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E3 2012 – Forza Horizon Puts The Pedal To My Metal

There was a lot of speculation about  coming into . What would it be? How would it play? Would it still feature customization?

While the show floor of Horizon was limited, we did get a glimpse of what the title has to offer: the same Forza experience, including all the tuning, tweaking, and customization the series is known for per one of the reps on hand, open road as you dodge traffic and trade paint with other racers, and a thumping soundtrack with plenty of dubstep.

All of this is exactly what I was hoping for.

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You’re not going to need to re-learn how Forza controls with Horizon, though we did attempt to play with a wireless wheel controller. I finished in 2nd for that race and game away quite surprised as to how well the controller worked, though I certainly prefer the normal controller. Anyway, with my trusty controller in hand, I felt right at home, as if I was playing Forza 4 on a road course instead of a track. Yes, you heard road course; while this wasn’t, say, a dirt road course that was demoed, the from ’s press conference did feature a bit of off road. And drifting. And swerving through traffic. And trading paint.

You could say that Forza Horizon is the racer that features a little bit of everything. Truth be told, you’d be right; while it may have more of an arcade feel to it, this is still a simulation racer at heart, but one that is bringing in features from all genres of racing, doing it without compromising the heart of the Forza series. Count us in when the game launches October 23rd.

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  1. Monique Spalding July 4, 2012 at 8:04 pm -

    I modded my game midnight club l.a because i got jelous of my friend so i used modio and then i modded gta iv tbogt on horizon and then today i got an achivment and my friends cant see my new score and i got worried im stupid for modding i gusse i learn my leason and i dont know if i get my points that i got on forza 4 my old gamer score was 6835 and then when i unlocked an achivment i had 6915 please tell me if i’ll get banned or rest my score RESOND ASAP!

  2. i could either buy a phone or a few game (assassins creed 3, halo 4 and forza horizon)

  3. Hey everyone, I’m thinking if I should preorder 2 copies of Battlefield 3.

    I have one copy set for preorder right now at Gamestop.

    Just yesterday I purchased another Xbox 360 and yet another copy of Bad Company 2 for my brother. Now we play online together as a Squad. So I was wondering if BF3 is going to have split screen or not? If not would it be worth it to purchase another one so my brother could play with me online as well?

    The games I have on pre-order are Ace Combat Assault Horizon, Forza 4 and Battlefield 3. I dropped Modern Warfare 3 out of my purchase list, knowing I’ll play it for a while then get bored and go back to Battlefield. In total that’d be about $220 for just 4 games plus tax, yikes!

    So, go or no go?

    Thanks!

  4. Madden 12

    Dead Island

    Fifa 12

    Gears of War 3

    Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

    Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

    Deus Ex: Human Revolution

    Forza Motorsport 4

    Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

    Rage

    Rayman Origins

    Sonic Generations

    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

    Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Battlefield 3

    Batman: Arkham City

    Saint’s Row: The Third
    please pick your favourite 2

  5. Just as the Air Force and possibly other branches do, does the USCG offer E3 for having 60+ (approximately) college credits?

    I can’t find the answer on the Coast Guard’s website.

  6. Halo 4
    Call Of Duty Black Ops 2
    Gears of war Judgement
    Assassins creed 3
    Fifa 13
    Watch dogs
    Medal of Honour
    Forza 5 (Horizons)
    Splinter cell
    Hitman
    Tomb Raider
    Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
    Resident Evil 6
    Rainbow 6: Patriots

    Add any if i missed any !

  7. hank baseballs July 24, 2012 at 7:58 pm -

    I am a 13 year old fan of video games and i must say why the hefty price tag ? 60 dollars is to much for a video game. I mean i played Def Jam Fight For New York and found out it was between $19.99-$24.99 but it wasn’t expensive with all those artists in it.Neither was ESPN NFL 2K5 that expensive being 20 dollars on release or so i hear.The point is why are good games like Madden NFL 13 and Forza Horizon getting expensive.

  8. Next year me and some buddies are going to LA. We want to get tickets for e3 but it seems they are no where on the internet? Where can I find tickets, are they even available?

  9. Well…We see endless amounts of games and new consoles…

    Nintendo wastes time on it’s Miiverse and Wii u.

    Microsoft Talks about a south park game and a boring dancing game.

    And playstation disapoints with limited hardware and a lineup not even the angry video game nerd would like.

    (taken from game informer’s E3 Magazine)

    top 50

    1:Assassin’s Creed 3
    2:The Last Of Us
    3:Dishonored
    4:XCOM:Enemy Unknown
    5:Border4ands 2
    6:Halo 4
    7:Dead Space
    8:Watch Dogs
    9:Tomb Raider
    10:Planetside 2
    11:Splinter Cell:Blacklist
    12:South Park:The Stick Of Truth
    13:Resident Evil 6 :(
    14:Gears Of War:Judgement
    15:Hitman:Absolution
    16:God Of War:Ascension
    17:Beyond:Two Souls
    18:New Super Mario Bros U
    19:SimCity
    20:Star Wars:1313
    21:Rayman Legends
    22:Devil May Cry
    23:The Cave
    24:Metro:Last Light
    25:FIFA 2013
    26:Metal Gear Rising:Revengence
    27:Far Cry 3
    28:Crysis 3
    29:Lost Planet 3
    30:Need For Speed:Most Wanted
    31:Pikmin 3 ?
    32:Call Of Duty:Black Ops II :(
    33:Madden NFL 2013
    34:Paper Mario:Sticker Star
    35:The Elder Scrolls Online
    36:Transformers:Fall Of Cybertron
    37:Assassin’s Creed 3:Liberation
    38:The Unfinished Swan
    39:Epic Mickey:Power Of Illusion
    40:New Super Mario Bros 2 :(
    41:Darksiders II
    42:Lego City Undercover ?
    43:Injustic:Gods Among Us
    44:Scribblenauts:unlimited
    45:Forza:Horizon
    46:Papo & Yo
    47:Medal Of Honor:Warfighter
    48:NHL 2013
    49:Skylanders:Giants
    50:Castlevania:Lords Of Shadow-Mirror Of Fate

    Out of these…only pikmin, forza, and playstation all stars battle royale interest me.

    (what is pikmin?)

    Most of the games…left me disapointed alot.

    How do you feel?

  10. what time and date will it be in ireland and uk when the nintendo e3 press conference is on in L.A
    the reason i’m asking is because i’m going on holiday’s on wed 8th june and i want to see the nintnedo e3 press conference oh and where can i watch it online thanks