All other racers on this console pale in comparison to Forza, no doubt about it.

User Rating: 9.5 | Forza Motorsport 2 X360
Stop. Don't buy Need for Speed Carbon. Don't buy Burnout. Don't buy Project Gotham Racing. Buy this game.

This game is by far the best racing game on the console, and possibly the best racing game on any console, ever. There's no way EA or Bizzare Creations can match Turn 10 in overall game quality. This game offers the biggest customization system in game history, the largest amount of cars ever, and still manages to retain its fresh style whenever you start it. This quality is rare in the other racing games for the Xbox 360.

The accessibility in this game is amazing, offering an easygoing experience for a newcomer, while offering up a challenge for experienced racers. There are around 10 difficulty options for adjustment to customize your playing style.

The career mode is a stellar improvement from PGR's, and offers a leveling system to keep you playing. There are over 300 cars, and you unlock most of them fairly quickly. The others will be unlocked upon the completion of races and time trial events. What will really make you feel this game's realism? It's "Paint Car" customization system. You can apply over 1000 vinyl layers to your car for a personalized sense of gameplay. There are tons of vinyl shapes, including letters, flames, shapes, etc. and of course there are the authentic manufacturer decals.

The actual races are the most realistic in driving game history. The physics are unmatched and life-like. When you win one of these races, you earn money to spend towards one of the other 300+ cars in the game, or performance upgrades for your current car. The auction house is a cool online feature that allows you to put your career cars up for auction, or buy from other sellers on Xbox LIVE. It's a handy feature that makes the career mode all the more fun.

The music needs work, but I can't really say they're bad. They're just not good. You have a few good dance/techno tracks in there, but the rest of the techno lasts too long and could drill a hole in your mind if you're trying to spend hours customizing your car. Thank heaven for custom soundtracks! :)

The sound, aside from the music is amazing, no matter how you slice it. Each car has its own unique pitch, and some upgrades change how your car sounds overall. It adds more realism to an already-realistic game.

I know I've been saying 'realistic' a lot, but there's really no other way to describe this game. In fact, it's the most realistic racer in a long time, and you won't regret buying it, even if you aren't a big racing fan.