Name: Forza Motorsport 2 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Available to Gold members in all Xbox Live regions.
Dash Details: Download the demo to Forza Motorsport 2, the sequel to Microsoft Game Studios' award-winning, fully-customizable driving simulator Forza Motorsport. Buckle up for authentic simulation physics, bone-jarring damage, and photo-realistic graphics, as well as licensed tuning and customization options.Loaded with over 300 of the world’s hottest cars for you to collect, personalize, and race, Forza Motorsport 2 gives you the complete racing experience.
Size: 691 MB (approx.)

Downloading, as I type

must........not.....download............

arrghhhhhhhh

Damn, this has suddenly turned into one of those painfully long working days. Remember those, Hengist? :p At least I dragged my lazy arse in early this morning so I can be out the door at 5:30.

Look forward to hearing details of the demo while I'm stuck here. If it's multiplayer you may have the long awaited pleasure of my company this evening. Need to buy a new headset cos me last one disappeared when I moved flat, what's the consensus on the wireless jobby?

Hey Brun, it's a full time job obtaining sick notes from the Doctor

I've got 10% left on the download (it sure must be a popular download, as its taken ages). I'm looking forward to trying the wireless jobby, as this will be the first 360 game designed to use it, and not a game that's been patched to use it.

I'll post later.

I have the same problem with socks when i move rooms in my house. ill go into a room wearing 2 socks, and come out with one. I go searching for the other one, and its not there........not even under the bed. Weirdness.

Headset, not wheel! It's an optician you want, not a doctor

Just played it for a bit... I am not overly impressed. I'll try it again after work with the standard controller but there was no autocenter or force feedback on the wheel and that made playing with the wheel almost impossible. Also they didnt let you use any controller configuration setting so I hope they allow you to edit some of the wheel buttons.

I was waiting for the demo to judge if I should keep the microsoft wheel... now I have to wait for the game because the demo doesnt represent what the game will be... geez

About to head out to work and I just noticed my wheel was unplugged... Now I know why no force feedback. Think I will be a little late to work...

man thanks for the news Hengist...been waiting for this demo release for a long time... there goes my workout I was getting ready to leave for. (It's your fault I'm FAT! )

Any questions about this game, can be answered with three words...

Wow, bloody awesome.



... and Brun, the wheel jobby is fantastic with this title, the force effects are so much more detailed than PGR3. On your way home tonight, go and buy a wheel when you leave work. You wont be disappointed.

dang , there goes more cash to Microsoft!!

F2, Shadowrun, mass effect, bioshock

I must admit. My faith in the microsoft wheel is almost been restored. All I need to know now is whether or not the full game will let you put the left and right views onto the d-pad. If so then all my gripes are gone from the wheel.

Freaking awesome game demo!

did you try the telemetry yet?

my faith in it being a *simulation* is restored!

I usually drive with the aids off and those "R" cars are a handful just what i remember back in the previous version.

Do you guys find yourself wanting to drive a slower car to make a race out of it? I find myself in either the TVR, 911, and Lambo in the A class. These cars don't handle too well. I think the Ferrari has a wonderful balance. The Z06, Viper, and TVR just have brute force. I am not too impressed with the GT, it pushes/oversteers a lot. I can't throttle it as much around the corner.

In the C class, I am still sorting out which car to use, so far the Acura and the Dodge are close in overall performance.

OK, did this live up to the hype? I never played the original Forza so I have no background but from the demo I wouldn't pay 20 bucks for this.

I don't know about the hype if there was one - not if you are comparing to GOW, but IMHO, it's the same thing as the first release unless I am really missing something. Sure, new tracks but I don't know what else to hype about. Wait...

It models the weight xfers rather well compared to the first version however... But then again I haven't touched the first version in over a year. I spent a lot of time with the software.

I am a bit disappointed with the same camera options of the replies and the eye candy. Oh well. Life goes on.

Wow contrasting opinions, you didn't like the demo Mr. SimHQ Super Saturday's Resident Spawn Camper(or SSSRSC)?? Maybe 'the wheel' is needed to enjoy it. I'm gonna try tonight with my ff.

I dunno, I guess I missed the boat. Compared to PC sims it feels to me pretty much like GT3 for the PS2. Not sim enough to be fun as a sim and not fun enough to fun as a game. Throw in the lackluster sound and last gen graphics and it just doesnt compare on the sim side to GTR2 and rFactor or on the arcady side to TDU or PGR3.

Maybe the wheel would make a difference. It's obvious some of you guys like it.

subaru legacy :P

The cars were definatley fun to drive, control skidding through corners is a blast!!sd

Yes Jeevz it reminds me of both PGR3 and TDU, same music for sure lol, and that darn dashboardless view!