^ When lag monsters attack, all hell breaks loose
It’s More Fun With Friends
A big part of racing games is the ability to compete against other human players and Forza 3 does not fall short on options.
Multiplayer can be played in various modes online with friends in a private lobby or against other random racers online using a very simple multiplayer interface. The best part about all of this is that you still gain driver and car levels, unlock cars as well as make money when playing online, meaning that you can head back to your career and buy more cars or upgrades.
Local online play is smooth but do beware, joining international lobbies may be a little dicey. I managed to have a couple of races with some international folk and for the most part, using a 4MB with unshaped bandwidth, it actually ran smooth enough to play. I did however have an incident where a car in front of me disappeared into the sky, only to reappear out of the ground at literally around 700 km/h as it caught up with it’s players actual position, knocking my car into the air, a couple of walls and almost a bunch of other cars.
So, just keep that in mind if you, for some strange reason, you don’t feel like playing with your buddies locally.
If The Car Is In The Shop
Racing isn’t the only thing that you can do in Forza 3 though, there are other things that will keep you busy for quite some time without you even realising it. The ability to paint your car, create custom graphics, take photos, record replays and even run auctions will give you plenty to do when you aren’t in the mood for racing.
With the inclusion of the new Storefront in Forza 3, you can now also have all of your images, replays, custom graphics, tuning setups and more all sitting in one place for people to check out.
Over time some people will start getting known for their amazing artworks or incredible tuning setups and their storefronts will be jam packed with people eager to see what else they have to offer.
On top of all that there are still quick races and hot lap modes to fill your time and with the lengthy career mode and unlimited multiplayer functionality, this game is going to keep you busy for a very long time.
Automobile Pornography
^ This week on Discovery, when Cobras attack
Ok, time to talk about eye candy.
Don’t be fooled by some of the comparison screenshots that you have seen because Forza 3’s visuals are a massive improvement over Forza 2. Reflections on the cars, higher polygon counts, super sharp environment textures, car damage and more are all there for those of you who love great graphics. Just for the sake of a mention, because it’s awesome, when you corner, you can actually see the outer rims of the tires moving as they are pushed around from the forces of the car.
In short, the game looks vibrant and gorgeous yet still manages to run at a perfectly solid 60fps. It’s not difficult to say that Forza 3 has some of the best graphics that you have seen on the Xbox 360 in this generation. Replays and photo modes are graced with extra filters and effects, which brings their framerate down to around 30-35 but since you aren’t actually racing it is a welcome addition and makes everything look even better.
Vroooom, PSSSHHH
When it comes to sound, Forza 3 also hits the high notes. Cars sound unique and the sounds of turbos, superchargers and throaty V8’s will do nothing but sing to your ears as you belt your car around the tracks.
The soundtrack for the game does even more to immerse you in the experience and this time around music actually plays during the races (unlike Forza 2) which gets you into the grove and keeps the races from boring your ears over the course of a few long laps.
In conclusion I am very happy to say that Forza 3 is the very best driving game that I have played on the Xbox 360 and is possibly going to be one of the very best of this generation. There is a ton of things to do, a whole heap of cars to race and an incredible amount of fun to be had and to make things even better, it looks and sounds amazing as well.
Conclusion
This review has been a simple one to decide on because the game does so many things that make you want to love it. Forza Motorsport 3 is undoubtedly one of the best driving games I have ever played and I happily recommend it to just about anyone who has a mild interest in cars and racing.
Scoring
Gameplay: 10
As good as it gets
Presentation: 9.5
Beautiful cars, tracks, effects and menus, with only a few hiccups here and there.
Sound: 9.5
A petrolhead symphony
Value: 9.5
A great career a ton of multiplayer options and that’s only the racing
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Overall: 9.7
The cream of the crop. Automobile heaven, with really nice looking clouds
Last Updated: October 22, 2009
krYtHan
October 22, 2009 at 12:18
Nice review. Can’t wait to take my copy home tonight and make sweet gaming love to it.
SauRoN
October 22, 2009 at 12:37
“The cream of the crop. Automobile heaven, with really nice looking clouds”
Ha ha ha, classic!
