The scattered leaf litter and gravel being kicked up in the wake of speeding vehicles. The fingers of sunlight reaching out towards you at dusk. In fact, most everything about Forza Horizon looks improbably good. It’s not as large as Test Drive Unlimited’s Oahu but it’s significantly better looking. The road types are just as varied, ranging from narrow dirt tracks to a lengthy freeway that, in the right car, you can breach the 400 km/h mark on. With the scenery shifting as you weave across the map Twisty mountain passes give way to winding country roads and small towns, before bleeding into a red desert ridge. This slice of Colorado incorporates a variety of different environments These special events pitted players against unique challenges, such as racing against a helicopter or a fighter jet, adding excitement and spectacle to the game. Your goal in Forza Horizon is to become champion of the Horizon Festival, a heaving celebration of cars and music plonked in the middle of the Colorado countryside.
Forza Horizon is the open-world racing game that open-world racing game fans have always wanted.Think Test Drive Unlimited but with the nuanced handling and carefully crafted cars of the Forza franchise mixed with the confident presentation fans of Codemasters’ racers are accustomed to.