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May 25, 2007
Forza Motorsport 2 Races Into Living Rooms on
Xbox 360 Worldwide
REDMOND, Wash. — May 25, 2007 —
Microsoft Game Studios today announced that “Forza Motorsport® 2”
will speed onto U.S. retail shelves Tuesday, May 29,
and that the estimated retail price (ERP) of the
Xbox 360™ Wireless Racing Wheel has been lowered to
$129.99 in the U.S.
Timed to mark the biggest racing
event of the year, these announcements are sure to
ignite the driving spirit in gamers and car enthusiasts
alike as the 91st Annual Indianapolis 500 kicks off
today.
Tuned and developed with the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing
Wheel, “Forza Motorsport 2” supports true force feedback, setting
a new precedent for realism in the racing simulation
genre that will have gamers feeling every bump in
the road and every jolt of acceleration as they
take the corners on 12 of the most renowned
tracks on the globe. With the game running at
an astounding 60 frames per second, authentic simulation physics,
and rumble functionality with the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller,
“Forza Motorsport 2” offers incredible realism and depth for
a complete racing experience in gaming.
In addition, to mark
the release of the new title, gamers in the
U.S. will be able to participate in the “Forza
Motorsport 2” Race Weekend, running June 1 through June
3. Gamers will be able to participate in a
“Play and Win,” Livery contests, gameplay sessions with developers,
and a leaderboard tournament. Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheels
and other prizes will be awarded to winners. Gamers
will experience all the racing excitement they can handle
with the following new gameplay experiences:
• Collect, upgrade and
tune hundreds of cars. From sport compacts to purpose-built
race cars, “Forza Motorsport 2” offers more than 300
cars from over 50 of the world’s leading manufacturers
such as Ferrari, Porsche, Nissan, Volkswagen, General Motors and
Lamborghini. Players can take their car to the garage
and install alternative engines, suspension kits, bolt-on superchargers, brakes,
rims and racing slicks. Players can also dial in
advanced suspension settings, tire pressure and gear ratios.
•
Experience an uncompromising physics simulation. Top automotive engineers, professional
race car drivers and experienced programmers teamed up to
create a complete racing simulator experience. Cars incur dramatic
damage and wear, which affects vehicle performance. Advanced tire
and suspension models that respond to heat and pressure
changes as well as weight transfer and aerodynamic load
are just a few examples of how the gamer
plays both crew chief and driver.
• Master real-world
tracks from around the world. From the famously challenging
Nürburgring Nordschleife to the green hills of Tuscany, gamers
can race on meticulously designed tracks with an incredible
sense of speed and realism. “Forza Motorsport 2” features
47 ribbons across 12 environments, including real-world licensed circuits
such as Mugello, Suzuka and Sebring International Raceway.
•
Create and share a masterpiece with the world. Players
can express their inner artist in the paint and
upgrade shops with nearly endless personalization options. They can
customize the shape of their car by combining different
licensed rims, performance parts and aftermarket body kits and
create a unique paint scheme using millions of paint
and decal options. Then racers can hit the track
and take in-game pictures of their creation in the
“Forza Motorsport 2” Photo Mode, or sell their work
of art to an eager community for in-game credits
over Xbox LIVE® using the “Forza Motorsport 2” Auction
House.
• Literally feel the road, just like a
professional driver. Through the rumble functionality in the Xbox
360 Wireless Controller, players will feel uncompromising responsiveness to
every acceleration, downshift and turn, making the racing experience
as true to life as possible. With the latest
improvements to rumble, force feedback and wireless technologies, form
and function are placed into high-speed gaming motion, letting
racers feel every bump around the turns at famous
tracks such as Sebring as well as the differences
in handling and stability in each car they drive.
• Compete in a vibrant online community. Gamers can
take their personalized car onto Xbox LIVE for some
intense online wheel-to-wheel racing. They have the option to
compete in private online sessions with friends or in
large public tournaments on Xbox LIVE in the seamlessly
integrated “Forza Motorsport 2” Career Mode.* They can earn
in-game credits and even complete single-player career objectives while
racing over Xbox LIVE. Or they can sit back
and watch the best racers from around the world
compete on “Forza Motorsport 2” TV.
Fans can
continue to visit http://www.xbox.com and http://forzamotorsport.net for more information,
screen shots and videos.
From the creative minds at Turn
10 Studios, “Forza Motorsport 2” is the game that
offers something for every type of racing and car
enthusiast, such as optional driving assists for the novice
and gameplay options for the serious car aficionado that
include the ability to tune, trade, paint and collect
players’ favorite cars. With Xbox LIVE, players can share
and sell their custom creations on the “Forza Motorsport
2” online Auction House and experience an impressively accurate
simulation, putting their performance-tuned rides to the test against
the best the online world has to offer. “Forza
Motorsport 2” will be widely available at retailers nationwide
May 29 for an ERP of $59.99.
About Turn 10
Studios
“Forza Motorsport 2” is developed by Turn 10 of
Microsoft Game Studios. The experienced development team led by
Dan Greenawalt is composed of top developers and real
race drivers and car collectors whose pedigrees include work
on top racing franchises such as “Forza Motorsport,” “Project
Gotham Racing®” and “RalliSport Challenge.” Microsoft also teamed up
with top engineers from the likes of Ferrari SpA
and Toyo Tires to create incredibly realistic driving physics
in a racing simulation game.
About Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game
Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of
games for the Xbox® and Xbox 360 video game
systems, the Windows® operating system and online platforms. Comprising
a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is
committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows
(http://www.microsoft.com/games), including such franchises as “Age of Empires®,” “Flight
Simulator” and “Zoo Tycoon®”; Xbox and Xbox 360 (http://www.xbox.com),
including such games as “Gears of War” and franchises
such as “Halo®,” “Fable®,” “Project Gotham Racing” and “Forza
Motorsport”; and MSN® Games (http://www.games.msn.com), the official games channel
for the MSN network and home to such hits
as “Bejeweled” and “Hexic®.”
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