The road to the championship is itself rewarding, a series of multi-race circuits that are themed around specific types of cars. The landscape has changed, though where Forza Horizon carved out an open world in the heart of Colorado, its follow-up spans a wider stretch of terrain that straddles France and Italy. Much like its predecessor, the game is structured around the Horizon Festival, a racing and music-focused gathering of enthusiast from all corners of the globe. More than anything else, Playground captures the adventurous spirit of the road trip in Forza Horizon 2. It’s just you and your car against the other drivers - and the world. The sense of velocity in Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 2 is absolutely exhilarating whenever you crest one of Western Europe’s lush, rolling hills alongside a dozen other drivers. The revving motor, the screaming wind, your tense grip on a steering wheel that threatens to buck free at any moment… there’s driving, and then there’s driving. Use of Drivatars places limits the scaling difficultyįorced use of mute white guy protagonist is disappointing
