Having started the game only recently before checking this DLC out, my measly $140,000 wasn’t enough to cover the Group B rally vehicles in the second-bottom tier costing $160,000 each! With only three events averaging $8000 per race, you’ll be forced to either complete head-to-head challenges or return to the main island to complete races and return back. While I enjoy the variety in the vehicles and the brevity of the championships, it becomes quickly apparent that without a sizable amount of bank behind you, you’ll be limited to the events you can participate in and the vehicles you can use. Each championship focuses on different styles of vehicles (such as modern rally legends, classic 90s rally vehicles and even larger Baja-esque trucks). To progress up each tier you must first complete the minimum number of championships and then win the ‘Gauntlet’ event for that tier (which is little more than a long cross-country sprint). There are six tiers, consisting of four individual championships with three events each.
In similar FM2 fashion, the events on Storm Island are broken up into a series of championships that you can participate at your own leisure. Here, your reliance on the course markers and the mini-map are key in preparing yourself for what lies ahead. Rarely are events held with a bright sun and blue skies, instead you’ll face dark nights with intense rain or overcast skies with thick fog clouding your vision. While the new rain feature of Forza Horizon 2 was certainly impressive as you drove along the coast and you saw your windscreen wipers work for the first time, the Storm Island weather takes that to a whole other level. Building upon the off-roading/cross-country racing that the base game has pushed, the “Storm Island” features completely off-road/dirt events with much harsher weather conditions to content with. As an entirely off-road racing experience, does it provide a full-fledged rally experience, and at $20 AUD, does it provide enough content to justify the price tag? Let’s find out.Īs the name suggests, the latest DLC adds a completely separate island to the world of Forza Horizon 2. Queue the latest DLC offering for Forza Horizon 2, “Storm Island”. Each year the official WRC licensed games have proven acceptable, but they’ve always lacked that level of detail that you see in franchises like Forza Motorsport. A review of the DLC will be posted later this month.When it comes to off-road racers, they are few and far between. For those who got the VIP pass, it will be only 9.99. On Storm Island, the weather and the world combine to present players with extreme adventure every time they get behind the wheel.Ĭheck out Storm Island today for 19.99. Storm Island also features the most severe weather conditions ever seen in a Forza game, including fierce tropical storms and thick fog that will add an entirely new level of challenge. This is a land of gorgeous variety and monumental challenge, with sudden and dramatic terrain changes that push players and their cars to the limit. This expansion pack for Forza Horizon 2 features a new location to explore, the mysterious and foreboding Storm Island.
Here is part of a new release from Xbox Wire – full article available in the link: If you’ve enjoyed the weather effects so far, you will get more of that here. It promises all new areas to explore, and based on the trailer, there is a good amount of stormy weather in this expansion. Something wasn’t included, and it was released today.įorza Horizon 2: Storm Island is the latest DLC available now for Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One. Regardless, what I saw in that edition was a pack of DLC that I wasn’t interested in. Personally, I didn’t see the value in shelling out 99.99 for the best edition. Back when Forza released, I chose the regular edition over the other editions based on value-for-dollar-spent. Author: Adam Roffel Category: Articles, News, XBox One News, Date: 16th December, 2014Ĭount me in the group of people who had no idea this was coming.