Forza Motorsport 3
Forza Motorsport 3 is a video game that consists of 6 releases
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2009
Whether you're on the track racing or off the track tuning and designing cars, Forza Motorsport 3 is incredible.
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Turn 10's third installment in the Forza series. Forza Motorsport 3 will offer 100 tracks and 400 cars with full customization, as well as video editing and uploading.
A race in Forza 3.
At Forza 3's official reveal at E3 it was announced that the game will release sometime in October 2009, running at 720p and 60 frames per second. The game will also include a new cockpit view, one stick driving, more car customization, a video editor, and the ability to upload HD videos, most likely to forzamotorsport.net, similar to how Halo 3 players can upload their videos to Bungie.net.
Forza Motorsport 3 will come on two discs, the first disc containing the core game and the second containing extra cars and tracks. Disc 2 will be transferred to the hard drive for use on Disc 1.
Demo
A demo hit the Xbox Live Marketplace on September 24th, 2009. Its features include the cock-pit view, damage modeling with rollover, and rewinding. The available demo track is Camino Viejo.There will be 5 Playable Demo Cars:
• 2007 Porsche #80 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
• 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSi Quattro
• 2009 Ferrari California
• 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
• 2009 Mini John Cooper Works
Features
- 2 discs (Disc 1 - Game Disc, Disc 2 - Extra Cars and Tracks)
- 400 cars from over 50 manufacturers
- 100 tracks (most likely variations of several tracks)
- Runs in 720p @ 60fps
- "Rewind" feature, activated by pressing the BACK button on the Xbox 360 controller. You can rewind to a specific point in a race and redo that section. This feature can be used to undo a crash or retake a turn with a better line.
- "One Button Driving". Forza 3 will introduce 'auto-braking', which will allow you to steer and keep one finger on the gas, while the game takes care of the rest for you.
- Xbox LIVE leaderboards for racers and the most prolific car tuners and painters in the community.
- The Season mode will feature guidance and voice-overs by Peter Egan.
- Online Race Rules Editor, Allows the player to manipulate the game rules. Change the number of laps, Which driving assists can be used, What class cars, etc.
- A new party system that allows players to hop into one room and then jump from race to race together.
- Manual with a clutch, Hold left bumper to engage the clutch. Then you shift, then let off of the clutch. There is a missed shift if you don't hit it right. You can damage the car if you miss a shift with simulation damage on. The manual with clutch is faster than manual and automatic.
- Auto-Upgrade system. Adds parts to a car based on what class you want it to upgrade to. It will upgrade the car to as close to the top of the Performance Index of the class you choose.
- You can now roll your car over in single player and multiplayer races. Cars will be able to be flipped back over after a roll by using the analog sticks.
- Drift Scoring System. There is no "drift mode", drift points will be awarded during regular races, as all races record the player's drift performance "in the background." However, only Drift Points will win Drift events.
- New Performance Index (PI) system. All cars get a PI rating including R classes. Production cars will now be able to upgrade to and through the R classes. PI is based on the ability of the car not the ability of the AI's to drive it.
Career Mode
Forza 3's new career mode will be two things; dynamic and accessible. The career mode will let you have several chances is customizing your own experience; Whether that be by adjusting assists or more subtly by picking a car. After your test drive with the Audi R8 the game will give you a choice of seven cars and the car you pick will determine your future races and your future prize cars. Each race will award you driver experience [like forza 2] and again will award you with car experience, however unlike its predecessor Forza 3 will award you a new car with each driver level you achieve until level 50. And these cars awarded to you will differentiate depending on your previous decisions in the career mode. Career mode will also feature 220 events including: Asian Manufacturer Open, Nissan Infiniti's Owners Meeting, Executive Car Open, English Car Elite etc etc... Similar to Forza 2 these races will differentiate on Make, Model, Residing Country, Horsepower, Engine type and position as well as Car class and race types: Rally races will be included for the first time in the Forza series.Tracks
- Suzuka Circuit
Camino Viejo de Montserrat, one of the over 100 tracks featured in the game. - Sebring International Raceway
- Nürburgring Nordschleife
- Camino Viejo de Montserrat
- Ladera Test Track
- Le Mans
- Iberian International Circuit
- Silverstone International Circuit
- Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
- Tsukuba Circuit
- Twin Ring Motegi
- Maple Valley Raceway
- Circuit de Catalunya
- Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
- Sedona Raceway Park
- Road America
- Road Atlanta
- Amalfi Coast
- Fujimi Kaido
- Sunset Peninsula
- New York Circuit
Vehicles
Full vehicle list can be found in the Vehicle List in the guide section.
