<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2012	O
's	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
Forza	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Playground	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
original	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
developed	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
Forza	O
series	O
developer	O
Turn	O
10	O
Studios	O
supporting	O
both	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
final	O
Forza	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
approximately	O
three	O
times	O
more	O
drivable	O
area	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
,	O
with	O
events	O
set	O
in	O
Provence	O
,	O
Liguria	O
and	O
Côte	O
d'Azur	O
(	O
Nice	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
scaled	O
down	O
towns	O
of	O
Sisteron	O
and	O
Saint-Martin-du-Var	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
some	O
small	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
map	O
like	O
the	O
golf	O
course	O
,	O
the	O
docks	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
only	O
accessible	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
aerodrome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
"	O
Bucket	O
Lists	O
"	O
,	O
three	O
groups	O
of	O
timed	O
challenges	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
1000	O
Club	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Car	O
Meets	O
are	O
an	O
online	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
meet	O
up	O
online	O
and	O
compare	O
their	O
cars	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
Forzavista	O
"	O
mode	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Fast	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furious	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
Presents	O
Fast	O
&	O
Furious	O
,	O
added	O
nitrous	O
oxide	O
boosts	O
to	O
the	O
Forza	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
's	O
only	O
used	O
in	O
drag	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
principally	O
by	O
a	O
studio	O
other	O
than	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
developer	O
Turn	O
10	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playground	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
developer	O
for	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
,	O
focused	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
graphics	O
engine	O
from	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
their	O
starting	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
took	O
the	O
lead	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
weather	O
system	O
such	O
as	O
rain	O
or	O
"	O
drivatar	O
"	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
found	O
in	O
the	O
more-powerful	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
omits	O
tuning	O
and	O
the	O
free-roam	O
open-world	O
(	O
as	O
very	O
few	O
barriers	O
can	O
be	O
broken	O
through	O
and	O
crossed	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Playground	O
Games	O
calling	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
"	O
different	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
choosing	O
the	O
locale	O
for	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
investigated	O
over	O
30	O
locations	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
California	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
ultimately	O
choosing	O
Southern	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
increased	O
power	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
playback	O
assets	O
of	O
higher	O
quality	O
and	O
loop	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
16	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
"	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
Car	O
Pack	O
)	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Gold	O
members	O
for	O
free	O
throughout	O
August	O
2018	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
downloadable	O
content	O
were	O
delisted	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
"	O
Storm	O
Island	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
Presents	O
Fast	O
&	O
Furious	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Furious	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
Luke	O
Reilly	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
comprehensively	O
updated	O
"	O
the	O
standards	O
for	O
open-world	O
racing	O
games	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
PGR	B-Application
,	O
Smuggler	O
’s	O
Run	O
,	O
and	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
all	O
crammed	O
into	O
a	O
T-shirt	O
cannon	O
and	O
fired	O
into	O
your	O
face	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Polygon	O
's	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
,	O
while	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
track	O
design	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
ca	O
n't	O
compete	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
licensed	O
tracks	O
used	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
first	O
car	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
uses	O
a	O
graphic	O
interface	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
lets	O
the	O
players	O
choose	O
the	O
cars	O
in-world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
a	O
"	O
system-seller	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
time	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
next-gen	O
"	O
,	O
Leack	O
said	O
that	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
"	O
has	O
done	O
a	O
fantastic	O
job	O
"	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
racing	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
