Forza 2: Road America DLC 100 points

Einhander

I picked up a used (although still sealed) Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Forza 2 combo pack that's shipping with the Premiums these days for $20 at a used game shop earlier today. I liked Forza a lot, even though it had some serious flaws, so I was stoked to find whay I consider a copy of Forza 2 for $20 with a free MUA disc thrown in.

I picked Asia as my starting territory (I want easier access to high end Nissans, especially Skylines, later on), and am now farting around in a Silvia S14 trying to make some dough. My Live Gold expired and I forgot to buy a renewal today, so if there'e a Game On I won't be able to participate, but I was wondering how many people still play?

Also, I guess there is a new track and car pack out on Live Marketplace tomorrow (400 points for the cars, and 100 points for the track was the rumor I heard) . I have a bunch of points left so I already bought Twin Ring (I loved that shit in GT4) and the available cars.

So, do you duders still play Forza 2? I plan on renewing Live sometime this weekend so maybe I'll be up for some races next week if I can get a decent car by then. Maybe show some pictures or something? Talk about the DLC? I don't know. I'm bad at threads. Talk about Forza or something.

Violynt

I was going to do this on gamefaqs but then I came to my senses.


Next person to post gets a free 1 month of XBL.


EDIT: Came to my senses about the month of XBL and the reason I did it in this thread is because it was the only 360 thread on first page.

gunwarrior

Yea, i just starting playing this game.
*my time with the game*

Start
Choose area
choose car
spend 1 1/2 hrs decaling car
Race 1 race
spend 1/2 hr tuning car.
race another race
spend 1/2 upgrading and redesigning car
etc.

ive played for 4 hours and ive only done 5 races

(ive got xbl already so pass on to next guy)

Einhander

I'm sad that they didn't include the "holy shit I am an inch and a half off of the asphalt oh man this is awesome" view that the original Forza had. I usually race with my car on the screen so I can have a better spatial sense of where I am in comtrast to the other cars and the edges of the track, but it was fun to fire up a track in a fast car with that view every once in a while. It really felt like you were hauling ass.

I have a couple of designs from the original that I want to put onto cars in Forza 2. I need to find a large sedan so I can replicate my Serious Sam Toyota.

Einhander

Also the new track is up on Live. It's Road America, for 100 points. There's also a bunch of Eurotrash supercars for 400 points.

darleysam

I got Forza 2 as part of an awesomely-priced bundle a couple of weeks ago, but only played it a bit before Mass Effect came out. Now that I've completed that... I want to complete it a few more times, then I'll get back to Forza which is good. So I may be up for some racing, sure.

Veevee

Einhander wrote: »

Also the new track is up on Live. It's Road America, for 100 points. There's also a bunch of Eurotrash supercars for 400 points.

Holy shit, Road America?! I've been waiting since this game launched for that track.

Tonight, we need to get some racing on. I get home around 6pm CST, send friend requests and lets get our race on.

Fatty McBeardo

Hooray for the return of Road America and hooray for the awesome car pack that includes an E30 M3. Nice job Turn 10, this is good stuff.

DVG

This is excellent, simply because I have exactly 100 points sitting on my account.

Narian

Violynt wrote: »

I was going to do this on gamefaqs but then I came to my senses.


Next person to post gets a free 1 month of XBL.


EDIT: Came to my senses about the month of XBL and the reason I did it in this thread is because it was the only 360 thread on first page.

So you're not giving away that month?

Violynt

No no I gave it to Einhander since he was the next poster and that other guy didn't want it.


I came to my senses about posting it on gamefaqs :P

GnomeTank

I am still a pretty competitive Forza player, have the wheel and everything, so you may see me on. I actually haven't played in a few weeks, been so busy with Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed and Mario Galaxy.

I haven't downloaded Road America yet, but I need to, it's one of my favorite real life courses.

Daedalus

I've been playing it quite a bit. I started in America, because I wanted a kick-ass mustang, and I guess America has the best starting car (the Chevy Cobalt). It's been nice so far, although I wish the dealership unlocks would come faster.

It's very satisfying to be able to tune a car from "undrivable" to "kicks everything's ass", too.

And I always get a kick of bringing a cheap car into a race full of expensive cars and winning by banging the other cars up. I did this for the Lightweight and Heavyweight both. The Lightweight is full of these tiny Lotus and Vauxhall sports cars, and I brought in a shitty Japanese hatchback and won by slamming the lead couple guys into a wall, and the Heavyweight is always dominated by this guy in a Ferarri, until I used my Dodge Charger against him. Strategic collisions can take you a long way in this game, what with the realistic damage and all, although it's always a bit risky.

edit: does anyone starting out want a free Do-Luck Supra? I've got two. Long story.