Come on customs, sort out my package!
Nick de Bruyne
October 22, 2009 at 12:53
Be sure to check back to this link so that you can make your cockpit view 10x better http://www.lazygamer.co.za/xbox-360/lazygamer-top-tip-adjusting-cockpit-view-in-forza-3/
SH
October 22, 2009 at 13:00
Getting my copy from CDWOW so will have to wait a while probably. Looking damn awesome though.
RampageZA
October 22, 2009 at 13:02
Wow a higher score than uncharted,but this was a day one purchase after watching the first trailer anyways its got the Bugatti
Nick de Bruyne
October 22, 2009 at 13:11
That Bugatti is a rocket. One Mile drag in 24.4 seconds at around 360mk/h :blink:
batman
October 22, 2009 at 13:34
Was Forza ever king?
Nick de Bruyne
October 22, 2009 at 13:38
Well to be completely frank, yes, because its competition still hasn’t arrived this generation, which is working in Turn 10’s favor at the moment. After playing this I am really keen to see what GT5 will bring to the plate and how they will compare
easy
October 22, 2009 at 14:14
forza 2 the king of driving games?
you jest surely!
SH
October 22, 2009 at 14:14
Well considering that Forza2 had no competitor, yeah.
Unless you call that “demo-that-you-had-to-pay-for” a competitor.
Fox1
October 22, 2009 at 13:59
The best Forza 3 review I have read so far 🙂
AL360
October 22, 2009 at 14:02
i still prefer NFS shift’s ai and the feel over forza3 thou i only played the demo shift feels like more fun and forza is too grown up i dunno i just can’t get myself to play forza 3 it just don’t feel good
Fred
October 22, 2009 at 14:47
Does it have rally (dirt tracks) , rain/weather effects , night time driving ? With that score I hope so.
Darthdad
October 22, 2009 at 14:52
Played today a bit on a friends 360.
I’ll wait for GT5.
Strife Lives
October 22, 2009 at 15:41
Hope everyone that buys this game has fun tonight.I hear theres ONLY ranked matches online and you can only race A class cars and up online.I still think it looks like Forza2,5,fanboys disagree,95% of this game is recycled from Forza2.return of the king? No,return of the naked emperor and his new clothes.I wont buy something thats want to convince us its a new game when CLEARLY its not
dislekcia
October 22, 2009 at 16:46
So… Forza 3 should have been an action adventure/shooter hybrid? Or is GT5 going to be about surfing sharks on the moon and naked models?
I’m confused.
Strife Lives
October 22, 2009 at 15:55
Btw,Im begining to think you guys are reviewing games a bit weirdly. . .other sites are giving this game 9, sumfink. .and thats suspicious because they fail to mention its flaws.to name a few,car models as far back as Forza1 are recycled.tracks from Forza2 are DIRECTLY recycled to Forza3 with zero improvements.the damage model has gone backwards from forza2.the interior view is terribly limited and in some cases after stage 3 weight reduction the seat goes to the wrong side of the car and the driver sits in mid air.thats being nit picky.but,not seeing a shift animation when changing gears is ridiculous.the clutch button is gimicky.none of the cracks in the windscreen can be seen when driving from the inside.and . . .we dont get the basic dlc THAT EVERYONE that buys it gets.that and the fact that photo mode is stuck with the stupid driver.and there arnt night/rain tracks.I fail to see how Forza3 gets this score.ridiculous
Geoff
October 22, 2009 at 15:59
I personally am not a fan of scores – There’re two pages of beautiful words, and you get hung up on 2 digits?
Scores really are just arbitrary numbers.
Anyway, whatever it gets scored is the reviewer’s opinion – and reviews are just that, opinions. Whether you choose to agree with them is up to you.
easy
October 22, 2009 at 16:06
thats why most review sites give readers the option to comment, to either let zealots vent their opinions or impartial (lol) gamers to give their praises.
but i’m sure you guys are well versed in back lashes from said zealots… feed ’em and they grow stronger 😉
Puppystuffer
October 22, 2009 at 16:23
I fail to see how you don’t have something better to do, Oh wait…
LazySAGamer
October 22, 2009 at 21:23
Hey Strife, everyone is allowed to have an opinion on these reviews, it’s why we have the comments section, but the score given here is well in line with most of the other big sites around the world.
