History Videogame / ForzaMotorsport

** RealLife example; it's not exactly known what Turn 10 did to get Porsche back, but it's a general assumption they paid EA a huge sack of money.

* ExpansionPack: The Porsche expansion pack in ''Motorsport 4'' re-introduced twenty-three of ''Motorsport 3'''s Porsches, added seven new ones that weren't in previous games, added achievements, and added more single-player events.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: RUF to Porsche in ''Forza Motorsport 4''. Whilst initially seen as a ReplacementScrappy, RUF is one of few manufacturers to be fully sponsored through the game, as shown by the various billboards with the RUF logo. And even with the arrival of the Porsche expansion pack, the developers still add to RUF's car selection with their more famous cars such as the CTR "Yellowbird" as downloadable content.

** The inclusion of both Porsche and RUF makes it only the second game in history - the first being ''Test Drive II: The Duel'' - to feature both manufacturers.

* TheAllegedCar: ''Motorsport 4'' features famous Alleged Cars like the Ford Pinto, AMC Gremlin, Chevrolet Corvair, Mustang King Cobra, and of course the [[Film/BackToTheFuture DMC DeLorean]]. However, despite being ''painfully'' slow when stock, they all work just as well as any other car, and several of them become {{Lethal Joke Character}}s when upgraded and tuned.

** The "Out of Time" achievement in ''Motorsport 4'' is to [[Film/BackToTheFuture reach 88 miles per hour in a DeLorean]].

** Tej is this in the ''Horizon 2 Furious 7'' standalone. Either he keeps telling you to switch to an appropriate car in certain events, or he'll remind you to use nitrous boost on the beginning of ALMOST every races.

** ''Forza Horizon 2'' received a standalone expansion to promote ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Furious 7]]''. It involves various challenges using cars from the franchise.

''Forza Motorsport 5'' is a launch title for the UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and is widely regarded as the console's very first KillerApp with ''VideoGame/DeadRising3''. Improvements over ''Motorsport 4'' include the ultra-high detail Autovista mode on ''every single car in the game'', cloud-based racing profiles - the game logs how you drive, and create an AI profile on the Xbox Cloud which emulates exactly how you drive, on any track, dramatically improved graphics (especially in texture resolution and car/world lighting), and more realistic tire physics. The game can also simulate the advanced assists available on high-performance cars, such as the Nissan GT-R's high-tech launch control. Also, open wheel cars make their debut, including vintage FormulaOne cars and [[IndyCar Dallara DW-12s.]]

** The Vinyl Editor / Decal Editor is also an in-house expy to MSPaint, which was also developed by Microsoft.

A standalone expansion of ''Horizon 2'' based on the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' franchise called ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious'' was released on March 27, 2015 for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. The expansion takes place in a restricted version of the French side of the game's world before the events of ''Furious 7'', in which ''F&F'' regular Tej Parker (voiced by Christopher "Music/{{Ludacris}}" Bridges himself) has the player go on the hunt for ten cars by doing events to earn them. While it does take away several features,[[note]]No car customization, no multiplayer, a shorter (though unique) campaign, fewer Bucket List events, fewer cars, can't go to Italy or certain areas in France, etc.[[/note]] it does add [[NitroBoost nitrous]] to the series (but only for certain events) and it has its own set of easy-to-earn achievements that goes up to one thousand (!) gamerscore. The expansion is free for a limited time up until April 10, 2015, after which the expansion will cost US$10 for those who missed out on the free deal. Eight of the expansion pack's vehicles are also available in a separate DLC for the main game which costs US$5.

A standalone expansion of ''Horizon 2'' based on the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' franchise called ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious'' was released on March 27, 2015 for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. The expansion takes place in a restricted version of the French side of the game's world before the events of ''Furious 7'', in which ''F&F'' regular Tej Parker (voiced by Christopher "Music/{{Ludacris}}" Bridges himself) has the player go on the hunt for ten cars by doing events to earn them. While it does take away several features,[[note]]No car customization, no multiplayer, a shorter (though unique) campaign, fewer Bucket List events, fewer cars, can't go to Italy or certain areas in France, etc.[[/note]] it does add [[NitroBoost nitrous]] to the series (but only for certain events) and it has its own set of easy-to-earn achievements that goes up to one thousand (!) gamerscore. The expansion is free for a limited time up until April 10, 2015, after which the expansion will cost US$10 for those who missed out on the free deal.

** ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' is a standalone example that is essentially a limited version of the full game (or, looking at it another way, a glorified demo with its own achievements that happens to be an advergame for a film as well) with Music/{{Ludacris}} guiding the player though various events to find cars found in the film series. It's also the only expansion of the game for the Xbox 360 version of ''Horizon 2'', but ''Horizon 2 Presents F&F'' on 360 is entirely self-contained, as none of the twelve cars can be transferred to the main game, whereas the Xbox One version has at least one car that can be transferred to ''Horizon 2'' proper.

A standalone expansion of ''Horizon 2'' based on the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' franchise called ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious'' was released on March 27, 2015 for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. The expansion takes place in a restricted version of the French side of the game's world before the events of ''Furious 7'', in which ''F&F'' regular Tej Parker (voiced by Christopher "Music/{{Ludacris}}" Bridges himself) has the player go on the hunt for ten cars by doing events to earn them. While it does take away several features,[[note]]No car customization, no multiplayer, a shorter (though unique) campaign, fewer Bucket List events, fewer cars, can't go to Italy or certain areas in France, etc.[[/note]] it does add [[NitroBoost nitrous]] to series (but only for certain events) and it has its own set of easy-to-earn achievements that goes up to one thousand (!) gamerscore. The expansion is free for a limited time up until April 10, 2015, after which the expansion will cost US$10 for those who missed out on the free deal.

A standalone expansion of ''Horizon 2'' based on the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' franchise was released on March 27, 2015 for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Taking place in the main game's world before the events of ''Furious 7'', it is free for a limited time up until April 10, after which the expansion will cost US$10.

** ''Forza Horizon 2'' will receive a standalone expansion that will release alongside ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Furious 7]]''. It involves various challenges using cars from the franchise.

A standalone expansion of the second game based on the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' franchise will be released on March 27, 2015 for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Taking place in the main game's world before the events of ''Furious 7'', it will be free for a limited time up until April 10, after which the expansion will cost US$10.

A stand-alone expansion of the second game based on the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' franchise will be released on March 27, 2015 for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Taking place in the main game's world before the events of ''Furious 7'', it will be free for a limited time up until April 10, after which the expansion will cost US$10.

** Forza Horizon 2 receives a stand-alone expansion that will release alongside [[TheFastAndTheFurious Furious 7]]. It involves various challenges using cars from the franchise.

** Motorsport 5 has a rivals event and achievement for doing a 10 minute lap of the Nurburgring named "I could do that in a van!" after Sabine Smidt's BadassBoast on Series/TopGear.

''Forza Horizon 2'' takes place in a version of southern Europe and introduces a weather system for the first time in the ''Forza'' series. It is also the first multiplatform release in the series, releasing on the Xbox 360 as well as the Xbox One. ''Horizon'' 1 developer Playground Games made the leading Xbox One version, while Sumo Digital[[note]]The guys who made the ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic and (Sega) All-Stars Racing]]'' games, and has developers who worked for the now-defunct [[VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing Bizarre]] [[VideoGame/{{Blur}} Creations]] and [[VideoGame/SplitSecond Black Rock Studio]] in their team.[[/note]] developed the 360 version using the first ''Horizon'''s engine as a baseline. Both versions run at 30 frames per second (like the first ''Horizon''), with the main Xbox One version running at a native 1080p resolution, and it is the only version has the new weather system, downloadable content, and support for both the Drivatar system and the Forza Rewards program. The game also recently received a new expansion pack in the form of ''Storm Island'', which emphasizes extreme off-road racing and severe weather conditions, and adds a new, separated open-world to explore.

