Forza Motorsport 5 Reviews

Forza Motorsport 5 is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10
Nov 19, 2013

The bodywork is built for showing off your new machine, but there's something more substantial under the hood.

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GamesBeat
Top Critic
85 / 100
Nov 19, 2013

Forza 5 is a fine way to spend a console launch. I'm not all that into cars, but I found an exceptionally built game that is welcoming to rookies.

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Nov 19, 2013

It's quite possibly the best looking next-gen title. Hardcore fans will enjoy it to its full extent, but it's fairly forgiving to newcomers as well. There's just not a ton of middle ground, you'll either really love it or not be interested at all.

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Nov 19, 2013

As a visual spectacle and with some interesting innovations, Forza Motorsport 5 makes up for its lack of content, racing to the front of the pack in a strong Xbox One launch lineup.

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Polygon
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2013

Forza 5 brings multiplayer to solo play

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80%
Nov 19, 2013

Bearing the weight of Xbox One's launch day racing hopes entirely on its own, Forza Motorsport 5 is a more than worthy addition to the storied racing franchise's history, and a strong first crack at next-gen. However, it's a game that's so in love with its own style that it forgot to bring the substance. Drivatar is a brilliant innovation, but where's the weather, night racing and improved damage model? Turn 10 has a lot of room to improve with the next Forza Motorsport game. For now, Forza Motorsport 5 will do.

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IGN
Top Critic
8.8 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2013

Lacks the girth of FM4 but wrestling iconic cars around legendary tracks has never looked or felt this good on console.

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Nov 19, 2013

Forza Motorsport 5 prizes quality over quantity, eschewing the vehicular excess of previous entries to focus on the gameplay. The result is a leaner, more refined racer.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2013

For this, Turn 10 deserves high praise. 

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Nov 19, 2013

Forza Motorsport makes its next-gen debut in stunning style, with great gameplay and superb visuals that show off the Xbox One's capabilities in impressive fashion.

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9 / 10
Nov 19, 2013

Forza's love for all things fast is more infectious than ever in this exquisite racing sim.

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7 / 10
Nov 19, 2013

Ignore the nonsense, though, and it can still be electrifying. Take an Audi R18 e-tron away from the messy drone of the career and set about beating a Rivals hot lap time around Spa and it's sublime: the diesel engine roars stealthily, the sun streaming through the Ardennes' thick forest. With Forza Motorsport 5, Turn 10's created a driving experience both accessible and beautiful - but it's been stripped back to make Xbox One's launch, and augmented with a host of ugly extras that only serve Microsoft's bid to make a few dollars more.

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7.5 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2013

Turn 10's Xbox One debut delivers magnificent graphics and excellent car physics, but its primary mode follows an old and well-worn road.

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7 / 10
Nov 19, 2013

An excellent driving game but one sullied by cheapskate microtransactions. a lack of tracks, and the dubious worth of the Drivatar technology.

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Ray Carsillo
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2013

Forza Motorsport 5's Career mode is a shell of its former self, giving little reason for players to keep coming back. Couple this with a dismal launch lineup of cars and tracks, and this is a surprising step backward for the Forza franchise as it helps kick off Microsoft's next-gen console.

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8.3 / 10.0
Nov 20, 2013

Forza Motorsport 5 is a great simulator, supported by an immoderate love for the automotive world, and full of class touches (the partnership with Top Gear is very useful in this sense). It is also a somewhat “trunk” episode, with certain aspects developed in a hurry (the music is really terrible), which represents a good start but not a perfect lap.

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8.8 / 10.0
Nov 20, 2013

Forza 5 is a lot of fun to drive, but its structure off the track should be better

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Unscored
Nov 20, 2013

You'll want to see Forza 5 push the Xbox One to its visual limits, but this is the good-but-thin game that will make you glad Microsoft relented on its no-rental policy. Try It.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2013

It's refreshing to play a racing game that doesn't feel stale when played alone, and that's all thanks to Drivatar keeping things fresh every time you race. Forza 5 looks absolutely gorgeous, which makes the lack of weather and night races even more glaring. But other than the terrible music, there's very little to complain about.

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AusGamers
Joaby
Top Critic
8.6 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2013

It seems that for all their focus on recreating how a person drives, they lost sight of why.

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