Forza Motorsport 4

 Xbox 360
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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 758 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 634 out of 758
  2. Mixed: 55 out of 758
  3. Negative: 69 out of 758
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  1. PunisherTeam
    Sep 1, 2023
    9
    They deceived me with Gran Turismo. I was his biggest fan and now I hate the saga for deceiving me by hiding this jewel that surpasses him in everything. He kicks Gran Turismo lying fanboys
  2. gugachad
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    amazing y
  3. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 5, 2023
    8
    Another sequel to the Gran Turismo wannabe with the requisite additional cars and tracks. Otherwise virtually identical to the previous game but with the addition of "Top Gear" challenges, if that floats your particular boat.
  4. AGCR
    Jun 22, 2023
    4
    The best Forza Motorsport game ever made, way better than the new ones, 10/10
  5. NoBull5851
    May 26, 2023
    0
    Gran turismo fans can **** off, this game is god, make this the second most rated user score game on metacritic #JUSTICEFORFM4
  6. ScreamingMini
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Flawless. This game looks like it belongs on Xbox One, and whats more the one and only JEREMY CLARKSON narrates!
  7. N-ster
    May 25, 2023
    10
    This game is a masterpiece, it not being in the top 100 user rated racing games is criminal. This is simply the peak of the franchise. Enough said.
  8. Bogi76
    May 25, 2023
    0
    Best Racing Game on X360? YEP One of Most fun racing games ever? YEP
    OG Top Gear? YEP
  9. critic_coconut1
    May 25, 2023
    9
    Pinnacle of forza motorsport. Huge selection of cars including dlcs, very good gameplay, good career progression, nice graphics, good customisation, and litterally jeremy clarkson talking about cars in the forzavista. I wouldnt want more, except for better graphics.
  10. HarryAMS
    May 25, 2023
    10
    That was something... something really dominating at a time, huge respect from me to this game
  11. Flashyboy89
    May 19, 2023
    9
    Best driving game of last generation and in my opinion better than the Gran Turismo games when playing with a controller.
  12. RedTraction
    May 1, 2023
    10
    This game is the pinnicle of the Forza franchise. The cars feel amusing to drive, the career is unique and covers all areas of car culture, every car has absurd detail, the sounds are absolutely phenomenal, and there’s multiple ways to play it. Easily a top 5 best racer of all time, no debate.
  13. Kostas_Spirou
    Dec 29, 2021
    8
    The best racing simulator game I've played so far.
    The feeling of driving a car is fantastic, and the customization is great.
    I love the rewind option, you always have a second chance when you are about to crash instead of having to restart the entire race from the beginning. The cars look great, there's a lot of detail to them, and it's worth to mention that the graphics are ahead of    The best racing simulator game I've played so far.
    The feeling of driving a car is fantastic, and the customization is great.

    I love the rewind option, you always have a second chance when you are about to crash instead of having to restart the entire race from the beginning.

    The cars look great, there's a lot of detail to them, and it's worth to mention that the graphics are ahead of their time, this game looks phenomenal!

    The only downside to it is that it can get monotonous after a while because it's focused on being a simulator and it doesn't have many arcade aspects.

    I have to say though, this was my first racing simulator and I really enjoyed it, so that's an achievement in itself.

    Final Rating: "Great" - 8/10.    … Expand
  14. Xbluannax
    Nov 20, 2021
    9
    This game had Kinect feature which I didn’t use but did like the car intros by Jeremy Clarkson. Spent hours on this game and loved it.
  15. Kostas101
    Oct 11, 2021
    8
    The best racing simulator game I've played so far, the feeling of driving a car is fantastic, and the customization is great. I love the rewind option, you always have a second chance when you are about to crash, instead of restarting the whole race from the beginning. The cars look great, there's a lot of detail to them, and not to mention that the graphics are ahead of their time, thisThe best racing simulator game I've played so far, the feeling of driving a car is fantastic, and the customization is great. I love the rewind option, you always have a second chance when you are about to crash, instead of restarting the whole race from the beginning. The cars look great, there's a lot of detail to them, and not to mention that the graphics are ahead of their time, this game looks phenomenal!… Expand
  16. Inny74
    Mar 4, 2021
    9
    This is the best Forza game out there, even after the release of Motorsport 7 and Horizon 4. Took what the 3rd game had and improved upon it and then some. This is peak Forza. Sorry Polyphony, you screwed badly when you released GT5.

