Forza Motorsport

Forza Motorsport is a racing simulator video game developed by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming system. Since its release it has been heralded as one of the most realistic racing simulators for any of the popular gaming consoles. It was shipped to stores on May 3, 2005. more...

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The name Forza means "force" in Italian.

Many people were confused when Forza was first announced because Microsoft already had a flagship racing game in the form of Project Gotham Racing. The primary difference between the two is that Forza aims to be a very accurate simulation whereas PGR has much more of an arcade feel. Forza is circuit-based while PGR is mainly city-based (although some of the tracks in Forza are present).

The cover art features a tuned Acura NSX racing against a tuned Nissan 350Z.

Cars

There are about 230 cars in Forza Motorsport ranging from a Honda Civic to supercars such as the Enzo Ferrari and Le Mans race prototypes such as the Audi R8. The cars are separated into 6 classes D, C, B, A, S and R.

Class D: Standard production vehicles such as the Ford Focus; Class C: Sports cars such as the Impreza WRX STi and Lancer Evo VIII; Class B: Performance cars such as the Porsche Boxster; Class A: High performance cars such as the TVR Tuscan S; Class S: Super Cars such as the Enzo Ferrari, Koenigsegg CC8S and Porsche Carrera GT; Class R: Racing only cars (non-production vehicles);

Each class, except class R, has 4 subclasses with 1 being higher and 4 being lower rated . Upgrading by tuning or buying new parts can move cars between classes except class R (no car can enter or leave class R). There are 3 subcategories of class R:

R-GT: Racing Cars (Grand Touring) such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe; R-GTS: Higher performance race cars such as the Saleen S7R (a racing variant of the S7); R-P1: Racing Prototypes, mostly LMP's these cars weigh around 900kg with roughly 450kW examples include the Bentley Speed 8 and the BMW McLaren F1 GTR;

Circuits

Forza contains a mix of licenced, street, point to point (P2P) and original circuits. The licenced tracks include Road Atlanta, Silverstone, Laguna Seca, Tsukuba and Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Upgrading and tuning

Like Gran Turismo, each car can be upgraded and tuned with a large number of extras and parts. Upgrades are separated into 3 categories; engine/power, appearance/aerodynamics and chassis/drivetrain. There is a wide range of tuning available including tire pressure (which changes during races due to temperature), down force, gear ratios and limited slip differential.

Customization

One feature is the ability to change the look of your car, from changing the color to applying decals. Using the somewhat unwieldy but very powerful tool set you can create some very striking designs.

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