Forza Motorsports 2 - the official thread

[diskoboy]

Forza Motorsport 2: The Official Car List

http://forzamotorsport.net/news/announcements/carlist.htm


2002 Acura RSX Type-S
2001 Acura Integra Type-R
2006 Acura RL A-Spec
2005 Acura NSX
1997 Acura NSX
2000 Acura VIS Racing Integra Type-R
2002 Acura #42 Realtime Racing NSX
2001 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
2005 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
2004 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro
2000 Audi S4
2004 Audi S4
2003 Audi RS 6
2006 Audi RS 4
2000 Audi AWE Tuning SilverBullet S4
2001 Audi #4 Johansson Motorsport R8
2002 Audi #1 Infineon Audi R8
2004 Audi #5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh R8
2004 Audi #88 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx R8
2006 Audi #2 FSI Champion Racing R8
2004 Audi #8 Audi ABT TT-R
2002 Audi #1 Champion S4 Competition
2003 Audi #1 Champion RS 6
2004 Bentley Continental GT
2003 Bentley #7 Team Bentley Speed 8
1997 BMW Motorsport M3 E36
2005 BMW Motorsport M3 E46 Coupe
2002 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
1999 BMW Motorsport #15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
2005 BMW Motorsport #2 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
1987 Buick Regal GNX
2004 Cadillac CTS-V
2002 Cadillac #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
2004 Cadillac #16 Team Cadillac CTS-V
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Coupe
2002 Chevrolet Camaro 35th Anniversary SS
2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS-454
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2003 Chevrolet Corvette Guldstrand Edition
2002 Chevrolet Lingenfelter 427 Corvette
2004 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C5.R
2006 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2003 Chevrolet #73 3R-Racing Corvette Z06
2005 Chevrolet #31 Whelen Engineering Corvette Z06
2005 Chevrolet #99 Tiger Racing Corvette Z06
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT
1998 Chrysler Eagle Talon TSi Turbo
2006 Chrysler Crossfire SRT6
2005 Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Concept
1968 Chrysler Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S
2003 Dodge SRT4
1996 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
1999 Dodge Viper GTS ACR
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10
2003 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
1969 Dodge Charger R/T-SE
2000 Dodge Hennessey Viper 800TT
2000 Dodge #57 Carsport Holland Viper GTS-R
2001 Dodge #58 Larbre Compétition Viper GTS-R
2002 Dodge #1 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2003 Dodge #126 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2005 Dodge #77 Team Zakspeed Viper ACR
2003 Dodge #23 Magellan Financial Viper Competition Coupe
2004 Dodge #22 3R-Racing Viper Competition Coupe
2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
1994 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
1999 Ferrari 360 Modena
2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
1991 Ferrari 512 TR
1998 Ferrari F355 Challenge
1984 Ferrari GTO
2004 Ferrari F430
2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale
1987 Ferrari F40
1995 Ferrari F50
2002 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO
1967 Ferrari 330 P4
1998 Ferrari #12 Risi Competizione F333 SP
2003 Ferrari #72 Team Alphand Aventures 550 Maranello GTS
2003 Ferrari #88 Veloqx / Prodrive Racing 550 Maranello
2005 Ferrari #11 Larbre Competition 550 Maranello GTS
2006 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F430GT
2003 Ford Focus SVT
2006 Ford Focus ST
2005 Ford Mustang GT
