forza 2: the continuation

No, I am not done talking about Forza, I just needed to let my fingers rest for a bit.

Speaking of tracks, I really miss Road America. Of all the tracks missing, I think this is the one I miss the most. And yet, this is the one track that I can most rationalize the exclusion of. I realize that the license may've been up on it. But man, I do miss it.

I wish the cars spat fire. I know, it's possibly a childish thing, but seeing a car spit fire out the tailpipe is a treat. In Forza 1, the cars at least made the proper sounds for fire-spitting, I've not noticed the same in Forza 2. Cars spit fire, that's all there is to it, and if you want that extra bit of polish on a game, include it...realistically.

I wish the game had more advanced telemetry. I wish I could have a track map, with a dot for my car, and have throttle and brake graphs over time, not just instant graphs. Perhaps have the track map change color, green for gas, red for brake, white for neither, and somewhere in between for half-pedal cases. Then I could really look at my lap and see what works, what doesn't, and how best to get 'round. Adding steering would be a nice treat as well.

I really, really hope Bugatti lets someone put the Veyron into a game. And I really hope it's Forza 2. All I hear about when reading about the Bugatti is how much better it is then every other car at everything possible. It stops. It goes. It turns. It pampers. A car that is 10.0 all down the ratings scale would be awesome. And the ability to trick it up? Mind blowingly orgasmic. I'll have a cage'd Veyron in flat black with black wheels, please. And bump up those turbochargers while you're at it. Thanks...ya know, make it a double.

Will a game ever satisfy all my cravings for automobilia? Nope. But Forza 2 does come the closest out of every effort yet. It is a very good game. I love how it drives, how it feels real. I love how even though the 'endurance' races are achingly short, they can still come down to the last corner and be won (or lost) by a mere tenth of a second. Fifty minutes of Silverstone decided by a drag race and won by a blink of an eye. Spectacular.