If you ask me, Forza Horizon 2 is going to be the best thing since sliced bread.
Sadly, I’m still (im)patiently awaiting for my copy of the game to arrive next week. For now, I’ll have to see what other people are saying about the game. Let’s check in with those other people.
Gaming Trend – I like Forza Horizon 2 more than I like Forza Motorsport.
I know, it’s all sorts of high treason, but the team at Playground Games have captured the type of game that I want to play more than Turn 10’s masterful racing titles have. Forza Horizon 2 may have racing at it’s roots, but this is a driving game at heart.
GameZone – Forza Horizon 2 is just the first of many racing games to release this Holiday season, and it sure started it off with a huge bang. It’s gorgeous, it’s huge, it’s exciting and most of all, it’s just downright fun. It certainly deserves a standing ovation.
IGN – The first Forza Horizon set a new standard for open-world racing games, and Forza Horizon 2 has comprehensively updated that standard. The location is right, the car list extensive, the handling nuanced but accessible, and the visuals are excellent. Above everything it’s always fun, whether you’re in a ludicrous Land Rover race or sniffing out a hidden Barn Find. Forza Horizon 2 is Test Drive Unlimited, PGR, Smuggler’s Run, and Forza Motorsport all crammed into a T-shirt cannon and fired into your face. It wears its inspiration on its sleeves but damn if that’s not a killer combination.
Polygon – The excellent foundation below Forza Horizon 2‘s open world and the experimentation that it occasionally encourages at least provide a reason to race there. But that same open world serves as a less well-executed space to race and drive than the tracks that have defined previous games, and the open-world activities can’t quite make up the difference.
Forza Horizon 2 will be available on both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 on September 30th. I apologize in advance for any and all mayhem my Drivatar will cause.
