Forza Motorsport 3 | 
| From: Microsoft
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 76
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: car_and_truck_racing_and_flying_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 65H-00004
Model: 65H-00004
UPC: 882224866484
EAN: 0882224866484
ASIN: B002BSA2LQ
Publication Date: October 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | New game modes such as single-player season mode which puts you through a completely personalized racing calendar includes 200+ different events, including Circuit, Oval, Drag, Drift and Timed Events. | | • | Something to match every car lover's dream including more than 400 fully customizable and tunable cars from over 50 of the world¿s leading manufacturers and 100+ international tracks. | | • | Look and feel of a modern racing game built from the ground up using with the most advanced physics models, artificial intelligence and damage calculations. | | • | Gameplay assists including auto-braking, gameplay rewind and auto-tuning that cater to how each individual drives and evolves with you over time as your skills increase. | | • | In-game elements such as Livery Editor, Auction House and Deep Tuning Garage that along with content via Xbox LIVE, allow players to express their car passion through user-generated content. |
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Product Description
Forza 3 Xbox 360
Amazon.com Product Description
Whether it's an exotic sports car like the new Audi R8 V10, a classic American muscle car like the Ford GT or a hot Asian import like the Nissan 370Z, everyone has a dream car. Now you can drive that dream with Turn 10's latest racing epic. Exclusively for Xbox 360, Forza Motorsport 3 unites the racing game genre, making it possible for everyone to experience the thrill of the world's most exotic and exquisite cars. 
400+ customizable cars.
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100+ international tracks.
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Amazing in-car detail.
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New game modes & events.
View larger. | Live the most realistic racing experience ever as you take the wheel of more than 400 of the most-beloved cars on over 100 renowned real-world tracks and exotic road courses from around the globe. With breathtaking high-definition graphics and the most advanced vehicle performance modeling in a video game, Forza Motorsport 3 includes a host of driving assists and adjustable skill levels to make the game a gripping pick-up-and-play experience for audiences of all ages and skill levels. Your escape into the world of car culture in Forza Motorsport 3 doesn't stop at the track. Turn 10 is a proven leader in user-generated content creation in games. Forza Motorsport 3 further fuels the imaginations of its already thriving community of painters, tuners and photographers with improved customization tools and brand-new ways to share creations with the world via Xbox LIVE.* Xbox LIVE makes your journey into the Forza Motorsport community and the world of user-generated content easy and fun. A love of cars lives in all of us. Forza Motorsport 3 is the automotive playground we've all been waiting for. Key Game Features - Where Dreams are Driven: The Cars and Tracks
Featuring the latest and greatest production offerings as well as the world’s fastest and most exotic street cars, Forza Motorsport 3 offers more than 400 fully customizable and tunable cars from over 50 of the world’s leading manufacturers. Whether your passion is classic American muscle cars, European roadsters, purpose-built race cars or high-tech Asian imports, Forza Motorsport 3 puts you in the cockpit of the cars you love. In addition to the return of world-famous tracks from previous Forza Motorsport games, including Suzuka, Nürburgring Nordschleife and the Sebring International Raceway, Forza Motorsport 3 invites you to conquer the corners on more than 100 tracks, including some of the most beautiful road courses in the world. New environments like the gorgeous mountainous Montserrat region in Spain, the rugged Amalfi Coast in Italy and the American Southwest are presented in such majestic detail that you might find yourself pulling over just to take it all in. - The Look and Feel of a Modern Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 3 is the definitive racing game. The appreciation of the automobile in Forza Motorsport 3 is due in large part to the team’s attention to detail. This is why automotive engineers from manufacturers like Audi and champion race teams like Peugeot as well as experienced computer graphics specialists from across Microsoft Corp. have all teamed up with Turn 10 to make Forza Motorsport 3 the most beautiful and realistic racing game ever made. All 400-plus cars in the game have been built with more than 10 times the amount of polygons as Forza Motorsport 2. This includes painstakingly researched cockpits and interiors for every vehicle. But realism isn’t just about pretty graphics. Turn 10 takes realism to new heights, leading the industry with the most advanced physics model, artificial intelligence and damage calculations. Whether it’s the differences in how each car handles through the corners, how the engines sound at top speed or how different tires and upgrades impact your car’s performance, you’ll find yourself leaning into your turns as if you were really behind the wheel of your favorite ride. - It’s Easy to Go for a Spin
