Forza Motorsport 2

Reviewed by:
Scott Jones

Micrsoft's answer to the Gran Turismo series gets a sequel. Like Gran T., Forza 2 can get really dry. We like going fast as much as anyone, but we're not really into all the under-the-hood tinkering the game forces you to do. Will installing a new cooling system help my ride handle the backstretch a little better? Will hair ever stop growing out of our knuckles? Questions, questions. The disc holds the keys to a whopping 300-plus vehicles, and each and every one looks fucking awesome. The game's ridiculously deep paint system allows you to use 4,000 layers of paint. But we don't need 4,000 layers to write the words HONK IF YOU LOVE SKANKS. The game's A.I. has also been tweaked this year. This means your opponents, instead of driving like Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel after taking about five huffs of gas fumes, now drive like Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel after only taking two. Isn't next-gen wonderful? We think so.

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