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Game Review & Description: Released back in 1997 on the PlayStation, Gran Turismo instantly made aname for itself as the serious car enthusiasts racing game. Featuring amassive selection of desirable vehicles, and it was for many the firstgame they had played in which they were made to feel that they weregiven an inkling of what it might be like to pilot these magnificentbeasts for real. Since then, the series has gone for strength tostrength, sticking to the same tested recipe of challenging handling,real licensed cars of varying worth and desirability, different classesof races on well designed (and often real) courses, and a huge range oftuning options, all rendered in the most impressive and accurategraphics possible. Microsoft, coveting the flagship title, wanted asimilar racing and car glorifying experience to be available on itsXBOX console, and it is to this end that Forza Motorsport has beencreated, to take on the as yet unchallenged self-dubbed Real DrivingSimulator. Withover 200 cars, there are plenty to choose from in Forza Motorsport, allrendered with no expense spared to look as near to the real thing aspossible. The game features some of the more prestigious marques thathave never appeared in a Gran Turismo game, like Ferraris, and somethat hadnt until recently, like Porsches. Cars come from all threemajor car producing continents: A mostly Italian and German selectionfrom Europe, everything from AE86 Truenos to Evo VIIIs and of course aselection of Nissans from Asia, and Corvettes and other exotica fromthe US. As far as tracks go there are 17 near photo realistic offeringboth on track and street, from Laguna Seca to Manhattan. Predictablythe cars can be modified in all sorts of ways, from more cosmetic stufflike paint, skirts and decals, to the technical stuff like suspension,turbos and wings. The real trump card over GT4 though, is the onlineside of things. You can join car clubs online and swap cars youvedesigned, download new tracks and cars, and of course race.Interestingly, your online and offline career become one as yourperformance against people on the web affects your single playerprogression. Theres also what is called Drivatar tecnology wherebyyou can train the computer to drive like you and race for or againstyou. XBOX owners jealous of the PS2 scene finally have the game theyvebeen waiting for.