<s>
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
simulation	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Turn	O
10	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
gaming	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Forza	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
has	O
continued	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
subsequent	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
Gold	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
players	O
acclimate	O
to	O
the	O
simulation	B-Application
style	O
of	O
racing	O
,	O
assists	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
ideal	O
racing	O
line	O
,	O
anti-lock	O
brakes	O
and	O
traction	O
control	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
231	O
cars	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
ranging	O
from	O
a	O
Honda	O
Civic	O
to	O
supercars	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Enzo	O
Ferrari	O
and	O
Le	O
Mans	O
race	O
prototypes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Audi	O
R8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
autocross	O
,	O
oval	O
,	O
and	O
dragstrip	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
through	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
Live	O
service	O
or	O
through	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
multiple	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
to	O
be	O
interconnected	O
through	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
backwards	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
as	O
it	O
uses	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
Live	O
service	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
popular	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
director	O
Kiki	O
Wolfkill	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
are	O
targeting	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
with	O
this	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
we	O
've	O
been	O
very	O
focussed	O
on	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Forza	O
and	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
titles	O
Microsoft	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
EB	O
Games	O
to	O
provide	O
25	O
kiosks	O
with	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
through	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
multiple	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
to	O
be	O
linked	O
directly	O
and/or	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
customization	O
system	O
was	O
developed	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
custom	O
layers	O
over	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
layers	O
in	O
professional	O
image	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
aid	O
with	O
that	O
Turn	O
10	O
hired	O
a	O
designer	O
formerly	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
team	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
"	O
played	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
Animal	O
Crossing	O
and	O
Diablo	O
II.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
developed	O
drivitar	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
avatar	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
which	O
learns	O
from	O
the	O
players	O
habits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
major	O
racing	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
calculate	O
a	O
car	O
's	O
performance	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
using	O
physical	O
data	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
a	O
car	O
's	O
engine	O
,	O
its	O
drag	O
coefficient	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Popular	O
Science	O
magazine	O
tested	O
this	O
effect	O
by	O
inviting	O
professional	O
race	O
car	O
driver	O
Gunnar	O
Jeannette	O
and	O
a	O
car	O
enthusiast	O
without	O
major	O
professional	O
motorsports	O
experience	O
to	O
drive	O
identical	O
cars	O
on	O
an	O
identical	O
track	O
in	O
both	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
and	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
received	O
a	O
Gold	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
advantages	O
over	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
all	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
really	O
ingenious	O
element	O
is	O
the	O
Drivatar	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
computer	O
learns	O
your	O
driving	O
technique.	O
"	O
</s>
