The new Map area feels smaller than previous DLCs. It’s still good fun, but just more of what we have seen before. Horizon Race is more like what is already featured in the main game, with multiple cars on track simultaneously. However, it’s more localised and really helps the game look busier and works to great effect. This seems to have been expanded on from the dust storms from the main game. Rather than the regular co-pilot shouting out pace notes from the passenger seat, each track sees you followed by a helicopter this adds to the thrill as the blades from said helicopter throw sand and dust into your view, meaning you’ll struggle to make out where to turn next. I’ve mostly stuck to Horizon Rally, as the tracks have been exceptionally well made and offer something different from the main game. You’ll have two options for races: Horizon Rally and Horizon Race. Star of the show is the new anti-lag upgrade that will see flames spit from your exhaust pipes alongside audio that nearly popped my ears at times. With the new rally focus comes a wealth of rally-style upgrades (these can also be applied to the cars from the main game), such as body kits and tire profile changes. I straight-up loved the 2001 Ford Focus RS that can be accessed right after the initial drive in the rally adventure opening. There are 11 new cars added in the DLC, and although there is a focus on trucks and buggies here, they are all a blast to drive. Completing more races or challenges will increase your rank, and you’ll continually unlock more cars, emotes and prizes as you level up. If you’ve played the game before, the way this works will be familiar. As you win races, that gets you closer to taking on the final race against the ambassador. One focused on asphalt racing, one on dirt racing and my personal favourite, the night-time rally stages. In terms of what’s on offer, you’ll get a new area called Sierra Nueva and a new rally career with sets of races in three different race types each one has its own boss (or, as the game calls them, ambassador) to challenge. I was worried when the Rally DLC was announced I might feel similar, as it featured way back in the original game as well. I was slightly disappointed with the Hot Wheels DLC, but this was primarily due to having already had a similar add-on in Horizon 3. Outside of the change to the setting being a little brighter and sunnier than the previous setting of the United Kingdom, one of the most significant changes was the increase in verticality.įorza Horizon 5 was massive to start with, and now as its 2nd of two DLCS has dropped, there’s even more to do. Set in Mexico, players take in the sights from active volcanoes to Mayan temples. I loved the game at launch, and since 2021 I’ve played on three different platforms and put numerous hours into the game.Īs with all Horizon games, it’s an open-world racer with the player exploring the world to find new cars, races and stories. Above all, however, it is the result of a racing studio at the peak of its craft and the best open-world racing game I've ever played.Forza Horizon 5 offers some of the best graphics I’ve ever seen and does so while providing a tremendous amount of fun and content in what might be the best racing game I’ve ever played. It looks beautiful, it sounds magnificent, and it is glorious to play. It never locks you into something you don't want to do and steadily rewards you for however you choose to play it. It's a long haul, MMO-inspired racer that's exploding with more races, activities, and event types than can comfortably fit on the map - and yet it still always feels relaxed rather than daunting. It's an occasionally goofy but always earnest Valentine to Mexico's world-famous culture, and a romantic ode to the magic of road-tripping through postcard-perfect vacation vistas. It's also an extremely accessible buffet of racing spectacle open to everyone, from day one, Deluxe Edition diehards to Game Pass nomads - no matter their driving skill or mechanical knowledge. "Forza Horizon 5 is a deep and nuanced car nirvana for revheads and auto geeks to endlessly collect, tinker, and experiment. Reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox Series X.
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