Forza Motorsport 4: hands-on with the new Hockenheim course

We don't doubt that Forza 4 is going to be excellent, but right now we're slightly miffed at the lack of sexiness that Microsoft and developer Turn 10 has decided to demo on the show floor here at Gamescom. For starters, it only has one car - the beautiful BMW M5 - that only comes in electric blue. And a solitary track to race around, although it is the new to the series Hockenheim course. Pah. Anyways, this is what it looks like and after the vid we'll tell you how it plays.

Looks purdy, right? We shook off our disappointment at the lack of variety in the demo long enough to write the following positive words.

On the next whirl, we pushed for a killer lap time, which meant that we really got to check out any real changes since Forza 3. We must say, it feels much tighter here than ever before. Whether late on the brakes into the corner or power-sliding out of a tricky tight turn, Forza 4 makes you feel like every outcome is a direct response of your actions.

We'll reserve judgement on the rest of Forza 4 BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING LEFT IN THIS BLOODY DEMO TO DISCUSS. But hopefully we'll have much more soon.

August 17, 2011

Hi, I’m Nathan. You may remember me from such websites as, erm, this one circa 2011. Been hustling in games for over a decade and write for Official PlayStation, Official Xbox, Gamesmaster and more.