UFC 3!!!
Oh yea! Can't wait to get this game! Demo was pretty damn good and the controls are way more intuitive and easier than past versions!
Some Crazy Sh*t Right Here
Attack at DOJ, Universal Music and others in retaliation of MegaUpload being shut down by the government.
Kinect!!!
Finally got a Kinect! I love it! So freaking awesome! Very accurate, very easy to use and setup. I also heard that Kinect 2 will be so accurate that it will be able to read lips? We'll see!!! Do I hear a Rock Band where you can sing and play air guitar with Kinect 2???? That would be great!
Would love to see Kinect and more integration with Forza 4 or maybe Forza 5.
Forza 4 Theme Pack – Windows 7
For those of you who would like to adorn you Windows 7 desktop with a Forza 4 theme...here it is, directly from Microsoft.
Forza Motorsport 4 (quick review)
Forza Motorsport 4....where to start. This game is near perfection. There are of course small issues in game but that doesn't nearly even make a scratch on the surface of the 4th installment of the title.
Let's start with the cars. There is a wide range of vehicles in the game. Starting anywhere from a Abarth to a Nissan. I've found this very refreshing and exciting at the same time. I was able to find a few cars that I've owned in years past in this game. So it's not just about the high end exotics. You can see the full care list here.
Now for the game play. Turn 10 has instituted a spectacular reward system with this version. You can experience point and affinity points for the particular brand you drive in that race. After "X" amount of experience points your driver level increases and you are rewarded with various vehicles to choose from in a certain class. So BAM....you start building your collection as you race through events or the world tour. As you race, you also gain affinity from that particular manufacturer. This also has levels. Once you have level 1, you receive a 25% discount on all parts for that manufacturer. Once you hit level 4, all parts are FREE. Yes, you read it correctly! This isn't a hack, mod or glitch. Turn 10 designed it this way! AWESOME!!!! Pretty amazing system, I must say. After playing the world tour mode for a few hours, I then switched to the event list mode. Far greater rewards than the world tour mode, for sure. In just a few short hours achieving level 25 and amassing about 25 cars and about 1.6mil in cash isn't too bad. Granted there are cars that cost 10mil in the game. My initial investment as far as cars was a $7000 Toyota MR2. Raced this vehicle until affinity level 4 was reached and the began to upgrade, for free. This little pocket rocket held its own with a lot of the high end vehicles in the game to my surprise. All in all, as I said the reward system is far greater than any of the previous versions of Forza. Even though they are all great in their own right.
The overall feel for the game play has been pretty much perfected. The cars look, sound and feel awesome. Laying down some serious time in a Mazda Miata feels so good. Racing this little tuner around the track was astounding. Handling, power, sound are all there. Same goes with a Ferrari 458 Italia. You will thoroughly enjoy driving something like a Miata as well as an Italia, seeing, hearing and feeling differences between these and all the other vehicles.
So now to the bad stuff. Of course, there's some glitching when close to the cars in cockpit mode. Some close ups of the cars often look grainy and choppy. Also when in cockpit mode, the dashboard dial and the overlay speedometer often don't match. Little, little things I know but none the less.
All in all, this game is like I've said, near perfection. My ratings;
Graphics 9.8 / Sound 10 / Gameplay 10
Some car eyecandy. All in game photos;