Also for anyone who is interested, we weren’t given a review copy early and need to placate Microsoft with this review, we got our hands on this title via other means. :devil:
Maxiviper
October 22, 2009 at 16:17
Gonna get it no matter what any PS3 fan boy says. and I have a PS3, so shut up.
WALL-E
October 22, 2009 at 16:32
I heard that Turn 10 gave Nick a Bugatti Veyron in return for a favourable game review.
Fox1
October 22, 2009 at 16:41
There is no driving/racing game out there now like Forza 3 :face:
Strife Lives
October 22, 2009 at 16:51
Most sites are just trying to stir the pot,get more hits when GT5 arrives when reffering to this FM3.go read the FM3 official forum,when any of what I mention gets written on there it gets locked.
Nick de Bruyne
October 22, 2009 at 17:00
As mentioned in the review, the game can still be played online in private matches, with any cars that you want. (you still level up, make money and so on.)
Strife Lives
October 22, 2009 at 17:11
Hey Nick,dude.Im not attacking you or the review,or anything. .except for the fact that FM3 is a great game. ,but its not AWEESOME..it still lacks ‘soul’ and,I honestly believe it deserves an 8,3 to and 8,8. But give it something in the ‘9’s. ,its a smack in the face of every dev that polishes up a game.this game is not polished.and go read the official forum,you have to go from page 2-3 onwards to see what people really think.page 1 is the ‘bait n’ switch’ page. ,filled with bs.
SH
October 22, 2009 at 17:26
@Strife Lives : Have you played the game yet? No, probably not. So stop being a cock and reserve your opinion until you’ve actually got some concrete experience to back it up with.
Nick de Bruyne
October 22, 2009 at 17:29
Well as a reviewer you can never experience the same things that the collective gamers do, in my own experience the game felt incredibly polished with only slight hiccups here and there. The amount of features coupled together with everything else impressed me to no end.
Umm...dude
October 22, 2009 at 21:33
Are you not doing exactly what you arguing against, you are voicing YOUR opinion as the reviewer voiced his opinion. Seriously this is a solid racing game, so what if there’s no cracks in the windshield just leran how to drive and you won’t need to bother with em…( haha i kid, please don’t send your trolls)
Nick de Bruyne
October 22, 2009 at 17:54
And just for anyone who was wondering, that Lazygamer logo wasn’t photoshopped onto the car, I created with the custom vinyl maker thingy. If anyone wants one let me know and I should be able to gift it to your profile.
Fox1
October 22, 2009 at 18:12
Awesome :cheerful:
Fox1
October 22, 2009 at 18:11
The metacritic review score is 92 :biggrin:
Quite a few sites actually gave the game 100!!!
darthdad
October 22, 2009 at 18:16
It’s a good game.
ewie
October 22, 2009 at 19:40
pedals to work on t steering whee buttons , custome cnge or not ?
FEARLESS
October 22, 2009 at 20:13
ive got gt5p and forza 2 and going to get forza 3,and i can truly say FORZA is the king,gt5 has not even come out yet and it basiacly looks like gt5p with more cars and tracks oh and it’s got night racing and rain but who the hell wants to race at night or in the rain i Know i don’t,so don’t wait for gt5 just get a Xbox 360 and forza 3
lans
October 23, 2009 at 04:25
Excellent Game good review still gonna wait for GT5
lans
October 23, 2009 at 04:36
Got a copy from a friend this morning….Played it for 15 Minutes ….Forza 3 The Definitive Arcade Experience
bokka1
October 23, 2009 at 06:29
Stop complaining. I am on an island in Thailand till 4 November and won’t be able to play until then.
