Forza Horizon

 Xbox 360
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 734 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 637 out of 734
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 734
  3. Negative: 43 out of 734
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  1. PunisherTeam
    Sep 1, 2023
    9
    If you like cars and adventure, this is your game. The original was Test drive unlimited.
  2. GameMan2005
    Aug 22, 2023
    9
    A beautiful and truly awe inspiring take on the traditional Forza franchise, the open world gameplay is incredible.
  3. The_D4RknesS
    Aug 17, 2023
    10
    A game ahead of its time! I played very little but I already had the basis that this game is wonderful since it has beautiful graphics, good gameplay and a mind-blowing draw distance for the time of game. I wish they made this game here for PC
  4. Maximilian_pro
    Aug 5, 2023
    10
    This game is the best game ever i wish it could be available on the Microsoft store
  5. gugachad
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    best forza game, probably tied with fm4 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  6. Sjjsjsa
    Jun 17, 2023
    10
    All the names I wanted were taken and now I’ve came up with just spamming my keyboard, and also I like the game because it’s good and fun to play with even though it is a oldie, it’s still a Goldie
  7. MADSHEEP
    Jun 6, 2023
    10
    Good game aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  8. contrast513
    Jun 4, 2023
    10
    Spoiler alert: games kinda good, maybe get idk. ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ But actually this is a game that change Forza forever, and it’s a damn great one with it. Sure, compared to newer instalments of Forza Horizon, this game can look pretty **** but if you remember this is on a 2005 console, it’s pretty good looking. I don’t know what else to say because if you have an Xbox with aSpoiler alert: games kinda good, maybe get idk. ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ But actually this is a game that change Forza forever, and it’s a damn great one with it. Sure, compared to newer instalments of Forza Horizon, this game can look pretty **** but if you remember this is on a 2005 console, it’s pretty good looking. I don’t know what else to say because if you have an Xbox with a disc drive and get a copy cheap for around 20 bucks then go ahead and start playing this game as soon as you can because it’s a really good game and showed the new face of the Forza franchise.… Expand
  9. syndicat
    May 25, 2023
    9
    the start of an amazing franchise! note: *if you skip the 2nd and the 5th game
  10. Much0morek
    Feb 6, 2023
    10
    best forza horizon of all time.............................................
  11. Formula3
    Jan 29, 2023
    9
    Jogo incrível... jogar este jogo em seu lançamento foi incrivel... nos dias de hoje ainda é lindo graficamente. O melhor enredo de todos os forzas Horizon.
  12. Flashyboy89
    Jan 29, 2023
    9
    This first Horizon game is great! You don’t feel like you are being spammed my messages or suggestions of what to do. In the other Horizon games you are bombarded non-stop and the games are bloated.
  13. Cyborg_TDRK
    Dec 16, 2022
    9
    Eu precisei dar uma olhada no 2 para ter certeza dessa nota comparando os dois, e com certeza o um ganha de lavada. O jogo é interessante, acho que a parte que mais te deixa motivado é a história mesmo que básica sendo relativamente decente. As músicas são muito boas, a gameplay é legal e fácil de customizar a dificuldade, ele te prende até onde dá. É um jogo sensacional, e é bom ver que oEu precisei dar uma olhada no 2 para ter certeza dessa nota comparando os dois, e com certeza o um ganha de lavada. O jogo é interessante, acho que a parte que mais te deixa motivado é a história mesmo que básica sendo relativamente decente. As músicas são muito boas, a gameplay é legal e fácil de customizar a dificuldade, ele te prende até onde dá. É um jogo sensacional, e é bom ver que o 4 e o 5 deixaram a formula perfeita… Expand
  14. Mount
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Cara n é um jogo perfeito mas eu gosto muito foi revolucionário quase se n for revolucionário entre os jogos de carros com mundo aberto acho que os que bate de frente são need for Speed heat,playback Forza 5,4,3 talvez mas na preferência.
  15. Rorian7
    Sep 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My first Forza horizon and still the best, but all games of this series is fantastic… Expand
  16. notbradyn_YT
    Jun 29, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Forza Horizon was very ambitious at the time. It was competing with TDU2 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) and I'd say it was a lot better than them. The concept was quite simple really; take Forza Motorsport's physics and graphics and put them in a beautiful map of a scaled down version of Colorado. That plan worked extremely well and it delivered the start of a new era for Forza. The story isn't very broad but it's serviceable. The Horizon Festival is happening and there are 10 spots left. Obviously the player gets in and this woman named Alice gives the player a mic and Horizon Pass. The graphics are still really good, even in 2022. The majority of things that are in the modern Horizon games are here. Barn finds, discount boards, speed traps.… Expand
  17. Jjj1997
    Jun 20, 2022
    10
    By far the best Horizon game ever made. Only Horizon game that has any sort of story and progression. You actually start with a slow car and have to work your way to achieving faster cars on the way to becoming Horizon Champion. Far more engaging than any Horizon to date. The soundtrack, crowds at event signups and sponsor rewards also add to an incredible festival atmosphere. TheBy far the best Horizon game ever made. Only Horizon game that has any sort of story and progression. You actually start with a slow car and have to work your way to achieving faster cars on the way to becoming Horizon Champion. Far more engaging than any Horizon to date. The soundtrack, crowds at event signups and sponsor rewards also add to an incredible festival atmosphere. The multiplayer is also unmatched. Only Horizon title to include Motorsport Custom lobbies. Why PG ever went to garbage adventure modes in FH2 amazes me. This system was already perfect in FH1, why remove something that works?