2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R
2005 Ford Ford GT
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
1966 Ford GT40 MkII
2003 Ford FocusSport SVT Focus
2004 Ford #10 Tiger Racing Mustang
1994 Honda Civic 1.5 VTi
1995 Honda CR-X Del Sol SiR
1999 Honda Civic Si Coupe
2000 Honda Prelude SiR
1991 Honda CR-X SiR
2000 Honda Integra Type-R
2004 Honda Civic Type-R
2002 Honda Integra Type-R
2003 Honda S2000
1992 Honda NSX-R
2005 Honda NSX-R
2005 Honda NSX-R GT
2004 Honda Wings West Civic Si
2000 Honda Aerogear Integra Type-R
2004 Honda Mugen Civic Type-R
2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R
2003 Honda Mugen S2000
1994 Honda Do-Luck NSX
2003 Honda #16 G'ZOX NSX
2005 Honda #18 TAKATA DOME NSX
2005 Honda #8 ARTA NSX
2003 Hyundai Tuscani Elisa
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2007 Jaguar XK Coupe
1993 Jaguar XJ220
1961 Jaguar E-type S1
2002 Koenigsegg CC8S
2005 Lamborghini Gallardo
1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV
1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV
2005 Lamborghini Murcielago
1999 Lamborghini Diablo GTR
1992 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
2003 Lexus IS300
2002 Lexus SC430
2006 Lexus IS350
2003 Lexus Foose Design IS430 Project Car
2003 Lotus Elise 135R
2005 Lotus Elise 111S
2005 Lotus Exige
2005 Lotus Exige Espionage
1989 Lotus Carlton
2005 Lotus Exige Cup 240
2002 Lotus Esprit V8
1972 Lotus Elan Sprint
2006 Maserati GranSport
2004 Maserati MC12
2005 Maserati #15 JMB Racing MC12
2005 Maserati #35 Risi Competizione MC12
2005 Maserati #9 Vitaphone Racing Team MC12
2005 Mazda Axela Sport 23S
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Familia
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Roadster
1990 Mazda Savanna RX-7
2004 Mazda RX-8 Mazdaspeed
1997 Mazda RX-7
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
1995 Mazda AB Flug RX-7
1995 Mazda INGS RX-7
1995 Mazda RE-Amemiya RX-7
1997 McLaren F1 GT
1997 McLaren #41 Gulf Team McLaren F1 GTR
1997 McLaren #43 Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR
2003 Mercedes CLK55 AMG Coupe
2004 Mercedes C32 AMG
2005 Mercedes SLR
1998 Mercedes AMG Mercedes CLK GTR
1954 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe
2003 MINI Cooper-S
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
1998 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R
1997 Mitsubishi GTO
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII GSR
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR
2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GT
1999 Mitsubishi MINE'S CP9A Lancer Evolution VI
2003 Mitsubishi Sparco Lancer Evolution VIII
2006 Mitsubishi HKS Time Attack Evolution
1996 Nissan Silvia K's
1992 Nissan Silvia CLUB K's
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II Nür
2003 Nissan Skyline Coupe 350GT
2000 Nissan Silvia Spec-R
2003 Nissan Fairlady Z
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
1994 Nissan Fairlady Z Version S Twin Turbo
1998 Nissan R390
1969 Nissan Fairlady Z 432
1969 Nissan Fairlady Z 432R
2002 Nissan Tommy Kaira Skyline GT-R R34
2003 Nissan Fairlady Z Custom Edition
2000 Nissan Top Secret D1-Spec S15
2002 Nissan MINE'S R34 Skyline GT-R
1993 Nissan MINE'S R32 Skyline GT-R
1998 Nissan #32 NISSAN R390 GT1
2003 Nissan #12 CALSONIC SKYLINE
2003 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
2003 Nissan #3 HASEMISPORT ENDLESS Z
2005 Nissan #46 Dream Cube's ADVAN Z
2004 Opel Speedster Turbo
2003 Opel #5 OPC TEAM PHOENIX Astra V8
1999 Pagani Zonda C12
2003 Pagani #17 Carsport America Zonda GR
2005 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2003 Panoz #11 JML Team Panoz LMP-01
2005 Panoz #51 JML Team Panoz Esperante GTLM