Strife Lives
October 23, 2009 at 06:51
It’s fine if people wish to attack me.but I know what Im talking about because a friend of mine got a green review copy on Neogaf.I asked him.Im actually a frequent visitor on the official forum.I bout 1 LCE copy of FM2 and 2 regular copies when it released for a triple screen setup,but felt cheated and mislead when FM2 released,nothing looked like what they released.pics had zero jaggies but was a freakn jagfest on a bravia.so,youre speaking to a big fan here.a fan,but a realist.btw,after the stories of Che Chou handing bribes to CNET,would we be surprized Forzas floors arnt being mentioned in reviews? Its a joke.
Fox1
October 23, 2009 at 08:47
The Bravia is a jagfest itself. There’s a reason why most people either get Samsung or Sinotech.
Fox1
October 23, 2009 at 08:51
Here’s an interesting video of real lap times vs Forza 3 lap times :
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/stephane-sarrazin-forza-motorsport/57684
Fox1
October 23, 2009 at 08:53
What critics are saying about Forza 3:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/critical-acclaim-forza-motorsport/58007
ewie
October 23, 2009 at 19:32
Forza deserve the good reviews it get, and GT need to shape up because if I recall the last proper gt got a 89
in 2005. At that time a unknown racer on the xbox got a 92, so The First forza 2005 already dethroned GT in the eyes of the reviewers and because Forza added a lot more, After then Forza 2 go a 90 also better than gt4, and now forza 3 sits on a average of 92 on meta critic.
And this is one of the reasons why GT will only release in 2010 so that it can at least compete with what forza brought to the table.
And Turn 10 is delivering a Great game every 2 Years.
Not half baked demos.
Orbilator
October 23, 2009 at 23:32
New game every 2 years ? Dream on this is a half arsed update. Forza 2 was a new game for sure but 3 is not. still a great game, but they promised me more than this.
I hope they dont bundle this so we can get some decent numbers on the sales. Forza 2 only sold well as it was incuded in a bundle deal with a 2 pad and viva pinata. which every body took as it was a cheap second pad. I wanna see some real numbers for this puppy. And GT5 was not delayed because of what forza 2 brought to the table coz GT5 has the same half arsed damage model as forza 3 already lol. :biggrin:
lans
October 23, 2009 at 22:03
ewie gt does not compete with forza it competes with real life reviewers be dammmed evr1 knows game journalism is grossly unprofessional with alot of bias
LazySAGamer
October 23, 2009 at 23:36
Bias towards what may I ask? GT isn’t out yet so all these Forza 3 / GT comparisons are pure fanboyism.
Dareno
October 24, 2009 at 07:40
Okay, I’ve played the game solidly since Wednesday. Point 1 – the people bitching abouth MP clearly hasn’t played the game yet, MP works exactly the same as in FM2, except you cannot change your tuning in the lobby – your car is loaded with its saved tune from your garage, this was intended and I do not mind it.
Point 2 – All the tracks have been worked on. Except for the cripser colours etc, there are some brilliantly done elevation changes, curbs chanegs etc on all previous FM tracks, but hey guess some of the PS guys won’t know – they just looked at the pics…
Point 3 – The engine sounds have been given one of the biggest overhauls ever. Every car sounds like its reallife counterpart. You can hear the Turbo Intake, it is pure beauty.
Point 4 – FM3 shipped with 400+ cars and 27 locations with 100-odd different tracks; I think this is 3-4 times the amount of tracks and 100 more cars than FM2 – now how can this then be a version 2.5?
What they have done right is make the game easy enough for my 3 year old to play or difficult enough for seasoned racers – it’s all up to you.
Bow down folks – The King has returned
lans
October 24, 2009 at 21:43
Halo 3 reviews were pure bs 100% for graphics? at least these days they call it presentation
GTA IV wtf that game is not 100%
Gamespot reviewer gave kane and lynch a poor review and guess what…he was fired!!
Forza 3? declaring it the king? you know that was pure flame bait. The King is Declared after a war not before! Saying Forza 3 is the King is the Same as Saying Blur is the king.
You guys can pretend that evr1 review games with good intentions but at the end of the day game reviewing is the most unprofessional medium for journalism, people go to big expos and are treated to swag or these cool launch events to sway journalist opinions and let me say journalist opinions are easily swayed.