    The car classes were also way more balanced. R1/R2/R3 system is far better than the X/S2/S1 system in later horizon titles. If the Horizon series is to ever improve the developers need to return to the aspects that made this game such a masterpiece.    … Expand
  18. Lucariomain05
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    This is my favorite racing game of all time. The sense of progression throughout, the reward factor of unlocking new cars, and the load of additional content is awesome. I wish the newer games carried on with this sense of reward throughout, as they tend to just hand you your dream cars at the beginning of the game. XP and Credits are far more valuable in this game, straying away from theThis is my favorite racing game of all time. The sense of progression throughout, the reward factor of unlocking new cars, and the load of additional content is awesome. I wish the newer games carried on with this sense of reward throughout, as they tend to just hand you your dream cars at the beginning of the game. XP and Credits are far more valuable in this game, straying away from the inflated nature of the newer Horizon games.… Expand
  19. yangfanhong
    Feb 16, 2022
    8
    Cool game! It is fascinating to drive so many top racing cars that I could never afford to buy.
  20. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 28, 2021
    8
    Atmosphere: 8
    Enjoyment: 8
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 8
    Music: 9
    Story: 6
    Total: 8.00
  21. Xbluannax
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
    The first horizon franchise and one of the best in my opinion. Very long game, tough races and good storyline. Played this on original 360.
  22. Adasc2906
    Oct 24, 2021
    9
    This was one of my first games for xbox 360 and what else can i say than beautiful. This whole game is just a racing masterpiece. If you haven't played it you should because it's one of the most quality racing games ii have ever played
  23. eva3si0n
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    It so happened that by launching the first part of Forza Horizon, I managed to play in all subsequent ones. I did not expect anything special from the original, but it is still very clamped on the Xbox 360 in terms of technical capabilities. And how wrong I was. Personally, for me, the first part is the best in the series, perhaps it will now seem very small and short. There is not as muchIt so happened that by launching the first part of Forza Horizon, I managed to play in all subsequent ones. I did not expect anything special from the original, but it is still very clamped on the Xbox 360 in terms of technical capabilities. And how wrong I was. Personally, for me, the first part is the best in the series, perhaps it will now seem very small and short. There is not as much gaming content as in the 3 or 4 part. There is very little free space outside the roads. But she came out on the generation of consoles the year before last and it was in 2012. In 2012, there was nothing similar in the genre of arcade racing. And the subsequent parts of the franchise did not go very far. Just the best race on Xbox 360.… Expand
  24. Atyne
    Sep 18, 2021
    9
    Beautiful, fun, good sim-arcade handling, simple, well-designed, good story for a racing game, lots of interesting cars, first Forza to implement nighttime...
  25. CloudStrife05
    Aug 17, 2021
    9
    Never thought this could be done so well but man, Microsoft did great with this one.
  26. soloogt
    Feb 15, 2021
    8
    Increible lo que puede hacer la Xbox 360, tiene carencias con respecto a los posteriores, pero para ser el primero sienta las bases para lo que vendría después ... duración perfecta y online correcto ...
  27. gab_izidio
    Feb 4, 2021
    9
    Forza Horizon - 9.5 / 10 {highly recommend}