''Forza Motorsport'' is a simulation RacingGame series for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} brand of consoles by Creator/MicrosoftStudios and their internal Turn 10 Studios division, aimed at competing with Sony's ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' franchise, and is noted for an extensive car painting system, performance customization and a massive car list. Along with the main ''Motorsport'' series, it has a separate SpinOff series called ''Forza Horizon'', which are primarily developed by Playground Games[[note]]Which was formed by a group of British developers known for their work on [[VideoGame/{{Dirt}} ma]][[VideoGame/{{Grid}} ny]] [[VideoGame/{{Driver}} acclaimed]] [[Creator/CriterionGames racing]] [[VideoGame/SplitSecond game]] [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed franchises]].[[/note]] with Turn 10's assistance.

'''''Forza Motorsport''''' is a simulation RacingGame series for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} brand of consoles by Creator/MicrosoftStudios and their internal Turn 10 Studios division, aimed at competing with Sony's ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' franchise, and is noted for an extensive car painting system, performance customization and a massive car list. Along with the main ''Motorsport'' series, it has a separate {{spin-off}} series called '''''Forza Horizon''''', which are primarily developed by Playground Games[[note]]Which was formed by a group of British developers known for their work on [[VideoGame/{{Dirt}} ma]][[VideoGame/{{Grid}} ny]] [[VideoGame/{{Driver}} acclaimed]] [[Creator/CriterionGames racing]] [[VideoGame/SplitSecond game]] [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed franchises]].[[/note]] with Turn 10's assistance.

** Someone at Turn 10 obviously favors Ferrari; they generally have one of the biggest car selections in each game. With the lower car count in ''Horizon'', this is especially noticeable.

* CharacterTiers: [[{{In-universe}} A game mechanic]], each car is given a numerical value called their Performance Index (PI), which is then matched to a letter grade; higher letters mean faster classes. Cars can be upgraded to higher classes, and a few can be creatively ''downgraded'' to lower classes too, with engine or aspiration swaps or by installing heavy rims. In general the classes can be thought of as: -

->"''...You and I are being squeezed out, pushed aside, and [[GreenAesop hunted down at every hairpin turn]]. And yet, there is hope. There is a safe haven. A place where we are free to challenge conventions, push the [[BadassDriver laws of physics]], and drive our [[CoolCar powerful, our beautiful machines]] hard... And it's right there in your [[{{Xbox 360}} living room]].''"

''Motorsport'' mainly revolves around closed-circuit race tracks in a wide variety of gorgeous environments for players to race at. ''Motorsport'' games have a career mode which has players going to various tracks around the world to compete in race events. ''Horizon'' revolves around a fictitious annual music and racing festival, taking place in [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] environments. ''Horizon'' games' career mode have players competing in various events around the festival to become the Horizon Festival Champion. ''Horizon'' is slightly more casual than ''Motorsport'', but it maintains the realistic physics and incredible customization aspects of the latter nonetheless.

The first game was released in Spring 2005 for the original Xbox, and ''Forza Motorsport 2'' and ''Forza Motorsport 3'' followed in 2007 and 2009, respectively, for the {{Xbox 360}}. Each successive game added little things on top: ''Forza Motorsport 2'' added a storefront and auction site where people can buy and sell tuning setups, cars, and car designs, while ''Forza Motorsport 3'' added an in-car camera, rollover damage, and a rewind mechanic to give players the option of redoing corners without starting from scratch. ''Forza Motorsport 4'' adds Kinect functionality, additional game modes (autocross, track days, et cetera), 16-player multiplayer, ''Series/TopGear'' branding and features, and an "Autovista" feature where you can look at high-res models of featured cars while Jeremy Clarkson talks about it.

''Forza Motorsport 6'' has been announced, featuring the new Ford GT that was revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The third ''Forza'' game on Xbox One (after ''Motorsport 5'' and ''Horizon 2''), no release date has been announced, though it is likely it will be sometime later in 2015.

''Forza Motorsport 6'' has been announced, featuring the new Ford GT that was revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The third ''Forza'' game on Xbox One (after ''Motorsport 5'' and ''Horizon 2''), no release date has been announced, though it is likely it will be sometime later in 2015,

''Forza Motorsport 6'' has been announced, featuring the new Ford GT that was announced at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The third ''Forza'' game on Xbox One (after ''Motorsport 5'' and ''Horizon 2''), no release date has been announced, though it is likely it will be sometime later in 2015,

** NoSwastikas: Enforced. The Nazi references were not used, at all.