The Leaderboard Oct. 2011 | Page 3

FORZA MOTORSPORTS' PREMIER FAN BASED MAGAZINE

GRAN TURISMO 5 PHOTO MODE

PHOTO BY: lxl 1894 ICEMAN

I USED TO PLAY FOR HOURS AGAINST MY FATHER IN GRAN TURISMO 1 AND 2 WHILE SPENDING THE WEEKENDS AT THE FARM HOUSE. I COULD NOT FIND ANYONE THAT COULD RACE ME AS HARD OR MAKE ME WANT A WIN AS MUCH AS I DID PLAYING MY FATHER. I LOOKED FOR BEING ABLE TO RACE WITH FRIENDS ONLINE AND SEE THEIR DESIGN AND RACE THAT EMOTIONAL HIGH IN VIDEO GAMES EVER SINCE AND FINALLY FOUND IT AGAIN IN FORZA.

MOST RECENTLY I PURCHASED GRAN TURISMO 5 AFTER HEARING THAT THEY HAD SOMEHOW RETURNED TO THE ROOTS OF WHAT MADE GRAN TURISMO GREAT. I ENJOYED THE GAME FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND FOUND THAT POLOPHONY DIGITAL HAD RETURNED, IN PART, TO THE ESSENCE OF GRAN TURISMO.

BEFORE I KNEW IT THOUGH, I WAS BACK TO FORZA. I ENJOYED FORZA MOTORSPORT 3

ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ONLINE RACING. I FELT THERE WAS FURTHER TURN 10 SHOULD GO TO DEVELOP FORZA AS A SIMULATOR AND WITH THE LAUNCH OF FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 EARILIER THIS MONTH I FEEL THAT EVERY GRIPE I HAD WITH FORZA 3 WAS LISTENED TO BY TURN 10. THE FLOOD GATES OPENED WITH IMPROVEMENTS AND I FELT JUSTIFIED LAYING DOWN THE PS3 CONTROLLER AND STOWING GRAN TURISMO 5 AWAY.

EVERYONE HAS A REASON FOR THEIR CONVICTIONS AND I DO NOT DOUBT THAT THEY WILL STAND BY THEM. SEND YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT MAKES YOU GO WITH FORZA OR GRAN TURISMO OVER THE OTHER TO [email protected] AND I’LL ADD THE BEST STORIES TO NEXT MONTHS EDITION OF THE LEADERBOARD!