RRoD and MS has yet to send in my shipping label, what the heck...I'm never gonna get to play the FM3 demo.

BUT GT5 has months to top Forza in features, physics, etc if it hasnt already. Saying GT has no chance to top Forza is ridiculous. Its the advantage of coming in last I guess. Tjeremiah1988

Highly doubt it u jst cannot copy somthing right off theres lots of plannin that goes into the game so u realy cant jst change stuff . + wt ive seen GT5 is jst goin with LOOK at us we have the most cars = means where the best >.> . O and Poly doin proper online i realy dont think so . So in the end Forza is better :P

Alright it's almost been a whole week since my 360 got the RRoD and MS has yet to send in my shipping label, what the heck...I'm never gonna get to play the FM3 demo.

W1NGMAN-

"But as it stands, this is the very best racing game there is on the console market. It's a compendium of everything that's been great about driving games over the past few years, tied into a community that can keep the experience fresh for some time to come. For the uninitiated, this is a gentle introduction to the joys of well-clipped apexes and shaving split seconds, while for those already in thrall to the genre this is likely to be their obsession. The question of whether Forza is better than Gran Turismo has been answered comprehensively – and now the question is what can Polyphony offer in response?"

"So with its chassis stolen from Gran Turismo and its mods lifted from GRID and Project Gotham, what can Forza 3 call its own? Its community. Forza 2 can lay claim to being the world's first MMORRPG (that's Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Role Playing Game, an acronym we don't expect to catch on) and it's an aspect that Forza 3 builds upon in every conceivable way."

"Rewind is another magpied feature, this time from Codemasters' GRID, but such thievery can be forgiven – it's an idea that's so well tuned to the fail and fail again nature of racing games that we're surprised that it hasn't become a standard across all racing games by now"

"While stopping just shy of the out-and-out realism of GTR and Gran Turismo, it's still well beyond its many peers and the drive is at once satisfying, instinctive and thrilling."

If Grid and Shift can get AAA then theres no reason Forza 3 shouldn't, lets hope the content of the review actually matches the score.

"But as it stands, this is the very best racing game there is on the console market. It's a compendium of everything that's been great about driving games over the past few years, tied into a community that can keep the experience fresh for some time to come. For the uninitiated, this is a gentle introduction to the joys of well-clipped apexes and shaving split seconds, while for those already in thrall to the genre this is likely to be their obsession. The question of whether Forza is better than Gran Turismo has been answered comprehensively – and now the question is what can Polyphony offer in response?"

"So with its chassis stolen from Gran Turismo and its mods lifted from GRID and Project Gotham, what can Forza 3 call its own? Its community. Forza 2 can lay claim to being the world's first MMORRPG (that's Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Role Playing Game, an acronym we don't expect to catch on) and it's an aspect that Forza 3 builds upon in every conceivable way."

"Rewind is another magpied feature, this time from Codemasters' GRID, but such thievery can be forgiven – it's an idea that's so well tuned to the fail and fail again nature of racing games that we're surprised that it hasn't become a standard across all racing games by now"

"While stopping just shy of the out-and-out realism of GTR and Gran Turismo, it's still well beyond its many peers and the drive is at once satisfying, instinctive and thrilling."

If Grid and Shift can get AAA then theres no reason Forza 3 shouldn't, lets hope the content of the review actually matches the score.

Adrian_Cloud

[QUOTE="Adrian_Cloud"]

"But as it stands, this is the very best racing game there is on the console market. It's a compendium of everything that's been great about driving games over the past few years, tied into a community that can keep the experience fresh for some time to come. For the uninitiated, this is a gentle introduction to the joys of well-clipped apexes and shaving split seconds, while for those already in thrall to the genre this is likely to be their obsession. The question of whether Forza is better than Gran Turismo has been answered comprehensively – and now the question is what can Polyphony offer in response?"

"So with its chassis stolen from Gran Turismo and its mods lifted from GRID and Project Gotham, what can Forza 3 call its own? Its community. Forza 2 can lay claim to being the world's first MMORRPG (that's Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Role Playing Game, an acronym we don't expect to catch on) and it's an aspect that Forza 3 builds upon in every conceivable way."

"Rewind is another magpied feature, this time from Codemasters' GRID, but such thievery can be forgiven – it's an idea that's so well tuned to the fail and fail again nature of racing games that we're surprised that it hasn't become a standard across all racing games by now"

"While stopping just shy of the out-and-out realism of GTR and Gran Turismo, it's still well beyond its many peers and the drive is at once satisfying, instinctive and thrilling."

If Grid and Shift can get AAA then theres no reason Forza 3 shouldn't, lets hope the content of the review actually matches the score.

marklarmer

Can't wait. Good review, really went into the details as to why this is above the rest. There are so many little things in this game that if they were in 'other' racing games they would be considered revolutionary by some.

I wouldn't get all too excited over this review, this is the same site that gave GT5 P an 8.5 and NFS Shirt a 9.0

In the demo it mentioned that liveries could be customised on ALL cars, does anyone know if that includes adding/removing decals on the lights and windows?

I wouldn't get all too excited over this review, this is the same site that gave GT5 P an 8.5 and NFS Shirt a 9.0

W1NGMAN-

BUT GT5 has months to top Forza in features, physics, etc if it hasnt already. Saying GT has no chance to top Forza is ridiculous. Its the advantage of coming in last I guess. Tjeremiah1988

No its not an advantage it will be harder on GT5 cuz now everything tey add it will be compared to F3 and if they make anything similer to F3 they will call it a copy from F3 its like F3 has set the par higher.

Back to topic well I didnt expect F3 to get anything less than 9 it a first day buy for me.