LazySAGamer
October 24, 2009 at 22:08
Ignoring the insulting accusations levelled against the reviewer, can I ask which racing game you would class as the King on this generation of consoles?
The heading is designed to pull you into the article and cannot be taken on it’s own. I felt the review backed up the heading perfectly.
And the Forza 3 launch event was after the review was released and Microsoft didn’t even know we were going to be releasing the review before the event. No moneyhat here unfortunately.
As a bizarre side note, we nearly boycotted this release for reasons that won’t be made public…
lans
October 24, 2009 at 21:45
i would rather spit on forza 3 then bow to mediocrity
i want food from a classy restaurant not mcdonalds
LazySAGamer
October 24, 2009 at 22:10
It’s just a pity the classy restaurant is still closed :tongue:
Tell me do you think it would be fair to mark down GT5 since it’s taken so long to develop? I mean all development consists of a mixture of Time/Money/Quality and possibly we should start reviewing based on those 3 as well…
Now that’s inflammatory :ninja:
FEARLESS
October 24, 2009 at 22:18
ps3 fanboys are realy pissed that forza 3 is such a great game,all they do is say how crap the game is but they have not even played it.
FORZA 3 IS THE KING
lans
October 24, 2009 at 22:25
the KING IN UR MIND!
lans
October 24, 2009 at 22:32
LazySAGAmer
Gt games always take a long time so why you trolling. GT1 took 5 years GT 2 took 3years GT3 Took 4 years Gt4 took 4 years Gt 5 took 5 years and has the biggest roster of cars and tracks ever with damage modelling weather night, rally, and nascar and it always has tons of easter eggs plus they released gt psp,gthd and gt5 prologue in 5 years…how is GT being slow! so yes lazygamer you are very biased if you actually were ever interested in gt you would know that the wait is always worth it.
So you will never understand gt at all my friend just play forza and be happy.
You know just because MS PR trolls GT release date does not mean you guys must follow suit blindly
LazySAGamer
October 25, 2009 at 07:56
I have to admit that I am neither a Forza or GT fan, Burnout Paradise is probably the best racing game on the planet in my opinion.
I am only voicing my opinion here because you made a blanket accusation against gaming journalism which annoys me greatly. All the reviwers get grilled for the scores they give games and need to be able to justify them. Fanboy accusations are one thing but doubting a journalists integrity is not on.
lans
October 24, 2009 at 22:42
ok i know im getting carried away but people are making me mad
lans
October 24, 2009 at 22:45
The King of Console Racing Games For me Currently is TOCA RACE DRIVER 3 then Ferrari challenge currently
the best racing game i ever played at the time was gt 3
Forza is no where close. Gt 5 will be a true leap unlike gt4 i expect it to be as prodigious as gt3
Nick de Bruyne
October 25, 2009 at 04:25
I don’t understand how you can get mad because a game that you aren’t going to play has gotten a good review score? Why not just… carry on with things. It honestly makes no sense to me that people come in here only to comment and say that Forza 3 is terrible (without having spent a couple of hours with it at the very least) and that a game that is not only not out yet, but is on a different console entirely is just automatically better because you say so.
Has anyone thought for a moment that it may actually be a possibility that both Forza 3 and Gran Turismo 5 may BOTH be great games? One doesn’t have to suck for the other to be good. Each have their own special ingredients, Gran Turismo 5 says weather and rally, Forza 3 says Vinyl Creation, Storefronts and so on.
Just because Forza 3 got a great score doesn’t mean that GT5 is now instantly bad in our minds… it looks like it’s going to be incredible as well, Hell if anything I am one of the biggest Gran Turismo fanboys out there, I organised a full ItalRacer Pro seat with built in sound and the Logitech GT Wheel JUST for GT4.
I didn’t have an original Xbox so Forza 2 was my first of the series, and as a complete petrolhead I was really excited that I now had even more to play.