2006 Panoz #81 Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM
2007 Peugeot 207 RC
2004 Peugeot 206 RC
2007 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
1993 Peugeot #3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C
2006 Pontiac Solstice
2004 Pontiac GTO
1968 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
2003 Porsche Boxster S
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo
1982 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3
2006 Porsche Cayman S
2004 Porsche 911 GT3 (996)
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo (997)
1987 Porsche 959
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 (997)
1995 Porsche 911 GT2
2003 Porsche Carrera GT
1970 Porsche 914/6
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
1987 Porsche #17 Racing Porsche AG 962c
1998 Porsche #26 Porsche AG 911 GT1-98
2004 Porsche #23 Alex Job Racing 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #31 Peterson-White Lightning 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #44 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #5 XBOX 360 911 GT3-RSR
2002 Porsche #57 Larbre McDonalds 996 GT3 Cup
2003 Porsche #22 3R-Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2005 Porsche #3 Lechner Racing School Team 1 911 GT3 Cup
2005 Porsche #55 Applied Materials 911 GT3 Cup
2005 Porsche #66 AXA Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2006 Porsche #81 Synergy Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2006 Porsche #82 Red Bull 911 GT3 Cup
2006 Proto Motors Spirra
2003 Renault Sport Clio V6 RS
2002 Saab 9-3 Aero
2000 Saleen S281
2006 Saleen S281 E
2004 Saleen S7
2001 Saleen #26 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2002 Saleen #11 Graham Nash Motorsport S7R
2003 Saleen #2 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2006 Saturn ION Red Line
2005 Scion tC
2003 SEAT Leon Cupra R
2005 SEAT Cupra GT Prototype
2007 Shelby GT500
1999 Shelby Series 1
1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
2005 Subaru Legacy B4 2.0 GT
2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
2006 Subaru Impreza S204
1998 Subaru Tommy Kaira Impreza M20b
2003 Subaru #77 CUSCO SUBARU ADVAN IMPREZA
1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex
2002 Toyota MR-S
1992 Toyota Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo
2004 Toyota Altezza RS200
2003 Toyota Celica SS-I
2002 Toyota Soarer 430SCV
1995 Toyota MR2 GT
1998 Toyota Supra RZ
1969 Toyota 2000GT
2002 Toyota Tom's W123 MR-S
1995 Toyota Border MR2 Turbo T-bar
1995 Toyota VIS Racing MR2 Turbo T-bar
2003 Toyota APR Performance Celica GTS
1995 Toyota Tom's T020 MR2
2002 Toyota Tom's Z382 Soarer
1992 Toyota Do-Luck Supra
1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 03
1998 Toyota AB Flug S900 Supra Turbo
1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 99
1998 Toyota Top Secret 0-300 Supra
1999 Toyota #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
2004 Toyota #35 Yellow Hat YMS Supra
2005 Toyota #36 OPEN INTERFACE TOM'S SUPRA
2005 Toyota #6 EXXON Superflo Supra
2006 Toyota #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SUPRA
2001 TVR Tuscan S
2001 TVR Tuscan R
2005 TVR Sagaris
1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 12
2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR
2004 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo
2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR
2004 Volkswagen Beetle
1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
1992 Volkswagen Golf GTi 16v Mk2
2003 Volkswagen Bora VR6
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTi
2003 Volkswagen Golf R32
2004 Volvo S60 R
2004 Volvo #24 At-Speed S60 R

