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Xbox Exclusive Forza Horizon 2 Now Available: Check Out 50 Beautiful Xbox One 1080p Screenshots

Forza Horizon 2 has finally launched, and is now available for download on Xbox Live for Xbox One and Xbox 360, and with the game Microsoft also opened the personal gallery section of the official website.

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GeofferyPeterson3527d ago ShowReplies(2)
nicksetzer13527d ago

Game looks amazing visually and the amount of features, variety and just pure fun is insane. cannot wait to get home from work and play tomorrow.

BigBosss3527d ago

Can't wait to play both Forza Horizon 2 and Drive Club, huge fan of racing games :)

creeping judas3527d ago (Edited 3527d ago )

Not sure if you got disagrees because 1) you are only allowed to like Forza 2) you are only allowed to like Drive Club, not sure which one?

Neonridr3527d ago

it's N4G, I'm going to go with the latter of the two choices.. ;)

aviator1893527d ago

Who on earth would disagree with what you just said??
I really hate this anonymity. Wish n4g introduced a system where we can actually see who put those agrees and disagrees on a comment.

BigBosss3527d ago

It's so sad, I actually own both systems for their exclusivity and all and the fact I actually am getting both games. But I don't care who disagrees or not.

Alsybub3526d ago

It's pathetic that people disagree. Clearly they believe you should bow down to the almighty PlayStation Gods and burn your Xbox One to win back their favour.

Oh, and I'm getting both too. I like to play games, not have fanatical brand loyalty.

ThePope3526d ago

How dare you like video games! Wait....

Walker3527d ago

I played the game, looks good in photo mode but during gameplay it doesn't feel next gen visually !

Father__Merrin3527d ago

its enhanced over horizons 1,and has imported the cars from forza 5. must have been an easy game to make imo

Dewitt3526d ago

Been working on it for 3 years and it is a rebuilt forza 5 engines, no car imports. This is not GT.

Jazzuri3527d ago (Edited 3527d ago )

Walker
"I pllayed the game, looks good in photo mode but during gameplay it doesn't feel next gen visually !"

When compared to what?

Have u actually played the game? Its insanely good looking....

To say otherwise is really very odd unless by saying next gen u actually mean what u say....

FORZA HORIZON 2 is this gen !

Where greatness doesn't await, it's here !

What a brilliantly good looking and absolutely fun game this is..

bandit9053527d ago

lol@walker, ps fanboy alert

GUTZnPAPERCUTZ3526d ago

Well it looks better than a last gen game, so it must be a Current Gen Game... ;)

NeoGamer2323526d ago

I played it today and then played some Horizon 1... There is no comparison and there is no doubt it is next gen.

When the planes fly over the whole environment shakes with feedback on the triggers and rumble, the vistas are absolutely stunning, the handling of the cars feels way different and more natural, and the off-roading rocks.

The only graphical complaint I have is in the people animation. But, it is a racing game not people adventure game.

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urwifeminder3527d ago (Edited 3527d ago )

Nice Three more days to go here will be a great social event on xbox.

IRetrouk3527d ago

Im thinking of buying it on the american store, just debating on buying the us gift card online or not :-/

IrishSt0ner3527d ago

Pretty sure I read someone preordered a game this way and it never unlocked until the UK release. Although I'm not sure if they kept their Xbox set to US.

I've also used this region free feature before, works great, although I probably wont for Horizon 2 as it's only £44.99 on the UK store and $59.99 on the US one.

That's the cheapest digital release we've had in the UK so might buy this way to show support for the pricing.

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Looking Back To 2014 and Forza Horizon 2

Paul writes: "Forza Horizon 2 then, a game from 2014 - a game that still stands up today"

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xRacer74x1700d ago

Would love to see a PC port of this game Forza 3 and 4 are just gorgeous on XBOX but Jaw dropping on PC.

ilikestuff1700d ago (Edited 1700d ago )

I remember when gran turismo was the driving sim king, I miss those days, I played the crap out of gt1, took me forever to get enough credits to get that viper, gt2 brought those muscle cars! Gt3 was a banger, gt4 was the downfall in my opinion, it was like they half assed the game, I think at one point they scanned a model car and used the bottom of it for the bottom of a car on their game. They gave up the crown and dont seem to care. Man though, gt1,2, and 3 were great.

sizeofyou1699d ago

Seriously even comparing FH to GT? 🤔

sampsonon1700d ago

not like DC does. they were 10 yrs ahead of their time.
https://youtu.be/pBEip6goHb...

but FH2 was pretty good as well.

ilikestuff1700d ago

Awesome video, those weather effects are nuts. I know that game didn’t start off to good but they should’ve gave them one more chance before they got shit down. Loved motorstorm

sampsonon1699d ago

i made sure i bought it before they de listed it from the ps store. those graphics are still one of the best this gen. and the best when it comes to realism. it looks soo real sometimes.

ramiuk11700d ago

i was blown away by driveclub ,infact still am tbh...
the rain !!!!!!!!!

porkChop1700d ago

DriveClub had some really impressive weather effects. It's a shame they didn't get another shot.

spicelicka1699d ago

Graphically that's true DC is the best looking racing game ever, but the article isn't talking about graphics only. Game design and gameplay in FH2 was miles ahead and has consistently improved with each iteration.

sampsonon1699d ago

they are saying it still holds up. to me that's a graphical thing. but if they think the open world car games are is the thing that makes a racing game hold up then The Crew is the winner.

in 10 yrs you can show DC and people will still think it's one of the best looking games.

but i get your point.

xRacer74x1699d ago

Just think if DC did not have prerendered backgrounds and the narrowest roads of any game i had played in a long time and it felt like it was on rails. DC was subpar and it cost the studio their jobs.

sampsonon1699d ago (Edited 1699d ago )

first of all the studio was shut down because of the launch of the game and all the free dlc they had to give away because of it. not the game itself.
pre-rendered backgrounds? lol thanks i needed that laugh.