    Too bad the next game was a disappointment though.
  17. ThatOneGuy69
    Sep 8, 2020
    9
    The gameplay and graphics still hold up in 2020! You can pick these games up for stupid cheap as well. I’m giving this a 9 as it’s not backwards compatible. Great game nonetheless.
  18. Spajry
    Sep 2, 2020
    9
    The game is great, steering feels good, nice car sounds, even better career mode. One thing I dont like is that last part of career mode (League of Legends part) its like the previous part, same tracks, same cars, they should make it shorter but that not that disgusting. Overall great game.
  19. drlowdon
    May 6, 2020
    8
    As one would expect Forza Motor Sport 4 features an almost endless selection of tracks and cars (all of which can be fully customised) with which to play and, unlike the rather dull Gran Turismo, the vehicles can actually be damaged. There is also a decent selection of race types to mix things up although the lack of different weather types and off track events, such as rally driving, is aAs one would expect Forza Motor Sport 4 features an almost endless selection of tracks and cars (all of which can be fully customised) with which to play and, unlike the rather dull Gran Turismo, the vehicles can actually be damaged. There is also a decent selection of race types to mix things up although the lack of different weather types and off track events, such as rally driving, is a bit of a disappointment. Hopefully these issues will be sorted for the next installment but this is still the best racing sim available.… Expand
  20. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 20, 2020
    9
    This is the game that truly got me into gaming. I may be a bit biased, but this is my all time favorite racing game.
  21. Shimmeywill
    Feb 26, 2020
    7
    A decent step up from Forza 3. Otherwise nothing particularly special. Still a solid game.
  22. Xplocion
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    The good: Debuts the Autovista option (which in the future would be known as Forza Vista) in which cars from all angles are observed and there are data and a brief explanation in addition to challenges. All cars have a cabin view. Many events to play both in season mode and once finished with the "blackboard" of events that returns from Forza Motorsport 3. New tracks like Bernese Alps.The good: Debuts the Autovista option (which in the future would be known as Forza Vista) in which cars from all angles are observed and there are data and a brief explanation in addition to challenges. All cars have a cabin view. Many events to play both in season mode and once finished with the "blackboard" of events that returns from Forza Motorsport 3. New tracks like Bernese Alps. Here begins the support and collaboration between Forza, Turn 10 and Top Gear. The song of the beginning of Alex Metric “It’s Start” shudders at your skin. The sales showcase works great. The tuning and car customization system is refined in this game so that it has been the basis for subsequent deliveries. The ease of uploading .png and .bmp files to improve the vinyls created from here the best community of content creators for cars (in FM3 it made the leap but this is where that was refined). It includes a Porsche expansion with more events and cars that extend the board further. Kinect compatible to drive by extending your hands as a steering wheel, fun and fair. In this game came the exhibitions of overflows of cars and chase down the road (replacing Super Laps Days). also here sponsored by Top Gear we watched the first matches of Futbool / Soccer Car (laugh at Rocket League)

    The bad:
    The track of New York (old and new layout), iconic of this saga, was lost. The best cars and updates arrived in DLCs. There is a DLC of the FM3 that includes new cars but that mistakenly confuses thinking that it is a patch to level FM4, but it is not. Except for the intro song and some other tunes that were removed with patches, there is no licensed soundtrack. Unfortunately it is not Backward compatible with Xbox One.