Vehicles & Tracks (Extra Content) - Disc 2
Turn 10 was unable to fit all the contents of Forza Motorsport 3 on a single DVD, so the game was divided into two discs. Disc 1 includes the main game, around 300 cars, and most of the tracks. Disc 2 contains another 104 cars and 29 tracks, split up into four packs. Players with the required amount of space (1.9 GB) on their Xbox 360 Hard Drive will be able to completely install the contents on Disc 2, which Disc 1 will be able to read and integrate into the game seemelessly. If players do not have enough space on their hard drive or use Xbox 360 Memory Units, they will be able to choose which of the four packs they want to install. If not installed onto the hard drive or memory unit, the content will not be available in either the single player or multiplayer. Here is the list of the contents on Disc 2, separated by four packs:
Road Racing Track Pack - 730.4 MB
| Rally di Positano | Fujimi Kaido | Nurburgring Nordschleife |
Asian Car Pack - 442.6 MB
| 2000GT | Axela Sport 23S | Civic 1.5 VTi |
| Civic Si Coupe | Civic Type-R | CR-X Del Sol SiR |
| Eclipse GSX | Eclipse GTS | Fairlady Z 432 |
| FTO GP Version R | GTO | Impreza 22B STi |
| Legacy B4 2.0 GT | Mazdaspeed Familia | MINE's R32 Skyline GT-R |
| MR2 GT | #16 G'ZOX NSX | NSX-R |
| Prelude SiR | Savanna RX-7 | Skyline Coupe 350GT |
| Soarer 430 SCV | Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo | Tom's T020 MR2 |
| Tom's W123 MR-S | Top Secret 0-300 Supra | #3 HASEMISPORT Endless Z |
| #46 Dream Cube's ADVAN Z | #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R | #32 NISSAN R390 GT1 |
| #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020 | #35 YellowHat YMS Supra | #36 OPEN INTERFACE TOM'S SUPRA |
| #6 EXXON Superflo Supra | R390 | #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SUPRA |
| #23 Nissan Motorsports R390 |
European Car Pack - 424.8 MB
| 300SL Gulwing Coupe | 9-3 Aero | Beetle |
| Carlton | CC8S | Cerbera Speed 12 |
| CLK55 AMG Coupe | GranSport | Delta Integrale EVO |
| Elan Sprint | Esprit V8 | E-type S1 |
| Leon Cupra R | Monaro VXR | #24 At-Speed S60 R |
| Stratos HF Stradale | #8 Audi ABT TT-R | Tuscan S |
| V12 Vanquish | XJ220 | #4 Johansson Motorsport R8 |
| #5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh R8 | #1 Champion S4 Competition | #7 Team Bentley Speed 8 |
| #2 BMW Motorsport M3 GTR | #41 Team McLaren F1 GTR | #15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR |
| #72 Team Alphand Aventures 550 Maranello GTS | #12 Risi Competizione F333 SP | #9 Vitaphone Racing Team MC12 |
| #5 OPC TEAM PHOENIX Astra V8 | #3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C | #3 Lechner Racing School Team 1 911 GT3 Cup |
| AMG Mercedes CLK GTR | R8 | #1 Peugeot 207 Super 2000 |
| #5 Zakspeed Racing 911 GT1-98 | #41 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR |
American Car Pack - 324.8 MB
| Cobra 427 S/C | Corvette Grand Sport | Corvette Stingray 427 |
| Corvette ZR-1 | CTS-V | G35 Coupe |
| GT40 MkII | 2004 GTO | 1969 GTO Hardtop |
| Integra Type-R | Mustang GT | NSX |
| PT Cruiser GT | Regal GNX | S281 |
| Series 1 | SRT4 | Stealth R/T Turbo |
| Eagle Talon TSi Turbo | Viper GTS ACR | #16 Team Cadillac CTS-V |
| #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02 | #126 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R | #57 Carsport Holland Viper GTS-R |
| #11 JML Team Panoz LMP-01 | #26 Konrad Motorsports S7R | #81 Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM |
| #91 Viper Team Oreca GTS-R | ||
DLC
Legends Cars (code in new copy of Forza 3):
- 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
- 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
- 1981 BMW M1
- 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
2009 Ferrari 458 Italia
- 1969 Dodge Charger
- 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
- 1980 Fiat 131 Abarth
- 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
- 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R
- 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
Legend Tracks (code in new copy of Forza 3):
- Benchmark High Speed Ring
- Sidewinder Proving Ground
Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack (Free Nov.17):
Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Genesis Coupe
- Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe
- HKS Hyundai Genesis Coupe
- Forza Motorsport 3 Genesis Coupe