Forza Motorsport 3 redefines the racing genre. Simulation games can be too hard for some players. Forza Motorsport 3 rises above the distinction between simulation and arcade games. Using a myriad of cutting-edge driving and gameplay assists such as auto-braking, gameplay rewind and auto-tuning, Forza Motorsport 3 delivers an experience where everyone can have fun behind the wheel, regardless of your skill and dexterity. Whether you’re a newcomer or a seasoned racing game pro, Forza Motorsport 3 caters to how you drive and evolves with you over time as your skills increase. - Express Your Car Passion
User-generated content and Xbox LIVE. Painters and tuners will once again be able to showcase creativity through the celebrated Livery Editor, Auction House and deep tuning garage in Forza Motorsport 3. The car is literally the artistic canvas as some of the world’s most creative car painters and designers find new layers of depth and freedom to create shocking visual masterpieces before sharing them with others over Xbox LIVE.* Each car in Forza Motorsport 3 is fully upgradable, allowing gear heads to take on the challenge of turning a Honda Civic into a supercar killer. New Xbox LIVE Leaderboards celebrate not only the greatest racers but also the most prolific car tuners and painters in the community. - New Game Modes
Forza Motorsport 3 is an epic racing game featuring more content and more ways to play than any racing title today. An innovative single player season mode puts you through a completely personalized racing calendar that includes more than 200 different events, including Circuit, Oval, Drag, Drift and Timed Events. No two calendars are the same; they react to the cars you love and the races you enjoy most. In addition, the online multiplayer mode* gains an all-new game rules editor. This gives players a never-ending variety of ways to play with friends. Whether you’re a speedster, dragster, drifter, painter, tuner or just a lover of cars, Forza Motorsport 3 is the definitive racing game for you. * Xbox LIVE Gold account required for online multiplayer gameplay. |
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 A Racing Game That's a Great Alternative To Gran Turismo November 19, 2009
Javier Miranda (Georgia, USA)
I used to play Gran Turismo. Then I got an Xbox 360. No more Gran Turismo... Fortunately, I found Forza Motorsport 3, which is, in many respects, superior than Gran Turismo (at least up to 4; I haven't played the one on the Playstation 3). I mostly do single player, so I can't comment on multiplayer at all. I've found that the customization in Forza is much more thorough and more involved than in Gran Turismo, which is definitely a good thing. It's nice to know that you can swap engines and drivetrains if you need to. As for the Performance Index, I can say that it is a rough calculation of a vehicle's performance based on individual components. As a result, two different vehicles with the same PI may be vastly different in terms of handling and performance characteristics. As for similarity in engine sounds, I can't really say I pay too much attention, though I do think that they're different and based in reality. I can't really say I've had any problems with this game in terms of glitching or anything like that, though installing it to your hard drive will appreciably decrease the loading times. Overall, I'd say that this is one of the most detailed, thorough, and well made racing games I've ever played. Don't take my word for it, though. Buy it and try it for yourself.
The Best Racing Game to Date November 18, 2009
Jeremy McCrate (Tulsa, OK USA)
As the third iteration in the racing game series from developer Turn 10 Studios, Forza Motorsport 3 has been finely polished into the best driving simulator available. Much like the track-built autos in the game, Forza 3 has stripped out all the excess weight while at the same time adding more power and tightening up the control. A streamlined career mode makes progressing through the game fast and entertaining. A physics engine that updates 360 times a second gives incredible precision to the action. Revised control scheme helps driving with a controller feel more accurate.
On top of the improvements, Turn 10 added more vehicles, more tracks, more race types, and a long awaited cockpit view with detailed interiors for every car. A new vinyl creator makes it easy to create vinyl groups to apply to the cars or to sell on the new Storefront. All-in-all Forza 3 is not only the best Forza game but the best racing sim on any console including the PS3 (home of Gran Tursimo 5).