    Lo Meh:
    This game of Turn 10 spent a lot of money to try to attract and gain the trust of video game analysis writers and the most staunch players in Japan and Spain including their most iconic clues taken to the Forza saga (Ladera Test Track, Road old to Monserrat, Valencia GP for Spain and Susuka, Tsukuba, Twing Ring Motegi, Fujimori Kaido (full rise and fall for Japan), but these people turned their backs on them and spit in their faces scoring it very badly and supporting Gran Turismo, although from here Forza would definitely take off from the shadow of the Sony game    … Expand
  23. Madden12
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    If I was to describe this game in one phrase it would be “ahead of its time” forza Motorsport 4 for the Xbox 360 is an incredible racing experience. With graphics that still hold up today, immersive gameplay, and a great career mode, this is one of the best games I’ve ever played.
  24. brendo214
    May 22, 2019
    8
    Forza Motorsports 4 is a great racing game, but it could've used a little more track variety.
  25. TheDerpyWhale
    May 11, 2019
    10
    I would definitely give this a 11 out of 10. The devs worked hard on this game, a lot of track and cars to choose with, a must have for the xbox 360. Even though Gran Turismo 5 and 6 have more cars, I still like this forza and the greatest forza ever made.
  26. ECB19
    Dec 8, 2018
    9
    Excellent simulator, with a very impressive realism for the xbox 360, and have a lot of content, although it is true there are dlc`s for forza 4, but that does not ruin the good experience that can be carried with this work
  27. Broyax
    Apr 17, 2017
    8
    Ce Forza 4ème du nom a sensiblement progressé sur des points importants mais a également stagné sur quelques autres, toujours les mêmes ! Ainsi, la caméra des replays qui fait encore n'importe quoi sur certains tracés, toujours à tourner et à zoomer sur la voiture comme la reine des connes. Horripilant. Toujours également le problème des unités de mesure (on se tape des miles quand on veutCe Forza 4ème du nom a sensiblement progressé sur des points importants mais a également stagné sur quelques autres, toujours les mêmes ! Ainsi, la caméra des replays qui fait encore n'importe quoi sur certains tracés, toujours à tourner et à zoomer sur la voiture comme la reine des connes. Horripilant. Toujours également le problème des unités de mesure (on se tape des miles quand on veut les chevaux et des kilowatts (!) quand on veut les km/h. Désolant ! Toujours pas de pluie, toujours pas de nuit, ne fût-ce qu'un seul circuit sur un simple contre-la-montre. Navrant !

    Et pourtant ! FM4 propose une conduite bien plus précise qu'avant, un peu plus exigeante mais toujours aussi passionnante. Le roulis est enfin présent sur certaines (vieilles) autos et contribue à un meilleur réalisme. Les bruits de moteurs sont très soignés, les voitures superbement modélisées et les graphismes profitent d'une nouvelle gestion de la lumière très convaincante même s'il a fallu en payer le prix (disparition de l'anti-crénelage !). La fluidité (60 im/s) reste toujours irréprochable heureusement. L'IA plus agressive (ou moins molle) a des réactions plus crédibles que dans les précédents FM et les dégâts cosmétiques -déjà très convaincants- ont aussi progressé même si leurs effets mécaniques sont encore trop permissifs.

    On se doit de signaler tout de même la politique abjecte consistant à retirer tout un tas de voitures initialement dans le jeu pour ne les proposer ensuite qu'en DLC ! c'est particulièrement mesquin ! idem pour les photos qu'on ne peut pas exporter sur une clé usb : il faut les envoyer sur le site officiel, ce qui est impossible quand on ne possède pas de compte Xbox Live payant.