Hot Holidays Car Pack (Dec.8):
- Ferrari 458 Italia
- 2010 Audi S4
Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Collectors Edition
In the USA, the Limited Collectors Edition of Forza 3 is only available at GameStop. In the LCE you get a Forza Motorsport 3 collector’s keychain and a 2GB USB thumbdrive. Also, instant VIP membership within the Forza community including special recognition in the new Storefront feature as well as the online Auction House, Scoreboards, ForzaMotorsport.net and more. Being a VIP gives you access to a VIP Member car pack which includes:
Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Collector's Edition
- 2009 Aston Martin DBS
- 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
- 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
- 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
- 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)
Another car pack in the LCE is, The Exclusive Collectors Car Pack which includes cars picked, tuned and painted by Turn 10. This car pack includes:
- Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro (Forza Motorsport 3 Hero Car)
- Acura NSX (Forza Motorsport Cover Car)
- Nissan Fairlady (Forza Motorsport 2 Cover Car)
- Aston Martin DB9 (Forza Motorsport 2 European Cover Car)
Custom Painted Audi R8 V10 - 2008 Dodge Charger Stock Car (with Xbox 360 livery)
In the future Turn10 plans to add more cars that are just for VIP members who purchased the Limited Collectors Edition. They have not announced specifics what will be added but they have said they will have custom tuned and painted cars from various members of the community, other developers and Turn10 themselves.
If you Pre-Order Forza Motorsport 3, you will get a custom Audi R8 V10 painted by a user in the Forza community.
Several Cars have been Gifted to VIP members at various intervals. The cars are available in game, but the gifted versions have been painted and tuned. The cars that have been gifted thus far are:
- Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro (Nightmare paint scheme) (Tuned to A-600)
- Mazda RX-8 Mazdaspeed (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca safety car paint) (Tuned to A-600)
- #66 de Ferran Motorsports ARX-02a (Petron Tequila #9 Race Livery) (R1-984 tuned)
- #66 de Ferran Motorsports ARX-02a (XM Radio #66 Race Livery) (R1-984 tuned)
Soundtrack
- The Whip - Trash
- The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
- Rise Against - Long Forgotten Sons
- Fall From Grace - Burned
- Torche - Across The Shields
- Celldweller - Solaris
- The Black Halos - No Tomorrow Girls
- Alkaline Trio - We've Had Enough
- Pendulum - Showdown
- Hard Fi - Suburbian Nights
- The Fratellis - My Friend John
- The Duke Spirit - Send a Little Love Token
- Commix - Talk To Frank
- The Qemists - Lost Weekend
- The Qemists - On The Run
- The Qemists - SWAG
- 99 Men - 100 Percent
- TC - Borrowed Time
- Adam Freeland - Under Control
- Adam Freeland - Borderline (aka Blocks)
- Alex Medric - What Now
- DJ Drunken Master - Oversquare
- Mistabishi - Talk Me Down
- Evil Nine - Twist The Knife
- Turbonegro - Do You Dig Destruction
- Logistics - Cosmonaut
- Logistics - Intervention
- Logistics - ToyTown
- Mr Sam (ft clAud9) - Cygnus
- El Caco - One Week
Hard Drive Install
Installing Forza Motorsport 3 requires 6.8 GB of HD space.Unicorn Cars
Turn 10 have released 3 so called "unicorn" cars. As in previous Forza titles, these cars are typically made available through the auction house feature, and can fetch an extraordinarily high price as they are unavailable to most players and extremely rare. Turn 10 also gives away unicorn cars for various contests. The three currently released unicorn cars are: - 2006 Subaru Imprezza S204
- 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
- 2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
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Oct. 27, 2009
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CERO: A
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ESRB: E
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PEGI: 3+
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Forza Motorsport 3: Level 1 - 50 Gift Cars
Each Gift Car for Each Level as you progress through Career Mode.
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Forza 3 Car List
List of all the cars available in game for Forza 3
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