Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4
Cover art depicting the game's seasonal change and featuring the McLaren Senna (foreground) and Land Rover Defender 90 (background)
Developer(s) Playground Games
Publisher(s) Microsoft Studios
Series Forza
Platform(s)
Release 2 October 2018[lower-alpha 1]
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Forza Horizon 4 is an open world racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios.[1] It was released on 2 October 2018 on Xbox One and Microsoft Windows after being announced at Xbox's E3 2018 conference.[2][3] The game is set in a fictionalised representation of the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] It is the fourth Forza Horizon title and eleventh instalment in the Forza series. The game is noted for its introduction of changing seasons to the series.

Gameplay

Forza Horizon 4 is a racing video game set in an open world environment based in a fictional representation of United Kingdom and features over 450 licensed cars. An update to the game on 25 October 2018 will feature a route creator which enables players to create their own races.[4] The game takes place in a synchronised shared world, compared to the AI-driven Drivatars from its predecessors, with each server supporting up to 72 players.[5] The game is also playable in offline mode.[5]

Players have the opportunity to buy in-game houses which unlock new items, cars and game-play perks.[6] The game features a dynamic weather system that also depicts the change of seasons. The environment in the world will change depending on the season: for example, lakes will freeze over in winter and allow players the ability to explore regions of the game world that would be inaccessible during all the other seasons.[2][3][4] The seasons are fixed across the game's servers, meaning that all players will experience the same conditions at the same time. After completing a prologue series of events which introduce players to all four seasons, the shared-world seasons will change every week,[6] with the changes happening on Thursdays at 3:30 PM GMT.[7] The season changes are forewarned to players in the game with a countdown clock, which, when finished, will trigger a short cinematic cutscene showing the previous season changing to the new one, although the cinematic will be delayed for players who are in the middle of an event or activity.[7]

Playground Games have also announced plans for two chapters of downloadable content for the game.[6] A car pack featuring cars used in James Bond films was also included.[8]

Due to licensing issues, vehicles from Mitsubishi, Toyota (with the exception of some offroad racing trucks) and Lexus are not presented in the game.[9]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(XONE) 92/100[10]
(PC) 89/100[11]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid9/10[12]
EGM8/10[13]
Game Informer9.25/10[14]
Game Revolution[15]
GameSpot9/10[16]
GamesRadar+[17]
IGN9.6/10[18]
USgamer[19]
VideoGamer.com9/10[20]

Forza Horizon 4 received "universal acclaim" for the Xbox One version, while the PC version received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[10][11] With its aggregate review score of 92,[10] the Xbox One version is the highest rated Forza Horizon title and is tied with Forza Motorsport and Forza Motorsport 3 as the highest rated entry in the Forza series based on Metacritic scores.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Ultimate Edition for the game was released on 28 September 2018, while the Standard and Deluxe editions were released on 2 October.

References

  1. 1 2 Welsh, Oli (10 June 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 is set in the UK, fully online, and out in October". Eurogamer. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Dale, Laura Kate (10 June 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 is Officially Revealed, and it's Set in Britain". Kotaku. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Plante, Chris (10 June 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 trailer reveals Britain setting, dynamic seasons, release date". Polygon. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 Dornbush, Jonathon (10 June 2018). "E3 2018: Forza Horizon 4 announced". IGN News. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 Reilly, Luke (10 June 2018). "Forza Horizon 4: every season is racing season - IGN FIRST". IGN News. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Forza Motorsport - Forza Horizon 4 E3 Announce". forzamotorsport.net. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. 1 2 Stevens, Colin (26 September 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 Post-Launch Roadmap Detailed". IGN India. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Forza Horizon 4 is getting James Bond DLC". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Forza Motorsport - Forza Week in Review 9-7-18". forzamotorsport.net. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "Forza Horizon 4 for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Forza Horizon 4 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Makedonski, Brett. "Review: Forza Horizon 4". Destructoid. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  13. ↑ Harmon, Josh. "Forza Horizon 4 review". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  14. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (26 September 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 Review - Pure Racing Bliss". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Faulkner, Jason (25 September 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 Review – Rule, Britannia!". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  16. ↑ Tran, Edmond (27 September 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 Review: 'Tis the season". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  17. ↑ Towell, Justin. "Forza Horizon 4 Review: "A Challenging and All-Encompassing Online Racer"". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Reilly, Luke (25 September 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  19. ↑ Bailey, Kat. "Forza Horizon 4 Review". USgamer. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  20. ↑ Wise, Josh (25 September 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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