It kind of upsets me, as a real car fan, that people don’t appreciate the variety that they get and instead choose to just shout at the people on the other side of the fence. I have Forza 3 now and next year, GT5… It’s like a dream come true for people like us.
I said “Return of the king” I didn’t even mention if I meant for this generation, platform or whatever. It’s a fantastic game, you should try it.
As for the comments made about reviewers, disappointing. There are no huge amazing conspiracies, we are just giving our opinions and a lot of the time we have to sit and be insulted for just trying to do our jobs and give our readers a service.
lans
October 25, 2009 at 11:03
lol this place is getting heated! You guys should visit NeoGaf Forums that wull toughen your skin.
Sorry for offending you guys i know you guys do your best, but forza 3’s marketing will create this kind of vibe.
I love good games, i bought gears 1 and 2 at midnight launches i bought halo, tales of vesperia etc day 1 i love good games, but when you stealth troll calling gt stagnant etc, not a sim if you see all the sneaky bs ms have been spouting i cant just ignore it and condone that kind of behavior and reward them. If i was a normal customer i would not have heard jack about forzas statements and would have bought it without any ill will. but i wont out of principle. Listen theres nothing wrong with talking up your game, but at least justify it and talk up your strengths, forza 3 has better car sounds, liveries, more tracks, online, crash damage etc…. instead of theres no racing game like this ever. GT is stagnant, forza is the only racing sim shipping this gen? Despite talking alot of influence from gts presentation they still constantly trash talk. Fine its a great game dont slag the competition relentlessly it just shows the weaker dogs always bark the most
lans
October 26, 2009 at 00:24
Nic de Bruyn i remember that name, why you acting like you a saint you have made many gt5 vs forza 3 comparisons and have made many scathing remarks and loaded questions against gt5 you constantly source articles and ask loaded questions about gt5’s graphic fidelity saying that forza looks better?
The comparisions you have linked were half arsed. Clearly GT5 puts the emphasis on its interior car view and not external, you link articles that are comparing gt5p a 2 year old game vs forza 3? Compare a finished game to a game in progress?
Why dont you do an indepth proper comparision in car views 3rd person view instead of copy pasting bogus comparisions.
Forza 3 has its strengths in where it utilizes its graphics and gt 5 also does the same. when gt5 prologue game out it made people say wow it truly looked amazing now that the shine is no longer there you vultures are trying to discredit its graphics at every opportunity.
So nick i think u are a stealth troll trying to pretend you like gt.
if you really into gt then why are posting ridiculous articles without a weighted opinion if you think im talking kak i will just quote what you’ve been saying over the last few months even years about gt. You like to lift negative articles and there tons of legitimate gt articles that are impartial every week at gtplanet but you only link or write articles about sales and forza having better graphics and gt taking too long,
I remember when you were comparing forza 2 to Gt 5 prologue, you were convinced forza 2 would look better than gt a few years back you posted forza 2 photomode pics and were so proud of forza 2 im sure we all no how forza actually looked but it was definately inferior to gt 5p, im so000 on to you!
You prefer Xbox 360 and Forza 3 dont have to be diplomatic about it, you would rather overlook gt5′ advantages and talk up forza’s strengths,
You would even ignore and condone forza’s radical and bs statements against all racing games not just gt! if gt slips up you are ALL OVER IT revealing in its defeat!….case closed. Dont start pretending to be a care bear and liking both games when you’re clearly rooting for forza and undermining gt 5
Nick de Bruyne
October 26, 2009 at 01:06
” remember when you were comparing forza 2 to Gt 5 prologue, you were convinced forza 2 would look better than gt a few years back you posted forza 2 photomode pics and were so proud of forza 2 im sure we all no how forza actually looked but it was definately inferior to gt 5p, im so000 on to you!”
Umm, I think you are very confused, I didn’t even write for the site back then.
You can also search up any GT5 vs Forza 3 graphics comparisons that I have posted and you will easily see that I have not taken sides in any of my posts.