Damn! :)

EDIT: And on top of all these, you have specialty cars (like Circuit City and Best Buy who have downloadable cars if you reserve from either store), and probably a shit-ton of downloadable cars coming after the game is released.

[CreamSoda]

2006 Saturn ION Red Line

You may think I'm crazy, but I actually can't wait to drive this in game(being a Saturn owner in real life and all).

Thats a sweet car list, this game is going to be awesome.

[udisi]

1999 Civic Si coupe for me :)

[diskoboy]

I'll take that 2007 Shelby GT500 and the '65 Cobra, if you please...

[DigitalSpace]

Nice selection, with a lot of stuff that will be fun to drive.

[snes_collector]

Insane, thats probably almost 100 cars.

[davidbrit2]

2006 Saturn ION Red Line

First Saturn ever in a video game?

[Kevincal]

This list PALES in comparison to GT4... ;)

[davidbrit2]

This list PALES in comparison to GT4... ;)

Yeah, how's that GT4 online play working out for ya?

[jajaja]

Insane, thats probably almost 100 cars.

310 cars to be precise :) Pretty impressive list! Gran Turismo 4 had 721 cars tho, but it says "so far" on the Forza 2 list so who knows how many cars that will be avalible in the end ;)

[s1lence]

I would like to say that there isnt a 2006 Audi RS4, they are all 2007 models. ;)

[Joker T]

Well GT4 does win for more cars, but really how many are worth driving?

I'm looking foward to Forza 2 a ton, the first one was great.

[Poofta!]

dissapointing... no Monte Carlo? no 2007 civic/accord? only 3 production BMWs? wtf. wish there were more 07 cars. this really looks almost identical to Forza 1... so basically same game, with upgraded graphics and damage mechanics? and here i was soooooo excited for the game... damnit. ill still probably buy it lol.

[Nez]

Well they have the SVT Focus but not my SVT Contour. Damn it I dont think I'll ever get to play my car in game.

Oh as for GT4 having 700+ cars how many were the same car but slightly different variations of each. They dont need 50 skylines, that crap is just retarded.

[AMG]

The Lamborghini line up has me excited.

[Griking]

this really looks almost identical to Forza 1... so basically same game, with upgraded graphics and damage mechanics? and here i was soooooo excited for the game... damnit. ill still probably buy it lol.

Wow, when you put it that way it sounds like a Madden game.

Seriously, who really needs more than 300 different cars to choose from? And how many of those 300+ will the average person play more than once?

[Mr. Smashy]

I just tried out the demo for Forza 2 and it's pretty cool. Still, something bothers me. Isn't the spoiler on the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo supposed to lift when you hit 120 km/h? I'm not seeing any spoiler-lifting action going on in the demo.

[heybtbm]

I just finished playing the demo, and I'm still completely stunned. This could be the worst looking non-launch title on the 360 so far. The graphics are absolutely wretched.

You can tout gameplay over graphics all you want...but this game is embarrassing. The 360 and PS3 are more than capable of having excellent gameplay and excellent graphics. Wow...just wow.

[norkusa]

Is it just me or is the wireless racing wheel IMPOSSIBLE to use with this game? Granted, I just got the wheel a couple weeks ago and I haven't played with it much, but I could hardly keep my car on the track. After coming in last place for the 10th time in a row, I unplugged it and used the control pad. Ended up getting 3rd on my first try with it. :hmm:

[fuchikoma]

I just tried out the demo for Forza 2 and it's pretty cool. Still, something bothers me. Isn't the spoiler on the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo supposed to lift when you hit 120 km/h? I'm not seeing any spoiler-lifting action going on in the demo.

Yea it's supposed to lift and no it doesn't. MGS/Turn10 forgot about active aero in Forza 1 too.

[davidbrit2]

Is it just me or is the wireless racing wheel IMPOSSIBLE to use with this game? Granted, I just got the wheel a couple weeks ago and I haven't played with it much, but I could hardly keep my car on the track. After coming in last place for the 10th time in a row, I unplugged it and used the control pad. Ended up getting 3rd on my first try with it. :hmm:

Does the wheel have sensitivity settings you can tweak? I know the Logitech does, but that one was fine on the default setting.

The control is phenomenal, by the way. The handling isn't nearly as twitchy as it was in the first game, and I was flying around the track with ease using the Logitech wheel.

I don't see why everyone is complaining about the graphics; it looks excellent to me. But then again, I'm using a nice VGA monitor to play, so it looks orders of magnitude better than on a television.

[diskoboy]

I like Forza 2 alot better than the 1st, so far. Especially with the wireless wheel.

But I'd hafta agree on the GFX - It's using the PGR3 engine which topped out at 720p. On my 1080i TV, you can make out some of the jaggies where it's upscaling the picture, and the color gradients on the cars (especially the greys and greens) look terrible. Alot of pixelating and artifacting...

[njiska]

I just tried out the demo for Forza 2 and it's pretty cool. Still, something bothers me. Isn't the spoiler on the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo supposed to lift when you hit 120 km/h? I'm not seeing any spoiler-lifting action going on in the demo.

