Redmond (WA) - Microsoft's first-party game studio today announced that the Xbox 360's Forza Motorsport 2 is ready to be mass produced and sent out to stores.

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See screenshots of Forza Motorsport 2 here...

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Forza was once hyped as the Halo of racing games for the Xbox, and it became one of the top-selling titles on the old platform.  Microsoft says the new addition will add new online features and HD resolution, with over 300 cars and 12 tracks.

The game comes out during Microsoft's latest  revitalization campaign for the Xbox 360.  To better compete with the PS3, an "Elite" version of the console with a 120 GB hard drive and HDMI output went on sale last month.  The 360 also has failed to outsell the Wii since Nintendo's big debut in November.

A new demo of Forza 2 has been added to Xbox Live, and the final game is slated for a street date of May 29.  The retail price is around $60.

Simulator or arcade

May 10, 2007 14:23     

Forza has been hyped as being ultra-realistic, hopefully catering to the simulator crowd more so than the arcade / ridge racer / night driver with improved graphics genre - I hope this is still true. If so, I'm buying.
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Play the demo. I hope you have the racing wheel. It...

May 10, 2007 19:31     

Play the demo. I hope you have the racing wheel. It's crazy realistic, and I don't think a controller would be ideal here.
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simulation

May 11, 2007 09:02     

I downloaded and played the demo last night. It blows my mind at what they did with this game. like Alex said, it's crazy realistic. I am definitely getting it at launch!
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Realistic ??? yeah right... not even fun

Jun 10, 2007 19:30     

Trick to be good at forza: Pick up the car with better brakes in the category. If you want real driving play Gt2. Since forza all the games include a silly computer aided driving. And cars performance doesn't agree with real life. Only in Gt2 you feel and drive the same in game or in real life. Open your eyes... Gt (since Gt3) and Forza are crap driving simulators. They forgot that a simulation driving game is about real driving, not about drivatars, aided driving or making money getting bored in order to buy cars for every single race.

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