Turn 10 Studios’ Forza Motorsport 4 was released today. This is the first game in the series that has teamed up with the crew from Top Gear and allows a Kinect compatible interface. With over 80 manufacturers, 500 cars and 22 tracks Forza Motorsport 4 is the most comprehensive racing game ever built.
Ferrai Enzo Interior on Autovista Mode
Forza Motorsport 4’s autovista mode allows players to get up close to cars their favorite cars, where brake pads and the smallest details become visible. The graphics used to view these cars are formed using image-base lighting that creates the most realistic images ever seen in a racing game by using a million polygons per car and 60 FPS (frames per second). Thanks to a partnership with Pirelli Tires there has been a complete overhaul of the tire dynamics and how the tire’s wear will affect the player on the track.
World Tour Mode on Forza 4
World Tour Mode, previously Season Play in Forza 3, allows players to race in career mode against 8, 12 or 16 players depending on the setting and which track you are racing. When you hit a driver level in Forza 4 you get to choose one of three new cars as a gift, unlike in Forza 3 where you were assigned what vehicle would be gifted.
Other new features include:
– Autovista (Kinect controllable photomode.)
– Car Clubs (Shared Garage, you can share your own cars with the club and others can paint and tune it for club use.)
– Rivals Mode (Compete against friends whether they are online or not.)
– Head Tracking using Kinect.
– World Tour Mode Campaign.
– Customizable Instrument Display Modes.
– New Message Center (Deals with challenges and messages from friends and to friends)
– Time of Day can be changed.
– File Depot now contains both the Auction House and Storefront and also contains gifts you’ve received.
– Ability to import profiles and liveries from Forza 3.
– The game’s menus can be navigated using gestures or voice.
– All cars and tracks have equal graphical fidelity.
– Top Gear Test Track
– In Autovista mode every car has a soliloquy by Jeremy Clarkson.
– New Fanatec Wheel being made for Forza 4.
– Online lobbies are once again user hosted.
