Forza 2 now owns my life

It's been a while since my last post, so I thought I would post a quick update.

I am still powering through with sitecore on my Quickflix project, and we are on I think the 11th or 12th concept for the redesign of the look and feel. It is a tough slog, but we're getting there.

With the Beta of Halo 3 closed, and my Guitar Hero 2 fanatasism reaching it's pinaccle, I felt a yearning for a new gaming experience. After tripping up in JB Hifi I purchased Forza Motorsport 2 for my Xbox 360 and I have found it to be (barring a few minor annoyances) the best racing sim I have ever played. The Wireless Racing Wheel I got to compliment it is the icing on the cake.

Some reviewers have claimed the graphics to be "bland", or "functional" and I would have to agree... to a level. They are best described as realistic. The cars look phenomenal, but the tracks are bland looking, mainly because we are used to looking at the over the top craziness that is the courses found on games such as Need for Speed or Project Gotham Racing. Playing deeper into Forza 2 rewards with more tracks, and some of these look beautiful. One track places you winding through a track covered over with orange leaved trees in Autumn and it just looks amazing.

But, this game is all about the simulation, and it does this perfectly. From the torque steer on front wheel drive buzz boxes to feeling the wheels loosen up when cresting over a hill, Forza 2 gets it all spot on when using the wheel. If you are playing with the controller, you are missing out on most of the experience.

It did give me quite a thrill when I bought my real life car in the game and found it handled perfectly like the real thing, right down to the change in handling putting wider tires on mine did.

The depth of this game is just amazing. I can spend hours tuning or tweaking my car, or just sit back and watch races currently on the go on Xbox Live. I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of what Forza 2 has to offer. As I take a few glorious of my cars in the game expect them to get posted on couch-review for your purusal.

Peace out.