ThrustinJ

Agreed. It's the hard work that makes the game worth it. The computer cars can be pretty good, until you find the right setup to trash them.

I'll definetly buy the new track.

Daedalus

I wish there was a way to undo expensive mistakes you make while upgrading, though. "Oh, yay, I won a '73 Porsche 914, the slowest car Porsche ever made. Wait, I can put a 1995 911GT engine into it for only BIGNUM Cr? Sign me up!"

five minutes later:

"Oh shit, now this thing can't steer worth a goddamn! Wish I didn't waste all that money."

Stupornaut

Einhander wrote: »

Also the new track is up on Live. It's Road America, for 100 points. There's also a bunch of Euro-wicked supercars and a 1973 Pontiac Firebird for 400 points.

Fixed. Also, here's the full car list:

1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
1980 Renault 5 Turbo
1983 Audi Sport quattro
1991 BMW M3 E30
1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 'Street Version'
2006 Ferrari FXX
2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
2007 Renault Clio RenaultSport 197
2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
2008 Audi R8 Road Car
2008 Koenigsegg CCGT

mescalito

I had traded in my copy to help me get cod4 and thought I was set with PGR4, but now I regret getting rid of forza, especially with this new shit dropping and my desire to drift with the e30 M3 that just came out

damn son, i suck

Gihgehls

I'm always down for Forza 2. Gamertag in sig.

EDIT: HOLY SHIT AN E30?!?!? I drive one in real life. I am so getting that. The Triple Beam will be made virtual!

Mmmm... Cocks...

Stupornaut wrote: »

2008 Koenigsegg CCGT

Isn't that like one of, if not the, fastest street car in the world?

Daedalus

Mmmm... Cocks... wrote: »

Stupornaut wrote: »

2008 Koenigsegg CCGT

Isn't that like one of, if not the, fastest street car in the world?

Fastest street car in the world is the SSC Ultimate Aero, followed closely by the Bugatti Veyron. I'm pretty sure it was some Koenigsegg model in third place, though.

Any of the cars free? Usually they give out one freebie when they do a DLC set. I'm not buying any until they put that Veyron up there, which probably ain't never gonna happen.

Einhander

They seem to give one car away for free whenever they release a car pack, but when you download the free car you're actually downloading all of the cars, you just can't use them. This way, if you're racing online against someone in a DLC car, you'll still have it on your system and you'll still see it. I'm pretty sure that's how it works.

My girlfriend is leaving town tomorrow, and I'm going to be in a deep sea of depression, so I may be up for some races after like eight or nine Pacific. Hopefully I'll have a decent car by then. Or maybe I'll just come with my Trueno.

Every time I buy a racing game with a Trueno I always get it, and I always say "'Trueno, I'm going to make you good", and I pimp it out and I tune it and if the game permits I paint it a pretty color, and I take it out on the track and it sucks. And then I go "Trueno, why do you do this to me, every single time?", and the Treuno says "What? You knew I was a Trueno when you bought me."

Basticle

I might be persuaded to play.

Basticle

ok, I love this track.

incidently its pretty retarded that the only way I was able to race against the AI on this track is to load up a system link multiplayer game with the AI turned on and play by myself.

TeeMan

Always been meaning to give this a burn on XBL.

But that of course means getting an XBL account and forking out ~$110 for the wireless adapter... Then I usually just go back to Warhawk haha.

I'll get round to it one day.

Gihgehls

You know that your Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console has an ethernet port, right?

Einhander

Gihgehls wrote: »

You know that your Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console has an ethernet port, right?

He/She may have their 360 set up a considerable distance away form their modem. Par example my modem is downstairs in my roomate's room, I have to run a significant amount of CAT5 out of her room, to the stairs, up the stairs, into my room, and then into my router, which is connected to my 360.

Stupornaut

Now that they've got the DLC tracks and cars set for the time being, I wonder if there's any possibility they could add DLC events for career mode. (For free with purchase of either of the necessary car/track packs, maybe.)

Basticle

yeah that would be nice.

unless I'm missing something the only way to play Road America outside of multiplayer is test drive or time trials with some R series car in arcade mode

Veevee

So, anyone up for a multiplayer game on Road America? Send friend invite, or a message and i'll invite to game.