Not to my knowledge. Looks like all the info i have on it indicates a fixed wing spoiler, not an adjustable one like the Lamborgini Gallardo sports.

[Mr. Smashy]

http://www.porsche.com/all/media/pdf/911_997_turbo_us.pdf

From page 16 of the brochure (page 9 of the PDF):


The new engine lid design features an integrated rear split-wing spoiler; the upper wing element is automatically raised at approximately 75 mph (120 km/h) and lowered at around 37 mph (60 km/h).

I demand simulation!

[njiska]

http://www.porsche.com/all/media/pdf/911_997_turbo_us.pdf

From page 16 of the brochure (page 9 of the PDF):



I demand simulation!

Ok first of all that's cool. Second, does it have an option to lock the wing? A lot of cars with automatically adjustable wings can have them locked in the up or down position depending on which offers better racing preformance.

[Nebagram]

DB9 for me, if only for aesthetic purposes. Most likely the Zonda'll see the most amount of hours on the track, unless they somehow find a way to stick the Veyron in there. :)

[jajaja]

I just finished playing the demo, and I'm still completely stunned. This could be the worst looking non-launch title on the 360 so far. The graphics are absolutely wretched.

You can tout gameplay over graphics all you want...but this game is embarrassing. The 360 and PS3 are more than capable of having excellent gameplay and excellent graphics. Wow...just wow.

I read in a interview where the Forza 2 developers were asked why they didnt make the game in 1080p. They replied that it took too much power (i know 10809 only describes the resolution, it doesnt mean OMG gfx, but still, takes more power). They also said that their physics engine is running in 360 fps and if it was running any slower the physics would be slow and pretty bad. In other words, they had to sacrifice effects (gfx wise) to have enough power for the physics engine. Its all about give and take they said.

Not to derail the topic, but could this be a negative thing for the upcomming 360 games that uses an very advance physics engine? Its all about calculations and PS3's CELL CPU got more power for this. Think PS3 games will eventually look better than the 360 versions because its more power left (CPU wise) for other stuff? Or didnt the Forza 2 developer do a good enough job on squeezing the 360 for juice?

[davidbrit2]

I tell you what, I'm going to be an expert on Mugello by the time the game comes out. 52 seconds and change for a lap with the MC12. Whoooo. This needs to be released right now. ;_; And the control is among the best I've ever seen in any racing sim.

[norkusa]

I played this more tonight with the wireless wheel and I'm finally starting to warm up to it. It's been a while since I used a FF wheel, so I guess I just needed to play it for a while to get use to it.

Really digging it though. At first I was kind of on the fence about buying it but I'm definitely going to pick it up on release day. It's too bad the demo doesn't have Live multiplayer though. :(

[diskoboy]

Figure I'd give this a bump since it comes out tomorrow.

And as you can see, I also changed the subject to make this the official Forza 2 thread.

Time to talk cars!

The Achievement list is weird - alot of 1 point, and odd numbered achievements....

http://www.achieve360points.com/game/forzamotorsport2/

[norkusa]

For anyone that's looking for a good deal on Forza 2, you can get it for $48.59 shipped from Buy.com after using this 10% off coupon. Just ordered one myself:

http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=87272632&adid=17581&dcaid=17581&ad id=17662&adid=17662

[davidbrit2]

Awesome:
zOMG pretty
Control is much better than the first game
Can finally map wheel buttons to look left/right
Collisions sound fantastic

Sucky:
No autocross
Navigating online career is a pain in the ass

Overall, I give it 1.8 thumbs up.

[njiska]

DB9 for me, if only for aesthetic purposes. Most likely the Zonda'll see the most amount of hours on the track, unless they somehow find a way to stick the Veyron in there. :)

Yes, everyone wants the only car Captain Slow has ever driven really fast, but come on, it's huge and i'm not sure how it would be handle around a track. Too bad we'll never see it thrust around the track at Dunsford Park.

Personally i think the DB9 is a nice mid level car, but for me Forza 2 is all about the R2 class. Nearly came the first time i saw the cars in there. Just ask Gamereviewgod.