"Just think if DC did not have prerendered backgrounds and the narrowest roads of any game i had played in a long time and it felt like it was on rails."

that's called a racetrack dumb dumb :)

FH2 had some of the worst graphics in a racer so of course you could have an open world. too bad the crew did a better job than FH2 and still does when it comes to open world racing.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

https://youtu.be/5WS55RHXyz...

xRacer74x1699d ago (Edited 1699d ago )

@sampsonon Except Genius(Intended Irony) not all the tracks were race tracks. And No feeling like the game is on rails does not mean its a race track either. DC was a subpar racing game. I really enjoyed the invisible barriers when you drove on the burm too. Forza was such a better game but that does not need to be said its why the studio is still making games and the other was FIRED. I get it though its not like on the PS4 their is a great arcade first party racing game. So you do not know any better.

sampsonon1699d ago (Edited 1699d ago )

@xRacer74x they were race tracks, just not off road tracks.
sub par my ass. Like i said sony only disbanded the company because of the bad launch. they also have GT so they could afford to close the company.

FH2 looked like shit and still does compared to the superior graphocs of DC. even 3 looks shit compared to DC.
One game was using tracks and the other was an open world. one looked way better and the other one allowed you to "REWIND" HAHA! when you race = garbage.

Forza Horizon is a fun game, don't get me wrong. but it was lacking in so many places compared to DC.
https://youtu.be/aa6qZ2pny6...

spicelicka1699d ago

I don't think simply being open world makes a game hold up, there were plenty of things FH2 did so well. IMO it did many things better than the Crew, which is why it's rated so much higher as well. Better graphics than the crew, the multiplayer was amazing with FM drivatar tech, and the handling of car just feels better than any arcade racer given the variety. The soundtrack is still my favourite.

Imortus_san1699d ago

LMAO, all the people that add no internet sucked balls since the phisical edition did not had those effects.

Forza Horizon 2 metacritic = 86 user 83
https://www.metacritic.com/...

Drive Club metacritic = 71 user = 63
https://www.metacritic.com/...

There is no real comparation, Drive CLub floped and the company went down while Forza Horizon 2 triumphed.

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3-4-51699d ago

* I've still yet to beat the game and haven't bought FH3 or FH4 because I still have stuff to do in FH2....I just haven't played in a while. It's an awesome game and yes it still is just as good now as when it originally released.

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7 Ultimate Xbox Gamerscore Grinds for Those with Way Too Much Time on Their Hands

Jacob writes: "Following on from my list of insanely difficult achievements, it’s time to shine the spotlight on another type of hellish achievement. The dreaded grind. These are the awards that will take you hundreds of hours at the absolute minimum, and often involve repeating menial tasks over and over. It’s safe to say that these were definitely not made with the casual gamer in mind. Only the most committed will ever see these pop."

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BillyG0AT1788d ago

rewording countless other articles, yayyy

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Pay much more for playing a bit earlier – this new emerging trend is alarming

As different as they are, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Forza Horizon, FIFA 19, and the new Tomb Raider have something in common. You could play all of them earlier than others. But there was a catch – you had to pay extra. And this practice doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon.

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InKnight7s2042d ago

Meanwhile selling Switch at MSRP price is considered an amazing offer. PATHETIC.

CDbiggen2041d ago

What's that got to do with this article?

Segata2042d ago

Is this how they trick people into paying $80 Us Dollars for games next gen? Then I will get every game used.

princejb1342042d ago

if games cost $80 next gen i will problably quit console gaming

Sokol2042d ago

Games have been priced at 79.99$ in Canada for almost six years now.

It won't change anything.. Sadly.

princejb1342042d ago

@sokol sorry to hear that its been $60.00 in the US. If it goes up in the US it will probably go up in canada also

sawoosevens2042d ago (Edited 2042d ago )

With their current practices bringing up prices is not practical unless they remove MT and get back to making awesome games like the old days I'm still at a complete loss as to how our technologies has come so far and our games have become hot pieces of garbage of course some games are exceptions. Only games I feel okay with $ 80 towards are all made by Sony and that's me thanking them for providing me with the true gaming experience from when I was young when games we're actually fun.

sawoosevens2042d ago (Edited 2042d ago )

If they remove MT and actually make games fun again like they used to I'll gladly pay $ 80 for game hell I already do that for Sony's games.

Jinger2042d ago

As long as the early access is just an additional feature of the edition that comes with the season pass and all that then I'm fine with it. But I'm not going to pay extra JUST for early access.

AK912042d ago

Don’t buy it, speak with your wallets not your words.

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