Forza Horizon Review XBOX 360

Forza Horizon - the result obtained by crossing several teams consisting exclusively of veterans of the racing genre, called up from a few British studios. Microsoft could integrate these people under one roof, gave them the right amount of money and provide space for creativity.

United under the name Playground Games, the studio has creators working on better and more interesting racing series - there are people from Bizarre, Codemasters, Criterion, and so on.The aim was to create Playground Games scale, equipped with open world, a spin-off, which could boast of the rich resources of the franchise Forza.

The result speaks for itself. Forza Horizon is precisely this open-world game, dreamed about all the fans of open world racing.Imagine Test Drive Unlimited with more elaborated physics and carefully modeled cars, add to this luxury supply project from Codemasters and you will understand what a Horizon.

In this game you will become the champion of the festival Horizon - pompous show Pestryaev expensive wheelbarrows, great music and spectacular scenery of Colorado.By the way, the choice of this particular area was the most successful, allowing you to combine a wide variety of scenery in one bottle.Serpentine meanders makes a great contrast windswept fields and tiny town, located nearby the desert, crashing into a series of canyons.There are many types of roads, starting with the soil covering some dirt track, and ending with a smooth surface straight highway, where you can accelerate your horse up to 400 km / h. Of course the card is not as big as the island of the TDU, but you can definitely say that it looks beautiful.

Incidentally, virtually all in Forza Horizon looks very cool.Punches due mountain range sun caressing eyes shortly before dusk, scattering in all directions leaves and rubble, popping out from under the wheels of the car and speedingOther beauties of nature. But in general the concept of the festival held already hints at the fact that the world lives its own life, as if the divine power of her breath in a quiet American heartland.Setting replete with detail and vibrant colors, wherever you look - along a road lined lined up a series of check boxes, and in the background we see the sunset shade filled canyon. The incredible beauty that compares with Emma Stone, plays guitar in his underwear.

At night, Colorado looks just as good. Incidentally, there occurs overnight in real time about every half hour. Special thrill is how beautifully in the distance, where the heart of the festival, the sky lights up with flashes of fireworks.

No less impressive cars themselves. Sets the fourth part of the series of high standard remained unchanged, and in some ways even surpassed predecessor.Given the change of day and night, not to mention the backlight dashboard inside the car.And of course, all the lights are animated sliding each vehicle separately - from some, say, BMW M1 and ending '69 Chardzherom. Lights turn on automatically after dark.

Menus and other interface elements evoke memories of the best works of Codemasters. And, in spite of the modern and dynamic design, none of the elements does not stop you.

The unequivocal advantages should be written and audio design. As in Forza 4, each engine sound emitted in the extreme good to hear.Open the valves, driving somewhere in the middle of the tunnel, and rest assured - this is now somewhere Jeremy Clarkson's face stretched into an uncontrollable smile.The sound of this, as if Zeus himself trying to swallow a punch. Is that the radio at this time may disrupt their volume idyll, but it can be configured as desired, it is enough to reduce its volume from 20 to 14 and the kerf car at full volume.

Honestly and radio quite pleased with good music - there is a seasoned DJ chatter naborchik tracks of various genres. But that's because not too many of them, long before the end of the game they will have time to get bored.

But what is much more important than the music and the visual component - own race.Both teams of developers, is located on both sides of the Atlantic had long conversations about what is tsentroobrazuyuschim element franchise Forza.Staying true to the traditions of the fourth part, Horizon also creates a strong impression that each car was worked out to the smallest detail. Each machine is controlled by a completely different way.I can tell you - reseeding at the wheel of the four Horizon, you never for a second feel discomfort. They are absolutely identical to each other like two twin brothers. Configure the game and you clearly notice the same structure as "DNA", typical of the series Forza.

Continuing to compare, I probably use another metaphor - if Forza 4 is a home dog - pure and accustomed, the Horizon is the coyote is not willing to tolerate any restrictions, and thought the whole district panic awe.

Manageability cars have no complaints, no matter - you slide into a skid on the gravel of a new type of track, bypass or one after the other traffic participants.Moreover, as already mentioned, you can turn on hints, but as always vodilos - the greatest interest is handedly control. It sounds corny, but this is the game to a lesser extent suffers blunt thrust of the gas pedal, requiring precise handling.

