Forza Horizon 6 review: Playground Games outdoes itself with an essential racing game
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of the Forza Horizon series to Microsoft. In an era where the Xbox company has faced all manner of challenges, Forza Horizon has remained one of its unarguable success stories. Horizon 5, in particular, had been played by more than 53 million players by the start of this year, according to its in-game leaderboard – this, of course, includes Game Pass subscribers who didn’t buy it, but it’s a remarkable figure regardless. Add to that widespread critical acclaim with a Metacritic score of 92 (including a 5 from VGC), and a hell of a lot was riding on developer Playground Games to ensure it didn’t drop the ball with Forza Horizon 6. Read More...
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of the Forza Horizon series to Microsoft.In an era where the Xbox company has faced all manner of challenges, Forza Horizon has remained one of its unarguable success stories. Horizon 5, in particular, had been played by more than 53 million players by the start of this year, according to its in-game leaderboard – this, of course, includes Game Pass subscribers who didn’t buy it, but it’s a remarkable figure regardless.
Add to that widespread critical acclaim with a Metacritic score of 92 (including a 5 from VGC), and a hell of a lot was riding on developer Playground Games to ensure it didn’t drop the ball with Forza Horizon 6.
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