With circuit races, point to point checkpoint races and routes that take you both on tarmac and through some of the huge off road trails that are found in Horizon 2, each and every race is different and stops any form of repetition or boredom creeping in.Įach town houses a variety of events and races for you to take part in, but once you’ve completed the races in hand, you’ll then be prompted to drive off into the sunset in the search for more championships, more fun, more credits and more XP. Taking in races set across both France and Italy, the festival will see you visiting six fantastic locations complete with some of the best roads and routes you’ll find in a game, and filled with some of the best racers from around the world. Building on the great groundwork found in the previous title, the Festival has grown to such a level that it is THE focal point of everything that happens in Southern Europe. If none of that takes your fancy (what kind of crazy person are you?), then the Forza Horizon Festival is the place to be. So whether you just fancy driving around hitting all the speed cameras and speed zones you can find, taking on head-to-head races with your friends Drivatars, searching out and hitting each and every road or experience board in the game or just throwing an off road vehicle through some fields of corn, then you’ll be more than happy. There are only ten barn finds available in which to hunt down some old unloved vehicles (and this is slightly disappointing) but in all other areas you’ll find plenty to do over the long term. The original Horizon game was good, but after only a matter of weeks, all races and explorative tasks on offer were exhausted, but thankfully this doesn’t look to be anywhere near the case with the sequel. With the most stunning of visuals, both in terms of the 200+ cars on offer and of the landscapes you’ll find yourself racing round, Forza Horizon 2 makes the most of the power of Xbox One, taking a noticeable step up from the previous festival based racer and easily on a par with the stunning looking, but slightly bereft of content, Forza 5.īut where Horizon 2 really destroys all over racing games is with the amount of things on offer. Sorry, that should possibly read was….and bar FH2!įor whilst Horizon 2 is quite a different game to the more sterile affair that was Forza 4, the sheer fun, excitement and quantity of contests in Turn 10 and Playground Games’ latest title means it should be something you’ll be playing for months on end.įrom the very first minute of embarking on the initial road trip, you get the feeling something special is being laid out in front of you.