Combining that brilliant backdrop with the fabulous level of detail in the scuffed and translucent orange tracks arcing and weaving through the map makes for an unsurprisingly gorgeous-looking racing game. The real star of the show here is the mega map itself, which is both larger than the Forza Horizon 3 version, and also higher it’s a floating quartet of themed islands miles above Mexico, meaning the vista is a spectacular blanket of fluffy, white clouds. Read the full Forza Horizon 5 review Orange you glad? 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. 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 some parts of 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 Deluxe Edition diehards to Game Pass nomads – no matter their driving skill or mechanical knowledge. The expansion gives us the hulking new Hot Wheels-inspired Baja Bone Shaker straight off the bat, but we’re not restricted to it any B-class car from your own garage will be sufficient initially.įorza Horizon 5 is a deep and nuanced car nirvana for revheads and auto geeks to endlessly collect, tinker, and experiment. So even though there doesn’t seem to be quite the same amount of things to do as there are in Forza Horizon 4’s LEGO expansion, rather than having people immediately gravitate to the fastest handful of cars in the enormous vehicle roster, Horizon 5 Hot Wheels accomplishes the opposite. This does stop us from taking out our fastest cars immediately but it’s a system I like because of how it encourages me to think more about the cars I have in the lower performance class and reengage with them, dusting off old favorites. The higher classes aren’t unlocked until you progress through each phase of competition in the Hot Wheels Academy. The big one is that progression is gated in a new way, first restricting us to cars from B-class or below. While Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels is similar to Forza Horizon 3’s version on the surface, there are a few key differences that quickly become apparent.
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