    Intrinsèquement et faute de concurrence (ce n'est pas Gran Turismo 1-2-3-4-5-6 qui pourrait lui faire de l'ombre...) FM4 mérite bien son 8 de par son contenu et sa fine simulation, d'autant qu'avec un Fanatec GT2, le pilotage s'en trouve encore amélioré et sensiblement plus plaisant.    … Expand
  28. Ddanilo
    Oct 30, 2016
    9
    Game very beautiful, an absurd variety of cars. But there's a few details that I can not pass up. as when we go into a tunnel and the car does not turn on and everything is dark. It has many parts that the game is much clearer and other very dark side. More taking this game is perfect!
  29. sinadoom
    May 31, 2016
    10
    After playing Forza Motorsport 5 and coming back to this in 2016, I have to say I'm very impressed. Even though I got the essentials edition (with only 320 cars instead of the 500+) this is crazy value for money in an age of microtransactions, season passes and DLC. It's not just the number of cars, but the range of them in terms of performance and variety. What makes Forza so great is itsAfter playing Forza Motorsport 5 and coming back to this in 2016, I have to say I'm very impressed. Even though I got the essentials edition (with only 320 cars instead of the 500+) this is crazy value for money in an age of microtransactions, season passes and DLC. It's not just the number of cars, but the range of them in terms of performance and variety. What makes Forza so great is its ability to represent car culture and history from various regions. Forza 4 is by far the most representative game of the Forza Motorsport series, with the most and arguably best content. It has exciting modes such as Autocross (from Project Gotham Racing), Bowling, head-to-head races amongst traffic, multi-division races amongst others as well as including a plethora of events aimed at specific manufacturers, body styles, performance categories, regions, classic rivalries and more in 26 locations around the world. For a circuit-racing simulation, this is a game with endless content thanks not only to the number of cars, tracks and career events but also to Rivals mode; which provide a variety of challenges with varying restrictions on the vehicles for those that enjoy climbing leaderboards. It's not only the amount and variety of content either, but also everything else that matters in a game like this. Visually, I dare say that despite running on ancient hardware, it still manages to look gorgeous at 1080p 60 FPS with great car models both inside and out. 1080p60 is something even modern console struggle with, so to be able to pull it off so late into the Xbox 360's lifecycle and still look modern. The interior views are a huge step up from Forza Motorsport 3, as are the exteriors from the embarrassingly cartoon-like Forza Motorsport 2. Every car has really accurate interior to a decent level of detail. Further still, there are some cars that get their own special tour in Autovista, allowing you to fully examine the car from every angle and learn more about it through commentaries. The customisation is as strong as ever, allowing you to create the wildest of designs. Performance modifications are very flexible too, with options to upgrade and also tune every aspect of any car as before. Forza is a game all about the appreciation of cars, and offers you limitless ways to make a car your own be it through performance or livery modifications. And of course there's the Top Gear track, along with some commentary by Clarkson which adds instant appeal, at least for me. The inclusion of the auction house is also noteworthy - something that was very exciting in Forza 2 to try and do up cars and sell them because of their performance or artwork - something which is missing from the latest entries. However, it is difficult to recommend the game now due to it being "end-of-lifed". You can't get the free DLC cars that were included on disc 2 anymore, but even still with the amount of cars and tracks already included in the game, there's plenty of offline content. It would take one hundreds of hours to see and do everything. So far this is the definitive Forza game in terms of content, quality and innovative features added from the previous title. It also has the best soundtrack. Combine all of that with the faultless driving mechanics, general gameplay, the straightforward money and XP system, and you have what is unquestionably the greatest car game of the generation.… Expand
  30. Shadow1
    Apr 16, 2016
    9
    This is a great game . Very many different real car . Many Ford , Many Mazda , Many Honda and other . Very good graphics and amazing gameplay . Best Xbox 360 Racing Game and best Xbox 360 Exclusive with Halo 4 , Gears of War 2 and Forza Horizon 2 . Excellent . Poor Nine of Ten . 9/10 .
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#4 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#22 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#14 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 83 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 83 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 83
  3. Negative: 0 out of 83
  1. Games Master UK
    Nov 20, 2011
    94
    A refinement of a fantastic game that loves cars as much as we do. The king of sim racers. [Christmas 2011, p.66]
  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Nov 15, 2011
    90
    About as close to the pinnacle of the racing simulation genre as you could reasonable expect to get. [Issue#78, p.72]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 15, 2011
    80
    Perfect drive from the very beginning to the end! Driving model is rough enough and multiplayer options are endless. If you don't have a steering wheel yet Forza 4 is the reason to get one. [Nov 2011]
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