[diskoboy]

Dear god this game is a far cry better than the first. Especially with the wheel.

The soundtrack is pretty bad-assed, as well.

I'm one of those people who like electronic music while I'm racing..

[norkusa]

Did they fix those jaggie graphics that everyone was whining about in the demo?

[davidbrit2]

Did they fix those jaggie graphics that everyone was whining about in the demo?

Beats me - it looks about the same to me, though I haven't gotten around to actually running Mugello in the real thing yet. I think it looks excellent, particularly on a nice, sharp 1024x768 VGA monitor. Couldn't tell you how it looks on a television, though. :)

[diskoboy]

Did they fix those jaggie graphics that everyone was whining about in the demo?

Not really. It still is a little jaggie in 1080i. But they seem to have gotten rid of the artifacting I was getting when alot of a certian color was on the screen.

Namely green, yellow, and brown.

[fuchikoma]

:)
Physics
Exhaust notes

:(
Fantasy tracks
Aero bits for exotics

[diskoboy]

Wow... I find it hard to believe no one else is playing this.

[PallarAndersVisa]

I had an itch today and ran across the street and bought it. I cant put it down.

[Kejoriv]

Wow... I find it hard to believe no one else is playing this.

Its on my GameznFlix list. No $$ to buy games right now. Cant wait to get my grubby hands on it though.

[norkusa]

I'm still waiting for my Buy.com copy to come.

Is there a clan feature in 2 like in the last Forza? We should do a DP racing league if there is.

[diskoboy]

I'm still waiting for my Buy.com copy to come.

Is there a clan feature in 2 like in the last Forza? We should do a DP racing league if there is.

Unfortunately, no. But online play is still great.

I haven't hit one bit of lag, so far. The only problem I've had was trying to connect with Forza TV, last night.

[PallarAndersVisa]

I can barely ever connect to a fucking game. It just keeps telling me the host is gone or the match is full. I've only been able to connect to one career race.

[norkusa]

I can barely ever connect to a fucking game. It just keeps telling me the host is gone or the match is full. I've only been able to connect to one career race.


Uh oh. Sounds like the same connection problem everyone was having with Call Of Duty 3. The only way I fixed it was with buying a new router.

Aspyr doesn't have anything to do with Forza 2, do they?

[PallarAndersVisa]

man, ive seen some crazy ass paint jobs. How the hell do people do such amazing designs? Do you really have to plot each layer, sort of pixel by pixel to make a great image? I wish you could just freehand paint on these things!

[Damaniel]

man, ive seen some crazy ass paint jobs. How the hell do people do such amazing designs? Do you really have to plot each layer, sort of pixel by pixel to make a great image? I wish you could just freehand paint on these things!

A friend of mine managed to buy a car last night with a pretty nice anime design, but the seller forgot to lock it on the car. He took the opportunity to look at how the design was made.

Apparently, the hood of the car (where the bulk of the work was done) consists of almost 400 layers. The artist had mostly used a wedge-shaped piece, stretched and adjusted in all different kinds of ways, to build up the image.

I've made a couple of designs, but I've never used more than about 8 or 9 layers on a side. I don't think I'd have the patience to put hundreds of layers on each side of the car. Plus, I'm not an artist, so there's no way I could make something that looks even remotely good. ;)

As for the game itself, I've spent a lot of time playing it since I picked it up on Sunday. I'm trying to find time to play both this and Odin Sphere, but Forza's winning for the time being. I'm thinking about picking up the Microsoft steering wheel, but I'll probably wait a few days to see if I'm still as enthusiastic about the game before I spend that much on a controller.

[udisi]

I haven't finished it yet, but here is my mario car. To make something really nice it take a bunch of layers and time. To do this one it took me about 2 hours and almost 400 layers.

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5554/mariocaryo2.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mariocaryo2.jpg)

[Nez]

This is what I'm sporting around the track.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/a16btsuicide/a9015746-7ee3-48c1-83af-586812dfb18.jpg
Too about an hour, the flag was the biggest bitch making everything symetrical. And the outline on the letters of general lee just wasn't working out so I left it out. Still needs some work as my color disability keeps me from perfection.

