Forza Horizon 2 is a 2014 racing video game developed for Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles. It is the sequel to 2012’s Forza Horizon and the seventh
installation in the
first multi-console installation in the series. The Xbox One version
of the game
was developed by
Playground Games, the team behind
Sumo Digital developed the version for Xbox 360, with Forza series developer Turn 10 Studios supporting both builds. The Xbox 360 version is
released for the platform. The game received positive reviews from critics and a sequel, Forza Horizon 3,
was released on 27 September 2016.
The game was delisted from
the expiration of its car branding licenses.
servers for Forza Horizon 2 along with
Gameplay Forza Horizon 2
Forza Horizon 2 is a racing video game, featuring an open world environment. The player participates in the Horizon Festival, a fictional racing competition set within Southern France and Northern Italy.
its predecessor Forza Horizon, with events set in Provence, Liguria and Côte d’Azur (Nice) along with
scaled down towns of Sisteron and Saint-Martin-du-Var. There is a small part of the map that includes parts of the Amalfi Coast and a fictional town called Castelletto
which consists of features from the town of Amalfi.
some small features in the map like the golf course, the docks (which are only accessible in the Xbox One version of the game) and the aerodrome. Players can explore
the expansive map, taking part in races and special events
first time in a Forza-series game.
Among new features in the game are “Bucket Lists”, three groups of timed challenges for the player to complete, similar to the 1000 Club in Forza Horizon. They can be completed in
with a random
person or invited friend).
to provide new challenges throughout the map. Car Meets is an online mode where players
can meet up online and compare their cars, similar to the “Forzavista” mode in Forza Motorsport 5.
Car Meets, including
sharing tuning setups and liveries.
cross country are playable against other players, along with other game
The standalone expansion of the game based on The Fast and the Furious
franchise, Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious, added nitrous oxide boosts to the Forza series.
, and only replenishes at the very start of said events. On the Xbox 360,
Development
On July 22, 2014, Turn 10 Studios revealed the first 100 of
from exotics, race cars, trucks, hot hatches and more. Several cars from the Forza series return, including many from the original Horizon game. The list includes the 2014 Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4, Veneno, McLaren P1, LaFerrari, Agera and Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. All 10 hangar finds can be found off-road, usually in hidden locations.
world, including California and Australia, and ultimately chose Southern Europe, Creative Director Ralph Fulton cited Europe’s “exquisite driving
roads, incredible biodiversity, and beautiful scenery.”
Europe “felt fresh, felt different, new, and was It’s a gift to us.”
The Playground Games team has recorded the exhaust, intake, turbocharger and supercharger sounds on real cars, and each sound is independent and designed separately. To create loops across the rev range, they paired the sounds with each engine rotation. The mix of intake or exhaust notes depends on the position of the camera inside or outside the vehicle. The team used the increased power of the Xbox One to play high-quality, loop-length assets. They recorded environmental
