The 360 thread!

peter_cushion · Post by **peter_cushion** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:51 pm 0

Forza demo is amazing. Best driving game ever. All wishes answered.

Kronos · Post by **Kronos** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:35 am 0

4 million, well it is the xbox's signature game, amazing pre-order numbers. I think I'm the only person in the world who isn't waiting to get this on the 360 sometimes

and this proves I am

Meow · Post by **Meow** » Fri May 11, 2007 5:05 am 0

Well I downloaded demo of Forza 2, I must say I'm not impressed, The cars were awful in the way they handle. The grahics were blar Blar ho hum, it really didn't look like anything next gen. Thumbs down from me.

See if the real game is better, the demo fail to Impress.

Kronos · Post by **Kronos** » Fri May 11, 2007 5:15 am 0

Depends what kind of racing games you do like, I'm not really a fan of the "brake brake brake turn-in @ pedestrian speeds" sim racers so I already know it's not for me probably, doesn't mean it's a bad game though.

Graphics wise it better not be shit, hmmm think I might pop the 360 on the net in a bit and download this and a few other demos

or maybe check out some HD trailers on gametrailers.com

chub · Post by **chub** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:12 am 0

I liked the Forza 2 demo. It was what I expected really, with its realistic physics, tyre temperatures, etc. After playing PGR3, Forza 2 requires a very different style of driving, and needs a much more delicate approach (brake before turning, not during). Also warming the tyres up first helps with the grip levels. Initially I was all over the place, but after a few races I was able to win them.

I don't think this game is one for the arcade racing crowd. The project director is trying to convince people that everyone who likes cars will like this game, but I think it's still for existing racing sim fans. You can't just chuck the cars around the track, rather it needs concentration to get a good position. There's a lack of in-game music for a reason I would say.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:40 am 0

Meow wrote:Well I downloaded demo of Forza 2, I must say I'm not impressed, The cars were awful in the way they handle. The grahics were blar Blar ho hum, it really didn't look like anything next gen. Thumbs down from me. See if the real game is better, the demo fail to Impress.

I would have to agree. I just played the demo and it was pretty awful.

Jimaroid · Post by **Jimaroid** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:51 am 0

chub wrote:I liked the Forza 2 demo. It was what I expected really, with its realistic physics, tyre temperatures, etc.

I'll never understand how cars that can't go around corners can be classed as realistic physics.

Anyway, the Crackdown DLC is up.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:07 pm 0

Jimaroid wrote:Anyway, the Crackdown DLC is up.

There goes my weekend.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:09 pm 0

Flabio wrote:
Jimaroid wrote:Anyway, the Crackdown DLC is up.
There goes my weekend.

You ain't kidding.

Note: if you download within the game you can't download in the background.

chub · Post by **chub** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:11 pm 0

Jimaroid wrote:
chub wrote:I liked the Forza 2 demo. It was what I expected really, with its realistic physics, tyre temperatures, etc.
I'll never understand how cars that can't go around corners can be classed as realistic physics.

Anyway, the Crackdown DLC is up.

They go round corners if you don't take them too fast. Mind you, when I wrote 'realistic' really I should have written 'what I assume is realistic'. I haven't driven a racing car round a track in real life, but I would have expected less understeer from a rear wheel drive car. After playing GT4 though I would say it depends on how the cars are set up, so I would hope to be able to reduce understeer with some tweaking.

Good news about the Crackdown DLC anyway. I read the extra add-on part is 800 points, so I'd better buy some more.

Eurogamer says there's a Blacksite Area 51 demo on XBL as well.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:38 pm 0

Just had a little ride of the armoured car before sorting out for work.

Absoloutly ace

fuwafuwa · Post by **fuwafuwa** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:52 pm 0

No Crackdown DLC here in Japan yet

edit: I could download it using my NA gamertag, then it worked fine with my Japanese copy

It seems some contents are locked out(I couldn't see Blacksite: Area 51 demo anywhere, I saw a strange blank instead), but other downloads still work fine...at least for now.

mutopian · Post by **mutopian** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:53 pm 0

Street Racing looks like it might be a laugh. Impounding cars is good fun too

RageMatrix · Post by **RageMatrix** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:03 pm 0

fuwafuwa wrote:No Crackdown DLC here in Japan yet

edit: I could download it using my NA gamertag, then it worked fine with my Japanese copy

It seems some contents are locked out(I couldn't see Blacksite: Area 51 demo anywhere, I saw a strange blank instead), but other downloads still work fine...at least for now.

Could be because of this...

Gamerscore sends word that, starting with the Spring Update, Microsoft will be beefing up the territorial restrictions on the 360's marketplaces. Seems some of you cheeky monkeys are still trying to get around the regional restrictions on certain content, and Microsoft aren't too pleased.

While they've tried squeezing this practice out previously, this is the first time I've seen them actually put it in black & white. Your XBL accounts are going to be locked to the region your console is: any accounts created that try and say otherwise will only be allowed to download content from your console's region.

pixie · Post by **pixie** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:06 pm 0

Some reports of the crackdown dlc wiping out existing saves:

http://forums.crackdownoncrime.com/foru ... hread.aspx