Also needs less over steer. But atleast it gives me a reason to yell YEEEE HAWWW during a game.

[Kevincal]

Yeah, how's that GT4 online play working out for ya?

I could care less about online play... ;)

[norkusa]

I've got a question about this Nissan Fairlady Z unlock code you got with pre-orders. Is this car supposed to be available in the Career mode when you start out the game? I entered the code after I started playing the career mode but I don't see it in my garage. Is it only available in the other modes?

[Oobgarm]

I've got a question about this Nissan Fairlady Z unlock code you got with pre-orders. Is this car supposed to be available in the Career mode when you start out the game? I entered the code after I started playing the career mode but I don't see it in my garage. Is it only available in the other modes?

I'm curious as well, but i think you're right.

[norkusa]

Yeah, I saw it on the car list for the arcade mode but it's not in my garage in Career. It's really not even that fast of a car, that's why I was thinking that maybe you could start your career with it. If that's the case, I'd just start over and do all my races with the Fairlady Z since I'm not that far in right now.

[davidbrit2]

I've heard you have to buy it. Check the Nissan cars for sale.

[diskoboy]

I'll take 3!!
http://www.vrx.ca/images/triple/triple-main.jpg

4 Xbox 360 Elites
4 Copies Forza Motorsport2
Xbox 360 HD DVD player
Xbox 360 camera
Xbox 360 wireless headset
Microsoft Zune
Microsoft Force Feedback Steering wheel.
3 Sharp Aquos 37" LC-D62U 1080p HD LCD displays
Adjustable rear view Power Acoustik (PTM 750) 7" LCD display.
Bose Acoustimass 10 series surround sound system.
Harmon Kardon AVR-144 Surround Sound receiver
1500 Watt Tactile Vibration Feedback System.
1900 watt tactile power amplifier.
1" CNC machined polished aluminum foot assembly that connects to the front of the VRX
Universal triple screen aluminum mounting bracket that excepts LCD displays from 20" to 40"
Adjustable aluminium and tinted acrylic component shelves
On board power bar and unique wire way system conceals cables.
Polished chrome chassis with powder coated wheel mount, pedal mount and seat wings.
Front and rear non-slip aluminium vibration dampeners.
3M automotive chrome trim concealed edges.
Italian Sparco Monza racing seat (choice of Red/Black or Black/Silver)
Sparco automotive seat slider.
Suspension seat base.
3/D epoxy coated graphics.
Velcro and machined rubber grip blocks "prevents wheel and pedal movement".
10" diagonal and 8" horizontal wheel adjustments.
Polished Aluminum Speaker Mounts.
LED Lighting effects.
Beverage Holder

-Note the 7-inch LCD for the rear-view mirror.

[smork]

Buying a gaming rig more expensive than a real sports car.... Priceless!

[Colombian Milk & Cookies]

Buying a gaming rig more expensive than a real sports car.... Priceless!

Such a hater bro. Let us bask in the glory of excess and extravagance.

I mean, we cant spend the money on hookers and chicken soup right?

[smork]

Such a hater bro. Let us bask in the glory of excess and extravagance.

I mean, we cant spend the money on hookers and chicken soup right?

We most certainly can -- and do!

[norkusa]

I've been playing Forza 2 non-stop for the past 3 weeks. At Level 33 now. Basically just playing Career mode right now and haven't even touched multiplayer yet.

How do the unlockables work? Will all the cars I unlock in Career be available when I'm racing on Live? I thought they would but I was messing around with Arcade mode the other day and noticed a bunch of cars can be unlocked in that mode too and I could have sworn a few I unlocked in Arcade were ones I already unlocked in Career.

And has anyone switched their home region mid-way thru their career? I'm thinking about switching from Asia to Europe but I don't want to do it if the 50% discount on production cars doesn't carry over.

[Gamemaster_ca_2003]

So I got Just 1 question to ask you.


As any of you Made a DigitalPress Car Yet