It is not difficult to guess - in the game we will drive and ride lots. In the process of promotion in the standings of the festival, we will chase with different classes of members.In the present race from point A to point B, closed circuit races, and even mixed types, line segments combine road and off-road areas twists abound.On the festival plaschadka, which can move between using the teleport, you can participate in stunt Event - speed events that require a set maximumspeed, photo contests in which you need to get to a certain car to a particular point, and the actual stunt in which to collect the required number of points with the help of drift,Dangerous turns and so on. Demonstrations push you in a race against helicopters and airplanes. The first such event in which you are on the '70 Mustang compete with the P-51 Mustang (a fighter of World War II) will be a truly spectacular event.

In addition to the festival races are present in the range of all kinds of street racing on urban routes. They do not raise your status in the standings, but allow to earn some money.Just Build out for some scorcher and offers to join with him in the competition. Finish immediately be drawn on the map, and the race will begin immediately. Depending on the vehicle that owns you and your opponent, you notify the difficulty of the race.

Do not forget about online. Rivals mode, you can cut down more money ahead of the ghosts of your friends or other members of the leaderboard.In general, as before, Horizon will offer the race with eight players, but given the modes of cat and mouse, or something like salochek game sparkle with new colors.

In addition to the race you are invited to spend time in the section painting or machine settings. Visual customization peaked, besides, you can import your own vinyls from the fourth part. In general, you can go mad from all these chips.

Of course, many journalists complained about the lack of elements embedded in Test Drive Unlimited 2, as the game seems to them somewhat too sterile, but I will not find fault with in this way, because do not agree with them.

The trick lies in the fact that we did not expect from Horizon set just what we can from it are not expected to see.We were afraid that the game because of the increased scale is unlikely to impress us with the visual component.We regret razglyadvali TDU2 its technical imperfections, we are disappointed with DiRT Showdown, when it turned out that many of the tracks in the game are repeated again and again for the sake of improved graphics,but none of this kind of problem can not be attributed to the Forza Horizon.It's hard to imagine how the developers managed to create such a beautiful game - there are literally shines every aspect of its perfection, since the paint and environmentfinishing well developed to detail inside the car.It is difficult to understand how the developers managed to fix the frame rate stability - the game not for a moment slows down, regardless of whether you go by the highway, hundreds of sparklinglanterns, or accelerate to 400 km / h in a straight line. Heck, there is clearly not without witchcraft. I do not know how it all works, but it fucking works!

There were still without drawbacks. Upgrade car you can, but now there is no tuning. And there is no system of internal damage.Of course, hardly anyone would want to trudge through Colorado kalymage beaten, but as in Forza 4, you can easily push apart their rivals rushing to the podium of the championship.External damage Horizon remained at the same level as in the Forza 4, where the broken glass can only be seen in the review mode, with the outer chamber - in still awaits us impenetrable windshield.

The same opponents who long to tell you some stuff before you start the race - all this has long since been forgotten like a bad dream, even the most stupid of the genre.I seemed doubtful and implementation chips Barn Find, implying that you will find rare clunkers scattered throughout Colorado.The idea in this interesting pieces, but these cars have already bored us back in Forza 4.Bugatti EB110, Shelby Daytona and Jaguar D-Type - perhaps the only really interesting items, but they are not able to please you, after you have come a long way to their seatsparking. You are a long time coming, and then find some hangar, breezing in and discover the machine on which you have already traveled to Forza 4. Agree to Barn Finds could push these cars that we have not previously had a chance to drive.
At the end cons.

Verdict:

If you liked Forza 4, the Horizon will be your ideal choice. The same can be said even if you just love cars. Now fairly easy to come up with something new, especially in the genre of racing sims. But Playground Games were able to cope with this task and without innovation.

Dammam and gentlemen, how long have you dreamed about race open world? And about this game that makes everything better developers races in the world? In this case, the creation of Playground Games should you like.

Evaluation: 9 points.

The most fascinating racing franchise generation migrated to the open world, the result is really impressive.

Pros:

- A high degree of attention to detail
- A specific approach to audio design
--Designed manageability
- A lot of different's Event

Cons:

- Tuning fans will be disappointed

Assessment hitovik.com: 8.5 points (for the first part is fine!)