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Just how popular is Forza 2?
I was at a Best Buy today, looking for GTR Evolution (they didn't have it),
and the sales guy mentioned he mostly plays Forza 2, an XBOX 360 game, with apparently a very large number of online players, much more than Live For Speed. I don't own a console, but I dediced to check out their forum and there are 120,000+ members which seems like a lot. I'm not planning to buy a console (don't own any of them), but I was curious about this, since PC based racing game sales seem to be growing smaller over the last few years. |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
"jeffareid" > wrote in message ... >I was at a Best Buy today, looking for GTR Evolution (they didn't have it), > and the sales guy mentioned he mostly plays Forza 2, an XBOX 360 game, > with apparently a very large number of online players, much more than > Live For Speed. I don't own a console, but I dediced to check out their > forum and there are 120,000+ members which seems like a lot. > > I'm not planning to buy a console (don't own any of them), but I was > curious about this, since PC based racing game sales seem to be growing > smaller over the last few years. > It's very popular. The possibility to customize the look of your car is one the main reasons why a lot of people play that game. There are some very talented painters despite the limitations of the interface. The game itself is actually pretty decent for a Gran Turismo clone. |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
It seems to be more about car collecting and painting than actual racing.
It has only 8 cars on track, no racing flags, no full pit stops. It has a good physics model but the racing side of it is weak feature wise. It gets borring fast. "Bob Loblaw" > wrote in message ... > > "jeffareid" > wrote in message > ... >>I was at a Best Buy today, looking for GTR Evolution (they didn't have >>it), >> and the sales guy mentioned he mostly plays Forza 2, an XBOX 360 game, >> with apparently a very large number of online players, much more than >> Live For Speed. I don't own a console, but I dediced to check out their >> forum and there are 120,000+ members which seems like a lot. >> >> I'm not planning to buy a console (don't own any of them), but I was >> curious about this, since PC based racing game sales seem to be growing >> smaller over the last few years. >> > > It's very popular. The possibility to customize the look of your car is > one the main reasons why a lot of people play that game. There are some > very talented painters despite the limitations of the interface. The game > itself is actually pretty decent for a Gran Turismo clone. > |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
I have Forza 2, and I can't stand it. The racing on the XB360 really stinks
IMHO. So I think your assessment is pretty accurate. -Larry "schooner" > wrote in message news:Y4vxk.1795$yS5.286@edtnps83... > It seems to be more about car collecting and painting than actual racing. > It has only 8 cars on track, no racing flags, no full pit stops. It has a > good physics model but the racing side of it is weak feature wise. It > gets borring fast. |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
I have it as well, never play it, boring. GRID is much better, although
more arcade style but much more fun. NASCAR09 is also decent, best NASCAR title from EA in a long time, take that for what it is worth. SimBin has RacePro coming soon for 360 as well so it may be worth a look. "Larry" > wrote in message ... >I have Forza 2, and I can't stand it. The racing on the XB360 really >stinks IMHO. > > So I think your assessment is pretty accurate. > > -Larry > > "schooner" > wrote in message > news:Y4vxk.1795$yS5.286@edtnps83... >> It seems to be more about car collecting and painting than actual racing. >> It has only 8 cars on track, no racing flags, no full pit stops. It has >> a good physics model but the racing side of it is weak feature wise. It >> gets borring fast. > |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
On Sep 9, 12:15*pm, "schooner" > wrote:
> I have it as well, never play it, boring. *GRID is much better, although > more arcade style but much more fun. *NASCAR09 is also decent, best NASCAR > title from EA in a long time, take that for what it is worth. *SimBin has > RacePro coming soon for 360 as well so it may be worth a look. > > "Larry" > wrote in message > > ... > > > > >I have Forza 2, and I can't stand it. *The racing on the XB360 really > >stinks IMHO. > > > So I think your assessment is pretty accurate. > There is no in-car cockpit view, I believe. Enough said. |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
That is correct, there is none, although I prefer hood/roof view but those
views don't even have a mirror either. "Bob Simpson" > wrote in message ... On Sep 9, 12:15 pm, "schooner" > wrote: > I have it as well, never play it, boring. GRID is much better, although > more arcade style but much more fun. NASCAR09 is also decent, best NASCAR > title from EA in a long time, take that for what it is worth. SimBin has > RacePro coming soon for 360 as well so it may be worth a look. > > "Larry" > wrote in message > > ... > > > > >I have Forza 2, and I can't stand it. The racing on the XB360 really > >stinks IMHO. > > > So I think your assessment is pretty accurate. > There is no in-car cockpit view, I believe. Enough said. |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
Exactly...
"Bob Simpson" > wrote in message ... There is no in-car cockpit view, I believe. Enough said. |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
schooner wrote:
> That is correct, there is none, although I prefer hood/roof view but > those views don't even have a mirror either. Well, if you HAVE to sit on the hood/roof, at least accept that there are no mirrors attached to the hood/roof! Finally a developer added a pinch of realism to those views... SCNR > > "Bob Simpson" > wrote in message > ... > On Sep 9, 12:15 pm, "schooner" > wrote: >> I have it as well, never play it, boring. GRID is much better, although >> more arcade style but much more fun. NASCAR09 is also decent, best NASCAR >> title from EA in a long time, take that for what it is worth. SimBin has >> RacePro coming soon for 360 as well so it may be worth a look. >> >> "Larry" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> >> >> >> >I have Forza 2, and I can't stand it. The racing on the XB360 really >> >stinks IMHO. >> >> > So I think your assessment is pretty accurate. >> > > There is no in-car cockpit view, I believe. Enough said. |
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Just how popular is Forza 2?
Ronald Stoehr > wrote:
> schooner wrote: >> That is correct, there is none, although I prefer hood/roof view but >> those views don't even have a mirror either. > > Well, if you HAVE to sit on the hood/roof, at least accept that there > are no mirrors attached to the hood/roof! If you are talking about training a real racecar driver, then that part of simulation realism probably would be necessary. But what if your sitting inside the car looking at a monitor? Some HUDs reflect off of a car windshield. Extending some boundaries can enhance the experience. > Finally a developer added a pinch of realism to those views... So you prefer a developer that forces your idea of realism on others and goes out of business, instead of a developer that provides easy to include options you can simply choose not to use. |
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