Forza Horizon
Forza Horizon is an action racing game set on the epic open roads of Colorado with a thrilling music festival backdrop. Combining stunning graphics and cutting-edge music with legendary Forza authenticity and…
Forza Horizon is a racing developed by Playground Games, released 23 October 2012 on Xbox 360. The main story takes about 17.5 hrs to finish.
What Forza Horizon is
Forza Horizon is a racing game developed by Playground Games and released in 2012. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on Xbox 360 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Forza Horizon is a 2012 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 on 23 October 2012. The game is the fifth instalment of the Forza series, having originally spun-off from Turn 10 Studios-developed Forza Motorsport titles. Taking place during the fictitious Horizon Festival, a street racing event, the player's aim is to progress via winning races, while also increasing their popularity level by performing stunts and activities. Unlike previous games in the Forza series, Forza Horizon takes place in an open world that players can explore.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Forza series
Forza Horizon is the seventh of 62 entries we hold in the Forza series. It arrived a year after Forza Motorsport 4. The next entry was Forza Motorsport 4: Essentials Edition in 2012. Its critic score of 82 is 4 points below the series average of 86. The highest-rated entry is Forza Horizon 5 at 94.
How it was received
Forza Horizon holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 162 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 17.5 hrs.
What it launched against
Forza Horizon launched on 23 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Assassin's Creed III. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Assassin's Creed III.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Forza Horizon yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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