TeamXbox reviews Forza 2.

Yea yea...it's TeamXbox.  But they usually give pretty fair reviews for Xbox and 360 games.

Anywho, for those who are thinking about picking up the game, here's their review in summary:

Gameplay: 9.7

"Dangerously addictive and loads of fun, Forza Motorsport 2 has what it takes under the hood to satisfy both car junkies and general gamers alike."

Graphics 8.3

Car tuning is a series of compromises, which holds true for the graphics in a high end sim as well. Flat as a board comes to mind.

Audio 8.3

Rarely do the sound effects in Forza Motorsport 2 jump out and grab your attention like an open-exhaust rotary engine does in real life. Get those custom soundtracks ready.

Longevity 9.9

Forza Motorsport 2 appears to be thoroughly designed to ensure that you have no life outside of its cockpit.

Innovation 9.0

Not as big of a leap ahead of its predecessor as hoped, but it's still lapping the competition in terms of the complete car culture experience.

Overall Score(not an average) 9.3

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1330/Forza-Motorsport-2/p1/ 

the only score that really suprised me was the sound.  on my 5.1 system, the engine sounds were ****awesome****.  Maybe it has a weak built-in music sountrack.  Or maybe it doesn't have a regular music soundrack at all?  Everything else is what I expect.

I'm confident it will be AAA here. 

this is the real racing game GUYS THE #1 racing game Right NOW Followed closely but not close enough (GRAN Turismo) which lacks the realism and the DAMAGE SYSTEM which makes FORZA outshine gran turismo in a easy way

this is the real racing game GUYS THE #1 racing game Right NOW Followed closely but not close enough (GRAN Turismo) which lacks the realism and the DAMAGE SYSTEM which makes FORZA outshine gran turismo in a easy way

UIA_YO

Don't forget paint job , and all the insanes Online features .

this is the real racing game GUYS THE #1 racing game Right NOW Followed closely but not close enough (GRAN Turismo) which lacks the realism and the DAMAGE SYSTEM which makes FORZA outshine gran turismo in a easy way

UIA_YO

Nah, GT still holds the crown for me after playing the demo. I didn't like the handling as much (too arcady). Also you take a sharp turn, and when you release the left stick it immediatly goes straight forward instead of allowing time for the wheel to center itself. I didn't like that.

Graphics could be alot better, look at DIRT which looks way better on the 360 and is multiplat.

The damage is a joke. Was hyped super realistic and its all but that. Some surface scratches after slamming into a wall a 100mph is not realistic in my book. Look at F1, that has realistic damage and was a rushed game.

GT4 has over 3 times the number of cars and double the tracks (which will all be in GT5). Also it has rally racing and imo better/more realistic handling.

I planned on getting it at release but after playing demo's i'm picking DIRT over his pos. Will probably get it when its platinum cheap if GT5 isn't out by then.

Well it's an AAA series so it's to be expected, I just think people thought it was going to really push the graphics envelope for racing games.

Well it's an AAA series so it's to be expected, I just think people thought it was going to really push the graphics envelope for racing games.

lantus

true.   

[QUOTE="UIA_YO"]

this is the real racing game GUYS THE #1 racing game Right NOW Followed closely but not close enough (GRAN Turismo) which lacks the realism and the DAMAGE SYSTEM which makes FORZA outshine gran turismo in a easy way

elcoholic

Nah, GT still holds the crown for me after playing the demo. I didn't like the handling as much (too arcady). Also you take a sharp turn, and when you release the left stick it immediatly goes straight forward instead of allowing time for the wheel to center itself. I didn't like that.

Graphics could be alot better, look at DIRT which looks way better on the 360 and is multiplat.

The damage is a joke. Was hyped super realistic and its all but that. Some surface scratches after slamming into a wall a 100mph is not realistic in my book. Look at F1, that has realistic damage and was a rushed game.

GT4 has over 3 times the number of cars and double the tracks (which will all be in GT5). Also it has rally racing and imo better/more realistic handling.

I planned on getting it at release but after playing demo's i'm picking DIRT over his pos. Will probably get it when its platinum cheap if GT5 isn't out by then.

1) Just calling Forza 2 arcady reeks of fanboy. And if you've ever driven a car it takes almost no time to recenter your steering wheel.

2) Graphics could be better, but if that's the cost of 60fps I'll take it

3) Do some research, Forza 2 has full damage, just in the demo they limited it to cosmetic only. And car manufacturers have a limit as to how much damage they'll allow to a car, just getting the bumpers to come off is pretty impressive for Turn 10. Manufacturers have to worry about selling cars, F1 teams not so much.

4) Personally I'd rather have Forza's variety over GTs 35 different civics. Plus all the online features and customization have me sold.

*waits for cows to scream BIAS

It might not get AAA here if it barely pulled it off at this XBOX site. Uh oh. Will cows finally get revenge for the Motorflop fiasco?JiveT

Unless it gets less than a 7.9, then no, they won't. 

*waits for cows to scream BIAS

Rob2223

its from an xbox site... did anyone honestly exspect it to score bad there?

bah, Dreams you're slipping man, this is like the 10th thread on this...TheSystemLord1

I bet my thread was first. :( 

[QUOTE="Rob2223"]

*waits for cows to scream BIAS

InfamousC

its from an xbox site... did anyone honestly exspect it to score bad there?

Do you honestly expect it to get anything less than AAA here? 

[QUOTE="Rob2223"]

*waits for cows to scream BIAS

InfamousC

its from an xbox site... did anyone honestly exspect it to score bad there?

Again, TeamXbox reviews are generally on par with other gaming sites.  Look 'em up.  They are owned by IGN. 

[QUOTE="TheSystemLord1"]bah, Dreams you're slipping man, this is like the 10th thread on this...Dreams-Visions

I bet my thread was first. :(

1st is the worst, 2nd is the best :wink: 3rd is the one with the hairy chest....*runs to make a Forza 2 thread* 

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

[QUOTE="TheSystemLord1"]bah, Dreams you're slipping man, this is like the 10th thread on this...TheSystemLord1

I bet my thread was first. :(

1st is the worst, 2nd is the best :wink: 3rd is the one with the hairy chest....*runs to make a Forza 2 thread*

:cry: 

[QUOTE="TheSystemLord1"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

[QUOTE="TheSystemLord1"]bah, Dreams you're slipping man, this is like the 10th thread on this...Dreams-Visions

I bet my thread was first. :(

1st is the worst, 2nd is the best :wink: 3rd is the one with the hairy chest....*runs to make a Forza 2 thread*

:cry:

Do me a favor and enlighten me, since until I buy another LCD (46XBR2 cloudy...returned...no buy since then = long story short) and am playing on a 14" SD, how do the engines sound in the demo?  I can't really distinguish, maybe they all sound too similar? 

[QUOTE="Rob2223"]

*waits for cows to scream BIAS

InfamousC

its from an xbox site... did anyone honestly exspect it to score bad there?

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-41954.aspx

[QUOTE="Rob2223"]

*waits for cows to scream BIAS

InfamousC

its from an xbox site... did anyone honestly exspect it to score bad there?

There are plenty of Xbox-games that get bad scores over at TeamXbox.  

Face it, TeamXbox are very fair when it comes to reviewing games considering they focus on one single format.

when is gamespot going to review it btw?InfamousC

I'd say by the end of the week, according to gamertags.net, one of their guys is playing it as we speak. 

I want my waynehead paint job or I'm not buyiung it.waynehead895

Lol if you've got the skills you can do it, have you seen the Japanese screens? They are artists (I knew drawing Anime-esque figures was a Japanese genetic talent.)