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Finally, Microsoft is going hardcore simulation. Although it's genuinely clear that Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo series changed the landscape of racing games forever, enough time has passed by now for new racing experiences to infiltrate the game culture. For instance, right now, it seems like at least five publishers are fully intent on delivering what each one considers the "ultimate" import tuning car experience.
Right now the tuner thing is ridiculously hot, but by no means will it replace what millions of gamers around the world want. Among other things, gamers want an authentic simulator, a racing game that's like GT, that might even be GT, or that attempt to gleans all that's best in the Gran Turismo series and makes it better. In other words, a game with licensed car deformation and actual people driving. Just kidding...sorta.
What's become dead clear to gus is that Xbox owners are 100% ready for such an experience. The introduction of Forza Motorsport at E3 this May brought hundreds of letters rolling into our office with inquiries about every aspect of the game. With our readers in mind we've created this feature, which identifies the cars in their proper classes, and reveals a wealth of information on each classification. We unveil XXXXX new cars, dozens of screenshots, and all sorts of new details. This is not a list we hoping will soon come to pass, it's official, straight from Microsoft itself. We were also informed that this list of cars right here is subject to change, as new cars will replace others that drop out.
As it stands now, Forza Motorsport is in development with Microsoft Games Studios and is slated for a fall release (hopefully November 16, 2004). Players have the chance to strap into more than 150 cars (Microsoft continues to change the actual number to this date) from 60 of the top manufacturers in the world. Gamers can customize their car from the spoilers, hoods, and fenders, to the engine, suspension, brakes and the engine itself. And happily, you'll be able to crash and damage these cars, each with drivers in them, and take them onto Xbox Live to vie against seven other players (eight altogether).
Thanks to Dan Greenawalt, the lead designer of Forza Motorsport, we were able to ascertain this information on the third set of car classes.
The Official Car List, Pt. III
Microsoft originally told us that there will be more than 150 cars in the game. The second time we spoke with them, the number changed to more than 200. Now Microsoft has told us that there will be a lot of vehicles in Forza Motorsport. What does that mean? With so many vehicle licenses, the company is experiencing a multitude of changes, with some cars dropping out and other cars replacing them. I suspect they'll want to have at least 150 cars in the game, which is way more than enough. But until they finalize the code, the amount of vehicles will differ, so they're right now avoiding an exact number. Check The Cars of Forza, Part I and The Cars of Forza, Part II for parts I and II, respectively. Here are more vehicles for your car-loving fetish.
Sport Sedans: "Euro Track Day"
2004 Audi S4 V8
2000 Audi S4
2004 Volvo S60 R
1987 Buick Regal GNX (Turbo)
2005 Pontiac GTO
2000 Honda Prelude Type SH
2004 Honda Accord Coupe EX V6
2004 Mercedes C32 AMG Sports Coupe
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII FQ-330 (Lightweight Mitsubishi Racing)
2000 Nissan S15 Silvia Spec-R
2004 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE
1998 Nissan Silvia (S14)
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Coupe
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi (US Spec)
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Spec-C (Japan Spec)
2004 Lexus IS300
2004 Toyota Altezza RS200
2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6
Sport Sedans: "Euro Track Day"
2003 Audi RS6 Sedan
2004 Bentley Continental GT Coupe
2001 Aston Martin Vanquish
2005 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
2004 Cadillac CTS-V
2005 Mercedes CL65 AMG
More details here!
Finally, Microsoft is going hardcore simulation. Although it's genuinely clear that Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo series changed the landscape of racing games forever, enough time has passed by now for new racing experiences to infiltrate the game culture. For instance, right now, it seems like at least five publishers are fully intent on delivering what each one considers the "ultimate" import tuning car experience.
Right now the tuner thing is ridiculously hot, but by no means will it replace what millions of gamers around the world want. Among other things, gamers want an authentic simulator, a racing game that's like GT, that might even be GT, or that attempt to gleans all that's best in the Gran Turismo series and makes it better. In other words, a game with licensed car deformation and actual people driving. Just kidding...sorta.
What's become dead clear to gus is that Xbox owners are 100% ready for such an experience. The introduction of Forza Motorsport at E3 this May brought hundreds of letters rolling into our office with inquiries about every aspect of the game. With our readers in mind we've created this feature, which identifies the cars in their proper classes, and reveals a wealth of information on each classification. We unveil XXXXX new cars, dozens of screenshots, and all sorts of new details. This is not a list we hoping will soon come to pass, it's official, straight from Microsoft itself. We were also informed that this list of cars right here is subject to change, as new cars will replace others that drop out.
As it stands now, Forza Motorsport is in development with Microsoft Games Studios and is slated for a fall release (hopefully November 16, 2004). Players have the chance to strap into more than 150 cars (Microsoft continues to change the actual number to this date) from 60 of the top manufacturers in the world. Gamers can customize their car from the spoilers, hoods, and fenders, to the engine, suspension, brakes and the engine itself. And happily, you'll be able to crash and damage these cars, each with drivers in them, and take them onto Xbox Live to vie against seven other players (eight altogether).
Thanks to Dan Greenawalt, the lead designer of Forza Motorsport, we were able to ascertain this information on the third set of car classes.
The Official Car List, Pt. III
Microsoft originally told us that there will be more than 150 cars in the game. The second time we spoke with them, the number changed to more than 200. Now Microsoft has told us that there will be a lot of vehicles in Forza Motorsport. What does that mean? With so many vehicle licenses, the company is experiencing a multitude of changes, with some cars dropping out and other cars replacing them. I suspect they'll want to have at least 150 cars in the game, which is way more than enough. But until they finalize the code, the amount of vehicles will differ, so they're right now avoiding an exact number. Check The Cars of Forza, Part I and The Cars of Forza, Part II for parts I and II, respectively. Here are more vehicles for your car-loving fetish.
Sport Sedans: "Euro Track Day"
2004 Audi S4 V8
2000 Audi S4
2004 Volvo S60 R
1987 Buick Regal GNX (Turbo)
2005 Pontiac GTO
2000 Honda Prelude Type SH
2004 Honda Accord Coupe EX V6
2004 Mercedes C32 AMG Sports Coupe
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII FQ-330 (Lightweight Mitsubishi Racing)
2000 Nissan S15 Silvia Spec-R
2004 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE
1998 Nissan Silvia (S14)
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Coupe
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi (US Spec)
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Spec-C (Japan Spec)
2004 Lexus IS300
2004 Toyota Altezza RS200
2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6
Sport Sedans: "Euro Track Day"
2003 Audi RS6 Sedan
2004 Bentley Continental GT Coupe
2001 Aston Martin Vanquish
2005 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
2004 Cadillac CTS-V
2005 Mercedes CL65 AMG
More details here!
