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I can understand the obsession some gamers develop with Gran Turismo, it really is a fantastic game. Great graphics, there is customizability to it, plenty of tracks, all around it’s a great game. Forza Motorsport 3, on the other hand, is the most realistic simulation ever portrayed to a true, gearhead, pedal throttling gamer. It is safe to say Forza 3 is the greatest racing, car enthusiast game of all time. Why though?

It beats out competitors because of the easy amount of accesibility it offers. The interface and gameplay simply is not cluttered with burried menu options where you spend more time figuring out how to play the game than actually playing. The on-screen surface control, racing and assist options are right there in front of you. You are never penalized for using the assist option, but you do lose some cash towards your final score. The gameplay itself is also revolutionary.



Unlimited rewind is a great option. It’s helpful to be able to replay the entire track with different angles and options. It’s not just rewind. A great implementation is that the developers have become one with the gamer.

No one likes to break. It’s true. Especially when so many games today have you punching the accelerator until your thumb goes numb. The adjustments made to the “Auto Break” really help the player. It’s a great stepping tool to learning how to play the game your best, and also how to handle difficult turns and scenarios.



What needs to be understood about the absolute amazingness behind this revolutionary option is that it does it for you. That’s right, Forza 3 adjusts to your style of play to help you. The Magic Hat will be drawn, and it’ll place you in a race and class to further your learning on how to pedal and break.



Of course you will still be presented with unique, unlockable cars that you will progress through your season to get. They all will still carry their own individual handling differences, which once you master one, you move onto the next. The progression of the game is great.

So wheres the drawback? It’s in the XBOX 360, literally. If you don’t have a HD, you’re definitely in some trouble. Forza 3 comes with 2 discs, with over 100 cars and over 20 races on the 2nd disc, but it takes up about 2GIGS. Even with the HD, you’ll be losing load time which can become frustrating…but get over it.

Forza 3 is the best racing game of all time. Clearly it offers a challenging, yet extremely rewarding gaming experience. It’s also fun!

10/10

Section 8 may not be the greatest shooter gamer of all time and with flaw, but it is an exciting online-multiplayer futuristic game. Although the world and environment is a bit to large and the vehicles are pretty much useless, Section 8 is full of gripping gun battles that’ll make your playing experience worth while.

While the game is more focused towards the 32-player online battle matches, the single player campaign mode is perfect practice for that. All of the maps are the same, and the designs are quite nice, so the player will quickly get used to their environment before they jump into the online matches. The only difference between the two are very slight variations, one of which is in the campaign mode some parts of the level are blocked off until you complete certain objectives. This is nice because it enables the player to explore the level before getting lost in the giant maps online.

Once you do get into the online game play, there is only one match type, Conquest, which is a mixture of death-match and capture the flag with a different feel. Teams register points by taking control of their opponents bases, giving them access to their turrets in the area. There are also objectives within the matches, all with time constraints, making for frantic action packed gameplay as you try to complete, or deter your opponents, objectives. Completing these objectives gives you victory points, which lead to achievements such as seeing your opponents across the entire map.

When in battle you only have a choice of six guns and seven gadgets, and you can only carry two of each. This is something to keep in mind because changing your weapon lineup mid-battle is very difficult, and there is no one weapon you can use to roll through the map. There are the standard automatics, shotguns and snipers, so nothing new there. One cool gadget is the sensor blocker, which allows you to block your opponents radar with ample time to run into their base.

When going around the levels, your character is rather loafy and slow. There is a sprint button, but you can only use it so much. What is cool, though, is the rocket pack which allows you to jump incredible distances, along with dropping in on your enemies in the siege of battle.

Overall, these generic type shooter game really isn’t that bad considering the online mode is so much fun. Even when you can’t fill up all the spots, users can always add bots to replace your human friends. Though the vehicles are lame and useless, jumping around from place to place using your rocket pack can be a good time.

7/10