    The game that revolutionized the genre, and brought this different theme of open world with racing, with no need to run from the police, you could run, take breaks with other runners, admire the landscapes, in a place where everyone was runners like you, a unique experience, with perfect music, perfect, and challenging design. It’s just not    Forza Horizon - 9.5 / 10 {highly recommend}

    The game that revolutionized the genre, and brought this different theme of open world with racing, with no need to run from the police, you could run, take breaks with other runners, admire the landscapes, in a place where everyone was runners like you, a unique experience, with perfect music, perfect, and challenging design. It’s just not perfect for some physics issues in racing, but it does not affect the good experience that you will have playing.    … Expand
  28. LeoMux2004
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Esse é um dos melhores jogos de corrida que já joguei! Os gráficos são bonitos (considerando que é um jogo de 2012), há vários carros para se colecionar e a progressão é lenta, porém prazerosa. Sem duvida indispensável para quem tem um Xbox 360 em casa.
  29. assassinader200
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    El primer "Forza Horizon" es un juego adelantado a su tiempo según mi opinión. Lanzado en 2012, es un "videojuego de coches" de mundo abierto, al estilo de "Need For Speed" pero que sin embargo la extensión del mapa y sus detallados paisajes, carreteras y vehículos lo hacen diferenciarse del resto.
    La calidad de los vehículos es muy buena, no faltan detalles. Todos y cada uno de las    El primer "Forza Horizon" es un juego adelantado a su tiempo según mi opinión. Lanzado en 2012, es un "videojuego de coches" de mundo abierto, al estilo de "Need For Speed" pero que sin embargo la extensión del mapa y sus detallados paisajes, carreteras y vehículos lo hacen diferenciarse del resto.
    La calidad de los vehículos es muy buena, no faltan detalles. Todos y cada uno de las decenas de vehículos que hay disponibles, desde el más simple Fiat 500 hasta el flamante Bugatti Veyron están recreados con mimo, desde el aspecto exterior hasta el sonido del motor.
    Es sin duda un avance para los siguientes "Forza Horizon", que poco a poco han ido evolucionando a más y mejor.
    Para mi gusto, la iluminación y la paleta de colores fue lo más desacertado y puede que también en cuanto a la resolución; errores que parecen haber desaparecido en las siguientes entregas.
    Sin duda, es un gran videojuego de coches, con diferentes y divertidas carreras callejeras y de rally, una personalización extensa y una gama de vehículos amplia. Resumiendo, es un videojuego divertido, con chispa y que te enganchará.    … Expand
  30. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 29, 2020
    8
    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful X Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good X Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good X Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☐ Adults X All    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful
    X Good
    ☐ Decent
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    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{Gameplay}---
    ☐ Very good
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    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{Audio}---
    ☐ Eargasm
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    ☐ Not too bad
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    ☐ I'm now deaf

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    ☐ Kids
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    X All

    ---{Difficulity}---
    ☐ Just press 'W'
    ☐ Easy
    ☐ Significant brain usage
    X Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

    ---{Story}---
    ☐ No Story
    X Some lore
    ☐ Average
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It‘ll replace your life

    ---{Game Time}---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    X Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price X If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- X Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#22 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2012
18
#18 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2012
12
#12 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2012

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 83 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 83
  3. Negative: 0 out of 83
  1. DarkStation
    Feb 28, 2013
    90
    Forza Horizon is not simply a great racing game; it’s a great game in general. From the handling to the visuals and sound, from the tweaking to the reward system, Horizon has everything it needs to be an enjoyable time. It may lack the challenge and depth that fans of the core Forza series know and love but if you’ve admired the Forza Motorsport games from a distance (like me) then do yourself a favor and play this amazing game.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 30, 2012
    80
    Valiant and almost flawless effort to bring more arcade elements into the serious Forza games offers more than any other competition. [Dec 2012]
  3. XGN
    Nov 20, 2012
    90
    Like a real party Forza Horizon can entertain you for hours. The game offers variation in both the singleplayer and multiplayer modes and looks fantastic. The soundtrack just completes it. Despite a few flaws the franchise took a turn that proves to be good for newcomers, but also great for the fanbase. You can't miss out on this party.
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