I don’t see the dilemma here, Forza is a great game, GT5 is looking really good… what’s the problem? It’s a win/win
lans
October 26, 2009 at 01:49
Sorry seems like i confused you for somebody else, i should have bitched about when you wrote the articles because i know what i read. I will gladly bitch slap you guys when ive gathered all the evidence
LazySAGamer
October 26, 2009 at 10:45
lol… don’t let the facts stand in your way
RampageZA
October 26, 2009 at 06:36
Lans if you dont like it,dont play it and dont complain,games are supposed to be entertaining,take your “thick skin” to NeoGaf where you can complain all day,while the real gamers sit down and enjoy their games without reading your flame bait
Fox1
October 26, 2009 at 08:55
If I don’t buy Forza 3 then what other console game is there that offers such depth? :silly:
I hear people saying that Forza’s livery editor could be a game on it’s own. The tire wall physics are something unheard of in consoles.
And about weather effects… Is glorious sunshine not a weather effect :tongue: . Anyway, how does one know if a lap time in the rain in a game is as accurate as a real lap time in the rain :wassat:
Super_Bonk
October 26, 2009 at 09:24
“Dont start pretending to be a care bear and liking both games when you’re clearly rooting for forza and undermining gt 5”
Nick’s pretending to be a care bear. LOL that is some funny stuff right there.
Nick de Bruyne
October 26, 2009 at 10:00
Sharing is caring, friends.
Super_Bonk
October 26, 2009 at 10:30
So which Care Bear are you. The one that shoots hearts or flowers from the chest..or little rainbows… :silly:
It's a niiice!
October 26, 2009 at 10:18
FACT no one can dispute: Forza 3 PWNS GT 5 prologue 😉
Nick de Bruyne
October 26, 2009 at 10:38
Not sure, but I prefer to hang out with this kind of carebear![Carebear](http://images.lazygamer.co.za/2009/10/carebear.jpg)
LazySAGamer
October 26, 2009 at 10:46
I am more partial to Cheerbear myself
![](http://s2.thisnext.com/media/230x230/Sexy-Care-Bear-Costume_AAF9155C.jpg)
For everyone else.. find a bear and I will image it for you 🙂
Cleric
October 26, 2009 at 12:17
How about we all agree that GRID is actually king? :biggrin:
Super_Bonk
October 26, 2009 at 12:26
That’s awesome. You guys are awesome. Pssst I have always been partial to the sunshine carebear.
Disclaimer: I hold lazymer responsible for any carebears that make it into my reviews that I am sending out today>>>
Geoff
October 26, 2009 at 12:33
That would be Funshine bear, a personal favourite of mine.
CAREBEAR STARE!
Super_Bonk
October 26, 2009 at 12:55
yip funshine bear
LazySAGamer
October 26, 2009 at 21:31
If funshine bear was a real person I would expect her to look like this
![](http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/19915.jpg)
Yeah it’s a cheap cop out but I couldn’t find a real yummy Funshine bear picture 🙁
lans
October 27, 2009 at 12:58
wtlol!
sneaky buggers you guys overhauled your site in 2006 i think it used to be predominantly black
Anyways now that forzas out and has average to normal sales that wont threaten gt5 plus public reception is mildly happy, not euphoric i can say forza 3 will fade into my far memory.
Cant wait for Blur and Split Second the definitive racers of this generation!
LazySAGamer
October 27, 2009 at 21:50
Man how I miss that original design, I did all of that wihle sitting in my lapa drinking Amstel… I remember being so proud of it until koldFU5iON told me it looked like dog puke… Or something like that.
Apparently my talents lie in other areas other than graphic design.
But yeah it started on the 1st of March 2007 (http://www.lazygamer.co.za/2007/03/page/9/)… with my first story being a PS3 story, who would have guessed
LazySAGamer
October 29, 2009 at 08:28
You got me thinking and I went and found some archived screenshots from the past look and feel
http://web.archive.org/web/20070304091343/http://www.lazygamer.co.za/
and
http://web.archive.org/web/20071201233231/http://www.lazygamer.co.za/
Nick de Bruyne
October 27, 2009 at 13:03
Was this site even around in 2006? I don’t even know
Geoff
October 27, 2009 at 17:32
Been around since March 2007, as far as I can recall.