Forza Motorsport 3

Forza Motorsport 3 is a racing game released in October 2009. It was developed by Turn 10 Studios, and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released exclusively for the Xbox 360, and is the third entry in the Forza Motorsport franchise.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Has an expansive career mode, with one major event each calendar year, with many minor events sprinkled in between weekends.
 * 2) Has between 400 and 500 cars (maybe more with DLC). Unlike Gran Turismo 5 however, every car in the game looks stunning (only 200 of GT5's 1000+ cars had superb detail).
 * 3) Like in Forza Motorsport 2, there are race modifiers that can alter the difficulty of the race; the higher the difficulty, the better the rewards are.
 * 4) It looks gorgeous in motion, running at a super smooth 60 frames per second with no frame drops.
 * 5) The rewind feature allows you to correct any mistakes that are made. This helps in learning the optimum racing line for that track.
 * 6) Though it had day-one DLC, fortunately the DLC was offered for free.
 * 7) Has around 140 race tracks, many of which are variants of one circuit. The fictional circuits are just as fun to drive on as the real ones (honorable mention to the Maple Raceway full circuit).
 * 8) Tons upon tons of events to partake in. Even if they aren't all playable in the career itself, they are still selectable in the event list, so you aren't missing any content.
 * 9) * Events include super cars only, US muscle cars only, drag races, super lap races, endurances races, etc.
 * 10) Excellent handling that feels natural and responsive for each car.
 * 11) Damage effects look great as well; vehicle damage can also be severe enough to affect performance, too. Damage also costs credits, so there's kind of a risk versus reward system in place.
 * 12) Liveries and tuning configurations can be shared on the in-game store front, and even sold to other players in the auction house.
 * 13) You can earn a new car each time your driver level goes up, capping off at level 50, meaning 50 free cars! The prize cars may be random as well, so you may or may not get the same cars on separate playthroughs.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) On medium difficulty, the game is a little too easy at times.
 * 2) The rewind feature, while useful, is really overpowered; there is no limit to how many times you can use it in a race. What's more, you have no control over how far back you want to rewind.
 * 3) There seems to be an inconsistency in terms of damage; a slight tap can shatter headlight casing, but no visible damage can be done with harder knocks. This doesn't happen that often, but is still worth mentioning.
 * 4) All of the DLCs have been permanently delisted from the Microsoft Store, which makes it impossible to obtain DLC cars and tracks. Although there is a disc that contains DLCs, it's sadly not possible.

Reception
Forza Motorsport 3 is considered by many to be an essential purchase for any racing fan, with the few criticisms being minor at best. It averages 9/10 across many publications, and holds a 92/100 on Metacritic indicating "Universal Acclaim" like its predecessors.

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