Forza Motorsport 3

Forza Motorsport 3 is the new king of racers. I can safely say that I've never played a better racing game. Scalable difficulty lets anyone play, making sure that everyone from novices to pros have a good time. Drop-dead gorgeous graphics will satisfy anyone's car lust. But it's that lovingly crafted and exceptionally realistic control that wins me over. Forza 2 was already great. They've just polished it to perfection to make 3.

Forza Motorsport 3 is an exemplary racing game. It's beautiful, the controls are spot-on, the career mode is satisfying, and the multiplayer component is awesome. But there's still room to grow. The visuals could be even better, the career mode sags at times, and there needs to be at least one more option for AI difficulty. Even with those concerns, Forza 3 is a big step forward for sim racing games. Turn 10 has thrown down the gauntlet and it will be a real challenge for Polyphony Digital to deliver a superior racer with Gran Turismo 5.

Forza Motorsport 3 features a wide breadth of content and truly excels with its fantastic creative tools and community structure. Some limits on the rewind feature would be nice, but the ability to shape the experience to your skill level insures that it will satisfy anyone looking for a realistic racing experience without too many headaches.

There's also no denying that Forza Motorsport 3 is a truly special racing game. Not only does it make simulation-style racing accessible to anyone with the inclination to give it a try, but it looks and sounds superb doing it and manages to foster an unusually strong sense of community along the way. If you have any interest whatsoever in racing games, even if you've never played one before, you'd do well to pay a visit to your local video game showroom and become a member of the Forza Motorsport 3 owners' club at your earliest convenience.

With the release of Forza Motorsport 3, it seems like that war is finally coming to a head, with fans on either side claiming victory prior to either's release. However, simply proclaiming a winner doesn't really do justice to either side. Both of these franchises have incredible simulation mechanics, and since Gran Turismo 5 will not see a 2009 release, Forza 3 is easily the best and most complete console racer currently available. Will Gran Turismo 5 change all that? There's no way to know at this point in time. But for 2009, it seems that Forza 3 has emerged as the automotive title of the year, and it is one that all simulation fans will enjoy.

The look and sound of Forza Motorsport 3 is really fantastic. The car models look great and show off a lot of detail, and more importantly, they move well. The game maintains a smooth frame rate throughout. The menus, most of which show off a stark-white design, are clean, easy to understand, and feel like an interactive car brochure. The audio is awesome, with realistic-sounding exhausts and tire squeals.

Forza Motorsport 3 is a great addition to the franchise, offering a staggering feature set for hardcore fans, and tons of assists to make sure that beginners have a great time as well. If you're a fan of racing games, then Forza 3 is one to check out this year. As both a gearhead's dream and an accessible racer for newcomers, Forza Motorsport 3 is practically two games in one, making the package all the sweeter.

Hands down, Forza 3 is the most accessible sim the world has ever seen. Everything you’ve ever perceived as impenetrable about the comprehensive racing sim can be turned on and off like a light switch. It’s not simply that every damned detail is customizable, it’s that the adjustable options are available at any time and are never buried under parchment scrolls of convoluted menu options.

Forza 3 doesn't do anything that's never been done before, but everything it does do has been executed to such a high standard that it's hard to find faults - and even those are minor in the grand scheme of things. Never before has there been such a content-packed racing game, playable for people of all skill levels, that feels this good. That's the key. On the track, no matter what car you're in, it feels right.

But as it stands, this is the very best racing game there is on the console market. It's a compendium of everything that's been great about driving games over the past few years, tied into a community that can keep the experience fresh for some time to come. For the uninitiated, this is a gentle introduction to the joys of well-clipped apexes and shaving split seconds, while for those already in thrall to the genre this is likely to be their obsession.

Forza Motorsport 3 is only you, the car, the rubber and the road, in a blissful, never-bettered harmony - until the race ends, you pull back, and you get the bigger picture. Then you realise that that experience was just the centre of a huge, welcoming, flexible and shockingly complete package, a racing game that genuinely has a corner somewhere in it for everyone who loves cars, and a world-beating online platform to share that love with thousands of others. For 2009 at least, consider the racing game defined.

Visualmente es muy completo, a 60 fps por segundo con (muy) puntuales caídas del frame rate, una vista interior que si bien no ofrece las mismas sensaciones que NFS Shift, sí es igual de jugable y nos deja ver los detallados interiores de los vehículos, si bien a estas alturas sólo 8 coches por carrera se nos antoja algo escaso. Los circuitos están muy cuidados, llenos de detalles y con trazados para todos los gustos, que harán que potenciemos todos y cada uno de los factores que mejoran una conducción.

Personalmente creo que definirlo con esa palabra sería casi una falta de respeto hacia Turn 10. El grado de enfermizo realismo del que hace gala este producto ha sido fruto de un laborioso trabajo de artesanía digital. De todas maneras, la grandeza de este título reside en el hecho de que aún siendo un serio simulador resulta tan divertido y engancha tanto como el juego más elaborado. Tanto si te gustan los coches como si no, Forza 3 no te va a defraudar, es más, quizás descubras una nueva afición.

La banda sonora ofrece un equilibrado compendio de temas creados para el videojuego a modo de score, y otros licenciados, algunos de ellos moderadamente conocidos, pero todos dentro de un espectro ciertamente alternativo o electrónico. Forza Motorsport 3 logra superar el alto baremo de calidad de su predecesor, y lo consigue con una oferta igual de seria y exhaustiva. Más vehículos, más circuitos, mejores gráficos y un control todavía más preciso son sus credenciales.

Offrant un gameplay équilibré en accessibilité et réalisme, il s'impose sans mal comme le jeu de courses à posséder sur Xbox 360. Sa principale qualité est d'être ouvert à tous les joueurs, ce qui n'est pas forcément le cas d'un Gran Turismo par exemple. Reste quelques problèmes d'IA et une technique parfois discutable mais au final, se passer du fruit du talent des équipes de Turn 10 serait une bien curieuse idée.

La qualità dell’esperienza, sia per quanto riguarda il gameplay che per ciò che concerne la mole di contenuti proposta, è di altissima qualità e senza dubbio superiore a quella offerta da qualsiasi altro racing game attualmente sul mercato. Insomma, se foste in cerca di un capolavoro dell’automobilismo digitale da aggiungere alla vostra collezione, Forza 3 si rivelerà la risposta alle vostre preghiere.

I Turn 10, al terzo colpo, sono riusciti a sfornare quello che molti giocatori considereranno il miglior simulatore di guida mai creato su console. Forza Motorsport 3, però, può essere giocato da chiunque perché è anche una delle esperienze più personalizzabili in circolazione, in grado com'è di dare contenuti diversi a seconda del tipo d'approccio che si decida di tenere, fino ad accontentare anche chi da una pista e da una macchina non pretende altro che un po' di sgommate e curve a tutta velocità.

Met honderden auto’s, vele tracks en tal van aanpasmogelijkheden biedt de game tientallen uren plezier aan alle raceliefhebbers. Wel mist er soms spanning doordat fouten nu niet meer afgestraft worden door de terugspoelmogelijkheid, en is het gevoel van snelheid nog niet optimaal. Toch heeft Turn 10 met Forza Motorsport 3 de meest complete racing game ooit afgeleverd, en daarom moet je als raceliefhebber zeker de (in-game) wagen instappen om ermee weg te racen.