FM4 Old FM4 Articles (merged)

[Daniel Higgins]

Name: Forza 4
Release Date: TBA 2011
Exclusively on: Xbox 360 / Kinect
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Turn 10 Studios

“Welcome to the future of racing.” The words from Turn 10 Studios creative director Dan Greenwalt, as he ended his presentation for Forza 4, using Microsoft Kinect to entice gamers that Microsoft’s latest gadget would be the way to go for all future racing simulation games.
The game itself showcased two modes. One, is racing mode, the other, was being able to get inside the chosen car, looking around and pressing all those wonderful buttons that you never thought you’d be able to press inside a sports car. The E3 video shows this mode, and looks utterly breathtaking, although it could get kind of boring over time.
This does not shy away from the graphics, which are superb. You never thought you would even touch a Ferrari in your life-time, but you come very close from getting almost the same experience from your living room.
One thing that might let gamers, and racing simulation fans down is that you don’t need to worry about braking or acceleration, but only the steering. The aim of the mode shown, was to pass as many cars as possible in a row before you run out of time.
Overall I think it looks great but I cant really see what Turn10 can add to the series apart from updated cars but im sure they will think of something. Kinect will surely also act as a head tracker if not for steering.


Videos below of Racing and Walk Around mode;

Racing/Overtaking;
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/dor/objec...t_forza4_061510.html;jsessionid=34kgilme6n7ae

Walk Around;
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/dor/objec...zakin_demo_06141.html;jsessionid=5tzarjohppqv

 

[Jekabs Elerts]

cool beans

 

[Hubert Smolders]

Yep, typical turn 10 style...a big ewwww

 

[Hubert Smolders]

yep ew!

 

[Trebor901]

wow, them screenshots are from Forza 4? they look exactly like Forza 3 lol

 

[Kevin Watts]

I think Forza 4 is shaping up to be a good release, the increase in multiplayer to 16 players should help it become more attractive to online leagues such as RD.

 

[Brian Hodgins]

Lots of consoles out there, the exposure will be good for ALMS.

 

[George Talbot]

such a shame that a great series such as the ALMS has now been lost to an arcade game...... Looks like we will all need to donate some money to rFactor 2 or GTR3 for them to one day buy the license for a great GT/LMS Series......

 

[ongias25]

Looks like more DLC that you will have to pay for..............cars and tracks that you should get when pay for the game the first time.Big deal those tracks are not new so who cares.I'm done with consoles.

 

[Ramon Alonso]

It should blow away GT5 and most of the other sims out there, but there's only one way to find out.

 

[Danny Asbury]

ughh, Forza... At one point they made an effort for the simracer, now all their efforts are for little kids and TV deals.

 

[Robert Walker]

This game isn't competing with Rfactor 2. It's competing with Gran Turismo, which some people on here seem to enjoy. I think forza will be far better than GT5 for the audience it's aimed at.

 

[usmckilljoy13]

forza is a turd

 

[OverTake.gg]

Today a new trailer surfaced of Forza Motorsport 4 called Endangered Species. Beautifully narrated by Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson with some impressive classical music Turn 10 shows us only a glimpse of the gameplay but surely know how to impress us. Are we an endangered species?

FM4 is scheduled for release in North America on October 11, 2011, in Europe on October 14, and the rest of the world on October 20. The game will be the first in the series to support the Kinect sensor alongside the traditional controller-based gameplay.

The demo of Forza Motorsport 4 can now be downloaded from Xbox Live!

Find more information about this Xbox 360 racing giant in our Forza Motorsport 4 forums.

 

[Bradley Vanian]

I would prefer actual gameplay in a trailer than this. This trailer is way too vague to be used for a Forza Trailer. It could be used for a GT, NFS or even a Burnout trailer.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

I am a sucker for trailers that appeal to the emotion. Big thumbs up

 

[Tim Ling]

Nicely done Jezza!

 

[Robert Woodward]

great advert, too bad 50% of the beauty gets ruined by jagged edges, low resolution textures and the usual stuff.

 

[Robin Chung]

Beauty!

 

[Ferrari248F1]

i played the demo its ok and an improvement to FM3, last year i bought an Xbox 360 just for the sole reason of playing Forza 3 and it was a big let down (I'm a PC gamer) what i saw was no Anti-aliasing and cars that had more polys in "photo mode" and less in the actual gameplay. :\

 

[Xosé Estrada]

Jeremy Clarkson doesn't have any problem to take a V12 and drive it to the limit every time he wants, in a track in Germany, in a highway in montana, in a club track 2 miles from his house... what is he talking about? I'm not an endangered specimen, I just can't afford a V12 car