 Forza Motorsport 2.1 November 17, 2009
Biff Boffo
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ouch! I just spent money for a game I already had. FM3 is Microsoft at its most typical -- simply repackage what you already have and charge a lot of money for it. The bottom line is that this game IS Forza Motorsport 2. There are a couple of new tracks and the available cars have been updated (but with still a lot of overlap with FM2), but make no mistake, there is very little that is new here. The quality of the graphics is OK (approximately the same as FM2), and the physics model is slightly different from FM2 (not better, just different). But compared to the previous version, races in this game load sooooo slooooooowly as to make the game virtually unplayable. When playing in single player mode, the AI cars love to hit you (e,g., they will ram you, swerve in front of, sideswipe you, and pull a Michael Schumacher by suddenly slowing down in front of you so that you lose your momentum); not very realistic. The online play is equally frustrating because of a horrible interface, lack of configuration abilities, and the glacial pace at which races load. If you already have (the heavily-flawed but much cheaper) FM2, there is no reason to buy this game. And if you have neither FM2 nor FM3, you may want to explore other options for racing simulations; but if you're set on exploring the world of Forza Motorsports, save yourself a lot of money (and frustration) and simply buy FM2.
Preferred Forza 2 over this big heap pile of hunk of junk. November 17, 2009
*Bling-Bling* (Lompoc, CA)
Before you douse me in diesel fuel and set me on fire, let me say that I adored the 1st Forza and loved the 2nd one which was why I rented this one to see if it was really that much better. I had to clear most of my hard drive to just be able to experience the game in its full entirety which was a bit disappointing but I was sure it was going to be well worth it. It wasn't and for my loss I removed my Forza 2 data because I was certain I was gonna replace that with this 3rd installment (which won't be happening...ever).
Pros
-Slightly improved graphics.
-Cock-pit view added.
-More tracks + More cars.
-Retains everything (except for the multiplayer)that made Forza 2 stand out from the rest of the competition.
-Smooth Frame-Rate / No lagg issues whatsoever for a game this magnitude.
Cons
-Eats a whole lot of hard drive space.
-Multiplayer is way below par from the previous version.
-Generic cock-pit view when compared to other competitive racing titles.
-Retains everything (except for the multiplayer)that made Forza 2 stand out from the ... (Wait... Its the same game but worst).
-Unnecessary Replay added.
-Unnecessary Driver Assists added.
-Rollovers sequences seemed to be a last minute add-on as they're visually poorly executed in animation.
Overall
I have just as much fun playing this game in single player mode as I do while playing Forza 2 in single player mode but when it comes to Multiplayer, Forza 2 is clearly better. The attention to car customization seemed to be the primarily focus in this game while racing seemed to be a distant seconded. (Don't know if the developers intended for it to be that way). Most of the enhancements in this game could have easily just have been DLC but I guess that would've just been bad profiting and not good for marketing sales. I'm very disappointed with the developers of Turn 10 as how they've took a wrong turn for the worst with this post-awesome franchise.
Bottom line.
Get (or stick with) Forza 2 over this, as it is typically the same game minus some of the improved graphics and many undesirle automobiles. Forza 2 is also a lot cheaper and a whole lot funner in Multiplayer so its pretty much a win-win situation.
(ZZZzzpt!)Just zipped up my flame suit. Alright, now let me have it. (Just try to keep the comments within a PG-13 limit as we all know amazon is a peaceful family site).
10 Times Better Than It's Predecessor November 13, 2009
Earl Wilkerson (South Beloit, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I haven't played the multiplayer mode as of yet, but can certainly attest to the entertainment value of the incredible single-player mode.
Once you get past all of the reviews from people whining about their spectacular scores/lap times being demolished because of the new timing rules and game physics (real racers get penalized for dropping wheels), and actually see the game for what it is, you will find it to be one of the most accurate racing games made for the XBOX 360.
Turn 10 revamped and tweaked the physics engine with absolute precision for this version of Forza. While there is still a very slight difference from the hyper realistic sim racers of the PC world, the quality, detail, and vehicular accuracy is excellent. Over pressurized brakes lock as they should, suspension gives and tightens with the dynamics of the track, and vehicle components wear out and break down much as their real-world counterparts would (although this is one area the realism could be tweaked for future Forza titles).
As I stated in my review for NFS: Shift, hardcore and mediocre sim racers will want to avoid Need for Speed and pick this one up instead!
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