For those itching for some track time on the couch.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/14349/video-gamin-forza-motorsport-2.html
“As a guy who’s been a huge Gran Turismo fan since the first edition chewed up hundreds of valuable studying hours back in college, I was very, very hesitant to pick up a controller hooked to any other racing game…Thank goodness, then, a little vial of video-game narcotics called Forza Motorsport 2 came across my desk. It’s every bit as fun as any Gran Turismo I’ve played.”
“I actually jumped off the couch and pumped my fist when I won a 1970 Chevelle SS454 (one of the first cars I ever lusted after) in Career mode, laughed in amazement when I heard the exhaust note of a full-race Mustang, and spent 25 minutes trying lap after lap to top my fastest time on a short course through the streets of New York in the Le Mans–winning Audi R8 race car. I told myself “just one more race” about two dozen times. I never saw the sun. When that “Have I really wasted an entire day playing video games?” depression hit, I turned up the volume, and it faded instantly. That Mustang sounds incredible.”
“This is the first video game to provide an honest substitute for the aural treat of standing on the gas and listening to an engine work its magic. You could play “Guess That Car” based on exhaust tones.”
“I get the sense that a person lacking a basic grasp of vehicle dynamics and some video-gaming expertise would be lost in this thing right quick. It’s certainly not a game you can hop into for five minutes, that’s for sure. But who’d want to? With a huge Career mode and a kabillion cars to choose from, the world is your oyster. I spent three hours—three hours!—putting sponsorship decals on my VW GTI.”
“Although I didn’t get much of a chance to hop online and check out all the features there—a press release assures me there are downloadable cars, decal packs, and other stuff—it didn’t even matter. Forza Motorsport 2 is such a blast without all the extra frippery that I can’t recommend it enough. If you have an Xbox 360 and love racing, you owe it to yourself to check out this game.”
“My biggest problem with Forza Motorsport 2, really, is that I just don’t have enough time. This game is hopelessly addictive. I think I feel a sick day coming on.”