Game review: Forza Motorsport 6 will leave the competition eating dust
Turn 10 Studios’ new driving title is simply the greatest racing game ever – nothing else comes close
It’s been nearly two years since the last Forza Motorsport, which was a launch title for the Xbox One. As is the case for the majority of launch titles, they’re great for showcasing a new console’s advances over the previous generation, but they don’t exactly showcase its full ability, nor the full ability of the studio working on it. With almost two years under its belt since Forza Motorsport 5, Turn 10 Studios is releasing Forza Motorsport 6. And after playing countless hours, I can say this isn’t just the game to showcase Turn 10’s capabilities: it’s also the best driving game I’ve ever played.
While Forza Motorsport 6 – available exclusively for the Xbox One – doesn’t have the open-world vibe of the Forza Horizon series, I never felt like I was constrained with what I could do while playing. From the moment I started the game, I was given the opportunity to access a large number of game modes: a campaign spanning across five volumes telling the story of motorsport; a free-play mode that allows me to drive any of the more than 450 vehicles available in the game with the option of split-screen play; and a multiplayer mode that has several match options including an “All-in Tag” match, with players infecting each other with a virus, and several others. All while earning credits, driver experience and affinity experience depending on what car manufacturer I’m using.
If I want to take a break from putting the pedal to the metal, I can spend my time gawking at the vehicles in my garage through a new ForzaVista mode. That’s one of those things that doesn’t sound that exciting in text, but experiencing it first-hand is completely different. I can view nearly every inch of each vehicle and learn more about it and the manufacturer’s history through visual cues. I can get inside the car and view its dashboard, seats, gear stick and other areas. And it’s all in beautiful 1080p running at 60fps, just like the rest of the game.
