<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Playground	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
23	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Forza	O
series	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
spawned	O
its	O
own	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
additional	O
sequels	O
to	O
date	O
:	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
its	O
car	O
branding	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
focuses	O
specifically	O
on	O
casual	O
street	O
racing	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
professionally	O
on	O
race	O
tracks	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
temporarily	O
closed	O
public	O
roads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
Playground	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
employees	O
who	O
formerly	O
worked	O
at	O
various	O
studios	O
renowned	O
for	O
earlier	O
racing	O
titles	O
and	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
Driver	B-Application
,	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
,	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
Race	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
and	O
Burnout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
an	O
outside	O
developer	O
,	O
Dan	O
Greenawalt	O
believes	O
such	O
risks	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
partial	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
vehicle	O
list	O
began	O
on	O
Forza	O
's	O
Twitter	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
pages	O
on	O
23	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
season	O
pass	O
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
future	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
on	O
25	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unicorn	B-Application
cars	O
—	O
cars	O
that	O
are	O
rare	O
and	O
unobtainable	O
through	O
conventional	O
means	O
—	O
can	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
players	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
for	O
community	O
involvement	O
in	O
both	O
in	O
and	O
out-of-game	O
situations	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1000	O
Club	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
new	O
achievements	O
and	O
in-game	O
medals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
completing	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
achievements	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
unlock	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
a	O
12	O
by	O
PEGI	O
and	O
T	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Forza	O
franchise	O
to	O
ever	O
receive	O
these	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Community	O
Manager	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Brian	O
Ekberg	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
reached	O
the	O
"	O
End	O
of	O
Life	O
"	O
status	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
storefront	O
effective	O
20	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
30	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unexpectedly	O
relisted	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
before	O
being	O
delisted	O
again	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
not	O
relisted	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
Enhanced	B-Device
for	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	I-Device
program	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
under	O
4K	O
resolution	O
on	O
supported	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ranked	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
LIVE	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aggressive	O
and	O
expensive	O
DLC	B-Protocol
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kollar	O
said	O
that	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
"	O
is	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
when	O
it	O
drops	O
the	O
sim	O
pretence	O
and	O
embraces	O
its	O
arcade	O
nature	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
will	O
be	O
interesting	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
fares	O
against	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
,	O
Criterion	O
's	O
new	O
open	O
world	O
racer	O
that	O
is	O
out	O
next	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
in	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
that	O
review	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
clear	O
that	O
Playground	O
Games	O
has	O
seriously	O
raised	O
the	O
bar	O
in	O
all	O
areas	O
for	O
the	O
non-linear	O
racing	O
genre	O
with	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
will	O
now	O
have	O
to	O
play	O
catchup.	O
"	O
</s>
