There are three new real races added to the franchise: Hockenheimring, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Infineon Raceway, along with a fictional one: Bernese Alps. There are 50 levels for each manufacturer and they apply to all cars for that certain manufacturer, regardless of the specific car.
Instead, players receive manufacturer specific upgrades, called affinity levels. Players earn credits by beating them at different events, and the bonus is determined by the rival's position on the leaderboard and the size of the board.Ĭars no longer level up like in a previous entries. In the rivals mode players race against friends and online players, even when they are offline, by trying to beat the time of their ghosts. Next to the original races, known game modes such as bumper to bumper, drift, autocross, and multiple-heat are still present.
This means that players are encouraged to outbrake them instead rather than overtakes on a straight section. Instead, they are given less confidence going into corners. A lower difficulty also no longer leads to less power for the opponents' cars. Opponents now have adaptable AI based on the player's performance. The main career mode is now called World Tour Mode and takes players to different races on locations all over the world.
It holds many car and race licenses and allows players to race in a realistic setting. Forza Motorsport 4 is the fourth installment in the Xbox exclusive race simulation series.