Forza Horizon 2
| Forza Horizon 2 | |||
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Playground Games Turn 10 Studios Xbox One Sumo Digital Xbox 360 |
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| Publisher | Microsoft Studios | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 September 30, 2014 October 2, 2014
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| platform | Xbox 360 , Xbox One | ||
| genre | Racing game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Gamepad , steering wheel | ||
| medium | DVD-ROM , Blu-ray Disc , download | ||
| language | Multilingual | ||
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Forza Horizon 2 is an open world racing game for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One game consoles . It is an offshoot of the Forza Motorsport game series and successor to Forza Horizon . It was developed by Playground Games for the Xbox One, the port for the Xbox 360 version was transferred to Sumo Digital . The original series creator, Turn 10 Studios , advised the project. A free demo was released on September 16 for Xbox One. The game was released in Europe on October 2, 2014.
The successor Forza Horizon 3 was released on September 27, 2016 for Xbox One and Windows 10 .
Gameplay
Like its predecessor, Forza Horizon 2 is a racing game with an open play world. Compared to Forza Horizon , the game world is about three times the size. Areas and fields off the road are now passable, which was not possible in the previous version. It contains around 200 licensed cars at the start. The world passes through France and Italy . The open game world can be explored for hidden vehicles or the like. The players have various tools to personalize their cars. The drivatars that were introduced with Forza Motorsport 5 also play a vital role in Forza Horizon 2 . In an interview, Playground Games said that both versions consider the same basis and idea, but that the games still differ from each other.
Multiplayer
Also Forza Horizon 2 replaced on a multiplayer mode, for which on both consoles Xbox Live Gold -Membership is required.
Development history
Forza Horizon 2 is the second game that was not developed by Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10. Like its predecessor, it was developed by Playground Games, but they were only responsible for the Xbox One version. The Xbox 360 version was ported by the British contract developer Sumo Digital. Both studios were supported by Turn 10 in an advisory capacity. Unlike in the criticized Forza Motorsport 5 , Forza Horizon 2 did not contain any microtransactions when it was launched . The official completion of the development work was announced on September 15, 2014.
technology
Forza Horizon 2 runs on the Xbox One with the Forza Motorsport 5 engine , while the Xbox 360 version runs on the older Forza Horizon engine. Both versions can be played with a constant 30 fps . The Xbox One version runs in native 1080p , while on the Xbox 360 it only runs in 720p . On the Xbox One, the game world is three times the size of its predecessor. With the Xbox 360 there is only a reduced world, which is still twice the size of its predecessor. The weather effects and drivatar functions are also reserved for the Xbox One.
The Xbox 360 version is also not supported with additional game content. The Xbox One version is supplied with monthly car packages.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ List with all 210 cars published , Gameswelt.de
- ↑ Forza Horizon 2: The racing game has these social features to offer - Drivatar, own clubs and more , Gameplorer.de
- ↑ Forza Horizon 2 - No identical games on Xbox 360 and Xbox One , Insidegames.ch
- ↑ No unfair microtransactions , Gameswelt.de
- ↑ http://www.gamepro.de/xbox/spiele/xbox-one/forza-horizon-2/news/forza_horizon_2,51143,3078379.html
- ↑ No weather effects and a smaller world on Xbox 360 , Golem.de
- ↑ Forza Horizon 2 , insidegames