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| From: Microsoft Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $7.69
You Save: $22.30 (74%)
New (57) Used (33) from $7.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 208
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: YJ0009
UPC: 882224318945
EAN: 0882224318945
ASIN: B000FRVCAA
Release Date: May 29, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Great Racing Game March 10, 2008
This is a great racing sim with excellent variety of game play. With hundreds of customizable cars and hundreds of performance and visual upgrades, this game really sets a high standard for future racing sims. There are so many features in this game that it's actually difficult to list them all. Buy, win and/or purchase cars from online XBOX Live auctions. Customize and race, sell or auction your car when you're done with it. Store dozens of cars in your garage, customize the look and auction it with a locked visual package so your personalized car will be out there with someone else racing it. If you get tired of racing, hire a driver to race for you for a portion of the winnings. Then sit back and watch to see how your car does. Very detailed custom tuning options allow you to tune your car to your specific driving technique. In game physics are fairly amazing, but seem to lack when it comes to crashes. Loading time can also be a little long at points as well. All in all the game is pretty awesome. Give it a try and I think you'll be pretty impressed.
 Excellent SIMULATION racing game February 23, 2008
If you're looking for an acrade type game, keep looking. This is a really acurate and fun SIMULATION game. This means you won't go quicker by sliding around corners, pulling the e-brake etc. What will make you go faster and picking the right line and being smooth, just like in the real world. You can customize cars, buy and sell them etc. Graphics are great, sound (Dolby D Surround) excellent when cranked up. All that's missing is the smell of high octane fuel and burned rubber. (I wish someone would make an air freshener like that-what's with all the girly potpourri)
You have to be careful not to over-modify your car and put it into a class where it won't be competitive. However, you can always "downgrade" the car by removing the modifications.
Great simulation game. If you are looking for something easier to learn and more arcade like, get Project Gotham 3 or 4.
Take It From A Non-Racing Fan... February 19, 2008
Forza 2 is worth the money. I've never been one to get all that interested in racing games, so I was a bit skeptical about this one to say the least. I was proven very wrong, however. The night I began playing hours just rolled by completely unnoticed, which I consider a true sign of a great game. The only thing I can think of that's somewhat bad is the soundtrack, but if you've got some songs loaded onto your hard drive it doesn't really matter, does it? Racing fan or not, check this one out.
You don't need an engineering degree to play this game... February 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
...But it helps. First off this is the best racing game on the market to date. If you're like me and you thoroughly enjoyed Gran Turismo 3 and were thoroughly disappointed by GT 4, this is the game GT 4 should have been. As soon as I popped this into my disc tray I couldn't stop playing it until I had finished Career mode. Upon completion of Career mode I thought I was done and put this game on the shelf. When I popped it back in a few months later I discovered online racing and the online auction house.
Online racing: this is the game's forte. You can always outsmart the in game AI, but racing other people online is a true challenge. If you REALLY want to be put to shame, then sign up for an online tournament. If you thought you were a good driver, this will show you that there is always someone better. Also check out the online leader boards for each class and each track. If you want to work your way to the top this has replay-ability written all over it.
Modifications and tuning: this is where an engineering degree can be useful. This game is all about balance. If your car has more horsepower than it can handle you'll just smoke your tires and not be able to brake and corner. If you focus solely on suspension and brakes you'll get passed in the straights. Then comes the tuning: this is where the engineering degree comes in handy. You can spend HOURS tuning your car. Forza 2 really rewards those who spend a lot of time tuning. Make one small adjustment, and then run several laps to see how it affects your time.
Damage: this is what sets it apart from the crowd. This really forces you to drive just like in real life. You can gently nudge other cars occasionally, but other than that contact with walls and other cars can drastically affect your car's ability to drive. Of course if you'd rather the game not be so challenging, you can always change damage from "simulation" to "limited" or even "cosmetic". Forza 2 allows you to make the racing as difficult or as easy as you prefer.
Customization: You can modify the outside of your car just as much as the inside. Not only can you add spoilers and body kits, you can also add an array of shapes to make any design you can think of. Then you can sell it in the online auction house. Finally I can get my ebay fix without spending real money.
If you want a game that's a constant quest to improve your car and improve your driving skills, this is the game for you. I can't think of a single flaw with this game. My only complaint is that Forza 2 makes me want to get a racing wheel, because that would be a lot smoother than driving with analog sticks. This is the serious racer that Xbox 360 needed.
Edit: After months of playing online I finally found a flaw: other people. Just like driving on the highway, there are always idiots who drive way to slow and those who drive way too fast, both of which seem to change lanes without little to no room to do so. In one weekend of online tournaments I met both extremes. My first encounter was with a guy who would do anything to disable my car in order to beat me. As I passed him the first time on a straight he performed a PIT maneuver on me (youtube: PIT maneuver). Being the better driver I caught up to him and passed him again this time he slammed into the back of me at full speed as I slowed down for the last turn of the lap. I passed him again and he rear ended me again.
Later that weekend I met the other extreme: someone who raced clean and was intolerant of any touching whatsoever. I didn't realize he felt that way until the third race when I blocked him from passing and he hit me anyway. He immediately left the race and sent me a message demanding I drive clean from now on. Forza 2 is still a great game, but some people take it way too seriously.
If you want a racing game that doesn't take itself way too seriously, then check out Juiced 2: HIN. It is the total opposite of Forza 2. Where Forza is all about handling and never losing traction, Juiced rewards you for power sliding through turns. Where the car physics in Forza are painfully realistic, Juiced is comically unrealistic. Where Forza has an online auction house, Juiced has pink slip races and drift contests. Unfortunately where Forza has a strong online community, Juiced has very few players online at a given time.
The bottom line: Forza 2 is a great game, but just like in real life other people can ruin your fun.
Forza Motorsport 2 February 17, 2008
A game with great graphics and life like gameplay. It gives you the opportunity to buy parts and modify your cars. Tuning your car becomes a must, which is fun. Real, known, popular engine swaps are available. You'll need the skills to successfully win races. Aimed towards serious racers/gamers.
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